Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-25
Another Exit.

lhe beginning of this year was ushered in
oy several remarkable falls, among them the
isii OF Pievna and the fall Of paper known
as The eAduoeate. Since then falls have not
been so much the fashion but suspensions have
continued to be the order, The latest sus-
pension is that of the Chicago patent concern
which tor some time has had Lancaster for its
disributive point As we owe it no sym3atby
we VIII waste none upon it. For some time
1t has been for sale. Soon after it was first
offered we were asked confidentially and as
business matter, what we thought it was
worth. We replied that if any man gave
dollar for il he would give a dolIaf more
lhan IL was worth From the beginning it was
creature of deception and mush. 1t started
out under an arrangement by which one-half
OF Its patrons were to be sold out and the 9TH
er hall made fools Of. Processing 10 be Re.
publican Its plan was laid TO destroy Repub-
Ieans. Its agents represented to the friends
OF former associate on the HEPALD, that il
was no longer under his control and therefore
they should quit it and take dose of the pat
ent. "Try it for three months and If like patent
pills IT didn't cure the piles they needn't pay
tor IT." When the agents met with an enemy
of the gentleman referred TO they represented
that their patent was designed to oppose him
and the HERALD ring ana if they wanted to
help do that they MIST quit the HERALD and
take the patent medicine This was two
edged sword that cut at the HERALD both
ways. We saw, as we thought, what would
be the result. The two-odged implement will
cut the unskilled hand, in the attempt to WELD
1t But we will pursue the foul means used
against the HERALD no further. A newspa-
per Is or should be the peoples organ. Ian
caster has paper that is county institution.
The people should have some pride in it. We
are not conscious of any reason WHY the PEG.
pie OF Lancaster or of Grant county should
try to establish rival. The HERALD col.
umns are open to everything that has merit or
responsibility. If there is but the one char.
mel for county news all the news will nalur
ally How to that one channel. In that case
only one paper will have to be taken, paid
Tor and read, in order to get all the news. If
there are TWO papers an advertiser has to pay
for two advertisements to reach all the read
eTs Ii the job work is divided there NAV
not be enough of it TO pay for keeping first
class printer and first class material In every
way the Interests of the people are to sustain but
the one newspaper. The same rule holds DO
litically. Some Republicans took the suspen-
ded concern because it professed TO be Re-
publican. They ought to know that dividing
strength is weakening process This con.
Germ stradded hobby. That hobby would
now be sleeker looking animal than it IS If
1t had had no rider. The Greenbackers have
seen and felt more to make them hide their
heads in shame here than In any adjoining
county. Grant County probably wouli sus-
tain pro perly conducted Democratic paper,
but we doubt whether the rarity could estab-
lish one that would not be burden instead of
a help. The HERALD will continue 70 be
fair and honorable towards all men who do
not set themselves in its way. 1t proposes
always to give value for every dollar it re-
ceives, to individuals and TO communities,
and It will neither suspend nor fall. We have
no Ill will towards the gentleman personally
who circulated the patent We would con-
graduate HIM heartily if he now had respec-
table fraction Of the money in his pocket that
he has sent out of The county for papers 2rin-
ted in Chicago