Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-08-16
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be seen by notices in the Herald, are
appointed in the several towns in the
county for the selection of both the
republican County and Assembly
delegates, whose duty it will be to
elect County and Assembly republic
can delegates to the Spring Green
Congressional convention.
Never before in the history of the
party in Grant county was the duty
devolving upon each and every re-
publican more earnest and sacred.
For years and years have the repub-
lican forces been marshalled for vic
tory against the old democratic en-
envy, and more recently have the
republicans withstood the attack OF
the combined forces of the democrats
and soreheads and boilers, and re-
pulsed them on every hand. Now,
as the fall election approaches, we
find the factions again allied and or.
ganizing themselves into guerilla
bands for the sole purpose of carry.
ing disorder, discord and defeat into
the republican party. The kind OF
political warfare resorted to is alone
suited to men who lust for power
and Office, and are willing to resort
to any means to deceive the people
and thereby succeed temporarily in
their designs.
A hand full of men, claiming to be
within tho pale of the republican or.
ganization, located chiefly at Platte.
vile and represented by that disor.
ganiZing sheet, the "Platteville Wit
ness" have set themselves up and
joined issue with the republican
masses of other parts of the county
and are determined to either rule OF
ruin the republican party. These
men, blind to all sense of honor and
truth, are sending broadcast through.
out the county, secret lying circulars
and pamphlets, filled with falsehood
and venom, the perfect counterpart
Of themselves. Their ostensible pre-
text is opposition to George G.
Hazelton. They seek to defeat his
nomination to Congress. Having
gained one step, the next cry will
be that there must be change
in the whole county ticket
that the men now in office are
are not to longer remain there, but
that the whole Of the county offices
must be turned over TO the Platte
vile soreheads, and that the rest oil
the county must forevermore remain
subordinate to Platteville interests
and Platteville domineering.
The hour to every republican is
important. The issue is fairly be-
tween the great republican masses,
representing truth and justice, and a
squad OF rcbelious dsorganizers,
who put forth claims and pretensions
conceived only in fraud and false
hood and advocated in the spirit OF
malice and selfishness.
We ask republicans to turn out to
these town caucuses, and if they will
only do this, we have no fears Of re-
suits. From one end OF the county
to the other the verdict of the repub-
Leans will be-" Down with dis
cord and disorder Down traitors
and malignersl Down with boilers,
soreheads and disorganizers !"
George G.. Hazelton is too well
known to the people of Grant coun-
ty to need any additional eulogy at
our hands. His acts are public acts
and we defy these men who are fol-
lowing him in this contest with such
hatred ana malice, to name one
single act wherein he has been un-
faithful to the peoples trust.
If the people want live man in
Congress, one who will work and ac-
complish something for his country,
State and constituents one who will
at all times and all places be found
on the side Of the party and public
interests, then George c. Hazelton is
the kind OF q man to fill that posi-
ton as representative from the 3D.
Congressional district in the next
Congress. His friends resort to no
foul means to secure his nomination
to that honorable position. They
are not buying up votes or treating
out whisky to secure his nomination.
lie is the peoples candidate, and we
expect his nomination will be the re-
suit Of q voluntary action upon the
part Of the republican masses of the
district.
Republicans, assemble once more
in your precincts and rout and de-
etroy these guerrilla bands OF disor-
ganizers. Send up to your County
and Assembly conventions men.who
are above this dirty and shameful
mode Of warfare. In word, select
men who favor George G. Hazeton
for Congress, and all will be well.