Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-23
LIFE AND TIMES OF TAYLOR,
Pen Portraits by Democrats
An Interesting Historical Work.


ING"
Not wishing to be personal, often
sivo or obtrusive, but prompted by
our self-respect and by what we deem
to be for the best good of the party
and State, we shall canvass freely, as
we have thus been challenged to do,
the merits and claims of this one ar
rogant and selt-sceking candidate
II. II. GRAY, formerly Democratic
Senator: Phito 4. orion, candidate
Tor attorney General in 1861; Philo
Dunaing, formerly Democratic Assem-
JIyman from Madison: Walter S.
Greene, CO. Senator and member Of the
Democratic State Central Committee;
John d. GWnee, er-member Of the As
sembiy, and member Of the Democratic
State Central CommHtee
now TAYLOR "soUGHT TIE NoMINA-
TON"
Two years ago, VIM. r. Taylor
sought and obtained the nomination
for the office from a newly formed
party organization, which had no
knowledge of its strength, as a mere
experiment, without a thought enter
tanned by any one, including himself,
that his success was possible Tho
nomination alone was regarded by
him as sufficient honor, and which
then filled the measure of his ambi-
tion.-H II. Grdy, Pdiio 4. Orton,
Philo Dunning, IFalter $ Greene,
John u. GMnee.
THE POPULARITY OF MR TAYLOR z
P0INTEDLY DENIED.
The success of the ticket astonished
everybody, and shocked and par-
alyzed the candidate, and considering
! his entire unfitness for the place, it
was the common remark THAT if his
success had been even possible in the
| opinion of the members of the con-
vention, he would never have been
dreamed of as candidate. This re
suit, so unexpected, whatever may
have been its causes, we are assured
was not in any view caused by the
popularity of Mr.. Taylor.-H. II.
Groy, FhiIo A. Ofton, Pdilo Dunning,
Walter S. Greene, jain d. Gurnee.
TAYLOR HAS Ono RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY
SPECIAL MERIT"
1t was the constitutional duty oil
the Executive to have all laws, the
"Potter Law =" included, " faithfully
executed" and it was his simple duty
without regard to the policy of this
law or his views of its expediency, SC
long as he found it upon the statute
book, to enforce its obedience, and il
doing so, he did not become the sup
porter of this law or its special advo
cate any more than if any other law
was violated: and he has no right tC
claim any special merit for SO doing
as the champion of this law agains
railroad extortion and monopoly
II. II Gray, PhHo A orion, Phil
Dunntng, Walter S. Greene, John d
Gurnee
1.-THE VERY LOWEST AND WORST TRAITS
OF CHARACTER AND "BLIND RECK
LEssNFss" DISPLAYED BY TAYLOR
In the performance of this plaii
duty (enforcing the Potter law) b,
demonstrated not only his want Q
~I:t.., anu discretion. ond apprae,ia
I ton of the dignity and magnanimlt'
of his high office, but displayed tn,
very lowest and worst traits OF char
acter and the blind recklessness an,
arts of the demagogue, by institutin,
measures of petty and maI.nan
prosecution, and setting on foot
multiplicity Of criminal prosecution
before magistrates in distant aud OF
of the way places, not against tn
corporations or their officers and man
ayers, but against innocent ticke
agents and other employees, who's
constant duty it was to be punctua
and faithful in the discharge Of rou
tine duty, subject to superior order:
in order to insure the safety and cor
venience of the travelling public an
the speedy transportation of prol
orty.-H. II. GRAY, Philo A. OrtoI
Phlo Dunming, Walter s. Green
John d. Gurnee.
TAYLoR's POLICY AN INCALCULABL
/ INJURY " TO THE PEOPLE.
The result (of Taylor's 'sblind reel
lessness'O was,as he wished it,a gre:
public excitement, interruption Of tn
trains and the business of the road
a. an incalculable injury to the bushes
&c and general interests of the peopI
and the credit of the State, and d
probation of the property and cred
of all of our railway corporation
D without approaching the settlement {
the doubtful question of the constitl
Is tionality and validity of the law itsel
r the first and only thing in which Ii
State and the people felt any real il
10 terest, 1t was on this iimsy and fal: