Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-26
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contains IAN arIlCle HiShiy i""Nt'v' "
G. G. Hazelton, copied from the kichand
County Republican Of the previous issue
and also, what purports to be, an eettor
ial(O of like character, in which the
aathor, ignoring all other candidates IN
The District some Of them having ems
nent claims and superior merit, ana sup
ported too by large bodies of friends
pronounces emphatically for Mr., Hazel
ton for Congress, not only t. the most mt
and deserving person, but as the choice,
the enthusiastic choice-of the mass OF
the Republican electors of the District.
Now that the campaign, both personal
and general, is fairly opened, and that
too by the direct action and procurement
OF the most active, and ! may say, the
most unscruputous Of the candidates,
we cannot be blamed for denying that
which may be deniable, or for asserting
that which may be assertable, pertaining
70 the several candidates, as well as to
the general interests of the party and
District
That pseudo editorial of the Herald has
none of the characteristics OF It's editor,
but in every line and word it shows the
eor>marks Of the individual whom it
lauds. It's known that MIR, ii. and Wag,
goner, of the Republican, visited Lancas-
ter Just prior to the appearance OF the
paper in question: but it is not distlnct'
" known, upon what terms and cons
ditions the Herald was made to slough
of its mask of semi neutrality, and to
throw itself bodily into the contest,
against as we directly charge, the best
interests Of the Republican party OF the
coun ty,
MIR. lIazelton came into tbs State in
1868, lawyer of limited and moderate
reading and experience, but with an un>
limited greed for money and political ad
yancement He has managed in some
way, unatt0inable by many, to get hold
of u very clever share both of money
and Office He has during his seven
years stay among u.s. been in responsl>
bic off tial position about SeteR years.
and within the first two years of his res
idence, while yet untred and almost I'm
known, he was soicitous to be nominated
Attorney General of the State, and but
Reluctantly receded from the efforts in
this direction he had ventured upon, by
the advice of more discreet friends.
1t may be, and is urged, that his abl-
tiles and merits are so pre-emlnent,-
so topping all others within his political
crclc--that these repeated marks of lav-
or are but just and proper tributes to
his merits No such thing. Measured
by any correct standard, we tear,essy
ASSERT, that he has proven failure IN
whatever official position he has been
placed within this State, That "briRiQat
legislative career of which the HeraM
article speaks, is really and in truth, "a
myth. lie is the known author of no
clear and able legislative report; and
the few bills known to have come exclu-
siyely from his hand mostly local and
mere patchwork-are bungIingly framed,
incougruous, and weaker than Taunton
water which, it is said will not run
down hill In their execution they have
proven imperative and troublesome, and
Ill one case, got the contending interests
of locality by the ears, and in mud~
die al together lie has no breadth of
characler,--no wide scope Of intellect
sufficient even to justify his most par,
tIal friends in attributing to him a single
quality of craftsmanship His brilliant
Legislative career is made up of much
iussy and arrogant talk on all subjects
under debate, accompanied with ye-
hemcnce Of utterance and Il violence of
gesticuation rarely witnessed at any
rate where culture abounds With some,
perhaps many,--this sort of thing
passes Tor greatness On the Senatorial
issue, his course was yacllating, and we
believe in the end, was dictated by con-
sderatons Of personal nature, We
do not like to state our whole iniorma-
ton on this head
But it is freely conceded, that, in
claiming as if by Divine right all polti-
cal Offices which may perchance become
vacant, it Of sufficient Importance to
feed either vanity or cupidity, and at
tanahle by any hook or crook; and in
manipulating and controlling the primary
processes by which nominations for the
same are secured, he has fitness and a
peculiar ability above all men known to
this deponent Here his talent shines
eminent, like laundering Joye upon
high Olympus -" Supreme Of Gods, un.
bounded aud alone But, we may well
ask ourselves, if these are the qualities
which alone are to decide the choice of
Representative for this Congressional
District 10 my way eff thinking, they
are the very ones which should induce
Us as sensible persons, to enter an adj
verse decision without moments hest
ta,ion They are demagogical and dam
gcrous. | invoke the solid sober, and
God fearing masses of the party, to
Unite IN putting their heel upon these,
and all other elements at work in our
midst host to the unity and purity of
Republicanism
1T is not true as the Herald article
asserts, that MIR II has sunreme h,ld