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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-10-07
MORE REFORM.
Is There Something Rotten in
Denmark.
Extraordinary Conduct on
the Part of Certain
Reform Officials.
A Look at the Books and Papers
Denied.
From the State Journal.

1t is notorious that for some time
past public attention nas been called
to the management Of the affairs of
the Treasury Agent business, and al
so to the matter of the st. Croix and
Superior Land Grant. 1t was known
and commented upon very generally
in the papers of the state, that the
Treasury Agency of DR.. Ebert was a
scandal and an outrage upon the peo-
pie. And there were very many sus-
picious circumstances, indicating that
countless and hungry horde of agents
were preying upon the land grant.
1t was thought to be matter requir-
ing investigation, so that the people
might know what their masters were
doing in matters of so much public
interest.
On Wednesday last, Col. Robert
Montieth, for several years clerk in
the office of Secretary of State, under
Mr.. Breese, applied to Mr.. Cadwalla-
der, the assistant secretary, for per-
mission to examine the records in the
OI tIlc "LANi3
strange to say, was refused, OF the
fiimsy pretense that no one but the
governor could have access to the
records of that office. Even if such
was the law, which we claim, how
ever, is not, under the practice es-
tablished and carried out by success
sive republican administrations, any
citizen of the state, for any purpose
whatever, is Untitled to an inspection
of the records of any Office in the
state capitol. during business hours
By this high-handed course do
these model reformers hope to screen
themselves and their acts from public
gaze? Is there something behind the
scenery that will not bear the light OF
day? Do they think by playing the
bluff game to stifie investigation !? 1t
SO let them understand at once that
their attempt IS certain to prove a
miserable failure, and to recoil upon
their heads with terrible force.
Never before in the history of our
state government has greater out
rage been committed upon the rights
of the people, where the rights OF
one and all of the soverigns OF this
commonwealth. 1t is an usurpation
by the servant, upon the rights and
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WHOLE NO. 1899.

| privileges of the masters, and public
| opinion, with its irresistible power,
will compel them to open wide the
portals of the secretary of states
office, and let in the sunlight of in
vestigation
We hope that this article will open
the eyes of the occupants of that
office, aud that, finding discretion the
better part of valor, they will recon.
slider their action.
Colonel Monteith's letter is as fol-
lows =:
MADISON, Sept. IL, 1876.
EDITORS STATE AL:-On
Wednesday, the 9Th inst, / applied
at the office of the secretary of state
to examine some of the records there.
desired especially to know the a.
mount of money collected by the trea-
sury agent since May l, 1875, and also
the number and names of agents en-
ployed, and the amount expended for
their salaries, in protecting the timber
on the St. Croix and Lake Superior
Railroad Land Grant, subjects on
which it would be well for the public
to be informed at the present time.
Being conversant with the business
of the Office, | told Mr.. Cadwallader,
Asst Sec'y of State, that l could
find what / wanted without any as
sistance. He told me to 60 ahead.
| took the daily record kept there,
and was about to proceed on the
treasury agents business, when Mr..
Cad wallader came up to me and ask
ed me what information | wanted. !
told him | was looking up the treasury
agents business. He Immediately
told me that | could not do it that
the records of that Office
were not open in the public; that
no person but the governor had
right to inspect them, and he took
the book from me.
| told him that | did not know
what the lao was on the subject, but
I knew that it had always been the
practice under republican administra-
tons to allow any respectable citizen
to examine any record or paper in the
office, and that myself had spent
days assisting in examinations for
the benefit of parties desiring infor-
nation.
was not only debarred from ex-
aiming the records myself, but was
refused the Information in any man
ner from that office.
| send you this statement Of facts,
that the public may know what to ex
pect from their servants, especially
in the office OF the Secretary of State.
Very respectfully,
RoBT. MONTEITu
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SCENE SECOND.

