Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

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people We're in earnest But again we
were met with defeat.
Then some of our people were about
tired and said let us organize a separate
political party. But we thought we
would try both parties when assembled
in convention with representatives fresh
from the people. Sowe waited till the
convention met but knowing our pur-
pose the leaders of the party in this state
postponed the convention till late in the
season so we would not have time to
put new ticket in the field Before
the state convention met constitutional
amendment convention met at Madi-
son. At this meeting some were ready
to put a ticket in the field but others
still said wait; you know the result
Senator Price introduced the resolution,
many supported us and were not
ashamed to be found fighting ON our
side but the resolution was left out.
Both conventions utterly refused to do
anything over test vote or incorporate
plank in their platforms. This is
what the leaders told us, those who con-
troll the party in this state. So long as
that class of leaders control the party
count me out The leaders said we dare
not grant your request. 1t was with
them not a question of principle but a
question of votes. | ought to have known
that before but did not The political
party leaders do not care about prin-
ciples unless they can secure more votes
Those resolutions which poll the most
votes are adopted at conventions. The
leaders of the old parties deliberately
chose to take the side of the liquor ele-
ment. All there was for us to do then
was to back down or prove there was
enough votes to defeat the party can
didates.
The majority of the Republican party
would never have nominated Governor
Rusk if they hadbeen left untramelled.
He was nominated in return for his
heroic efforts in the senatorial contests.
The machine and the monopoles con-
troll the politics of this state and the
greatest of all is the liquor monopoly.
The Milwaukee Republican of last sum-
mer began publishing small items urg-
ing the nomination of General Rusk and
urging the country papers to come out
for him. How meekly and how gener-
ally they obeyed. The papers were also
filled with articles directed against our
little party, but in spite of all there were
| 1900 who dared to vote for principle
and they still remain unchanged.
Last Writer the chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the legislature to
investigate the temperance problem said
to Bro KanouSe 1--WE would like to have
you come before the committee and tell
us what you people want Bro Kan
ouse replied, ''we do not want any
thing" They have refused to submit
the amendment to the people and we do
not want anything.
Now in Iowa things are different. The
| Governor of that state came out in the
papers in favor of submitting the ques-
ton to the people and said: II believe
it not only for the best interest of the
I people, but for the best interests of the
| party. | believe the people are more
interested in the churches than in the
saloons" United States Senator Will
son has also made stand in favor of
the measure. We have sent Brother
/ Kanouse out there and he will remain
until the end of the campaign. We are
doing there what we did in Kansas: con-
centrating our forces. We propose to
show them that principles ably advocat-
ed are better than votes bought by mon
ey. ! believe that the people of Wiscon-
sin, if they ever ret chance to vote on
this question, viii bury it deep. If the
party leaders want our votes they will
have to submit the question to the peo-
pie.
In order to effect that the members of
the state central committee met recent
ly at Madison, to thoroughly organize
the state. Members of congress will be
nominated in every congressional dis
trict and chairmen of county central
committees, and assembly district com
mittees have been appointed with power
to call conventions when they think it
best. We want the people to thorough
ly understand that the question will not
be settled in this state or any other state
leaders to understand that we will have
a vote on this question to see that the
people settle this question one way or
the other, and believe they win settle
it right.
Already we see victory i'll the sir, and
in the near future, in n very short time,
we will capture Wisconsin and the en-
tire Union. Applause.
At The close of Mr. Parker's address
Mr.. +. A. Bottom, of Wauzeka, was in
troduced and gave the audience ring
ing little speech. This was followed by
a rather lengthy poem from Rev Mr..
lie Barron, and the evenings exercises
closed by the singing of the doxology
and the benediction.
Thursday morning when the time
came for assembling the attendance had
been somewhat increased but very few
of the lodges not being represented.
Everything was disposed of by the
time set for the closing exercises al
though many of the delegates remained
to listen to the addresses of Mrs. Stone
in the evening.
Thursday evening Miss Lucy Stone,
of Milwaukee, the well known temper
ance worker, occupied the rostrum at
the Methodist church Mrs. Stone has
been engaged in temperance work for
some time. For two years her efforts
have been confined to the counties adj
| joining Milwaukee, but for the past
three months she has been lecturing in
different parts of the state. Mrs. Stone
is an able speaker, having a fair style
and good delivery which enables her
to pour forth her arguments with light
ming like rapidity, and with a forclble-
ness which commands the attention OF
every member of the audience; however
much he NAV differ with her con- u
sions Her ideas as to the LIQUOR Iii tic
and what should be done with it are
summed up in the one word; "snnihil-
alton. She drew a strong picture of the
license system and believed that the traf-
fic should be outlawed and the dealers
Stunned by respectable people. She
paid her respects dashingly to the Re-
publican party, claiming that it had
done nothing worthy the name for tenn
peranee. During her address Mrs Stone
was frequently interrupted by applause
evoked generally by singing sallies OF
sarcasm. At the close of her speech a
! gentleman arose and proposed that a
sense Of the meeting be taken on the