Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-08-09
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Congressional How they feel in the
Rural Districts.

Mr.. EDITOR - have lived in
Grant county for nearly twenty years
and during that time have learned.
my bread by the sweat of my brow. y
and of course have not had time had
| had tho inclination, to actively en-
gage in politics. Having for the last
two or three weeks read the Herd
Witness and Journal Of this county |
have in common with most of my re-
publican fneighbors become deeply
Interested in the gressional war
fare now being waged in this district,
and especially in the'part. being played
by Grant county. 7 8 iF52|T =
Hon. e. @. Hazelton and Hon. J.
ALLEN Barber arc before the republic
cans of this county for Congressional
preterment, and the republican
electors will soon be called together
IN primary convention tomake their
choice. From long and somewhat
intimate acquaintance with both of
these gentlemen, / doubt not either
OF them possesses the qualifications
TO make an able and efficient mem
Der of Congress but as only one of
them can in any event receive the
coveted honor, it is natural for, us to
ask which Of these gentlemen can
best advance and carry out the great
agricultural and other industrial in
terests of the county and district in
the councils of the nation. We elect
representative not only to advance
the interest of the nation, but to care
for, guard and protect the local in
terest of his particular district.
A question of great national inn
portance, as well as local interest to
the State and of especial interest to
the Third Congressional District, will
come before the next Congress. |
aliude to the Fox and Wisconsin Riv-
er Improvement. With this great
question in view, q question interest
ing every producer in the district. az
friend of this Improvement / eau
not for moment hesitate as between
the two gentlemen named.
Mr.. Hazelton is fully identified
with this great work. as his private
conversation and public acts in our
State Legislature clearly demon
strate. Mr.. Hazelton has progressive
ideas and has ever been favorable to
works of internal improvement which
have for their object the building up
and Advancement of the great inter-
ests OF the country. In facte his To-
cation and every interest are in strict
harmony with the advancement of
this great national highway.
As to Mr.. Barber, his position up
on this question is at least doubtful.
L am assured by gentleman Of I'M
questioned veracity that Mr.. Barber
has within the last year talked
against the improvement in his pres
enee, and from the fact that he does
not reply to producer" demonstrates
fully to my mind that he cannot de-
ny the CHARGE. Again, from my
knowledge of Mr.. Barber's acts when
in the State Legislature, | believe
him to be naturally and constitution
ally opposed to appropriations for
charitable or benevolent institutions
or works of internal Improvement,
nearly always voting "no" upon all
these great questions. Ill.
There is, however, another and q
very strong reason why / cannot
support Mr.. Barber Since reading
your leader Of last week, and after
conversing with some of his and Will
kinson's friends, am fully satisfied
that BARRIERS supporters do not ex-
pect to put him in nomination, but
simply hope to beat Mr.. Hazelton by
keeping Mr.. Barber in the field. In
fact, one of Mr.. BARRIERS most active
workers in Lancaster, said to me
that he should be satisfied If Hazelton
acdS beaten eUen If Grant county lost
the representative.
Now, Mr.. Editor, | have little To-
cal pride in having a representative
in Congress from this county, and |
believe that large majority of those
who are now supporting Mr.. Barber
will when they see this question in
its true light support Mr.. Hazelton,
and will say to those who have been
influential in putting Mr.. Barber be-
fore the people, Gentlemen, your
malice and personal hatred against
our worthy Senator shall not deprive
old Grant Of the representative in
Congress. Gentlemen, you who pull
the political reins, don't undertake
to cheat the republican electors of
this county in this way. If you pre-
fer Mr.. Wilkinson to Mr.. Hazelton,
L have no fault to find" But let the
republicans of the county understand
that every delegate elected in this
county for Mr.. Barber is to be given
to Mr.. Wilkinson, and if possible
thus deprive Grant county of the
nomination. We in the rural dis
tricts now fully comprehend this
question and shall govern ourselves
accordingly. A FARMER.
Fennimore, Aug. S, 1870.