Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-13
Congrtas sional.

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was necessary, in the vindication of
our course of strict neutrality, so far
as regards the selection of any par
ticular Republican for the Congress
sional nomination. The HERALD as
sumes to be the organ of the whole
party in the county, and it leaves its
columns open to the fair expression
of opinion in favor of any Republi-
can candidate By the friends Of such
candidate. No candidate for this
nomination, in or outside of Grant
county, has been spoken of that we
could not cordially support if nomin-
ated.
Hon. Fl. S. Magoon, of Lafayette
county, is certainly a man who
would command the full and cordial
support of his party in Grant county.
He has been for years. an unswerv-
ing Republican. Unlike his towns
man, allen Warden, he does not for
sake the Republican banner because
he cannot get post-office for HIM
self or some Of his friends or family.
Mr. Magoon has labored for princi-
pie, because he believes the Republi-
can party embraces the best, most
patriotic, progressive minds in the
nation, and the dissolution of that
party he regards as q calamity to
freedom, civilization, and Republi-
can principles the world over. No
one has broader view of the mis-
sion of the Republican party than
II. S. Magoon.
With Judge Minor, of Richland
county, we have only a limited per-
sonal acquaintance. lie has been
the trusted standard bearer of the
party in his own county. He has
represented that county in the legis-
lature. Making no ostentatious
claim to honesty he appears before
his fellow citizens as modest unam-
bilious, good and true man, whose
real worth is more highly priced and
understood by his follow citizens
than himself. We have not heard of
any other candidates outside of
Grant county whose names have
been prominently mentioned for the
Congressional nomination.
The HERALD does not claim, nor
can any good Republican claim, any
preference for Grant county candid
ates on account Of locality. We are
aware that Grant county must fur
nish the majority, if a Republican
candidate is elected in this Congress
sional district. But no candidate
has been named, either in or outside
the county that would not, if fairly
nominated, rally the Republican
strength Of the county. All we ask
of other counties is to treat our can
didates with the same fairness we
shall treat theirs. Nor are the as
pirants in Grant county in any re-
spect inferior to their competitors in
Lafayette and Richland counties, al
though the respective friends of sew
eral of them are using their endeav-
ors to render them ridiculous before
the public. The PIatteville Witness
tells US that Col. Clark has for sever
al years cultivated "a small farm of
40 acres" and therefore ought to be
sent to Congress as the representa-
tive of the Changers But, Mr.. Hol-
loway is "banker." He is also q
manufacturer of wooIlen cloths"
Therefore he must be in fauor Of
Z" tree l0o0t and high tariff on man.
Wdctured goods" Too thin. Now
this attack upon citizen who has in
vested some $4,000 in buying up
the recent wool clip in Grant county,
we regard as beneath contempt. One
factory such as Mr. Holloway's to
the farmers of this county is worth
more than the law offices in the
whole region.
We give this as sample Of the
manner in which the respective
friends of several of the candidates
are endeavoring to undermine each
other The candidates themselves
are not responsible for this indis-
Greet action by which their
friends are endeavor;ng to render
them ridiculous. 50 far as their
professions in life are concerned, it is
known that Mr.. Holloway is bank
or and manufacturer. Until the
year 1870 he was an active farmer.
Messrs. Clark and HazeIton are law
yers. Judge Miner and Mr.. Magoon
belong to the same profession. None
of the candidates are engaged in an
unlawful or dishonorable calling.
Neither of them are bIack-legs or
distillers, or vendors of Intoxicating
drinks, or engaged in any business
that the most sensitive moralist
would condemn. Each of them has
chosen that profession or business
which be supposed would be most to
his advantage. IF there are candid