Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-26
Who Works and Who Gets the Pay

Two, three and loar years ago the
HERALD furnished the arguments
that iel to Republican victory in this
couaty Blunders in our own party,
tho ac.s Of corrupt officers and the
mean treatment Of ring factions
against good Republicans had so re-
duced the party that Democrats had
most oi the STATES. Wisconsin mad
been in the hands Of the Democrats
Grant county that gave upwards of
nineteen hundred majority il 1872
was down TO 600 Some candidates
were elected barely by one to three
hundred. The year 1877 came on
with us VIII greenback excitement.
A focus out Of which radiated its
bewildorng beams was IN Grant
county. Tho greatest national
nhaurior ~ ~ ,-~e L4vo.
Scores, hundreds, thousands Of Re-
publIcans, right here ia Grant coun.
ty, were carried away with his
hewltchlag oratory and his seductive
theory. Scarce man who heard
him dared open bis mouth against
Samuel Carsy's declarations Or ven.
ture 10 reason against his logic.
The HERALD opened the ti1e It
poured hot shot into him and into
the batteries set up to do the work
behind him. The oountry was alive
for them. Schooi-nouses and public
halls would crowd full 10 hear Gil the
greenbackers. Three 10 ten men
made as much OF an audience as a
Republican expected 10 have. Ev.
erybody in the 60 d old party was
discouraged and thought tho State
sure to go 10 the Democrats and
perhaps even Grant comfy. But
the HERALD sept up the fight. Its
courage made il the central figure at
which the charges of the enemy
were aimed The multitude Of their
orators belchiug forth in every school
house never failed to give the Her.
AID their attention. 1t was the
light that was belimming their
lights. They cursed 1t. They cut
it. They went with their tavors
and patronage to other places.
There was no other printing cflice
battery they feared. The Novem,
Der election came. To the surprise
Of ev rybod7 Gov. Smith was elect
ed. This county was carried by
nearly 700, electing everything cx-
cept W. Is. Clark, who, toolhsrdy,
persisted ~ running when the HER.
AID couuse.ed him not TO, end was
beaten 200 while his district gave
over 40 Republican plurality and
in tho north district cur Harsfall
was beaten through Cap. Ferg's
bogus ticGe tricks. This was the
fight of 1877, Tho next year the
Green6aok parry was still strong,
still gAin.ag. Combined With the
Democ,et.o vote in 1877 the two
outnumbered the Republicans 800.
They now combined on one ticket
in this county and in this Congress.
sional district. Tie combination ex.
pec.ed succgss; ihe Republicans
feared il. The election came and
we won. Eeen every assembly dis
trict was won. The kidd oi men
were on the assembly ticket that the
HERALD insisted upon dominating
1t Kept righ. on with it's laborious
work, stirring up the people, the
thoughtful people, as no other
weekly paper in the State did. 1t
undertook t. persuade the people
that the party was getting back TO
It's old landmarks; that Nero spoil
men would no more be placed in
front. Wayerirg men became
strengthened Desp4iring men took
Outrage. The HERALD had changed
It's policy, perhaps the party would
too. Every man on The Rspu blioen
ticket ia this oounty, notwithstand.
ing the powerful combination
against thSm, succeeded except the
one who had run the HERALD on its