Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-07
Letter from Judge Barron to E. w.
KeyeS

Judge Barron is supposed to have
great influence in north western Wis
coDsin. He makes some good points
in the following letter which we pre-
sumo is addressed to Mr.. Reyes mere
ly to draw attention to it.
ST.. CRoIx FALLS, May IL.
b. w. Keyes, Esq: : Chairman Re-
publican State Central Committee:
My DEAR SIR: | have written no
letter on politics since the canvass Of
last Fall | am moved now TO write
because OF announcement OF your re
cent disappointment a. Postmaster at
the State Capitol have hoped for
that re-appointment and have felt that
it ought to take place, but apprehend-
ed from information that has come to
me since President Hayes's Inaugural
ton that he was not earthly enough
and was too ethereal to appoint you
Your appointment will bring upon
you the impression that it is your
duty to try and reconcile a sturdy
Republican element to the "policy"
of the President in this State In this
you will lose your past prestige. / am
heartily sorry for President Hayes,
and for this expression of honest,
humble sympathy, | expect of course,
but little respect at the present hay
day of his favor The same votes
that elected him, elected Packard
The same votes that elected Govern
or Packard elected him. And when
a Democrat tells me this, at our coun-
try crossroads. or from the public
forum, | have no re ponsc. The Dem
ocratic party will keep on in the
even tenor OF its way" refusing to
abandon a single form of its party or
ganizaton for him. Enough Repub.
licans will refuse to follow bugle blasts
from you and others in his behalf in
this and other States to leave him
and his Sccretay Evarts, whose politi-
cal convictions were they material
feel to common mans touch like cold
mackerel, where Tyler, Fillmore and
Johnson were left They were men
of pure and elevated character. And
yet soon after their blazing of trees
for new trail each became king
without kingdom, priest without a
church, a ruler without State. Each
failed to convince the rural voter or
New York's solid Drained Marcy,
made mistake when he tersly gave
utterance to the educated verdicd of
| Republican form Of political govern
ment: "To the victor belong the
spoils." Each of these men is remem.
bered to day for one and the same
reason The first had such men as
Daniel Webster for members of his
cabinet. Mr.. Webster staid with
him." and Mr. Calhoun was afterward
added. But there were not brains
enough there's to build us a ''Tyler
party The straight Democratic
party took possession OF the White
House through President Polk, and
Tyler evaporated in his ethereal at
mosphere above practical party. All
Of President Fillmore's officers could
not reduce the Wings of New York
to submission, and Senator Seward
went into the Wing National Conven-
ton with a New York State anti Fill
more delegation for General Scott,
who was nominated and beaten by
the Democrats who kept right on in
,heir organization. President Fillmore
had Webster and Edward Everett in
his Cabinet, and could beat the Wing
at the polls, as can President Hayes
the Republican party. But he could
not control it.
President Johnson with Seward for
his Secretary of State. and William
M Eyarts as his supporter and adj
wiser tiled his hand at personal pollti-
| cal party. With that commoner and
popular son of Wisconsin, - Alex.
Randall, one of the best and noblest
| War Governors, and that Senatorial
leader, Doolitte, his guard in Wis
cOnsin was not even ''corporal's
guard" and he could not carry the
sympathies of single Congressional
District so loyal and true to Randall
and Doolttle in the year before And
this because the masses without help
of leaders had suspicion that there
was compromising and trading and
lowering of standards for personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in high places, upon
the part of representatives OF party
that had won victory to the fruits
of which it was entitled.
Tyler was polished, accomp ished
and diplomatic. Fillmore was Wing
of Wings, strong for years in the En-
pre State, nominated for Office there
and elected with enthusiasm. John
son was of the people, with a viii and
integrity that called our minds to the
days of Jackson. And yet the sun of
each went down in political darkness.
Is President Hayes grelter? This is
a government in which the President
is not sovereign, who can break and
make the policy of political parties.
You aud | will live 10 know this with
in the next three years. There will
always be two political parties in this
Republic of ours, and one or the 9th
er will possess the President, or each
will pronounce him a failure.
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