Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-05
STATE POLITICS.
Does "Reform" Reform P-Another
Know Nothing Loss-An Honest
State Treasurer The Democracy
not Satisfied Neither will they be
in November.


The Dunn County Ne,oS throws a
brick at the pretended Reform of the
Democracy thuswise:
Two years ago the people of Wisconsin put
the control of the State in the hands of par
ty that made loud pretensious of "reform."
They have run the machine ever since and the
reforms they have accomplished are still invis-
ible to the naked eye But with an impudence
unequaled, they again appear on deck with the
same old cry of "reform." Pray tell US what
is there to reform now? IF there is anything
going wrong in the State, who is to blame for
it? 1t is fair to suppose that the great State
of Wisconsin is reformed otherwise the State
Capitol has been filled with horde of mere
pretenders and imposters for nearly two years
These so called Reformers were elected once
on that issue IF they have done their duty
there is nothing to reform, and it would be
more modest in them to adopt some other war
cry But if reform" is to be the ''watchword
and reply" If the present campaign, then it
certainly follows that something is going wrong
and to make the reform work thorough and
effective a change of State administration is
the imperative necessity of the hour. It's a
mighty poor rule that won't work both ways.
For the Democracy to cry reform" now, in
the food tide of power, is simply a confession
of judgment. Turn 'em out.
The Baraboo Republic has this to
say upon that matter of "$15, goo ex-
ira attorneys fees" paid by the Re-
formers:
1t having been said with truth that if John
r. Bennett were nominated by the republi-
Gov Al,a 80
happily done, that the next incumbent of that
office would not need to have assistants en-
ployed by the state at a cost of $40, 900, the
Madison Democrat came up with abored de-
Tense of Gov. Taylor's conduct in the emergen-
cy of needing a lawyer to conduct suits against
the railroads in behalf of the state, and not
possessing one in his attorney general. The
point of the defense is that the Governor did
right in employing eminent counsel at an ems
inent figure to assist the attorney general, be-
cause the interests of the state endanger-
ed by any other course. But the complete
answer to this is contained in the fact that
Matt. Carpenter, u S. Senator for Wisconsin,
and one OF the most distinguished advocates
and cOunselors in the Union, offered his ser
vices gratuitously to the state, before the paid
attorneys were employed, and the governor
did not accept them.
This from the Portage Register:
The Milwaukee NeaoS is shouting itself hoarse
that Harrison Ludington is know-nothing.
We are not going to argue the question with
the NeaOS, but we want to remind our friend
Calkins that Milwaukee county has one of the
most dense foreign populations of any comfy
in the United States, then we want to suggest
the TACT that Mr.. Ludington has lived in that
county thirty years or more; then we want to
recall the circumstance that Mr.. Ludington al
ways gets a majority of the votes of these for
eigners when he is a candidate for Office and
that he has beaten a French German, an Irish
man and Yankee, for mayor, and he scared
German so badly that he took to the woods
last fall and let cold Hail." have the field for
Congress; and then we want to ask the editor
Of the Netys if in his opinion it don't beat the
very devil how the Irish and Germans viii ais
ways vote for such a know,nothing as that
Harrison Ludington when he is running for of
fee? Try something else, neghbor. 1t seems
to be necessary.