Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-12-12

Reyes and the Second District.

When the appropriated person refers to the
press OF chicago by way OF example, he will
coincide with Wendell Phillips that the news.
papers are infinite liars There is in the Tyb
une's issue of Wednesday an alleged tele
graphic dispatch from WATERFOWL in this
State, that would furnish Mr.. Phillips most
excellent illustration of his theory. This
especial dispatch is in regard to the Senato-
rial question, ostensibly, but is in reality an
exaggerated piece of flattery toward Keyes.
the absurdityof which is only equaled bv the
falsity of the statements it contains To the
people in Wisconsin it appears simply ludi-
crous There may be, however, some weight
attached to these assertions in other sections.
and it is only in the view of protecting the
reputation of this State against stain SO ut
terly Infamous that the Sentinel gives it any AZ
tention whatever
For number of years, E. w, Keyes
while drawing the pay of postmaster at Msdi-
son, has engaged almost exclusively in the oc-
cupation OF a politician He was Chairman Of
the Republican State Central Committee. and
instead of brilliant successes under his lead
ership," the party suffered in 1878 the most
erushin, overwhelming defeat ever experience
ed by it il this or any other northern State.
From the effects Of this defeat the Republican
party did not recover until this impudent
boaster had been deposed and man in har-
mouy with the progressive spirit of the dav
placed in his stead Although removed from
the Craftsmanship of the COMMITTEES, this i'm
pertinent meadler continued to be officious
and further harm the Republican party by his
continued assumption of hosssm. During the
last campaign standing at every corner in the
way of genera! welfare, he selfshly planned
to secure his election to the United States
Senate in defiance to the preferences of four
ffths of the Republicans and o! the people at
large 1t has been charged with what degree
OF pertinence remains to be SEEM that several
members Of the Assembly were pledged to
him before election Particularly were
these charges made with regard to the Second
District in which Reyes claims to have secured
all the delegation. Aside from w. Keyes,
and the small gang of postmasters ana other
petty politicians, nobody is unanimously in
the choice of Reyes for United States Sena-
tor y To assert that he will be elected is
most monstrous SANDER upon the name and
fame of the State To assert that he "would
ably represent Wisconsin in the Scnata," is
to state what nne-tenths of the people of
Wisconsin know 10 be false
This pretended special dispatch to the Tri5-
une can have originated but from one source.
There Is but one person ia Watertown who is
braz2n enough TO assume its authorship and
that is Postmaster Moak. But it wasn't
Moak. II doesn't sound like Moak 1t sounds
like Keyes. Not that Moak is deficient in inn
pertincence but he lacks the diplomacy which
the dispatch exhibits. However, there are
expressions in the telegram" which stamp its
authorship plainly. 1t is uudeniably Thomson
ian. And the presence OF the pair of post
masters in Chicago immediately suggests a
closeting with the inscriptions and envious
ex-Republican-D Democratic editor and the
cooking up" of this glaring mess Of transpar-
ent fasity
If the statements which this trio have made
public are true, then majority Of the mem.
hers of the Legislature from the Second Dis.
trict are parties to the disreputable corrupt
bargain by which Keyes was to secure a seat
in the Senate Ii is not at all probable that
they are true. On the contrary they are GER
tain.y false. II is not strange that they should
have been printed in Chicago paper 1t is
claimed the only papers in Wisconsin that
support Keyes are the Milwaukee Neps and
Madison Democrat II would have been CT no
use to print them in either OF those sheets
and the Tribune is emnently fitted by past
experience to do the work of political conspir,
atoas. Ii is the only channel through which
keyes may with ang propriety air his AFRO
ganee. IL answers his purpose and is entirely
harmless in its effects. Mii,eaukee Sentinel