Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-26
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There are some, we are aware, who woulc
prefer hot election contest to temperate one
That number is not over large in this part o.
the state. and we are glad of it. To publish
an mira party paper, must be work anything
else than agreeable. That our readers ma,
have some idea of the enthusiasm manifested
by most party papers in Wisconsin, we pre-.
sent the following from the Watertown Regis
ter, strong democratic paper, whose edito
has bolted the nominees Of the state democrat
ic convention:
For cur part we have no dissatisfac-
ton with the Democratic ticket except
the Governor and Bank Comptroller, ane
if the opposition to the Barstow Cor.
ruption Gang" is concentrated upon one
ticket for those two offices, it i'll have
tendency to draw in the most of the
support of disaffected Democrats.
| We look upon the whole State Con.
vention as regular alb ortion, in which
the people were entirely misrepresentec
and at the mercy of band Of interruptions
demagogues, whose only bond of unie.
is the spoils Of office. and who had tho
bare-faced impudence to repudiate every
principle Of economy and retrenchment
in public expenditures, while the people
are groaning under the load of taxations
and bleeding at every pour.
Verify our political temple has fallen
into the hands Of the money changers
alias robbers of the peoples rights, and
it requires the strong hand of popular
will at the ballot box to cast them
out.
Since the Presidential contest we have
been looking for agradual amalgam tor
of parties. The old issues have become
obsolete, rem dering new combination.
necessary. Such an amalgamation is a.
bout taking place in this State. A care.
full inspection of underground influence.
must satisfy any observing mind tina,
/ there is concert of action on the part
of the disonest men of all parties to
make war upon the rights of the people
and if possible secure the public treas
ure which is to be common spoil.
This is strong language but we think
we are warranted in using it when we
see the men who are now acting in con-
cert in carrying through this Barstow
scheme. You will find them of all po-
liiical compilations, having but one
thing in common, that is an inordinate
love of power and perfect unscrupu-
lousness as to the manner in which it
can be obtained.
If the people of this State will close
their eyes to this state of political affairs
and by their supineness and apathy allow
this gang of demagogues to fasten their
chains around their necks, without ma
king one effort to free themselves from
their tyranny, all we can say is they
We know that itRF iaa ppsGospie have to con.
tend against desperate foe. Politica
gamblers as those opponents are, they
have staked their last hope upon thi,
throw of the dice. Defeated now they
are gone forever, and the people MAY
hope for better hereafter.
The Register supports all the state demo
cratic nominees but Barstow for Governor
and Dennis for Bank Comptroller. There
are other democratic papers opposing what thu
convention did, but the Register presents thu
boldest front in the opposition, we think
There seems to be determination all owe
the state to put down caucus conventions
and to favor in their stead, the Independent
method of brino;no OUT candidates