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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
Grant Explains.

Prof Parker, Of the Iowa State
University, wrote to the President
requesting an explanation Of his
DesMoines speech and received the
following reply
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1875.
DEAR SIR: What | said 1t Des
Moines was hastily noted down in
pencil, and may have expressed my
Vows impertectly. | have not the
manuscript before me rs gave it TO
the secretary Of the society. My
idea Of what said ia this 'Resolve
that the state or nation or both com
bined ohali furnish to every child
growing up in the land the means of
acquiring a good common school
education"
Such is my idea, and such intend
to have said.
feel no hostility to free education
going as high as the State of National
Government feels able to provide
protecting, however, every child in
The privilege Of a comnon school
education before public means are
appropriated to niger education
for the few. Yours truly,
L. S. GRANT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

TIE President of the Faculty of our
State University, referring to charge
of Infdelity against the instructors Of
that institution, says:
It is false, and so completely false
as to be absolutely without extenua-
ton. If the parties who have made
it and circulated it have a real honesty
proportional to their apparent re-
ligious zeal, they will quickly and
gladly correct it.
That sort af denial is as much as to
say, ooh. Get of, you hurt my corns.'
If the President, instead of betraying
zeal for elimination, had stated few
facts to substantiate his denial, he
would find the "lovers of evangelical
religion more ready to correct any err
roneous impressions they may have
caused. Without such facts, if they
would recall their charges, they would
be acknowledging they knew they lied
when they made them. BY the way.
we had not heard there was such a
charge until President Bascom pub.
lished it in his denial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
Complimentary.

The Prairie du CHEN Courier, radi-
cal Democrat, thus compliments
Governor Ludington:
Ludington will perform to the ut
most every official requirement, not
for 3 salary but with pride, and from
a sense Of personal honor and he
will bring to the Executive office all
of the dignity expected in Governor
of State. But there will be those
who will complain of his strong
partizan preferences, and his political
appointments. In this Harrison
Ludington has always been consist
ent. He has always been ready to
help his party; and unlike some
politicians, he is never ashamed of
the friends who elect him to positions
of honor and trust This is how be
gained for his political friends infu-
ence in the Democratic strong hold
of Milwaukee; this is how be will
give his party power and influence
in the State. This he does fairly
and openly, without any evasion,
but be says frankly, Those are my
party friends, | know them person
ally they are reliable men. | prefer
to help them, and my party always !"
That's Harrison Ludington's style,
and we respect him for it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
HARPER'S WEEKLY.

Notices 81 he Press
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Its articles are models Of heightened DIS
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NJ Y Examiner aud Chronicle.
Its papers upon existent questions and Is
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ments Of the country. Pittsburgh Commemorate
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tratcd journals in the United States, in cFen
laton, editorial ability, and pictorial Illus
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20


We DO not see that the Milwaukee
Sentinel is justiiabIe in, or that there
is occasion, at the present time, for its
personal thrusts against certain prom
inent Republicans. As between it
and \. NJ Thompson there are many
who believe him more sinned against
than shining, and if it had not been
for the labor Of G. c. Washburne it is
very doubtful whether Mr. Ludington
would now be Governor. The col,
umns of a public newspaper are not
the place for personal venom. We
wish to see nothing that will provoke
dissention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

CoNGREssMEN Fort, Of Illinois,
introduced, in the House, resolution
declaring that the Union soldiers
deserved we'll of their country and
should be given the preference of
employment in the Government SER
vice. All the Democrats voted for
it, and then laughed as if they
thought they had done something
smart. Then Fort introduced a
resolution to instruct the officers of
the House to give Union soldiers the
preference over Confederates in their
appointments. The Democrats dodg.
ed the vote and didn't think their
other vote was so smart, after all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
Judicial Scrambling.

