Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-05-11

cludcd.
Mistaken Kindness.
II has become extremely unfashion-
able Of late not TO say hetredox to refer
in any way to the recent unplea-antness
or those who participated in it from the
tropical side Of Mason and Dixon line.
When 50 staunch Republican journal
as the New York Times takes one Of its
party leader, to task for venttring to
iutcrpose his voice between the statutes
and the crowd who were bent on wiping
out the last memorial against treason,
before allowing the coign Of political
vantage 10 be wholly occupied by the
seeds from the tree Of good will that
are to cover with their luxuriant growth
the more noxious plants of treason and
disloyalty it is time to look and see what
next Certainly there can be no obicc-
tions offered The dominant party have
been liberal to an excess none in history
that can compare with it. If then it
wishes to hesitate moment before tear
ing out the last gate that will allow the
grcyish Hood of disloyalty to mingle with
the sparkling blue waters from the
spring of loyalty, no objections can be
interpoSed.
For the past sixteen years the govern
mcnt. under the control of the Republic
can leaders, has resolved itself into a
charity hospital or humanitarian insti-
tuition continually minstering TO the poll
teal wants Of those who were but n
short time before doing their utmost to
overthrow it. As fast however as the
leaves and fishes have been dealt out
the cry has continually run on in adj
vance for more
For sixteen years the leaders of the
dominant party have thus been giving
away the direct results of the war until
but a few lines on the statute book is all
that remains to show that such thing
rs di-loyaltv was ever known in this
republic
The old proverb of the Master that
it is more blessed to give than to re-
cciye has been reversed
The party leaders found themselves at
the CLOSE of the war with a large area
Of conquered territory on their hands,
with four millions of enlranchised slaves
10 care for and nine millions of defeated
rebel, to watch, Ii was new era, A
chance for craftsmanship Of the most
elevated character and the result was
failure absolute, indefcnsblc but slow
showing failure The eyes Of the world
were upon them and the concentrated
gaze was too piercing With a dexter
ity born Of a mistaken policy they en-
franchizcd the blacks transferred the
government into the hands Of four mil
Iau children, politically anl educaiion-
alI} speaking and gave the care Of The
conquered eouraderacy and It's hosts Of
defeated mhabitants into the hands Of
these children anil the fe8 white union
men Of the south The result is well
known The >outh meaning that por-
ton lately in arms against the United
states saw &, opportunity and improved
IT, Bv murder and violence but yelled
So ,kinmlly and So surrounded with tho
>ophj>tries Of eloquonce mingled with
au umblcnc>s that would have made
trinh IIecp iurn green with envy these
cor,pirotor> usurped the power in state
after state. What was the govern
ment doing all this time; nothing.
With characteristic deNtcrty the south
crn method was masked under heavy
lire Of complaints and remonStrancc,
against radical attacks on Il long suffer-
in% and helpless people, Investigating
comm ittecs without number were SEN
south to report on the outrages com.
mittcd in that section and filed volume
after volume with blood curdling tale,
of horrors amply supported by Compel
cnt witnesses and the government
passed over the last southern Republic
can state intoth hands of the Bouraons
In states polling thousands ia Repub
licau maioritics these majorities wcrs
wiped out while the Republican part,
leaders sat with their hands tied Will
thongs furnished by themselves Tn,
history Of the Republican party through
the war is one of the grande>t page.
ever written in any annals. The hiStor,
of that party since the war is recort
SO far rs regards the results of thai
war Of mistakes, made with perhap,
thebeS intentions, but mistakes never
theless.
To-day we are called upon to advance
still further upon the road of abandon
ment and remuneration. to wipe out the
last black mark and acknowledge thai
all were good children, and the party
press assail the one bold figure whC
dares TO oppose this desecration of the
records The Republican party claims
to be the especial instrument appointed
to enforce the results and deductions OF
the late war. II it is party with a
mission ii i time il took close hold