Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-06-08
POLITICAL NOTES AND OPINIONS.

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Il is very funny to see the liberals
after the repeated lessons they have
had, presuming to dictate the prcsi-
dental candidates and the policy of
the Republican and Democratic par
ties. The same squad, or one very
much like it, tried to beat Lincoln in
his second term, and Grant in his first
and second Reading Times.
The ST. Louis Republican sums up
to the present status of the Demo-
cratic presidential campaign by say
ing that sat st. Louis the first and
sharpest struggle will be between
lilden aud Hendricks, with the
chances in favor OF the former, be-
cause be is the second choice OF the
liberals, Bristow being first, and If
Bris .ow is not nominated ut Cincin-
natl, the New York con'croes will
turn to ST. Louis end ask Tor rlllen
Tiiden'szoalous friends are flooding
The country with letters urging his
claims, qualifications and availability
as presidential candidate. No use
gentlemen; If h5 was nominated, any
decent Republican would beat him
higher than Beecher-and that's
pretty high Wood County Tribune
(denl).
The Buffalo Express says of the
reform organizations: "Of all i'm
practicable undertakings ia politics,
that kind of non-partisan policy is
the most impotent and imbeclle. 1t
is the surest way TO DO powerless for
good, and the eurost TO have its or
ganization quickly prostituted by
politicians of the meanest sort. 1t is
available tor nothing but purposes of
political blackmail.'
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, Jr
having said in the New York confer
ence, "What L most ask in this Gem
tennial J ear is that | may stand up
and be counted" the New York
Graphic remarks: Every well, you've
stood up and been counted. You
count one. You are no more count
than other men!' And now Adams
can stand down.-Inter Ocean.
1t is reported that President Grant
has informed Governor Kellogg that
if che were ct his post doing his
duty instead of lounging about Wash.
ington begging the federal authori.
ties to do his work, there would bo
less trouble in Louisiana" That was
severe rebuff, but it was deserved.
Post and Mail.
The Madison Patriot, an indepen-
dent greenback paper, edited by two
veteran Democratic editors, has the
following reform" item: "The
Patriot has 1t from sundry quarters
that there are several Tilden emmis-
saries now in this State, with oceans
of money, working up Tilden's
chances of carrying the Democratic
State Convention. Money may do
it, but it will take more of the same
sors' 10 make the people vote the
Tilden ticket, even if money should
succeed in giving him the nomination,
which is very nebulons, to say the
least"
Fernando Wood is unalterably OPP
posed TO tho nomination of Tilden at
ST. Louis, and expresses the belief
that he could not carry New York
He lays great stress upon the impor-
lance of putting forward candidate
with an unassailablo record, and
Tilden, in his estimation, does not fill
the bill. Judge David Davis is Fer
nando's ideal of candidate without
a record, and hence valuable oandi-
date for tho Democratic party, which
has suffered sorely on this account in
the past. He thinks Judge Davis,
who never was q Democrat, is the
man to fire the Democratic heart and
secure !hree fourths of the electoral
vote Of 1876 Chicago Tribune.
The Grand Rapids Tribune calls on
the people "not to neglect the Re-
form Conventions" to DO held in that
city, next week, No; don't neglect
them-poor things, they might fade
and die. Don't let the rude winds of
heaven visit them 100 roughly.
Take them in tendorly, aud make a
nice bed of soft wool for them beside
the warm stove. A Reform Conven-
tion is about the sickliest and most
delicate thing we know of and you
can't neglect 1t for a moment or it
will faint away aud stop in it.-Fond
du Lac Commonwealth