Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-10-28
LANCASTER WISCONSIN, THURSDAY OCTOBER %, 1875 W

uously in his useful and eventual lite,
have attracted the attention of his
fellow citizens, and challenged their
admiration and their praise.
1t IS not deemed necessary in this
necessarily brief and imperfect sketch
Of Mr.. Ludington's life and political
belief, to enter into defense of his
opinions against the false accusations
Of his partisan enemies; but it is suffici-
ent to say that he is in hearty sympathy
and accord wit his party in regard
to the demand for cheap transporta-
ton, the Importance of the speedy
Improvement Of the Fox and Wiscon
sin rivers, and upon all other ques
tons that affect the permanent wei
fare of the people of Wisconsin.
Mr. Ludington has never been an
office seeker, and the only letter he
ever wrote in regard to his nomina-
ton for Governor was one to Hon K.
w. Reyes, chairman of the State
Central Committee, some time prior
to the assembling of the Republican
State Convention, in which he ex-
plicitly declared that he would not
accept the nomination except it came
to him as a free will offering of the
whole party, without any effort on
his part and without the opposition
of any element or action of the party
to which he belonged. That his nom
nation was the spontaneous choice of
the convention, the vote by acclama-
ton, unanimously given amid deafen-
ing cheers and the heartiest applause,
is sufficient evidence, and that the cleo,
tors of Wisconsin intend to ratify that
nomination at the ballot box in No
vember, we have the fullest assurance
and belief. We believe this because
the people are prompt to recognize
the claims of one of their own num-
her, and our candidate stands to day
as one of the best Representatives of
our free institutions that can be
named. Every man who believes in
the rights of labor will vote for Har-
rison Ludington because he has been
all his life the exponent and defender
Of the laboring classes; every man
who has desire to have the business
OF the State entrusted to safe and per-
fectly competent hands will vote for
Harrison Ludington, because his
splendid success during a busy life
gives assurance that the future will
be as the past every man who is op
tr or Olc
for Harrison Luddington, because he
has been drilled all his life in the line
of prudence and self denial. Every
man who wants TO see his own son
rise to distinction and eminence by
his own honest efforts will vote for
Harrison Ludington, because he has
so risen himself, and his example is
worthy of reward and imitation.
Every man who believes in the re-
turn of our pubic servants to the
stern integrity anu enduring virtues
of the founders of the Republic, will
vote for Harrison Ludington, because
his past life gives assurance that he
believes in a return to the first princi
Pt00, anu OFCtI man WV 10 III l0fN
with the principles o. freedom and
progress that have shed such luster
upon the American name since the
election of Abraham Lincoln, will
vote for Harrison Ludington, because
he stands before the people Of Wiscon
sin as the embodiment of those prin-
ciples and as the representative of
those ideas.
Fellow Republicans Of Wisconsin,
you have an admirable candidate for
Governor in the person of the Honor
able Harrison Ludington, and your
whole State ticket is composed of
men of the highest character, ability
and qualifications for the several
positions for which they are respec-
lively named To elect them all tri-
umphantly in November is a solemn
duty that is laid upon you by every
consideration that can influence en-
lightened and patriotic American cltl-
1anc