Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-11-27
THE HERALD.
LANCASTER, wEDNEs 1A1, NOV 4, 1851.
Harvey for Next Governor.


The returns Of the late election show
that L. F. Harvey, present Secretary Of
State. his qeen elected Governor, and that
all the candidates on the State Republican
Ticket have been elected.
Next to Washburn Harvey was Cur first
choice; but for the reason that We PREFER
ed his reelection az Secretary, he might
have been our first choice and WashLum
or second. As business man and man
ager, and for official integrity, we consider
Harvey as among the first in the State
AS politician he is total failure, and an
Jess he stops running after strange gods,
his life as public man cannot possibly
extend beyond two years. When Harvey
accepted the nomination Of The Union
State Convention for Governor, Nose
Strong ks;ng the body and essence Of
that convention, he thereby undertook to
serve Moses; then accepting nomination
from the State Republican Convention, he
pledged himself to serve another master
thus undertaking the remarkable feat Of
serving two masters, which the Apostle
Paul reckons rs an impossibiiity; for such
servant will surely hate the one and love
the ciaeB and Bhat Paul couldn't Go,
Harvey must surely fail to do. Mr. Har-
yey stands separately pledged to the Union
and Republican parties; these are public
parties with Master Moses at The head of
one and three or four heads leading the
other. Then there are private parties
dozen, as the rail road corporation party,
the bank paper swindling party, debt repu-
diation party, party Of land pirates, old
school democratic golden circle land grant
stockholders and receivers Of brides for
their votes in sc, aud combined into
party to restore themselves to character,
and the Lord knows how many more phi
yate parties. We have not the indiscretion
to believe that because Mr.. Harvey has
pledged himself to two parties and mas
ters, therefore he is pledged to a dozen
We only question his conduct in playing
the politician when such playing is wholly
unnecessary and he such an Indifferent
player. He who is shortly to be an ex-
Governor and predecessor to Mr.. Harvey,
should be an everlasting warning to those
who would 80 out among strangers and
bring them in to their feasts. Ii other
examples are wanted to illustrate the asp- |
rants failures, we have them in Miton's |
fallen angels; for many whom the people
raise up to sit along with the gods yet as
pre- TO higher places, therefore glide DOWN
to SEATS among the fallen ones. When a
men occupies place in the hearts Of the
people as Mr.. Harvey does, he cannot at
the same time creep into the hearts Of demon
eli9ed politicians and serve them without
losing bis first, dearest home. And now,
Mr.. Harvey, the people have honored you
once more, many Of them reluctantly, be-
cause of that bit Of spree when you
promised to serve Moses; they expect you
~ stay at home among friends and quit |
the company Of strangers. 1t will be well
for thee to not visit Washington so fire.
nQendy as thy predecessor, ana to recall,
if possible. the entire gang Of lazy, loaf
ing dry nurses appointed by thy predeaces-
sor, to be taken care Of by the army and
supported by the State-except Mansfield, /
who is nice man apd truly useful. Bar
gain not to serve any Of the private asso-
Citations of oilers and spectators; neither
ask nor accept any secret service fund, and
bore not the Legislature for any dishonor-
able thing, as a mission 10 some half breed /
peace convention; and, dear Harvey, issue
sparingly Of military commissions. Com
mission the wisest and best first, and ii !
more are wanted close out at the tail ends,
thus reversing the rule Of Thy illustrious
predecessor. Avoid raising ned and other
dSilry; keep in that straightforward
track Of thy life, which never twisted until
that luckloss day Of thy descent into the
pool Of Moses, 70 which Pump Carpenter
was attached with his internal squirfs.
Do all these, and then in thy future march I
up thy ladder Of glory. Old Grant will !.
pledge herself to double her thousand ma
jointly for 1. P. Harvey.
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