Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-27
Garbled statements-The Witness.

Aeh Soi Oiih9 OCi tdtiI otdOShiChtS
in that paper, in which it attempts to
compare the Congressional qualifica-
tions of Col. Clark and Senator Ho!-
loway. We did not pretend in our
remarks to quote the exact language
of. the Witness, but we certainly gave
its meaning. Literally quoted, that
paper stated as follows:
Col Clark was raised farmer, and has cul-
tivated a small farm Of some 40 acres in Lam
caster ever since Mr. Holloway ceased to be
farmer, but we do not parade that fact as a
qualification for member of Congress.
As we understood this reference to
the /" forty acre tract" it was meant
as recommendation of Colonel Clark
for Congress 1t is true the Witness
says this fact is not paraded for that
purpose; but if the Witness did not
make this statement to its readers for
that purpose, pray, why did it mention
it at all? We hope hereafter that
when that paper parades a state
ment it will tell US what its purpose
is, for we'll venture to say that nine
tenths of its readers were as unfortu-
nate as ourself, and guessed that it
regarded the farming operation as a
recommendation to its candidate.
Considering Col. Clark's known quail,
fications as a public man, we did not,
and do not now, consider his chances
at such discount that he had to bring
I'm as make weight his small farm
of forty acres"
But there was another objection
made to Senator Holloway which we
do not believe the readers of the
Platteville Witness will justify under
any circumstances. We here quote
word for word from an editorial from
that paper in answer to Senator Hol-
loway's circular:
On We have seventy bankers in Congress
now. Look at the financial commissions OF the
last few years which have been so hard upon
the people An interest which is so directly
antagonistic to that of the people should not
be too largely represented there.
(2) Also it would seem to US that wooden
manufacturers are interested in buyln9 our
wool as cheap as possible, and in making MS
pay the highest price for wooden goods which
is not +" identical" with the interests of those
of US who don't happen 20 run wooden mills.
(3) A low tariff on wool, and high tariff
on wooden goods, would let in foreign wool and
keep out the importation of foreign manufac-
tured wooden goods, making. wool low and
wooden cloths high, which, although for the
interests of wooden manufacturers, Is not for
the interests of the farmers.
Our comments upon the above ex-
tract was as follows:
But, Mr.. Holloway is banker.
On. He is also a manufactures OF
wooden cloths t2). Therefore, he
must be in favor Of free root and high
tariff on Manufactured goods @, 81.
If we haven't drawn it mild in our
reply, will the Witness inform us what
its meaning really was? Does it mean
to inform the voters occupying farms
| of forty or more acres that Mr.. Hollo
way was not exactly the right man to
60 to Congress, because he would 60
in for lowering the tariff on wool and
buying their wool cheap, and for in
creasing the tariff on wooden goods so
that he could sell his own manutac-
lures at an enhanced price? 1t would
be an astonishing thing to us if man
being manufacturer of wooden goods
should be disqualified for any office
But if it is SO, we hereby notify Sen
ator Holloway to stop the Lancaster
wooden factory at once.
The Witness wall is warning to
| all Congressional aspirants hereafter
not to enter into the wooden manufac-
turing business, if they would succeed
as candidates. What we endeavored
to correct was the references by the
Witness to the business or professions
of the several candidates, as each OF
them were engaged in an honorable
pursuit in an honorable way; and any
attempt to run down or run up man
because he is a lawyer, a farmer,
banker, or manufacturer, should moi
be oountenanced by any Republican.