Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
How We Won.

We join heartily with the Republic
an press of the State in its credit civ.
en- to Mr.. Horace Rublee for the man.
!ner in which he conducted the Re-
publican campaign. The manage
ment was given to him at an inauspic-
ious time. The party manager who
preceded him for number of years
was man widely differing in dispo-
sition and character from Mr.. Rublee.
Mr.. Reyes had taken the manage
ment years ago when the party was
strong. The party he knew would
succeed, and therefore he made it his
business to put forward his favorites.
His buster and cuss-ter way of deal.
ing with men had the effect to draw
to the party class of fellows whose
highest ambition is to toady for bull
lies or be patted on the back by men
in place, and of such, under him Re-
publican majorities were largely COM
posed. He appeared not to observe
that such course persisted in had
the effect to drive away men of
thought. Our belief is that Mr.. Rub.
lees policy in practice the past eight
years would have made Wisconsin as
strong Republican state as Iowa.
The Chairman should look to the in
terests of the party and its candidates.
AS to who the candidates are should
be left to the yeomenry of the party.
If Chairman undertakes to dictate
who shall be the candidates of par
ty from any county or district for any
office his dictation can only tend to
division he is choosing for one part
of the party as against another. The
matter of giving recommendation for
appointment is another thing. A rec
ommedation by a chairman of state
organization should have great weight
with the President. The party In
Convention should choose the Chair
man partly with reference to his in
fuence in such appointments. But
if on trial his recommendation prove
to be generally.from an unreliable class
of men, the result will be to weaken
the party. The honest and quiet peo-
pie will become Disguised with par
ty that fills federal offices with black
legs and whiskey thieves.
However, Mr. Rublee's success is
in this campaign is not wholly due to
a change in his methods from those of
Mr.. Reyes. Correct habits like use
full plants are of slow growth. Mr..
Keyes's hurrah boys fiocked around
him whenever they saw him charging
upon the capitol, shaking gaudy
flag:at arms length. The men who are
to follow the thoughtful and consci-
entious methods of Mr.. Rnblee will
wait until they know whether they are
right before they 60 ahead, There
were two parties in this state, this
Fall, who had put up tickets of weak
men on rotten platforms. The Repub.
lican candidates, especially the Gov
ernor, were of the very best men, and
on the question to which the people
gave their whole attention, our plat
form was sound. Mr.. Rublee took up
the gauntlet thrown down by the two
parties of folly and he fought the bat
tie nobly. For him it was a..fayorable
circumstance that the little homely
Thos. NJ. Nichol of Kansas, happened
in the state. Between them the PEG
pie of Wisconsin have had good
awakening on the finance question
and the present victory ensures great
er victory hereafter. None will be
afraid to follow Rublee. If the Green
hackers do not come back to US the
Democrats will come over to US.