Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-08-13
The Wing and Republican Parties
Grant and Wilson Meeting
at Boscobel

EDITOR HERALD - | closed my first
communication with the sentence
"By our fruits ye shall know us, " and
this Is the way and manner that the
Wing party has been proud of being
judged since its birth in Scotland in
l648. Always anxious for the liber-
ty and elevation of the people, al
ways manifesting by word and deed
it's hatred of all oppression and wrong
and earnestly cultlvating those high.
kerprinciples that tend TO purity and
excellence in all governmental affairs
and develops 10 the private citizen
the highest type Of manhood. 1t is
true that political parties, like every
other thing connected with this life,
have their changes and mutations,
but no observing man can fail of rec
ognizing the grand features of the old
Wing party in the Republican party
of to-day, and for these features we
o We it as an old tried friend. Through
the incalculable trials of the late re-
bellion it's we'll applied principles
guided safely. the ship of state, and
triumphantly established tho grand
est government that ever blessed
n ankind, The Wing or Republican
party has always iabored TO place
honest, able and reliable men in pow
er, and four years since their choice
fell upon man for tho chief magis-
tracy who had been identified with
the Democrat party but who during
all the trials incident to the greatsre.
bolton had proved himself in thoughl
word and deed true to his country
and honest in purpose. Being great.
ly instrumental in bringing the wal
TO a successful close, the confidence
of the people was given him without
stint and the. oplnion.Iargely prevail.
ed that he of oall men was best fitted
to manage the affairs of government
during the great trials aud enormous
labor incident TO thelinnumerablc is
sues that would naturally grow out
Of the conflicting interests and con-
fusion of circumstances that the war
bad entaied upon our country Gen.
eral Grant has not disappointed his
| friends. The character which he es-
tabllshed during the war has been
strengthened and confirmed by his
successful management of the affair s
of government. The Republican
party believe that they now did well
for the country when they we're in
strumental in his election and they
are firmly impressed with the
idea that they can do no better thing
than to continue him in Office for the
next four years. To this end they
propose working, truly and faithful.
Iy, using all honorable means to &C,
complish their purpose.
Our Grant and Wilson club hold,
its meetings every Saturday evening
and is well attended. Last evening
our citizens were called together fol
the purpose of hearing your towns
man, Hon. J. G. Clark, upon the po-
litical ISSUES of the day. TO say tina
the speaker acquitted himself will
credit and to the infinite satisfaction
of his audience would be only tam,
language. lie did what public speak
ers sometimes fail in accomplishing
He convinced his hearers Of the truth
fulDess of his statements, carried con
vict;on 20 the minds of the doubling
and gave to the earnest ones mort
energy and to the strong increased
strength. He even express ed a wan
of confidence in the wisdom of Civ,
ing the Democratic party, or tha
muddled nondescript-the so-calle(
liberals-the full control of govern
mental affairs at this time, and BIZ
hearers were quite disposed to coin'
eide with his views.
G CANNON.
Sec'y G and w. Club.
Boscobel. Aug. S, 1872.
Scientific Congress in Dubuque.