Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-12-16
McIndSe for Congress.


A letter appears on this page Of our pa
per, signed "Old Grant," which takes the
part Of W. D. McTndoo for Congress.
The writer is gentleman for whom we
have high respect and in whose honesty
aad good intentions we always conide. In
saying SO much however we do not wish
it understood that he stands entirely above
the reach of political managers, therefore,
that he is above suspicion and deserving
Of being leader Of the blind aud unin-
formed. We have been Bashforded and
Randaized by men for whom we had
high respect, while men Of good intea-
lions, There is said TO be country down
below peoplyd with sueh,) have helped to
complete the work of fraud in making
Executives deserving Of halter and in
filing Congress with-good clever fel-
lows and nothing else. We are blamed
perhaps, for making public the dement's of
McIndoe at time when his candidacy for
Congress is fixed upon, and thus hazard
the election Of Republican, perhaps aid
in the election of rebel, disguised as a
democrat. We answer, there is no other
way of meeting the political managers of
the old Congressional district; their prac-
tice is to select one Of their number as
candidate, then insist upon bis being the
public choice, alI before there is any OPP
portunity for hearing. simultaneously
with the reported death Of Harchett came
a notice of McIndoe being a candidate and
the action Of the State Rep. Central Com
mittee announcing HIM as their candidate
with a fourishing affirmation that said
McIndoe is confirmed as candidate by
"a very general concentration of the pub
lie sentiment" in his fayor therefore, no
opportunity was offered the people for dis
cussioD, and none for an expression from
any but a concentrated very few, they
perhaps under the eagneor lead Of Hop
kns. If not since this action ola very
few politicians, then when was tie time to
mention the demerits Of cur candidate?
Certainly not before his candidacy; GER
tainly not after his election We RI,
there is no othSr way to reach tie mean
bers of this self nominating mutual admi-
ration and reciprocal action combination Of
pure go-with-any- pariy-that-pays best pol
iticians.
We repeat, there was no necessity for
an election to fill Hanehett's fraction of
short term, at an expense Of 10000 days
labor for attending the polls and as many
or more dollars for the canyass-at time
when upon every test question in Congress
betweea loyal and disloyal members, the
late stands As to so. The public COM
plains is, there are too many elections-so
many that people have not the time to IT.
tend them all. Here is one that all can
see could have teen avoided and nobody
be hurt, nor yet Congress be rebelized by
such neglect 10 elect. Tie district has
been virtually unrepresented for near two
years, as a result Of the action Of the same
managers who now urge that every gen
eral concentration of public sentiment" fa-
yors the election Of Mclndoe.
AS to McIndoe's faults they were in
part noticed in our paper last week and
now affirmed by his apoi gist, f'old Grant"
lie, 1t will be seen, would diminish the
force of the focal conduct of his friend by
holding up the entertainments Of distance,
time and space, aud thus invoke meas
ure Of indulgence; then be squares his d.
ameter by the circle of the old mining
classes and for the merits merited by the
unmemtolious he would award the highest
confidence; and so he out-paFallels Don
Qhxate, White his dynamic rules must be
those Of Macintosh, not OF Brace nor Of
Newton. In religion, wherein repentance
and heart change by grace are The fruits,
mis- rules may apply, but not for politi iaas
who, the more they regent and reform the
more thay go to the devil. This straining
at a gnat (gate) and swallowing a camel,
lsaw-milD with the chief sawyer aboard,
may answer for our highly moral CORES
pondent, but we unsainted ones can't afford
the sacrifice o. a good conscience.
We may vote for w. d. McIndoe. un-
der gentle protest. He is capable, possess
es good abilities, will sail truly So long as
the wind and tide are with him; he is
large, brave, fine appearing man, a Scotch
Highlander, long enough in the country 10
be ail American, all patriot, all right. We
do not require Puritanic strsightness in
men we support for office, but we do re-
quire moral stability, without which no
man can be trusted McIndoe viii be
elected; but if before the end Of his service
in Congress he falls victim to women,
wine and late hours at the gambling table,
we don't want to be held responsible for |
helping him along to inglorious immortal
hy.
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