Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-29

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we recognize nothing of the sort, and
shall not. Good service is what we
want. Good morning." And so the
applicant who has made politics a
business and is in politics for purely
business reasons goes away sorrowins
to his Member of Congress. Up stairs
is the Hon. Mr.-,with blood in his
eye, and he demands the appointment
of his friend. The same imperturba-
BILE politeness and the same Roman
frmness meets him. "There will be
no changes made for party reasons.
If the present incumbent is unfit for
the place, show it, and we will put a
better man in, and your recommends
ton will have its weight. But there
will be no change except for cause
And Congressman storms and raves,
but it all amounts to nothing Cool,
selfpossesscd, the President sits, pay
ing no more heed to the storming and
raving, than as though it was the soft
est zephyr. Oh ye people, Do you
know why President Hayes is in posi-
ton to do this? Learn and apply the
same to your local politics. and get
good Government all around. This is
the secret The don't owe anybody any
favor for his nomination or election.
He never asked for the nomination,
he never asked for the election, and he
is complicated with nobody. Conse-
quently he has no friends to reward
or enemies to punish. He is presi-
dent because the people wanted him
to be. He has no one to thank, for
he asked no one for bis vote or infin-
ence. ln short the office sought him
not he the office. He can afford to
do as he thinks best, for he ia in no
ones hands. There are no rings or
cliques controlling him, and all the eff
forts to organize them have been fail
ures. Rutherford B. Hayes, not a
clique using his name, is the Presi-
dent.
And SO there is disappointment.
The Republicans are jubilant and the
Democracy are depressed "Wh 9
blast it" said one in my hearing YES,
terday, III he keeps on this wav, for a
year | shall have to vote for him nv
sell" Eyes" said another, sand when
we have to vote for Republican.
what becomes OF the Democratic
party p That bothered them. I pre-
dict that Gen. Hayes viii SO run the
Administration that there will be op
position TO him, long before his four
years are out. He Is an honest man.
and man of will. What more can
we want in President AS it stands
now there is 10 Democratic party in
New York, except in the grog-shops
and. gambling bells. The respectable
Democracy are giving the Admins
tratlon a hearty support, for after ali,
business is of more Importance than
politics IN business community.
The era of good feeling is ii hand.
The Lottery Dealers.
Anthony Comstock, in the employ
Of the post-office department has made
raid upon the lottery dealers, and
has arrested thirty of them. The ex-
tent of this business is little under
stood. There are over a thousand
firms in this city, whose business is
selling policies in lotteries, of which
the poor dupes who send their money
know as little as they do of Senegam-
bla. With the exception of two or
three, these frauds represent no draw
ings-they simply pocket the money
that is sent them. They advertise a
drawing for the benefit of a school in
Kentucky, or Nevada, or hospital in
Washington, in which capital ptizes
of S250,0o0 and other prizes running
down to 500 are promised to the
holders of the 'lucky" tickets. Where
it will pay they do send few dollars,
say fifty, just enough to enfame the
poor dupe, and have him spread the
fact that he drew a prize aud got the
money over whole county. Thus
twenty-five or fifty dollars, is the
cheapest advertising they can have
Comstock found them in all sorts of
places, but never one of them with
the slightest pretext of having any
thing legitimate. The letters captur-
ed were curious reading. They were
from all sorts of people and all sorts
of professions. A clergyman in the
State Of New York, enclosed $3.50
for a ticket in some mythical scheme,
with the remark, eff you can arrange
this SO as to have me draw prize, ii
will work to your advantage" This
man was bidding 20 have fraud per-
petrated to bis advantage, forgetting
that if the dealers would swinde al
all, they were as liable TO swindle him
as any one else. Laboring men, wild
ows, seamstresses, all classes and sorts
| of people, sbowered their money up
on these sharks, each hoping to draw
the big prize that would make then
comfortable for life. Except the lit.
lie thrown out for bait, none of them
eyer got dollar--all that was sem
them went down into the pockets o.
the swiudlers, and enabled them tc
live in good style. But their little
game is up. Comstock is after them
and he will make it lively for them
He had them al in the police court
aud policemen will be put to guard
their premises, the post-office will s;ol
their letters, and the people vii! be
made virtuous whether they will OF
not. Money addressed TO these fell
lows will, hereafter, be detained
at the post-office and will be returned
to those sending it. And this is fol
the benefit of those weak enough to
send-hereatter there will be no
secrecy in such matters. The letters
will ee opened, and in an unopened
state will be sent to the post master.
of the place from which they came. |
you want to invest in lottery yor
may be sure that the postmaster ii
your own town will know that you
have done SO. From this time ou
you do it at your risk.
Business.
Business is getting better. Since
Hayes has taken the helm there ha'
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