Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-04-03

Our correspondent, we presume,
refers to those who stopped the
HERALD"-which is still running
because of its knocks at the Green.
hackers. Our sympathy for the
men who are in earnest in that
cause is so great that in ali our writ.
ing upon that subject and we did
more of it than any country editor
in the west-we never used harsh
term or made strong point, but we
felt pain such as physician is sup
posed to feel when he is about to cut
off mans limb to save his life. Not
withstanding the abuse we have re-.
oeived we have never entertained q
"vile" thought towards any man of
honest convictions. The HERALD,
through all the fight, was the best
friend TO this class of men, and in
time they will come to acknowledge
the fact. 1t is quite natural for
those who differ with US to say our
teachings are pernicious until they
are converted and healed" they
must of necessity remain of that
opinion. But we challenge the best
or any Or all OF those we have op.
posed to show anything untruthful
in any statements we have made.
We wrote by the record. The sta.
tistics and documentary proof were
and are in hand to prove every as
sertion made in the HERALD editori-
ally. Going outside of financial pol.
itics, we do not understand how any
cue can say the HERALD has ridicul-
ed religion or made light of temper
ance. Tho editor claims to stand on
the firmest religious and temperance
rock ever established, but the HER
AID has taken 90 "sides" on these
subjects. That charge is fat
it was imaginary. The HERALD is
the friend of the workIngman. A
workingman cannot be its natural
enemy. It's natural enemies are
those who are willing TO absorb the
earnings of labor by cunning. IT we
have ever called this class of men
fools, it was because they permitted
themselves to be imposed upon and
their means to be thus absorbed.
They say this process has been going
on for years. If they Say truly, and
if they all the while acq uiesced, were
they wise or foolish? If they were
fools then, is it not possible they may
be committing similar folly now ?
If they follow such men as Brick
Pomeroy they surely are. Pomeroy's
nature is that of boy who coaxed q
dog to come to him for piece of
meat, and when the pleased animal
was about to take it from his hand,
raped him over the nose with cane.
Certainly men are foolish who will
follow such leaders. We see the
same thing going on among other
men. The good men who are angry
with us for referring to such folly
are constantly giving their patronage
to creatures who laugh at them when
their backs are turned. The HERALD
"the organ of money lords, gold gam.
bIers aud bloated bondholders !" in.
deed How shortsighted No, our
help has not come from money lords.
If the efficient work we have done for
honest money has helped them they
are an Internal mean set, for in no
way, with cents or favors, have they
showed US recognition of the fact.
They see plainly that the HERALD
will require every man to cork for his
living and that no man can acquire
sudden wealth through sharp prac-
toes upon delaied men.
But the HERALD after all has not
many ex.patrons of the class alluded
to. There was time when "Stop
your Id paper" came disgusting
" frequent but only q few of them