Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-29

transportation! Bat the Republican
party voted almost solidly in favor Of
said Resolution.
This is not all. Mr.. McCrary, Of
Iowa. Republican, reported to the
House, Jan. 20, 1874, Bill to regu
late commerce by railroad among the
several States.
This Bill appointed commissioners
prohibited, on freights, both unjust
ard extortion: Yet, no longer age
than March %, 1874, every Reformel
except 5, uoted against said BiN,-7a
Reformers voted against But ZIG
Republicans voted for ;he Bill, and
secured its passage. The Republic
cans passed the Bill against almost
the solid Reformer's strength!
Thus, then, in Congress at it's last
session, on two test occasions, on this
Identical question, the Reformers
fought Oranges and the people; while
Republicans, true to justice and liber-
ty, in spite of said opposition, won an
other victory for equitable principle.
POSITION OF REFoRMEEs IN THIS DIS
TRICT.
On September %, 1874, at Bosco-
bel, was held the "Reform Congress
sional convention" Mark | the call
and proceedings named it the Gre
form convention; not the "Demo-
cratic" convention. The word Dem
ocrat, seemingly odious to Reform
ers, was not allowed in either the
call or in the official proceedings, as
published. Furthermore, il appears
that no gentleman, however able or
deserving, who had ever been or
was then q Democrat, found one
"ghost of chance" for nomination
in that convention. No, they were
Reformers and their first labor
seemingly was, to find and nominate
a gentleman who, until recently,
had been not q Democrat but a Re-
publican
And now wonderful to know, this
convention, in their published pro-
ceedings and resolutions-in any
part Of their platform, what, de-
clare they on this question of inter-
state commerce, or of the power and
duty of Congress thereon What,
say they shall be the future policy
and purposes of Reformers, on this
subject? What demands do they
make as to the action of tho Nation
al government on this vital issue =?
How do they repudiste the course of
their party in Congress, in almost
solidIy opposing this movement for
wisely regulated cheap transporta-
ton? What instruction do they give
to their candidate, Hon. Charles F.
Thompson, on this subject, in send
ing him forth to meet Changers, Re-
pubicans and the people
Fellow citizens on all these ra-
tional subjects, said convention, in
their published proceedings and plat
form, SAY NOT ONE World!
What they or their candidate in
tend, hereon, or where they will go;
whom they will favor, or whom OPP
pose; in Congress or in any other
department of the general govern
ment, they leave US simply to con-
lecture! Nothing more Butthey
do say, the Republican party "oUaHT
To BE OPPOSED AND DEPosED." Yes,
Delenda est Carthago-Carthage must
be destroyed Butt whether they
mean, our party sought to be OPP
posed and deposed," because of our
party's record and platform on this
question, let the honest masses de-.
termine.
POSITION OF THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
Bold in contrast to the opposition
of Reformers in Congress, and to
their silent negative in this District,
stand the record and platform of the
Republican party. Republicans in
Congress have already established
our party's policy and purposes,
against the opposition of Reformers,
on this ideEtica measure. Republi-
cans as party are in favor of cheap
transportation.
We profoundly believe in justice,
10 liberty, aud in wisely protecting
the whole people from extortion and
unreasonable exactions. We know,
that the highest prosperity of this
nation, can be obtained, not by ag-
gressive war, but by perfect harmony
between capital and labor. In union
is strength. We make no war, and
will permit none, on capital /; or on
corporations, railway or otherwise
or on their just or vested rights. We
will deal with them not only justly
but literally. AS lovers of liberty
ourselves, we win be just to them
Therefore, so long as Republicanism
stands, and the constitution is the
supreme law, We will protect all cap
itsl and corporations from unjust as
sauIt; all property from lawlesc
hands. We are no communists, nc
agrarisns; but the opposite. We
believe in projecting both the poor
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