The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-09-09

lie favor in the interest Of that company,
and was quite active in that employment
from the passage of the Land Grant +"
until the opening of the notorious special
session Of 1856; and during that session,
made himself prominent in advocating the
claims of that bankrupt company to the
North East Land Grant. The claim OF
that company was rejected by the Legisla-
ture by almost unanimous vote, in spite of
the labors of their servant HARVEY, and a
new company was organized TO construct
the North Eastern Land Grant Road. Soon
after the adjournment of the special session
the new company met at Oshkosh. and
then and there nearly every one of said Co.
sold out to the Chicago company; and
abandoned their trust to those whom the
Legislature refused. In bribing the North
Eastern Land Grant company to betray
their trust, Mr. HARVEY occupied the same
position that MOSES NJ. STRONG occupied
towards the Lacrosse company in securing
the North. Western Land Grant. In the
Legislative session of 1857, Mr.. HARVEY
still acted as the agent of the Chicago
company, and used all his influence to pre-
vent an investigation into the Land Grant
frauds at that session, but for appearance
sake voted for it when he kew it would
fail-and when the investigation was made
the ensuing year, the Chicago company
was out of the reach of our Legislature,
with their books and papers, and most Of
the facts of the North Eastern Land Grant
bribery could not be obtained. The ruling
traits Of Mr.. HARvEY's character, are van
ity and insncerity. He is a fluent, but
not an effective or logical speaker, and has
not the system, aptness for the details of
business, or the industry, that are necessa-
ry in a Secretary of State.
Samuel ID. HASTINGS is the candidate
for State Treasurer, and now holds that Of
flee. He has been charged with using that
office and the funds Of the State, in doing
a private brokerage business. The charg-
es have been repeated, and particulars Civ
en-, in the columns of tue official paper of
the State and some of the charges have
been acknowledged by the press friendly
to Mr.. HASTINGS, and other grave charges
left unanswered, which, if false, could be
easily disproyed and they must conse-
quently be taken as true. But whatever
the character of Mr. HASTINGS as public
officer-however pure he may be-the
safety Of the State requires a change in the
office of State Treasurer as often as once
in two years, for no satisfactory settlement
of the accounts of his Office can be had un-
til he is required to turn over the funds
and securities of the State to his success
or in office, and no State Treasurer should
ever be reelected to the same position.
JAMES II. HOWE, of Brown county is the
candidate for Attorney General. Mr.. H. is
a lawyer of good standing, and fair ability
is near relative of Judge Howe, and
probably shares his opinions on the subject
of State and National politics.
G. VAN STEENwIck, of Columbia coun-
ty, is their candidate for Bank Comptrol-
Ter. He is said to be a Hollander by birth,
and is member of Assembly from his
county. lie is but little known to the
people of the State.
j. L. PIcKAnD, Of Grant county, their
candidate for Superintendent of Public
Instruction, is school teacher; and like
most aspiring men, anxious for step up
the ladder of professional preferment, But
the mere fact Of his being school teacher
does not by any means fl him for the va
ried and laborious duties of State Superin-
tendent, and we do not believe the people
of this State are prepared to dispence with
the invaluable services of LYMAN DRAPER
in that department. which no other man
can fill SO well.
Last upon the ticket, is Hans G. IIEGG,
a Norwegian of Racine county, for the Of
flee of State Prison Commissioner. The
Republicans refused to re-nominate Mr.
MAcGRAw for that office, because he was
opposed to Lager Beer, and believed that
every one engaged III its manufacture were
doing the work of the "genteman in
black" and so we presume they nomina-
ted Mr.. lIkGG because he does drink Lager
and believes in the healthfulness of the in
stitution. Time was when the Republican
party of Wisconsin made a Prohibitory
Liquor Law one of the issues of the party :;
aud, having majority in the Legislature
of 1855, they twice enacted law of that
character, which the Democratic Governor
of the State promptly vetoed. The cleo
ton which followed demonstrated the bad
policy of such law, and the Republican
party has, since then, abandoned principle
for policy.
DEMOCRATS OF WIscoSsrx We can
beat this ticket, if we try; but we must
90 to work with our coats off, and sleeves