Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-01
Reioinder to Mr.. Field.


q politician appears in the Herald this
week.
IL assumes much and denies all
except the peg railroading and en-
gineering which he did last year on
behalf of his boiling friend, Mr.. Ben
nett. The mention of this affair re-
minds US of what we learned the 9th
er day at Madison, which fact we had
heard from our Assembly
members but had forgotten it. AT
the organization of the late legisla-
ton, Mr.. Field went to Madison and
did his best to get Speaker Cameron
to appoint Hon. A. A. Bennett on
the Railroad Committee, one says.
Gas chairman Of the r. K. Commit.
tee." Cameron said, sit will be inn
possible, Mr.. Field, as Mr.. Bennett
Bottled his party ticket and is classed
as an Independent or Irregular,
therefore, cannot be assigned to any
leadership or place on any important
committee" This circumstance is
noted, first, as additional testimony
that Mr.. Field was AS deep in Mr..
Benefits boiling rs was Bennett
himself, and for selfish designs See>
ond, as evidence that Mr.. Fields
claims to patriotism and party union
are but skin deep--or mere matters
of convenience third, that if the
boiling ball which Mr.. Field now
sees in motion was not started to
rolling last year by Mr. Field him
self, it was certainly pushed along
by him and the chief of boilers in
dorsed by him over all Republicans
for leading place.
Mr., Field says that the fact Of his
supporting Mr.. Hazelton SO holly is
of itself sufficient evidence that what
we charged is untrue. Ordinarily
men speak friendly, even over frien-
ly OF men whom they support for Of
flee. But an exception to such rule
is precisel y what we alluded to in the
case ofNr. Field who SC, holly support
ed Mr.. Hazleton for Senator; we could
not understand it and called for
some explanation. But, instead of
explaining the remarkable case, MIR.
Fold publishes, as will be seen in the
Herald this week an unconditional
denial of all we said upon this matter.
Very well, his denial drives us to the
source Of an information and to the
use of names and words. As before
stated, there was nothing private Ms
to what Mr.. Field was reported 20
have said of Mr. Hazelton, for it was
street talk at Boscobel and Lancas.
ter about the Convention time, and
men affirmed at both places that
Field had told them SO.
The other morning one Of the best
citizens OF Boscobel said to US in
presence OF Mr.. Carrier, as follows /:
"Mr. Field did say to me in hearing
Of others without seeming to care
who knew his thoughts; "Hazeltoa
is cold hearted, selfish and mercendry
lar strain with oths rs in Boscobel we
do not now refer TO as it might result
mischievously. We offer the follow
ing names of mon in Lancaster in
whose hearing Mr.. Field uttered
similar words in speaking of Hazel
ton-only more severe: Addison
Burr, Judge McGonigal, and S. F.
elise.
And still what was meant by the
anomalous practice of Mr., Field in
supporting one whom he was at the
same time injuring by uttering such
truths or untruths with hurtful eject,
perhaps hurtful intent, the imagina>
ton can scarcely conceive. Rival
rous feelings and a desire to elevate
Hazelton only to plunge him the
deeper beneath the waves of popular
opposition may be one explanation.
Another explanation may be this :
Surprising Mr.. Field to have truly
represented Hazelton, and knowing
that the latter must ultimately show
his cloven foot, Mr.. Field conld then
say, " told you so.
AS to the charges of Field against
Hazelton the leading men at Bosco-
bel are unprepared to dispute them,
but are previously perplexed at Mr..
Fields denial in the Herald as to
what he is we'll known to have said.
There is but one other point which
we think worthy of alludlng to-
the matter Of assigning the wreath
of honor TO Mr.. w. p. Dewey in his
by Mr.. Field to tho
place.of Chairman of the County Cen.
trial Committee. The Roman wreath
was always assigned to the most Wig
liant and worthy, such as turned not
to the right or left, but stood firm and
battered not however dark the times.
For many years we had worn the
republican wreath of Grant County,
as we know only unworthiIy for
Snortness OF physical and mental
ABILITY to do more for the war and
union than we did. There were more
deserving men than be who filled that
place, and in justice to such we should
have turned it over to some other
Mr.. Field, to whom was assigned the
duty OF tlling that place, uponamotion
offered by Dir. Dewey appointed said
Dewey, claiming that parliamentary
usage always gives to the mover of a
resolution the craftsmanship OF
committee. Tho rule is good, unless
there arc reasons for breaking it. In
some cases the mover OF resolution,
IN justice to himself and bis cause.
must decline the chsirmanship. Good
sense and due prudence must be OBJ
served in the use of this or any ether
rule. For Example
It the late State Convention some
'attle brain or other, snvious Of the
I'D standing chairman Mr.. Rubles,
Up and offered a resolution for the ap-
continent of State Central Com
nittee, expecting the Craftsmanship |