KITCHEN CABINET-GOyERNoR ROOM.
Drnmatis persone.-Gov. Taylor,
Private Secretary Bird, Secretary
Doyle, Atty. Gen. Sloan, DR.. Eb-
ert, and editor Madison Democrat,
SECRETARY DoYLE.-"I have call
ed this little meeting to know whether
to give some information to man
who was sneaking around the Office
this afternoon. He wanted to know
how many agents DR.. Ebert had, the
amount collected, the fees received,
and the different classes of vendors
required to take license. / put him
off until tomorrow"
SLoAN.-"You made a mistake.
These Republicans will howl it from
one end of the country to the other.
You ought to have given it to him. >
DoYLE-"But it would raise the
devil among the people. | told Tay-
lor, some time ago, he was appointing
too many agents ; and Ebert has
made an ass of himself-he has made
farmers and other producers, clearly
exempt under the law, pay license,
and now it will be used against us
this fall"
EBERT.-"It's id lie You
want to shove everything off on to my
office. I've managed my office better
than you have yours. Yon-you-"
Observation-Disclosures!
EBERT. -'sDo you suppose l am
going to sit still and have that fellow
accuga me of violating law, when he
has - palpably set the law at de-
fiance, in reference to the Insurance
companies? Bah %
Here Doyle grasps chair, when
there is a general interference and
business is resumed.
GoyERNoR.-"Ebert has not done
so bad you see we had good many
ssdead beats" that had to be looked
after, and we could put them into his
department and let them shift for
themselves. If they have extorted a
little, why, when you come to foot 1t
up it will show larger amount than
was ever before collected, and it will
show well to the people. They will
at once say, 'Taylor's administration
has been faithful in the collection of
| the revenues"
EDITOR DEMocRAT.--"Yes, but il
the Republicans find it ost--if "Boss''
Reyes only gets at the facts about
Ebert's extortions-"
EBERT.-"H i! Am to sit here
and here Ebert's doing this, and ex-
torLing that? Did / ever ask any
1000 to get Wisconsin Central certifi-
eates?''
| SECRETARY BIRD.-"Gentlemen
this will never do. We did not come
here to accuse one another; rather te
assist one another out of any little
dilemma in which we may have been
placed, and ] see but one way, and
that is, to refuse the information"
ED. DEMoCRAT.-"Yes, and | viii
come out in paragraph to this effect
lone of "Boss' Keyes' emmisariei
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KING TAYLOR.
Truth Stranger than Fiction.
A Play in Three Acts.
Representing the Reform of Modern
Times.
ACT FIRST.

Scene-Secretary of States Office,
Madison.
Dramatis persona.-Sec'y. Doyle,
Attendants, and Gentleman.
GENrLEMAN-"Mr. Secretary,
came in to obtain information con-
corning the Treasury Agency"
SECRETARY DoYLE.-"Very well.
Anything I can do for you shall be
pleased to do. What is the character
of the information you wish ?"
CD want to know the amount
Of money collected by the Treasury
Agent, the different classes of ven
ders made to pay license, and the
amount Of fees going to the Agents"
s. D.-"Real-l Y"
Here the Secretary is interrupted
by the assistant; there is confusion
in the Office; hurried consultation
is held, and the Secretary returns and
says :
S. D.-"My dear sir, this is kind
of information | don't feel at liberty
to give, without first consulting Gov.
Taylor. Can't you call again %
G.-"Yes. suppose so-but then
it seems to rue that this information |
am entitled to, without delay"
S. D.-"True, | know it; but then
these books are under the controle Of
the Governor, and | want to see him.
Call tomorrow afternoon and you
shall have it.
G.-"Well, then, 1 will call to-
morrow. Good morning, sir"
Gentleman while going down the
vestibule meets Gentleman No. 2.
when.the following coloquy ensues !:
Cd have just been into the
Secretary's office to get some informa-
ton concerning the management of
the Treasury Agency"
G. No. Well, what success
You got it, of course, but colored
to suit the occasion p
G.--"No, indeed, but am prom
ised it toll morrow"
G, No. 2.-"That's pretty good for
a Reform Observation-Disclosures did
you ask for the books, or the lnforma-
ton %
Cd asked for the information.
The reason did not ask for the books
was, that was afraid they wouldn't
let me see them. They knew the in
formation | wanted would be used
against them, if of any benefit"
G. No. 2-"That should make no
difference. Every citizen of the
State is entitled to examine the re.
cords during business hours, and
every honest and pure administration
should take pride in exhibiting the
records of its management to the
people. You go to morrow, and if
you don't get the information you
want, l will 60 and ask to examine
the records; they won't refuse me.
Good day"
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was mousing around the Capitol yes
terday, for the purpose, doubtless, OF
making up some roorback against the
purity of the Reform administration.
The Secretary of State ought to have
put his foot to his behind, and should
his sneaking carcass be seen hanging
around any more, we hope he will do
So. This will have an effect to bluff
the fellow off and make the public
think that such was really his object "
GovERNoR.-"Yes, / guess that is
the best way :; and Ebert, you make
haste to foot up your column of col
lections to launch upon the public so
as to offset any damage these fellows
may do"
Curtain falls.
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Rheumatic Remedy.


