Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-03-05
THE S0vEREIGkS.
GOV. PIQUE'S MESSAGE,

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On the evening OF the 18th ult.
the sovereigns OF Wisconsin assem-
bl9d in grand council in the assem-
lily chamber, at Madison. Geo.
Ginty, of the Chippewa Herald. was
selected to preside over the body
and Fred. bennett officiated as chief
clerk. A large amount of business
was transacted and the proceedings
were highly enjoyed by the large
crowd in attendance.
After the humorous part OF the
proceedings had been gone through
with, the journal saws that His Ex-
cellency. Gov. Geo w Pique, Of the
Liberal Democrat, made his appear
ance and slowly assembled the steps,
amid deafening applause. He ran
his hand TO the very lowest depths
Of his right hand pocket and extract
ed a tin spectacle case, capacious
enough to stow away hay in, From
this no took rair Of large spectacles
and wiped them with 8 solemnity of
countenance that was impressive and
truly awful to behold The delighted
audience roared with laughter. lie
then proceeded with the dignity te-
coming his Office toTnt the spictacles
carefully back in the case, and read
his first annual message, as follows :"
S9ucrejgnS md Fellow Nine Spots
Ycu have assembled here under
peculiar circumstances. | might
say, you have assembled here under
the most Beaver Damned peculiar
circumstances, to borrow an express
sion from the "Hoyle" of thelegisIa-
tive game, viz, the Blue Book. An
era of prosperity without parallel in
the previous history of the country
has made you all such bloated bond
holders that you could to-day pass il
your chips and pay at least 20 cents
on the dollar. ls it any wonder
that You are proud, and that you
scorn to turn your paper collars and
wear them on both sides, as you did
before this era Of prosperity struck
You ? Not much, Mary Ann The
recent financial crisis had no terror
for you, sovercigns, because your
funds were in the hands Of prudent
and honest men, who, when the dark
wave of disaster swept over You,
dove down 10 the bottom with your
money, anchored themselves com
f0rtably and left you 10 pay your
debts out d money that you might
accumulate by the sweat OF your eye
brows, in trading horses and playing
"seveu-ap" for the beer rhe pru-
dence and integrity Of yonf financial
keepers saved you from ruin. Had
the banks given you your money
when you asked for it, where would
ii have been now, ask you? Just
as likely as not you would have paid
your debts with it, Horrible th0ught
q, blessed be the man who first in
vented suspension Of banks, in fl
nancal crisis Ii should be your
first duty to vote him pension and
& copy of the Synoptica Digesting
apparatus, D0und IN CT H.
Accompanying these political dis
turbaDces has come an imperative
demand from you, s0vereigns, for a
purer political morality II there is
one thing that you want more than
another, and if | know yon, think
] do, it is rurer political morality.
You don't want to elect represents
tives that will deal from the bottom,
but men why have souls atove TAX
ing back pay, or who ii they are
compelled to Draw back pay by the
wickedness of an unsorupu!ous ma
iority, will, at least, divide with you,
and not spend the money they
snatch in riotious living, such as sup
porting their families, 1t needless
for me to discuss this matter here,
az you know how it is yourself Be
true TO yourselves, look out for the
main chance, never bet on another
mans game, and you will be healthy,
wealthy Qud worth two in the bash
THE STATES FINANCES.
BY careful perusal of the reports
Of the different state officers who are
in different ways connected with the
receiving and discussing Of the green
pictures of great men, denominated
money by way Of sarcasm, you will
see that they have succeeded in pay
ing out more money han they have
takcn in. This solves a financial
problem that has long been figured
on without success, and at once
place our loved state at the head of
the grand galaxy Of moni8d powers.
| do not pretend to say how this
desirable state Of things has been
brought abont, and probably it is
mono of my business, or yours, but it
is big thing any way, and we all
ought to be proud. But let me warn
you not 20 try it in your private
business. Your worthy Governor
tried it one summer, and the next
winter was arrayed in purple and
fine linen, consisting Of q linen coat
with a fur collar on, and be is cor
strained to remark that he boarded
at free lunch place. Such a fnac-
cial roiicy is grand for state, but
when reduced in it's proportions, so
az 10 he adopted TO general use in
business, the results are apt to be dis
asterous. The statedebt now amounts
to S2.233 900, but as it is bonded and
irreduc.ble," [ don't see why We
should trouble ourselves about it.
This ''irreducable" business might be
inaugurated in private business to
good advantage. If you owe a man
500, and you can convince him that
it is "ir-reducable," you have, as it
were, got the dead wood" on him,
and he cargo westand grow up with
the country, and have something
coming althe tin e.
TINE OF PAYING TAXES.