AS the Hon. NJ. NJ. Strong, the old
wheel-horse of Democracy in South
western Wisconsin, has appeared be-
fore the public mass meeting and is
now addressing the sovereigns, the
present incumbent must make his bow
and retire. We never appeared as
the partisan of Judge Mills, and to
this day we do not know nor care
whether he seeks reelection. But
should he receive a denomination at
the hands of the Republican Judicial
convention to be held at Muscoda next
month, the HERALD will extend to the
nominee the same cordial and earnest
support as it has on former occasions.
Several judicial aspirants have SEEM
ed to desire to overthrow his repute
as judicial officer. His antagonists
speaking as by authority informed us
that the Supreme court, the lawyers
and the people were arrayed against
him. These were three heavy insti.
buttons, and Judge Mills, arraigned
for incompetency and lack of dignity,
had to fight them all at once and sin
gle handed. The Supreme court led
the assault and bayoneted him with
"overruled cases." What does Judge
Mills do? He called to his assistance
an "overruled case" in the shape of
"poor, ignorant, unlearned cultivator of
the soil, "and proved that he had been
deprived of his rightful, honest pos
sessions by nice ovorlearned, lawyer
like piece Of judicial sophistry. The
cheek Of the Supreme judges were
blanched with shame they were
smitten to the earth with remorse,
contrition and fear. They smote on
their breasts like the convicted publ
can, and used up the ninth part of
speech in lamentations and groans.
Oh! OH Ach Colt! Ach Colt
Having thus Frustrated the Supreme
court, the Judge next proceeded to
deal with the hostile lawyers. He
found some of them snugly ensconced
in the coat tail pocket of the AdU0cate
man, about as empty and vacant a
spot as could be found in the State of
Wisconsin. Gratz Brown sought a
a covert in the tail of much smaller
man. Our neighbor superintends the
judicial nominations. With sham sin
cerity he rubs, sleeks and grooms up
staunch, well built 1900 pound Re-
publican and proposes to run him
against the world. But the fare was
most unsavory from that quarter.
"Y on must not be lick-spittIing me. |
don't want your bad smelling saliva
on my hair. Keep my name, pedigree
and picture out of your hand-bills."
But Moses, though ordered to
keep quiet, was too Strong to be
kept longer in durance vile. lie
would neither obey orders from head
quarters or tail-quarters, and making
one bound like jumping jack, he es-
capes from the pocket and is now run.
ming at large on his own hook. Will the
Advocate attempt to back him or not
Judge Mills should hereafter keep q
strict watch over that Judicial SPUR
rel hole" and stand ready to lasso the
next animal that breaks out AS to
his fight with the people he doubtless
has concluded that if he can survive
the shocking modesty, the Moses-like
meekness and the Andy Johnson hu-
miIity of that celebrated literary per-
Torrance, he will be regarded as po'
litically invulnerable and immortal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

THr Dodgeville Chronicle publishes
The testimony taken in the contested
election case, in Iowa county, be
tween Joseph Bennett aud Ansley
Gray Gray is Democrat aud holds
the certificate Of election-under the
certified returns which gave him two
majority. So far there II illegal
votes found east for Gray and three
for Bennett. This would give the
latter nine majority, and show him to
he the proper person to hold the seat
in the Legislature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20


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schools. State luslltusien~, g, are
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LEGISLATION.
There are several important guess
lions which viii nerpIex lie minds
oeI:.I.t IT,
y IVY 'o''''0' ! 80 :"
diStrcAag 81 the State INTO Assem-
bly, and Senatorial districts is a
vorx that will REQUIRE q GREAT dea
oelaho.ana t;,.o rbora m;, M,
:.tt
doaoteoly DO co"S'ooF"olo changt
made IN the representation Of the
of tho third Congressional district
Lafayette and Green couaties vii
probably be united in d Senatorial
district. and each be given two AS
semblymon. Iowa county viii los,
a member, or be attached TO 3 por-
ton Of Richland county for {
t Senatorial district | tank ole
: Grant will have one member lest
j.. than now. and there will be some
change in Richland and Crawford
conntiea.
j The famous nDells bilIn will AGAR
/ be- fought over. the reoeal Of IL,
| Potter law will be sought and stub
hornIv resisted an annroniation o
$40 600 will be eouobt for sbowins
j off the wealth otc Of the BADGE
i State to the visitors at the Ppiladel
? dhia exposition. There will doubt.
= less be other subjects aoout which
thore will be more or less diversity
Of opini5n Considering the fro
49, hr+ e.,ou ,,ro,o,.;nn of ~,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

Dr.. HAMBLEToN, who is clerk to
Mr.. Morrison's Committee of Ways
and Means of the House of Represen-
tatiyes, was Confederate soldier,
and it IS said that after the assassina-
ton Of President Lincoln, he named
a boy baby Wilkes Booth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
LANCASTER:
JUDICIAL CONVEN TON.