Dr. J. FITlER-Being sworn, says: graduated
At the University Of ennsylvsna in 1888, and after
81 wears experiment. perfected by DR. FITLER's
VEGETABLE RHEUMATIC SYRUP and PILLS,
which l guarantee an infallibIe cure for Pains in
Head Lungs. Back, Heart, Limbs, Nervous, Kidney,
blood. and all Rheumatic diseases. Sworn 10 this
10Th day Of April, 1871. T. A. OSB0UR.
Notary Public Philadelphia.
Or Filter will be pleased 70 forward all suffer
srs without charge, descriptive pamphlet on the
above diseases. contAilng valuable medical advice
and the address and testimony of many living cured
sufferers who never expected TO recover; written
agreement will also be sent, gratis, to any person
sending hy mail fun description OF their shiction
suaranteeing perfect il a limited number of
bottles or return Of money paid for the medicine II
not cured. 1t costs nothing TO get Or. Filters adj
vice and guarantee to cure AID if not satisfactory,
don't buy the medicine.
Kidney diseases vary in character, and no one
medicine will cure complaints directly opposite Or.
Filters Kidney Cordial which rapidly purites the
bladder ami kidneys, is oftes used IN conjunction
with Or. Filters Rheumatic Syrup and Pills. which
are sold by Druggists. Special agent
33-7yI JAMES A. JONES, Lancaster. Wis
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s1- Eue,v Democratic uictory {

s9 Every Democratic victory costs
the varm, dripping blood Of my people,
while epery pictory Of the Republican
party helps to protect them in their little
homes. Don't punish your friends and
REGARD your enemies; don't lduish all
your lore upon those ioho sought to cut
the throat Of the Republic, but reserve a
little for those toho tried to Save it to the
ertent of their ability.--Fred Douglass.
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"A BIT OF HISTORY"
Railroads and the Democratic
Party.
What the State Register Has
to Say.
Facts and Truth of History.

Under the above caption, the
Madison Democrat of last Wednesday
presents an array offgures and makes
certain statements that more grossly
pervent the truth of history than
any document of the same length
that ever came under our observa-
ton The following is specimen:
In the first place, it is well known that one
of the first acts of the Refrom party was to
increase the railroad license tax, thereby
compelling these corporations to bear their
lust burden of taxation, which under Republic
can rule, they had heretofore avoided. This
measure of Justice to the people was only
adopted after q severe struggle and the fact
that sixteen gears Of Republican ascendancy had
PASSED without even an attempt 10 accomplish il
effectually, bars all doubt or question as to
whom belongs the credit.
Now for the truth of history:
When the Democratic party was in
the ascendancy they established the
policy of licensing instead Of taxing
railroads. and they fred the license at
one per cent. Under Republican rule
it was in 1862, we think che IL
cense increased to three per cent, and
vet the Democrat says that for six
teen wears no ''attempt" to increase
the tax was made. Again IN 1873,
Hon. LII. Breese, the Republic an
Secretary of State, called the atten
ton of the legislature TO the subject.
The bill making the increase was
introduced in the Assembly by Hon.
l.. B. Caswell, Republican.
Having showed the falsity Of the
Democrats claim we proceed to
the next point. Having claimed the
law as the act of Reformers, it pro-
ceeds:
The receipts to the State from this source
under the old law so long maintained by the
Republican party for the last year of their
power was $2l0, S74.99
The receipts under the law directly attributable
to the Reform victory of 1873 were for the
first year 1898, 2S54O. or the large sum OF
1882, $50 II saved the tax payers and produ-
GERS annually from this one.
The truth is, the railroad compa-
MES were behind in their taxes in
1873, $4,000. The amount was
paid in shortly after the report was
made, and wect to augment the
receipts of 1874 by that amount;
but the more important fact is that
the 1893, 235 40 railroad tax which
the Democrat points to 50 exultingly
as the result Of Reform laws. was
the amount derived from The rail-
roads under the old laO Of three per
cent, and the figures represent moth
ing except the increased amount of
railroad earnings. No report has yet
been made of the receipts from rail
roads under the law of 1874, and
will not be until next October.
What shall we say of the wretched
bungllng the Democrat makes in
attempting to give information to
the people upon the subject it treats
of SO elaborately? We doubt if it
has a single reader who is so igno-
rant of the facts as that sheet has
shown itself to be.-,State Register.
EMadame de Stael wrote on an
album recently delivered, "Wher
two beings truly love each other
they obey without knowing, and
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Banks.


