Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
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| ment' w nave Democracy re
formed, and within it are restless
spirits who are bent on reforming
the Democracy. Taylor is mega
Tive; they want positive man
They are not satisfied with q mer,
| figure-head, and want a man who
will keep the political machinery il
action. The man who "saves $500
to the State" and "puts $500 in hi
pocket which belorgs to the Agri
cultural Society" is not the man fol-
thsm. That is Taylor. What has
busted in the Reform camp? A
lgoodly number of prominent Re-
fol- mers" had a confidence meeting
in Milwaukee on Friday last. Among
them were J. d. Gurnee, Sat. Clark,
b. r. HiDekly, Sam. orchard, D G.
| Fulton, joe Rankin, General Ed. /.
Bragg and Phil. Dunning There
were other such lights and still more
wanted in. T. E. Bird was In, and
and Col. G. w. Bird, Governor Tay-
lor's private Secretary, stood at the
door with his finger in his mouth
Birds of a feather flock together, yet
they sometimes find hiding places to
lay their eggs. In that Milwaukee
nest an egg was laid which by no
amount Of incubation can be hatched
with William r. Taylor for Governor.
Col. Bird was Taylor's goose sent
there to watch that Convention of
dissatisfied Reformers. He heard
some bad speeches about his master
Gurnee said s'they were tired and
ashamed of Taylor because of his
general incapacity. If he should be
nominated the party would give
away Green, Sank, Dodge, Dane and
even Milwaukee counties" He
heard Sat Clark say that "the intel
ligence of the party throughout the
State was against Taylor's nomina.
ton. That he was unfit for Gov
ernor because of his ignorance, and
vet ignorance was not his worst
fault. He was dishonest. AS Presi-
dent of the State Agricultural So
ciety he had appropriated $500 of
the society's funds" Congressman
Sam Birchard made speech too.
He was for Taylor because he
thought Taylor would be their strong
est man. Some good railroad legis-
lation had been effected and he
thought the people were fools enough
to credit Taylor with the whole of
it and, therefore, he was for Taylor
because he thought Taylor could be
elected. He was mot an admirer of
Taylor, but, hitter as the pill was to
him, be thought it expcdient to
swallow it," Joe Rankin made a
long speech. He said:
sTaylors agents are now at work all over
the State; he sent his private secretary to
| Milwaukee to night, and he is now down stairs
watching US Only to-day | met on the cars
Parkinson, whom he appointed adjutant gem
eral and secretary of the Board of Charities
and Reforms. He was travelling around work
| ing for his employer at the States expense,
| which was a cheap way of electioneering.
| There was no doubt that if all the opposition
| to Taylor could be organized, there wouldn't
be grease-spot left of him after the conven-
| ton"
But the biggest speech of tho occa-
sion was by General Bragg. He said
"thare wasn't man in the room but
would make better Governor than
Taylor At which they applauGed.
Yet he said "the farmers believe he
made the Potter law and afterwards
occurred the decision of the Supreme
court favoring it, and couldn't be
made to believe anything el4e. They
think be is an honest man and q
great tribune of the people, while
we all know he is great old ass
At which there was great applause
and roars of laughter. Bragg
thought it didn't make much differ
ence whether they elected the Gov
ernor, but they must make sure OF
the legislature. He and two others
of the convention were for Taylor,
but they were oil ASHAMED of him !"
This fuss happened on Friday last.
Besides the speeches there were
some attempts at resolutions. One
was to support whoever should be
nominated at the "Reform" COnven.
ton, but it was voted down. Now that
Reform passions are agitated we pre-
sumo we are To have some of simon
pure article. Well, we don't care. Our
warning voice is not lifted. The
now line of Rsformers have the
aeidity of lemons The other old
pack are alkaline as soda "If we
get into you we would soon finish
yuu," said lemons to soda. 81 could
soon take the taste out of you" an
swered soda. Aud at it they went
to extinguish each other. "Fiz-z-z''
went the lemons "Fiz. z-z" went
the soda If they will go on fizzing
till there is nothing left of either the
sour or the sweet party it will be an
i'll wind 10 them, but will blow the
country good.
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