Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-17
NUMBER "a.
BLUNDERING BADLY.
The People Of the Old Third Have no Desire il
Change Representatives.

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The People OF the Old Third Have no Desire to
Change Representatives.
So much has been said in regard to
the feeling in the eastern part of the
district on the question of the coming
congressman and SO many claims made
BY the friends of Mr.. Keyes that the
following Mineral Point correspondence
to the Galena Gazette, will prove inter-
esting reading to many
Mineral Point, Wis, Aug. II, 1882.
The new congressional apportionment
bill, passed by the legislature last VIM
ter, has brought new element into
the politics OF this district, and already
the battle between the people and the
old Madison ring has commenced.
The battle may ultimately result in he
triumph of the bosses ut Madison. b...
the people are not yet in any humor to
submit to Madison boSSism. and efforts
now being made by that ring and their
corrupt emmisarieS will this fall result
in = triumph for the people Every
where in those counties which helped TO
make up the old Sd district, the people
are wide awake, realizing the fact that
should they allow the Madison ring TO
triumph, and take control of the poll
tics of the district, nothing can ever
wrest it from them. Political power
has always been, and always will be
used by that ring, for selfish and cor
rupt purposes.
During the past two weeks / have
conyerSed with prominent Republicans
from every county in the district, and
the almost universal sentiment is to fight
against Madison domination For about
twenty years, during which time he was
Postmaster at Madison, Boss Keyes die
tated to the people of nearly the whole
State, whom they should have to repre-
sent them in the Legislature, in Con
gress, in the u. $. Senate, and in the
Governors chair, until the people be-
came restless under the yoke which had
been placed on their necks, and when
he attempted to use his power TO lift
himself into the United States Senate.
they very quietly sat down on him His
second attempt to do the same thing. 4
year ago last winter, resulted in another
defeat for the Boss But Boss isn't
going to keep still, and acting on the
theory that anything is better than
nothing figured himself into the lower
house Of the State legislature last winter
and even in that body he failed TO shine
conSpicuously. Now the Boss wants TO
90 TO Congress- That he has his old
tools in every locality in the district is
unquestionably true. But the people
know the kind of tools the Boss works
with, and as they are as u rule a lot of
old political hulks who have had their
day. and of whom the people have tired
and have laid up on the shelf, the
Reyes movement is not formidable.
Your Darlington correspond figures
up the complexion of the convention to
be held at Monroe, on the 18th of Sep
TENDER Old Moustache is doubtless
an excellent mathematician but evident
ly knows very little about The political
sentiment of the district keyes viii
get two delegates from LAFAYETTE and
divide Grant and Iowa counties with
Hazelton CD as Old Moustache SAYS,
and just allow me to predict that he
will do it like the old man kept hotel
down in Kansas
The people are thoroughly tired of
sending men from this district to con-
gress just because they want to 90.
That used to be the policy in this dis
trict, and we learned by sad experience
that the ones we sent were neither use
full nor ornamental when they got into
their seats. A new member can only
sit like "Stoughton bottle and vote
as he sees his party friends vote. and
has no influence in Congress or at the
Departments.
That Mr.. Hazelton is the ablest mem
Der ever sent from this district will
be conceded by all fair-mindeed men.
He has acquired an enviable National
reputation rs a speaker and denater in
Congress He might have abandoned
his post of duty. rs did scores of other
members, leaving the house without
quorum, and come home and set up his
pins for denomination, but as he al
ways does, he remained al the post If
duty which his constituents had assign
ed him. And, notwithstanding that
the politicians at Madison and their
/ tools throughout the district have been
| scheming night and day to defeat his
| denomination, the people. the common
people, are the champions OF Mr.. Haz-
elton, and they will see to it that he is
returned to seat which he has honored
so much, to make himself still further
useful TO his constituents during an0th-
er term.
| Iowa county will send Il solid Hazel
ton delegation to the congressional con
vention, as will also LAFAYETTE and
/ Grant. His friends claim. with almost
as much confidence. that Green county
will do the same, and he will probably
divide the Dane county delegation.
A LITTLE OLDER MoUsTACHE.