Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
The Personal Warfare.

Is hypocrisy. The personal warfare
was begun by themselves and has
been carried on only by them. They
have travelled over the district ped
ding personal epithets and exerting
themselves in every way possible to
do personal injury to those who
are not for him. We presented tables
of figures to show that he always
ran behind, was therefore a load for
the party to carry and we did not
think 1t could carry him this fall. In
presenting these we were careful not
to offend. No man whose whole in.
tersst is in the party and its cause
could be offended. But facts and
figures are what men in the wrong
always hate. These open the eyes
Of people they would have blinded.
And while going about the country
berating those not friendly to them
the Hazelton party have been saying
on every hand, "If Hazelton is to be
set aside, let us have some grounds
for it. What charges are there ? &C.,
&c." BY all their writer's and per.
sonal organs they have been pretend
ing to appeal for the reasons. Be-
cause for the sake of the party we
have held back the reasons, they have
pretended there were none. One
says:
u see by the papers that propositions are
made to change our representative in con,
gress, for no other reason, so far as have SEEM
than to have a change or to crafty some as
pirant who would like the honor, and names
have been presented for whom could cheer
fully vote under proper circumstances"
The Prairie du Chen Union refer.
ring to the Darlington Republicans
opposition, says:
at says there are potential reasons of
policy why some new man should take his
place. But it omits giving the reasons. The
republicans of the district would like to know
what these potential reasons are. The sem
tence following the one quoted reads; There
are number Of strong men in the district,
any one OF whom would make an excellent
member of congress- and would receive the
whole vote OF the party az the polls If the
reason is that some one else wants the nomi-
nation, We think the majority of republicans
Will not consider it very potential one.
Like others, we must await the production Of
the potential reasons. ,"
But when a reason Is given even
in simple logical figures in language
carefully used to avoid offense, they
set up the cry, Personal warfare ~
With this cry they have thought to
stop our mouths. They feared that
next would come an exposure of
Mr.. Hazalton's methods of political
work; the use Of bogus tickets /;
tricky csucusing; hiring Democratic
editors to let him alone, and thus
strengthening them to go on with
their violence against our party /;
getting Offices for none but his per.
sonal friends-not even consulting
OVERWHELMING them out as if they
were party enemies; turning out
soldiers for opposing his nominal
ton though working hard for his
election so conducting himself that
q Congress of brigadiers preferred
him to his Democratic opponent !;
getting appointments for Democrats
as rewards for their personal pra ises
OF him putting himself always in
tho way of the founders of the par
ty always depending on bulldoziUg
and foul means to accomplish his
purposes rather than by advancing
and strengthening the party trav.
cling over his district and leaving
money with saloons aud profigate
men to be used in working up his
nominating boom voting in Con.
gress al~ays on the money side Of
questions. These are heads of some
Of the potential reasons" We would
have illuminated this canvass with
had wo known Mr.. Hszolton with
his civil service reformed appoint
ees, Frank Campbell, j. w. Bracket
and others would be travelling this
district with their "personal war.
fare" No, gentlemen, the per.
sonal business is yours, not ours.
Last week we submitted wholly to
your muzzle. We gave you paper
without one word from US against
Mr.. Hszslton or any friend of his
unloss it be Hancock. We did moth.
ing but present briefly our candi.
dates merits, and yet that paper
was carried from town to town,
from corner to corner, from saloon
to saloon, and by him, Campbell
and BraGkett more low filings and
ribaldry were spouted than over
anything else that has been done.
You, gentleman, you, Mr.. Hazeton,
are the personal warfare men, and
it may not go we'll with you.
In conclusion we say emphatically
that were Mr. Hszelton o represen.
tative creditsble to this Distaict, as
man, as statesman, "a Repub-
lIcan, and were not SO obnoxious to
good Rer ublicans as to ondanger
his election, We should give him
earnest support As he is wanting
in these respects, the Republicans
will make great mistake if shay
nominate him.
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