Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-27
Special HERALD Correspondence.

PEAIRrE DU CHEN, Monday, Nov.
l7-For several days after the late
election Republicans with tears in
their eyes and sympathy in their
hearts came to me in my distress and
said, sorrowfully:
GLOW do you feel nosc ? got enough
OF Democracy by this time, haven't
you? Better 60 back on the party
and return to sour first love, the Re-
publican damsel."
said: SECT you behind me- I'd
look nice deserving the Democratic
party now, wouldn't |? This is the
time for Democrats to stand firm
Anybody can belong to party when
it is largely in the majority, but it
signifies something,-it takes grit,
sand and all that sort of thing-to
adhere to a party when it 10 almost
hopelessly in the minority"
Ii is court time here now, and the
county board is also in session. Both
have been at it week and are likely
to continue another week. Crawford
comfy supervisors ought to 90 to the
Grant county supervisors and con-
slider their ways, and be wise aud
diligent in their business also.
Among the questions to be ere.
solved" upon by The Board here is
one relating to the reduction OF the
pay OF salaried county officials. l
have been interviewing several of the
members about it, aud find that they
agree with the editorial in last week
HERALD-an article to which
called their attention ana which at
my suggestion, was copied into the
Courier OF this week.
Two cases coming before the pres
ent term OF court are worthy of more
than passing notice. Both are bad.
She loved not wisely, bu, too well;
he vel, he after the approved fash.
ion of such fellows in such cases, tells
her to go to blazes. SO there is a
suit, the charge being seduction and
breach ofpromise. He tries to make
out that she is and was very, very
naughty. She shows the contrary
by clouds of witnesses, including
some Of the best people of this city.
Wherefore he weskens and wants
to marry the girl out of hand, right
there in court, His Honor performing
the ceremony. She says now
nothing OF the kind. Thus the mat.
ter stands. The girl appears in
court, babe in arms, and sympathy
for her ls manifest on every side.
The other case concerns lucious
lass of tender years and a grizzle.
haired Presbyterian deacon of seven
| ~ summers or more.
Her story is that some five years
ago the aforesaid deacon came to
her room ono night and--told her
he'd slap her ii she didn't keep still.
She kept still-kept still FIVE long
years, getting married in the mean
time and contributing robust unit
or two to the millions of our popuia-
tom Now sha comes into court,
and aided and abetted by her hus.
band, who is said to be chronicslly
and constitutionally hard up, tells ;
story the bare outlines OF which
| have just given.
The accused, il turns ont, is an
old acquaintance of mine, = man
knew years and years ago when /
was little barefoot school boy in
Dist. No. 4, town of Hazel Green
He had sweet little girl or two
in those days, and was desperately
mashed on one OF them, or vast
two ?-Lucy, / believe, was the
Dame. They are married now, and
the husband of my fascinator, one
of the "argonauts of 49," a noble fell
low with great amber beard aud q
kindly blue eye, il here at the Mon
dell waiting TO swear to the iuno-
cence of his esteemed father in law.
We have become the best of friend ,
and duel is therefore ont of the
question. And yet it's somewhat
saddening. Those golden days OF
long ago return, aud to myself
softly sing:
IL might have been when life /, bright
And love Is Ia ITS e. don prime
Youth recks not Of the coming night,
| Nor dreams that there may be time
When love will fail. or change, or die
| Eternsliy
This city is getting more and more
literary every day. The latest mani
festation is lecture layout, season
tickets for which are for sale will
comprise FIVE or six "feasts' by as
many noted platform people of both
sexes. Eli Perkins is expected irst.
When Judge Cothren challenged
me to game of billiards the other
day, ! declined Internationally and
getting him into a corner began
TO carom on him with All eye single
to the political future OF Mr.. Tilden.
made several points 10 succession
and when the string was counted
there was enough and to snare in ia
vor of Tilden as the Democratic can.
didate for the Presidency next year.
Judge Cothren says sympathetic
ally that he is for Tilden and pro.
nouuces him the strongest and ablest
and most available man in the party
to day. Herein he agrees with Henry
Watterson and every o.ler Democrat
whose opinion is worth q button.
Montgomery Blair is out with q let
ter to the Courier journal on the
subject in question and be states the
case so plainly and forcibly that |
am constrained 20 quote q salient
sentence or two:
Tbs Democratic masses will surely make them.
selves heard and put down the intrigue among the
tnsl-fry here IN Congress- 20 make she uselyes Pres
idents heliy's bolt wac concerted here and is ar
eel OF the scheme eoncocted by these politicians TO
make the President from among themselves without
consulting the people. The extrs session was also
part OF this scheme. That called to make q new
ssue, with which the Congressional candidate wss
30 be identified and superseds the old issues with
which Tiiden was identified in the public mind The
only effect OF this intrigue hss been to sid the Re
pubesns In reviyiEg the sectional issueS by which
se were overwhelmed every where oct Of New York,
where riden and the old issae were strong enough
70 withstand the help given TO the enemy BY the
congressional conspiracy, Of which John Kelly
va. she agent. The people have thus taught the
pohueians that they mus adhere so the old issue
sRd 30 the OLD candidate hope for success aud Il
will not be long before they vii accommodate III EN-
selves 60 this requirement. In the light Of the re-
suits before cs. u IL manifest that the people have
decided that the Democracy shall win 4. me Union
reform Democracy, sud no other. There will be
boiling no doubt IRON this sor. Of Democrac, IL IL
not me sort that the cana ring and the southern
Gains ring anu other lOeoihg rinss affect. Tilden's
snti-Soutksra claims sitter Iuraed axalnst him the
hearts Of the multitude who had harvested hundreds
u Inillions under Grant from this source and an.
uetpsted still larger crops der the Democi scy and
"A ksh la sfuna nf h,or