IlfRsT NATf0NALBANK OF BoSCoBEL, GRANT
/ Go Wis. A Meyer. Cashier, B. NJ. Coates. Pres
0ir,.tors-B II Coates j IT. Sares. Edward Meyer
asa Y. Hldcbrand Joseph Walker Transact a Gen
BauNing Business; buy and sell Government Sc
esaities, Gofd silver. Bullion &c. Draws direct
~ principal cities of Germany England, Ireland
Ssety..sF Scandinavia France Italy, the Orient and
AusttaItA Special attention given to the collection
80 monies aea egacie- IN forei4ucountries Pa~sen,
ae Tickets for taals n and Guyon Lines 3l-42
- va ~. rrLA4Sse. r.s, 7'-4S.
! ! Deposits received Foreign aud domestis exchange
gold aud United states bonds bought and sold
!, Sans negotiated and collections afforded TO- ~ -
,5s4tuPIIREY & CLARKE, BANKERS BLOOMING.
| .sa Wa Buy aud sell Gold and Government
ssa al d Etstetu Exchange. Prompt attention Civ
.t 81 e.-isctiyus At all points and tho payment az
t.sa. Deposits received aud loans negotiated. Ad-
t,, 4 i. ia. npan approved securities. Interest al
as. sU4t ia deposits At best current rates 30-+2
uoGo.15 i Co. BANKERS AND DEALERS
! tn ExtAe,.- ~ Government Securities, Platte
ia WIS ptrteui.., attention given to Collections
..t pfsctel- ProatPtlg emitted on day OF payment
R.,er e. II sury CLOVIS G-..N Y; L. Edgerton, ! :
seea.d National Bana ,0sscago, National Bank OF
T. 30-42
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
PASSENGERS FOR
9 Fl Z e. a G. q,

Detroit. Toledo. Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Pittsburg Cincinnati, Rochester, Albany, Toronto,
Montreal Quebec Portland. Boston. New York. Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, Washington, st. Louis Cairo,
San Francisco. Sacramento, Ogden, Salt Lake City.
Denver Council Bluffs Sioux City st. Paul, Marquette,
Escanaba, Menasha, Madison, Cheyenne, Omaha,
Yankt0u, Win0na Duluth, Green Bay, Milwauk ee,
and all points NORTH, West South and East. should
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the CHICAGO Il
N0RTHWEsTEkK RAILWAY
Close connections made at Chicago with the
Lake shore & Michigan Southern Michigan Central,
Baltimore Ohio, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne lS Chicago.
Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes. for all points
EASP aud SOUTHEAST, and with the Chicago Il AL
ton and Illinois Central for all points SOUTH Close
connections also made with the Union Pacific R..
r. at Omaha for all tar West points. Close connec-
tons made at junction points win trains of all
cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.
These celebrated all night trains
or al lines of this road. This is the only line
ming these cars between Chicago and st. Paul or
Chicago and Milwaukee. At Omaha Sleepers
connect with the Overland Sleepers the Union
Pacific Railroad for all points west of the Missouri
river.
Among the INDUCEMENTS OFFERED BY THIS
ROUTE TO the travelling public are all the modern
improvements Rock and Gravel Ballasted Track,
steel Rail- Rock and Iron Bridges, Parlor and Draw
ing Room Day Coaches, Smoking and Leunging Cars,
Safety Coupling and Platforms Speed, Safety and
Abs0lute Comfort.
RUNNING THROUGH FIVE GREAT STATES,
and operating 1000 miles ii road, this Company
presents to the Traveller facilities that ARE NOT and
CANNOT be offered by any competitor.
All ticket agents sell you tickets via this route.
II Won wish the best travelling Accommodations, you
viii buy Your tickets hy this route, and will take no
other ". II sTENNETF. General Pass. hg't.
MARVIN HuGHITr General SuP't. 5oml0
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Agents Notice.
JESSE BROOKS.