Republican Convention for the Fifth Judicial
Circuit, composed ofthe Counties Of RichIand, Craw
ford, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, will be held at
Mussoda
On Tuesday, February %, 1876,
at O'Clock, M to nominate candidate for Circuit
Judge Of said Judicial Circuit to be voted for at the
ensuing annual Spring election.
Each Senate District will be entitled to four dele
gatas, and each Assembly District to two delegates
Mp RINDLAUB
W II BENNETT,
FIT HOBBS,
II L EATON;
Judicial Circuit Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

ACCORDING to the Milwaukee Net0s
the popguns who were elected on the
State ticket with Ludington, have
initiated Grant in resolving to find
places in their little official nests for
all Democrats displaced by Luding-
ton. Lucky BOYS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

TUE -4dr0cots exposes it's dizziness
Of comprehension when it CONSTITUTES
our language referring to rascals
having their legs and running into
the country as referring to foreigners.
We meant that rascality has too
much Ieniency. too much freedom,
and therefore is the more bold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

OUE neighbor of the ADVOCATE
seems to think the Wisconsin i'm
proyement a trifling matter The i'm
provement, if effected, will cost only
from sf,ooo,ooo to $2o,ooo,ooo, and
the advantage to the producer of
Wisconsin, annually, only $3,ooo,ooo.
But this is only small matter to a
man who has just got in a new Potter
power press. For ourselves we have
been used to the Potter now for near
" decade, and we have a chance
to look little at other people.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

TIE Darlington Republican thinks
we made an uDcalled for insinuation
in regard to our Representative in
Congress. Not SO; we did not say and
do not believe that Mr.. Magoon made
pledge Of the Dodgeville postoffice.
prior to his election. 1t is certain he
did no act towards the appointment
Of a successor until Mr.. Reese had re-
signed which is circumstantial evi
dence that he made no promise This
is what we meant to insinuate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

Ny motives for desiring the office
are various. Hoses " Strong
A slight change in the photography
Of the last word explains one of the
two motives named by Mr.. Strong,
thus: "Aly motives for desiring the
office are avaricious.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

TIE New York Tribune says, "a
Democratic National convention is
usually concentrated political stupid
ity" 1t could have expressed more
general truth in fewer words by omit
ting the words National and usually.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

HENRY S. MAGooN was the first
native of Wisconsin to occupy place
in our State Senate, and be is the first
native Of wisconsin to represent his
State in Congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

j. Y. ScAMMoN, of Chicago, is I'M
der indictment by the U. S. grand
jury on a charge of improper appro-
priation of moneys, while a banker.
The Indictment is the result of an at
tempt by ghouls and jackals to dis
grace a man who has done more good
than an infnity Of generations of
his enemies could do. Mr.. Scammon
is one of those men known to be in.
capable of intentional wrong.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

INDIANA is reported to have the
largest school fund of any State in
the Union, amounting to over SIS, OJ0.
000.-Er.
And Indiana needs it. Indiana is
the most illiterate state in the North.
as shown by the Census The man
with the largest kline needs the most
corn to bring them up to good
condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

CHICAGO is having a bitter fight
over its "tax thieves" It's best men
urge resistance to the collection of
the taxes as assessed. That is not
the proper remedy. The evils should
be endured until majority of the
people will vote honest men into
office. That city has tolerated the
rule Of evil men 50 long that it can't
convict even an unprovoked assassin
though the assassination was open
aud undisputed. Thieving and MUIR
der are regarded as personal rights,
belonging to the domineering masses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
BTNINGER'S
Old LONDON DOCK
I N

Especially designed for the Of the Medical Pro-
fessian and the Family possessing thofe intrinsic
medicinal properties which belong e an Ola and
Pure Gin. indispensable 70 females, Good for Kid
ney Complaints. ADelici2us Tonic Put mp IN cases
containing one dozen bottles each, AID sold By ali
druggists, grocsrs etc. 4. ". BININGER II Co.
established IT'S No. Is Beaver street. New York.
33-l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
THE LEGIsLATURE-The facts com

THE LEGISLATURE. The facts com
pell US to admit, that the result 10
the organization Of 10th branches Of
the State Legi4laiuro a4reeaIly sur
prises us and is oreditabie, aud must
be most satisfactory 70 be Repubi,
cans. Ii will be observed, that most
all, if not Il the officers elected, are
prominent, experienced newspaper
men and prints Sach men a.
Saml Fifsld, Jack Turner, and
Elisha Starr, cannot fail 20 honor
their positions. and ars credit TO
the State, The policy evinced BY
the organization Of the Legislature
this year. shows wise foresight and
shrewd Judgment in the managers OF
the Republican party, that will tend
greatly to their failure success. Pr.
du Oh Courier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20

DR.. BROWNS

DR.. BRO WINS
Dental Calendar for February.
Washburn "a and Sd.
Hartinville 4th, 9Th and 9th.
Montfort 18th and 8th.
Highland 10th to 10Th.
Lancaster, 18th to 31st
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
For Rent or Sale.

vail rent or sell my Blacksmith, wagon and paint
SHOP The business is situated is a very desirable
business part OF the village Tt is p by 20 feet and
we'll adapted and arranged for business purposes.
CassVille, Nov 20. 31tf II. HAUGER.