Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-26

former policy. This Congressional
district,tha four years before, elect.
ed Mr.. Maeoon without counting
the vote of Grant county by 600
majority, this year t1878) without
Grant county beat Hazelton 400
Yet Grant county had 80 relatively
improved over the other counties
that Mr.. HEzelton was elected.
But what of IL? The HERALD for
its effective work has been spit upon
By some of the men it elected
For merly and always it was given
all the official advertising patron
age. But Mr.. Lesler without
word of acknowledgement to the
Grant County HERALD, without the
slightest reason for doing 80, with.
out ever telling Us he was going to do
SO and regardless Of his duty TO put
bis official publications where the
publ would look for them, he gave
them to other papers on the borders
of the coanty. The Dial, with one
quarter the circulation of the HER
AID whose publisher defeats Re-
publican candidates with bogus
tickets, who puts out bogus tickets
with tho names OF his special friends,
Lester among them, on Democratic
tickets, thus disgusting and driving
away Republicans who dispise such
methods +; the Dial, whose publisher
charged for Republican announce.
ments Of conventions and meetings
in his paper as if they were business
advertisements the Dial, that was
in the campaign utterly disregardsd
either as friend or foe, was made
Mr.. Lesler's official publisher, and
the HERALD that awoke all the
friends Of the cause ard bore all the
abuse of its enemies was obliged to
do the work for nothing. The same
thing was done this year. We are
Obliged to print the delinquent and
unredeemed lists in the HERALD
because al who care for them look
for them there. This year we offered
10 do it for nothing and thus save
the county six or seven hundred
dollars, but Mr.. Lesler declined. He
had promised it elsewhere (bofore
he was elected probsbly) and tho
county, though under this circum.
stance q useless expense, could not
save the money. He persisted and
tho inonpuariapoa 90 f,p a,uav va
suited in disaster. He failed to get
the list published "a the law re-,
quires. II was not as the Law re-
quires, published four lceeks before
the day of sale and hence was not q
legal publication and if the county
pays for it the money is thrown
away. The failGre disappoinls all
parties whose object was to get GER
tifcStes with the view Of quieting
title, and for lands not sold the
county is that much behind. The
courts have decided that four tgeeks
before the day Of sale means that
the first publication must be issued
IS days before the sale. That was
not done. These are some and onh
part Of important reeaOls why we
think Mr.. Lesler should not be nom.
inated. For the safety Of tho PEG.
pie the office Of Treasurer should
ha beld but one term any way. Our
legislators have attempted TO pass q
law 10 tlis effect but offics hunters
prov3ated
We have much more that should
be said on the line of efficiency and
integrity in cur officers but the sub,
ject must how 20 unfinished. We
have heard OF no ca dldato against
Mr.. Lesler. There is u good open
iog for the right kind Of man in
that place. We are in favor alway'
Of pu.ling our wounded soldiers t
the front where they are competent
The otiico Of County Clerk will alst
have o new man this year. 1t woalC
he orsd1tabio to the Rspublioan oon
veati0n II for the office of Treasure,
it would nominate Mr.. Goo
Nevins Of Bloomington, a perfectly
reliable and competent man and {
wounded soldier, and for the Office
Of County Cierk, II. p. Greene, o
Lalcas or. Mr. Greene is a one
armed soldier but be is highly quail
fled for that position and is a rapit
penman. To these men there cal
be no objection and they are worthy
and popular.
In this campaign the Republican
can win in county. State and nation
il they do right. If they counte
nance wrong even the Presidential
boom cannot save them. There ar
still many men not dead. They vii
DO heard tom next November.