Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-23
WHOLE NO. 1922.
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The reforms that are needed
in the Republican party can only be
accomplished from within, and the
surest way to accomplish them is to
support worthy candidates on an IN
Improbable platform. 1t is only by
this means that party can be purl-
fed, and led on to higher ground
The Republican party has still fu-
ture before it, for it has still work
TO accomplish. Those who speak of
reforming it, and Christening it, BY
all wing the Democracy to defeat it,
really wish it to be destroyed. And
when the Republican party is des-
Croyed, whab is 10 take It's place !?
Net new party formed q the purest
and best OF both tae old ones, bnt
tho party which honored Tweed as
statesman, and today honors Fer
nando Wood. and accepts him as the
expounder of its principles. --NeiC
Hapen Palladium.
Every move on the political
chess board proves thai there is to
DO speedy and thorough reorgani-
cation Of the old Democratic party in
every state. Since the Democratic
victory 10 Ohio last fall, and the
present triumph of that party in
New Hampshire, the plain tendency
is to fling TO the political breeze the
old Democratic banner, sound tho old
Democratic tugles and rally the true
and tried warriors that have been
always ready TO fight its battles, but
who have been contaminated by fell
lowship with few sore headed, dis
appointed renegades that lott the Re
publican party in 1872 There is to
be no change of name but il will be
registered in the staunch old Demo-
cratic ship, and they will do yeoman
servioe under the old flag, a9 yore.
La Crosse Republican.
-"IuflatioD now aud repudia-
ton hereafter" is what the New
York World says of the proposition
to replace tho destroyed currency of
the country by authorizing the issue
OF few millions more for the use
Of the people. Fortunately, then,
Republican party is in power, and
will remain so as long as reputation
is threatened. The Democratic par
ty is the only party which has threat
nedrepudiation OF tho public debt ere
ated by the cost ola Democratic war.
This country is fully able to redeem
with wheat, corn, cotton or gold, all
its promises TO pay, in good time,
and it will do it Oshkosh North
,CeStern.
News for the Northwest The
Incorporate temperance crusade is
nearly at IN end. Like q contagious
fever the excitement overspread the
country, but it followed the natural
law Of such disoases-in proportion
TO is violence its duration was cor
respondingly brief. A reaction was
inevitable, and no one is surprised to
find this strongest where the excite
mont has ragged most fercely. Col
den Age.
While the women cf America
are busy praying for tho rum
sellers, the Christian men OF
country are idle at least no con-
cefted approach to the throne oil
grace is reported. This is very
wrong. Drunkenness is not the only
evil ia the land. nor do the prayers
of women avail more taan those of
men Chicago Journal.
The Chicago Tribune seems very
anxious to have Senator Carpenter
withdraw from the Republican party.
and also to decline being considered
candidate for the United States
Senate. We know of several others
that would like to SEQ Matt. disposed
of 10 some way, but the probabilities
are very strong that he won't CRAFTY
them. - ChiPpeloa Herald.
OF he twenty-five Republican
Changers in the Minnesota House of
Representatives., al but one have
stuck to the Republican banner, Thus
acknowledging that to that party
they may safely look tor the adop-
ton OF the reforms they seek. Thus
far the party has acted ia advance of
their most radical demands. -Naus-
ton Star.