Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-12-07
The Herald-The Change.

A change contemplated at the time
of the late purchase of the GRANT
COUNTY HERALD by John Cover is
now effected. The firm name on the
title page tells who its present publish.
ers are. Their individual names are
John Cover and Edward Pollock.
It is not their individuality that is 70
be kept in public view; it is their bus
mess as publishers and the HERALD
as an organ of public opinion and
mouth-piece by which to proclaim and
advocate the best interests of the
people of south western Wisconsin,
and especially of Grant County, to
which public attention is invited. As
blishers of newspaper it shall be
our aim to gather in items of interest
from all sections Of the country, and
distribute them to all the people.
These are in part our merchandise.
The columns OF the HERALD are the
shelves in which our goods are kept.
We buy and we sell. Like the mer-
chants storehouse these columns are
also place for exchange. Thought
full and business men are invited to
send here their wares-their opinions
for distribution and exchange.
Grant County is well supplied with
men whose heads are well supplied
with information and wisdom. The
HERALD is the vehicle through which
to carry their information from one to
another. Exchanging opinions is the
process by which the rough outsides
are removed and under these exteriors
is found the sparkling diamond of
Truth. Grant County is a great
county. In some respects it is the
greatest in the State 1t is often re-
ferred to by the people Of other conn-
ties as one of model government. Its
people have succeeded in establishing
a model government through their
harmonious action. For many years
the HERALD has been an instrument
to effect this harmony. Through it
the leading men of the southern part
Of the county have joined hand with
those of the northern; the western
with the eastern. 1t shall be the aim
of the HERALD to perpetuate this har-
mony and it's good results.
The HERALD will labor vigilantly
and energetically t. advance the bus
mess interests Of the people of the
county and every township 10 the
county. Once this section of the
country was famed the world over for
it's mineral resources. Now, though
these are important, they are
secondary to its agricultural resources.
The naked plains fifty years ago sup
posed to be barren, under the plow.
now constitute our great wealth, and
the husbandmen of Grant County are
among the weightiest men of the State.
Politicians do not move without con-
sulting them, and this is right. Farm
lug interests now take the lead IN the
wealth and influence Of our section.
1t may always be so, but here are
good locations for manufactures, and
inevitably there will be when the
government of the country becomes
more settled, new growth in this
line of business in many portions OF
the West: We trust that proper ef-
forts will be made to invite the atten-
ton of manufacturing capitalists to
this county and the Herald will so
urge,
Politically it is not necessary to say
what the HERALD will be. Let any
reader imagine for himself how il
could be anything else than Repub-
lican, But in being Republican its
voice shall not be hushed when the
crimes of the party or of its working
men should be exposed. 1t viii
cling tenaciously to the rule that the
men who made the party should con
troll it. They, we know had
grand object in view. That object
must never be lost sight of, and
they who fathered it are likely to take
the most fatherly care oft. Loose
and questionable politics we will op
pose. Men who are above trifiing
with the peoples money and will
their morals are the men We will urge
to the front. We shall not speak il
OF men without cause, whether they bC
in the Republican or any other party
When they do well it shall be oul
pleasure to say well of them. And
we wish our readers to bear in mine
that the HERALD is not exclusively {
political paper. As the motto long
floating upon its banner declares. it il
"Awake up.n all subjects; neutra
npon none." Hereafter, as in the long
past, the HERALD hopes for the assist
ance and - -rv.o tiUn OF the leaning
men of the county. To the good of al
we devote our time and our means.
Louisiana and Hayes.