Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-14
Congress Results of Unfair Dealing.

In summing up the progress thus
lar IN the premature Congressional
campaign, we find the older and
steadler papers within the district
nave adopted the only method of
binding together the sentiments of
the people and that method is clear
ly defined in the editorial remarks
concerning the congressional candi-
dates, by all the papers in the dis
trict. with but two or three excep-
items. 70 what extent the influence
OF these exceptional papers may ex-
tend, is yet unknown; but the wiser
and more experienced portion of our
political men may continue to hold
the same steady course toward the
different candidates, in which they
have started is to be fervently hoped.
That it is difficult, if not impossi-
bic, for any one or two persons or
newspapers to ascertain to even an
approximate degree of certainty, the
state Of the public mind in reference
to any one particular candidate, no
experienced politician will deny !;
therefore, men, and especially those
having control Of newspapers, should
be remarkably careful, even exercis-
ing the profoundest diligence, in
finding out, and then be slow to pub
lish anything unless undisputably
warranted by the facts, in relation
to the political popularity or stand
ing of any of the candidates in the
arena.
The reasons for this cautiousness
must be apparent to every thinking
ard experienced man. No man Is
entitled to have his private or polit-
ical character attacked by the public
press until he comes fairly before
the public claiming public confidence
and the newspaper that attempts TO
forestall public opinion in reference
to q private individual, has, SO far,
mistaken its vocation and mission,
and is unworthy of public confidence.
TO build up public sentiment on
supposed state Of facts, is a great
abuse of the public mind, and may,
and almost always does, result in
evil to the public.
The time, and the only proper
time, to canvass the merits and de-
merits of candidate, is by the
properly chosen delegates or repre-
sentatives of the people in conven-
ton. If the delegates appear in
this convention uninstructed by their
constituents, it is their duty to rep
resent their wishes as nearly as pos
sible, and if they have been instruct
ed, to obey those instructions implic-
lily.
1t is clear case of mistaken policy
for public journal to attempt to
forestall public opinion against q
candidate before he is nominated,
when, in the event of his nomination,
they would either have to retract
their former expressions, or assume
the perilous consequences of boiling.
And this is the inevitable tendency
of the course pursued by q very few
OF the newspapers in this congress
sional district. The editors of these
sheets may not be wiser than
their fellows, yet they are driv-
ing right onward, recklessly, disre-
garding consequences, and appearing
to aim at nothing but the discomfit-
ure of their personal enemies. We
have faith in the intelligence Of the
people, and believe that all the vani-
ty diplayed by these untuned, UNI
tutored, and ill timed political organs,
will fall harmless into the past.
We are not prepared in this great
Republican Congressional district TO
have our faces covered with shame,
and our cause deserted to the enemy
to crafty the personal animosities
OF few, who lacking judgment over
ride law, and lacking discretion injure
any cause more than benefit it,
Dodgerille Chronicle.
In the above the editor of the
Chronicle administers most severe
rebuke to some of our neighboriug
papers whose persistent efforts to
defame and borate a good citizen,
prominent for the Congressional sue
cession, have characterized their
weekly issues for some time past.