Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-26
letter from Hon. Orsamus Cole.
Poiosi, Oct. IA, 1853.

| LCHf or
received by last mail, your favor of
the 9Th, inst, enclosing news paper slip
containing the Ticket for State officers.
nominated on the 9th, inst, at Water
town.
You desire, in substance, to know if
| am willing that my name should be
Withdrawn ffcm the Wing ticket, in the
event of its being thought best 10 drop
that ticket; and if ! can cheerfully and
cordially give my support to the .'Peo-
pies Ticket" | reply that | can con-
sent to the withdrawal OF my name upon
the contingency supposed in your letter,
and that. too, without the least sacrifice
ot personal feeling, and with, trust, as
little compromise Of political principles.
In saying this, hope no one will con-
clude that | am lnsensible TO the high
compliment paid me by the Wing State
Convention in nominating me for 50 re-
sponsible an office as Attorney General
OF the State, or that am not faithful to
,he principles of that party. should
deeply regret rendering myself obnox-
ions 10 such an imputalion. Bat have
thought all along, and still think, that it
would have been better, for the Wing
party TO make no independent and dis
tinct ticket for State officers this coming
election. | could see nothing to be gain
ed by it. Parties in this country are, or
should be, mere instrumentalities to Sc
cure some public good. This is what
we all profess to have in view when we
attach ourselves to any political party,
or any political organization. Well
then, what good can be secured, what
public interests promoted by keeping
up and supporting distinct Wing State
Ticket this fall Is political organi-
cation paramount to every other consid
GRAFTON? Should everything be sacrifi-
ced for that? think not. We greatly
need reform in our State affairs. For
several years we have been running in
debt, and our taxes shave increased, are
increasing, and ought to be diminished
And who is ii ? But one answer can be
given. Because our State officers, leg
islative and executive, have not exerci-
sed that careful attention to the expen-
di,ures of our State Treasury they sho'd
have done. Corrupt jobbing and plans
for plnndering the Treasury have been
winken at and encouraged. Where lies
the remedy? In s.union of all the true
men OF the State, for the sake OF me
State" Let the monerate and candid
men Of all parties unite, and elect to Of
lice only such men as will earnestly en-
deavor 10 bring about change in our
public and State affairs. Let public
plundering no longer be encouraged and
countenanced at Madison. Let State of
iicers no longer strike hands with those
Who are devising some means to rob the
State Treasury. Let selfish and unscru-
pulous men and their corrupt schemes be
denounced in high quarters as they sho d
be-
From my personal acquaintance with
some Of the gentlemen OH the people 5
Ticket" and from the manner they all
come before the public, think | am not
claiming too much for them, when say,
that this, and more than this, vii! be
done by tEem if they are elected to the
offices for which they are respectively
nominated.
Thinking thus, and believing thus, |
am ready to render that Ticket my full,
cordial and hearty support.
remain, respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
o. COLE.
Col. DAVID Atwood,