Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-15
LETTERS FROM MADISON.
MADISON, Wis, March IL, 1877.

From our own correspondent.
Am back from Washington wiser
man; witnessed our Presidents To-
auguration; pushed my claims for
office; got cleaned cut: being life.
long Republican, serving the part
for twenty years with true faithful.
ness, my claims were not recognized
The fact is l was too honest ia my
assertions but was promised at a
future day due consideration of my
Gaze.
Here AID things changed. Dull
ness sHpersedcs life and animation
the city wears q q omy aspect ; the
hotels are empty: the legislature has
adjourned aud the members thereof
have gone home. During the last
ten days the lawmakers pushed mat
ters pretty rapidly The Atwood
School Book Bill (Senete 2l5) hardly
saw daylight in the Assembly and
was killed by decided vote, to be
resuscitated next year, according to
the Atwood sheet. 1t seems then
that the Madison printing fraternity
are endeavoring to frame public
opinion in favor ef the steal they are
contemplating upon the people un-
der the plea OF working for the good
OF the people Of this State.
The committee to classify and
itemze the Centennial expenditures
have made their report. Nothing is
to be said in favor of the parties WHO
compose d the commission; with their
hands in the public crib somo OF
them pocketed the States money
while having railroad passes obtained
without consideration. Uuder date
of April 13, 1876, the Centennial
Board hired Elisha Stair at $500 as
agent from the 1st day of May till
the close of the Exhibition, with
lodgings at the Wisconsin head :
quarters and expenses TO and from
PhiladeIphia. How is it that the
sum of $1,100 was charged il the
Centennial report while Mr.. Starr
was paid the sum OF 81 600 and why
ooes Mr.. Starr get 81, 100 as per re-
port, when the only record is to the
extent that he was hired for $500 p?
Somebody had better explain. . her
comments could be made but the last
report speaks for itself, showing
There tho peoples money went.
In my former letters never made
any mention of the proceedings OF
the Agricultural Society, and to see
and know how the farming com
munity is being humbugged in this
State, person need only attend the
lectures given on topics touching
agriculture. President Ba s C o ms
lecture before the Agricultural So
sciety was very interesting. He did
not seem afraid to give his audience
views which TO come of his hearers
were not pleasing. He told the true
and honest farmers not to be carried
away with the cunning devices of
the farmer politician; not to follow
the demagogue who with his doctrine
and advice seeks bis own aggrand>
IL ment in politics; to drop the per
nicious rag baby doctrine, upheld by
many of the agricultural classes; not
to make war upon capital but to
look upon it as an agent benettlng
all those in need Of the same. He
SAYS. let labor and capital 60 hand
n hand; by it you will remove dis
trust and soon prosperity will be
perceived in all enterprises. he
eulogized the true farmer and agri-
culturist but condemned the perm
cious ideas advocated by many only
for the purpose of making political
capital for themselves under the plea
of working for the good of the or
DER"
Professor Daniels address wa to
the effect that cows fed upon straw
and marsh hay gave as much and az
Q God milk as those fed upon hotter
food. What nonsense
Professor Nicodemus' subject was
draining of marsh lands. He was
very brief and told his hearers that
in order TO drain marsh lands the
water has TO be conveyed by bitches
or otherwise to lower level. a
splendid idea; just what any one
might expect of professor. The
balance of the subjects were, to q
non-fsrming party, aninterestIng and
[ cannot see how farmer can find
any interest az all in such treatIaes.
Evidence that great many were
incredulous in the theories set forth
and advocated by The professors.
was shown by the remarks of some
farmers that their different theories
may look we'll on paper but prsc'i.
calIy they were fallacies sod fail
uree.
This same Nicademus for an edu-
cationaI and agricultural map was
paid 5000 by the Centennial Board
of Commissioners, pretty big price
I must admit. saw the maps and
would have gladly bargained the job
at 800, map giving az good work
as has been given for 5000. But the
dear people must bear iu mind that
centennials do not come around
every year when the peoples money
can be spent ad hbitum.
AS soon as the snow has melted
and the winter ia over | shall start
for the Black Hills and if not acalped
by some lpdian you may hear from
me from~that locality. q.
Madison, March 9ib, 1877.
DEAR HERALD Last night the