Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-09-21
WHOLE NO. l744.

dor e7ery circumstance surrounding
Us, carefully weighing every proba-
bIlity, and feeling the necessity OF
thorough and lasting ref ,rm, is il
pc 'sible that you should hesitate in
your choice? Can you fail to see
that here is the blttle-f Ia worthy
of your Efforts, here the line of ad.
vance toward the objects which, as
true reformers, you must hold the
highcs;? A changel is your cry.
Yes, A char e, is mine. But do you
not with me insist upon change
that opens the prospect of lastiog
Improvement? Is change of parties
all you want, whatever the conse-
quence2 If you are in earnest you
will want more: you will want a
change in the very being, in tho ma
ture of the parties. That is the great
thing needfu. But in the success of
Hayes, not 10 that of Tllden will you
find it. Can you doubt then, that a
change TO Hayes will be greater
and much more wholesome change
than that TO Tilden? What is
change to T,llenP A change from
Repu blican to Democratic spoill pol
llics. What is change to Hayes2
A change from the spoils system TO
reform of the civil service and the
over brow OF machine politics That
is the prediction l make, and with
conf ience | look into The future TO
see it verified. Can the duty of sin
cere friends of reform be doubtful?
| at leas, see mine as clearly as ever
and to the last will | perform il.
speak with feeling. for have
been long and with earnest sincerity
in this struggle. 1t has been sad of
ms that have done something TO
wake up tbs popular conscience
against tho preva Ing drm RAJ Il.
tion. II that be so, | am proud of it
1t was the object of my endeavors.
But tha. duty is not al fulfi led. Now
is the time TO lif up our judgement
10 The level Of the awakened consci-
encc. Let US take care that the re-
formatory spirit now a so and capa
Tic OF greater achlo7' III 'nts docs not
run Out.ln a mere change OF parties
al pers0h5, To sand stll before the
citadel Of the evils which have AZ long
afflicted aud degraded Us. Who
knows when it will rise again from
the Il Dom OF new encouragement
if now it exhausts itself in mis- lirect,
ed and fruitIess efforts! We have in.
deed, great opportunity before rs,
an opportunity TO shake off the dis
graceful abuses which the demoraiz
ing habits of forty years have loaded
upon our politlcnl life; an opportuni-
ty to lead our government back to
the noble principles and practice OF
of the great and wise founders of the
republic, whose virtues we are so ell
oquent in praising and whose exam
Pile we have been so slow TO follow.
This is year of great memories. 10
magnificent palaces we havo laid be-
fore the world the wonders of our
wealth, the fruits of our inventive
genius and the astounding results of
our skill and Industry; and certainly
we have gained the admiration of all
boholuers. But great and lasting as
the admiration thus gained may DO,
far greater still in the esteem of man.
kind, and far more LISTING in tho
gratitude OF our own posterty, will
be an honest AMI decisive blow now
struck for the restoration of that
virtue and purity Of government
which, after all, is tho only security
and the highest glory of free peo-
pie. The year of the great al niver-
sary cannot be moro truly honored
than by the triumph of 81 noble an
effort.