Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-12-17
WHOLE NO. 1857.
wAsHBURN For PRESIDENT.
Square Democratic and Republican Fight
for the Next Presidency kIshu d. "a sshburu
az the Republican Candidate.

| for the Next Presidency-kIihu d. "a ashburu
az the Republican Candidate.
The Cincinnati Commercial con.
tains an elaborate review of the po-
ii,ical life and services Of the present
Minister 10 Paris, and in the follow
ing editorial, in the same issue, after
promising that the next Presiden-
tial contest will be g square fight
between the Democrats and Repul :
cans, closes by nominating Eihu b.
Wash burn Of Illinois, as the Com
mercial candidate:
1t does not seem premature to
take into consideration the question
of the Presidential succession. The
| session of Congress commencing on
Monday next will develop large
number of President makers and
perhaps few candidates, and we
have thought it well that The press
should at an early day furnish avail
able material. Cincinnati, as our
readers are aware, is the central civ
of the nation, and tho Commercial
is the independent journal OF the
central city. Now, in these days of
s'ourDalism" it has seemed To us that
a Cincinnati newspaper of the indie
pendent persuasion Is the medium
through which the mass of the pee
/, would be likely TO receive val
uatl, suggestion with the greatest
aiacrity and confidence.
The political situation may be de-
fined in few sentences There have
oeen such Democratic victories this
fall that the Democratic party is
already in the field for the nex'
Presidential campaign. Third par
ty movements VIII 5e crowd, d aside.
Our experience 10 Oaio six weeks
ago tiled that. Toe contest, there-
fore, will be square one between
the Republican and Democratic par
ties. 1t is important that the Dem
ocratic party shout not be returned
TO power ia this nation. the Repub-
loan party, in order to secure victory
TO itself, must insure reform TO the
country 1t must place itself in such
a position as TO command the conf
deDce and the cooperation of the
progressive elements OF the Amerl.
can peopls-the organic ations and
The individuals who mean govern
ment by the people and tor the
people.
Parties must, we suppose, have
platforms, because it is the custom
Of the country, out the real lalform
of party 10 a political campaign is
the character of a candidate. The
Republicans, in nominating man
for the next Presidency, must find
one whose record will recommend
him TO the confidence of the good
city ,ns-one who will insist. above
all things upon the honest administra-
lion of the affairs of the National
Government.
We take it for granted that the
peopls do not desire to be served any
longer than the present term by q
Chlef NJ .gislrate whose distinction
IS purely military; and when We
look into the ranks of the civilians
Of the Republican party we find
"a scarcity OF sound timber. The list
of the fallen and Inc broken is long
one, and we do not care TO review il
in detail especially as that task has
been accomplished to the sufficient
edfication of the country. There are
others not utterly shattered or over
thrown by the Credit Mooilier ex-
plosion or conspicuous alliances with
the immense rings that are devourlng
the substance of the people. yet
while they may count as spared mon
uments their names are not platforms
of q national contest.
In this connection we present the
remarkable record Of Ei9u B. Wash
burn, OF LIMOS, and ask the people
TO examine it with the care that may
become matter of so much lmpor-
lance and pertinence. 1t is our Jndg-
ment that there is no other publlc
man whose services have bcea of a
character that will equally commend
him to the people 10 their present
temper.
GoYDrrpo, r. .vEcrnNr. Civ IN