Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
KEYEE.
His Certificates OF Character

His Certificates Of Character
The Waupaca Republican. which
has starveling existence, through the
assistance Of patent halves and timber
agency, contained last week the follow.
ing editorial, suggested or written for
it at Madison.
The Grant County HERALD, inspired BY a
spirit OF vindictive meanness TO which even
the Milwaukee Sentinel is q stranger-or Il
not stranger, still afraid to use-is making a.
harsh war on Col Reyes rs it can, and is us
ing as an argument against him the whiskey
frauds story 50 wonderfully exploded-not by
Mr.. Keyes' friends but by Democratic enemies
years ago. The HERALD 10 imbecile in doins
this. There isn't Democratic paper in Wis.,
consin that would have the cheek to republsh
those vapcriah old stories. Had Mr.. Keves
the inclination to ask for the publication Of
some letters he Is in possession of from the
parties who prosecuted the investigation, and
mad the HERALD the honor to publish them. as
1t possibly might have, that paper would be
completely shut up. It has a chance At the
letters if it would like to publish them.
There seem to be those who think
the whiskey fraud story was exploded
but 1t so sore q calamity as the cleo.
ton of E. W. Reyes to the u. S. Sem
ate should fall upon the State of Wis.
consin, the discovery will in time be
made, that the whiskey fraud story is
not quarter grown, in fact is only ger.
minated. 1t is to dry up its roots and
smother its life ont that we are oppos.
ing Mr.. Reyes. The story will grow
as ne grows. In no other hill but his
name can it find vitslizing soil. The
Waupacs paper thinks it was "won.
derfully exploded-not by Mr.. Keyes'
friends, but by Democratic enemies. I"
The explosion here referred to is the
Madison embarrassing bee we have
alluded TO. 1t was conducted mainly
oy Democratic friends. Judge Ryan.
Geo. B. Smith and q. W. Cate are
called Democrats. If they are, SO is
Il. W. Reyes. The word clannish will
define all the principle there is IN the
politics of any of them. The first
three found more congenial associates
in the Democratic party and they re.
NAMED in it. The last found Office
In the Republican party, and he took
to the office. The office has hedged
him in the party, but in all his trou.
oles ne falls back on Democrats such
as the above named, or Republicans
who have that name with a present
or prospective office attachment. No:
sure enough, "there isn't Democrat.
ic paper in Wisconsin that would have
the cheek to republish those vaporish
old stories" Perhaps after while
some OF them will have the cheek 70
publish new additions to them. Did
this Waupaca paper ever see the ad.
ditlons to them published in the HER.
AID December l9th-and which wc
can't persuade or shame the Madison
Journal or other Keyes papers to
make any alluslon to? And does it
think there are no more such add.
tons?
Now for those letters Mr.. Keyes
"has in his possession" They are
the very letters which Mr.. Reyes sent
to US last week by the hand of Mad
lson attorney, his former partner, with
request to publish. And here they are:
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, May 20, 1877
Hon f. w Kauao Nod;son yu:.