Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-11-09
Our Platform.

Last week we urged general sup
portof thes' Peoples Ticket" We pre-
ferred, like many hundreds of others, to
make the election mattsr of business,
rather than political squabble for the
outs and ms. Among farmers and bu-
siness men, having affairs to be transac-
ted by agents, it is the universal prac-
tice to enquire for prompt, responsible
efficient agents. No inquiry is made as
to the party creed or sect to which the
agent may belong. Is he true, worthy,
and well qualified? Honesty, prompti-
tude and capability are the qualities
sought for. A bargain is truck and
neither party makes a sacrifice of his
politics or religion. Such was our po-
sition, and such our policy, as we trust
it ever will BIO, when the common inter-
est requires the sacrifice.
We did not feel like standing solitary
and alone upon the BAIRD ticket and
nothing else. Every candidates name
save his, had been Withdrawn. Every
Wing paper in the State, several Of the
Democratic and Independent papers, and
all the Free Democratic papers were
going the peoples Ticket" and for
the soundest reasons according to our
Judgement. The position Of a single
negro boy at husking would be good
reason fer his turning white: we left a
vacuum and took hold of something sub
stantial. We found all the qualities
present in the "Peoples' Ticket" that
any business man, taxpayer or citizen
would want. All the qualifications
claimed for the candidates named in that
ticket had been conceded by its oppo-
nents. Hundreds of Democrats believe
the BARsrow ticket was the product of
bargain and sale effected by the agents
of the Northern Improvement Com pany.
There were the strongest proofs that
BAIRD refused to decline in order to di-
vide the opposition against BARsrow,
and that BAIRD preferred Bars rows e.
lection even to his own.
Under the circumstances we preferred
TO follow the current of public opinion
in supporting the peoples Ticket" in
stead Of sticking to the butt end of moth
ing. We made it business transac-
tion, instead of political one. The
capital of the State, upon which taxes are
based, was all interested IN HORROR S
election. We dropped party for the
sake of opposing BAnsrow and his dear
child, the $4,000 Improvement Scrip
which he wants the State to father
We never will go in for letting that
bastard young one to be our King and
Priest. When the BARsTow faction is
sued their Quo Wdrronto order to COM
pei Gov. FAKwELL to indorse and clothe
it, and feed it on treasury pap with
gold spoon, and place the Great Seal
upon it--all to please the northern
tribes, We then bucked agains.it. When
a nest of its friends burned Gov. FAR
WELL in efigy because he refused to
acknowledge the Improvement Scrip as
part of Wisconsin's Indebtedness, we
bucked; and we expect to ba ck when
ever Green Bay or any other tribe ac-
knowledging for leaders such men as
MARTIN, BARsTow and DENNIS, apply
for rule and ruin over Wisconsin. We
care not fig for Democrat or Wing,
when there is 100000 to be lost or
won, and We are with any party or no
party that is on the side we want to win.
The State of Wisconsin is a party in
the game, and we have few dollars
staked on the same side. Do you COM
prehend?