AGENT FOR
The Celebrated Bertrand, Sames and
other Corn Sulkeys, Mccormick Har-
vesters, Woods and other Reapers
and Harvesters.
Refers by permission to James Priieaux, Esq
Master of Bloomington Grange. rs TO Sulkeys. Will
sell as low be Sold and warrant everything as
represented. 'EssE bsVVhs;
Bloomington, May 10. stf
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.1prIRnY 8 cL.ARKE.RANKERs INCOMING.
DenfnI.

IN + + COONEs. DENTIST. B0sCoBEL, WIS =
~ 0gce over Sawyer Fayors store Can be iouhi
Turing hours from 4. NJ TIL 2. NJ oV-l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-10-07

eE Madame de Stael wrote on an
album recently delivered, "When
two beings truly love each other,
they obey without knowing, and
that state of mutual dependence
constitutes the warmest and mlldest
of tyrannles."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-10-07

vNF4srFR IOUSE. ]. LISa thN EHs, ItDf - y
tr I,n.-t-ter Wis. tSuocessor % { j. Hyde. !
rtis n5u-o has been ra.fnrnjshei throughout: NJ
r.iDs st,~ci for thu commodatiou@t guests. Iabie
W i 3o-42
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-10-07

n ARREFs AM HAIR DRESsERs, GEoRGE GIBBS
ID X MAN NOBIS, Laucaster, Wis Next door 20
asNters drug store. o--4A
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Agents.

ABSTRACT OFFICE FOR GRANT COUNTY. jos
4 eph Book Lancaster. once over the BANK 9o-+
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Hotels.

r,,r,ergwN HOUSE, W e. WILCOX, PR0FR1E-
Is 49,. Having purchased the hotel At beeto"n,
III, ,,,tr.si 10 serve the public in proper manner.
,,, FL b. and frat class accommodations genera.iy
se.tatte stahlc attached go
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Abstracts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-10-07
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


Jtfgs n Circuit Court. T Mills. (P o. Lancaster
Jtff % If Probate Coart-NM. McGoNI6AL,
Treaeuer-AL ALEX. IvEY. l1ahcss.tr
Sheriff. z. McCoT, Lancaster
Reqisfer Of Desds-JAMEa NooDHousE, Lancaster
Clerl-0f Circuit Court-DAvID ScHkEISRR,
C0unty CTerk-FLETcBER s. KIDD,
Ct3 Board S4perrisorS-GEo. W. RYLAND, -,
ctp't If SchO0ls-G. NJ GUERSsZT, PistteFitIe'
County S1rrsyor-JoEL BARBER, Lahchs ''9
Ia-oa.r N = yrxe Cassville.
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y1ici;suS.

: fGrST MICHA Ellis TEACHER OF MUSIC AM
L German Residence on Maple street, one dee
t.tnfRvlAud 4 HollawAys Bank. So
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the sponge lntlrely Ile ulu uoI
die of consumption either; it was
from two bullets fired by his saloon
"pard." Muscle vs.. Lead is not fair
match these days.
A Buffalo boy aged "a recently
passed himself off as Daniel Drew's
nephew in that city and purchased
steam yacht for sl2 1000, after in
ducing the owner to make numerous
rial trips and several important
changes in the machinery.
"A panther rushed into a bed
room 10 a house a few miles from
Willis, Tex, the other day, and car
ried off baby in his mouth, but the
twelve-year old sister followed and
screamed so Justify that the brute
dropped the youngster only slightly
injured.
The theory of the floods in
Texas is the driving of the water
from the gulf into the numerous
BAYS, lagoons and mouths of rivers
which abound in the vicinity of Gal
weston aud elsewhere along the
coast. thu winds furnishing the mo-
tive power.
"A fine scene was lately present.
ed on q farm in Clackamas county
Oregon. A large separator was at
work threshing wheat, and about it
we're gathered, ell at work, Mr.. Gar
rett Palmateer, six stalwart sons,
seven grandsons, with grandmother
Palmateer holding the sacks.
AT the recent Norfolk Conn.,
fair. several bottles of native wine
were set before the "Wine-Tasting
Committe" for premiums. There
was great diversity OF opinion, and q
warm discussion, followed by deep
disgust when it was found that q
wsg had filled all the bottles from
the same barrel, to test the commit
tees capacity;