Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-11-27
Correspondence OF the HRRALD.)
The Cause and Effect,

EDITOR HERALD The Fall cleo.
tions, indicate great Republican loss,
es, and less corresponding ratio Of
Democratic gains. The Republican
press, with few exceptions, attribute
this result to the apathy and indif-
ference of Republican voters. 1t
seems to me that this is shifting the
responsibility from those to whom it
properly belongs, upon those who
are in no wise to blame. Since it is
the duty of the Republican press to
proclaim the principles of the Re.
publican party, as they exist in the
hearts OF the masses of Republican
people, would it not be proper, and
sound policy too, TO tell the truth.
Look the facts square in the face,
and boldly declare that il is bat the
legitimate result, of the dishonesty,
fraud, and corruption that was de-
veloped and unearthed in cur Re-
publican Congress last winter. An
army cannot be expected to conquer
great victories when the officers are
slow 10 march, or are suspected Of
being hostile to the cause they pro.
fese to defend.
Last year the honesty, integrity
and virtue of the Republican party
was heralded from Maine to Califor
MIA. We swore by such men a
Grant, Colfax, Senator Carpenter
and Howe, and J. Allen Barber, an,
the true principles OF the Republican
party wore vindlcated by overw he elm
ing majorities. But Whist followed
Credit Mobilier frauds were brough
to light that had been existing TO
years, under republican admins.
tration. The fair reputation of GU
best and greatest men became tar
nlshed. The people began to los
confidence. TO cap the climax tn
Salary Grab Steal was introduced
Carpenter, the man for whom W
had shouted so Justify, helped I
engineer the bill through the Senat
anu artery ard had the effrontery
excuse it. by saying that it was net
esS., ary in order that Congressme
, might keep up the fast way of hvini
which predominated at the Capito
Grant signed the bill, and the mi
jority of our Senator's and RepreseI
tatives pocketed the money or left
IN the treasury subject to their o.
der. Republicans began to suspe'
that they had been deceived, and 10
ing confidence in the men who ha
led them on to victory once, the
knew not whom 10 trust, or where
go. Yet in spite of all these di
couragements, we find as the resu
of the elections, that the most
i, them still stco cd by their colors, hol
t ing that other and better men won
be found to take the place of tho
who had proved themselves so u
g worthy of trust. Others joined Il
y ranks of the Democrats, with Il
Unuu uoiier tuaG that party cUu
n not make matters any worse at lea:
and with the hope that they won
inaugurate reform. Others, DISCUS
ed with their own party leaders al
unwilling TO tollowDemocraIic one
staid at home, and the lamentable l
q, suit in our own state is the unsea
ing of the only man who was inco
ruptible-- the friend of justice al
equal rights, the champion OF q
people. and the incorporating {
OF railroad extortion and legislati
IS. corruption-and the raising to /
place of man Of whom we kno
as nothing except that he is Gran
or, and was brought forward and W
m supported by the men who monep
lie railroads and peer.
For this misfortune, not only
on the party, but to the whole State,t
party press should not arraign t
Republican stay-at-home, tor
claim that they are only indirect
ID responsible, but rather let it cry o
8 increasingly and unsparingly again
G. the men in high places who ha
:. brought confusion to our ranks. T.
/. elections this fall are but prelu
~ to what is to follow. The gold
De moment when the republican par
VI through its chief might have Wind
80 Gated to the world the failures of
20 professions, is past; and | pred
of that unless something is done in CO
81 gress this winter to restore con
- . dence, the next three years will W
20 ness our complete rout and utter d
10 feat. J. 9. Cory,
le Patch Grove, Nov. 20, 1873.
10 The New York Prss on the Cub
10 Situation.
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