Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-22
A Reasonable Prediction.
From the Washington Republic.

IL Is singular TACT that when q
man fails in business, Or meets with
financial reverses, no matter how
much blame attaches to the unfor-
tunate party, he usually attributes
the result to others. Scarcely ever
do we meet with an exception-with
a man willing to shoulder full respon-
sibiity for the distress falling upon
him.
Tnis principle, if we can call it
principle, was plainly manifested in
the political field last fall Times
were hard. Drouth settled upon
some portions of our country. Lo-
Gusts deVoured growing crops in
others, and trade and commerce lam
guished in nearly every section.
Demand for labor and laborers dimin-
ished Those who had money kept
cl 80 and careful hold upon it, while
those who had but little, felt anxious
as they saw their store wasting away
and dreaded the approach of winter.
Such was the condition of things
in the several States of our Union,
during the campaign of 1874. Provi-
dence bad laid its Christening hand
upon our people, and should have re-
minded many of their past improvi-
dence and caused resolves on future
frugality. But, truo to the frailties
of poor human nature, very few were
found who thus accepted the dispen-
sation, but on the contrary, set them-
selves about to find scape-goat to
wear their own infirmities and short
comings. Although no relation could
be traced between hard times and
the dominant political party and its
administrators, yet great number
protested to believe that Grant and a
Republican Congress we're the
sources from which their misfortunes
flowed. The President had before
been called a C@ var, but this ridicu-
lous charge of responsibility for
drouth and grasshoppers, would
stamp him as a greater tn n Caesar,
even moro omnipotent than Jehovah.
Bat q Democratic press and oppo-
/ cltACh AoOOioJ WiObO RhN thOdIbON
the charge, and appealed to the cleo
tors of the country to institute a
change, and as we stated at the out
set, the victims of untoward circum.
stances accepted the plea and delu-
sion, and the result was change 10
the political complexion OF the low err
house of Congress. But the change
has not worked out any remarkable
result. We have since passed through
an unusually cold winter, and the
locusts have again fattened upon the
growing crops of our Western agri.
culturalists while in many sections
where Democrats were elected to
succeed Republican Congressman
the drouth threatens to kill out the
cereals
But we op;ne that the "sober sec
ond thought" has taken possession o.
the people. Reliable intelligence
comes to us from all sections of The
Union, that those who stepped out
side of the Republican organization
last fall, are taking their old positions
within its ranks again, and the 'sign'
of the times" indicate good old-fash
toned Republican ma orities in States
wrested from US through apathy oil
discomfort among our politica
friends, by vigilant and unscrupu
lous enc my, and 1876 will witness The
triumphant success of the Republican
standard bearer, in the Presidential
contest.
THE NARROW GAUGE II. Rae.
cording to announcement quite mum
Der of our citizens gathered at Music
Hall Friday evening to hear Judge
Kinyon explain the project Justice
Allison was called to the chair, anG
d. B. Smith, Esx., was chosen Score.
tary. The Judge gave lucid and
candid statement of the contemplated
road. He exhibited map showing
course of the road from Peoria, ILL.,, t.
Fond du Lac, Wis, showing the towns
and cities through which it must pass
He also gave in detail the resources OF
termini and route. The principal
traffic of the road is expected to be
the transport of coal from the south
ern, and of lumber from the northern
terminus, embracing iron ore from
Iron Ridge and grain from the whole
route. The cost of the road he esti-
mates at $4,000 per mile including
construction, rolling stock, and sta
tions. He asks that first mortgage
bonds, to the amount of $4,000 per
mile, be purchased by capitalists on
the line of the road. The road is
mortgaged for the redemption of these
bonds to three reliable gentlemen in
Wisconsin. The Judge gave consid.
cradle information as to the working
of narrow gauge roads, and expound-
ed the act passed in our Legislature
March 10, 1875.--Oconomo,0oc Local
A SPLENDID WOMAN SMUGGLER.-
The Custom House inspectors notic-
ed lady on one of the Eagish
steamers who appeared to be very
much overdressed. She was one
solid mass of furbelows and friIls,
and over her elegant black silk cos
tune she wore an India shawl,
which completely enveloped her per-
son. She was stopped and escorted
into the searcher's room, where the
female in attendance event through