Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-13
Grasping Mt Straws.

The Bourbon aggregation appears to
be taking heart over alleged hopes held
out by the aspect of aft; irs in Iowa.
This feeling of prospective jubilation
has so seized upon the fractional atoms
which go to make up the present shad-
owy relic of Bourbonism that assertions
are even made of Democratic success
in that state this fall. The more delu-
sive the prospect the more frantic the
efforts made to achieve the desired goal
Heavy artillery is being hurried into the
state, with which to lombard the Hawk
eyes with a storm of shadowy reminis-
ences of the past glory and present
promises of Democracy. No stone is
left unturned and no assistance is dis
dained, come II from where it will.
Even Weaver the stalwart apostle of I'M
limited greenbacks is accepted with
thanks and promise of future spoils
when victory shall perch upon the ban
ners of the coalition.
Thisissimplyrenewal of the old Demo-
cratic policy of anything to get at the
offices, and is strictly in accordance with
the teachings of the party leaders from
the time the southern wing of the party
knocked the lickety old combination
out Of time by attempting to secede
from the union. OF Weaver, who has
been little of everything, each change
being governed by his own selfish in-
terests, the Dubuque Times speaks as
follows:
Gen. Weaver is the prince of dema-
gogues-the solid extract of deceit-the
monumental hypocrite of the age. He
hungers and thirsts for office as the hart
panteth for the mountain. He fondly
hugs the delusive idea that he is the
sturdy advocate of principle-that he
is. in fact. martyr upon the altar of
party devotion. But the world, or that
portion of it which has heard of him,
knows him for political shuttlecock,
a fence straddler, and foul-mouthed
demagogue. He is nothing except a
pertinacious Office seeker. He enjoyed
slice of heaven when he was collec-
tor of internal revenue, and another
one when he slipped into Congress on
mongrel ticket of the Demo-Green-
back stripe. Now he wants to be Cover
nor, or something else, he doesn't much
care what, so that he gets an office. He
has been q candidate for everything,
from Justice of the Peace up to Presi-
dent of the United States. In 1880 he
raved up and down the country as au
advocate of the Greenback theory. He
sold out his party for mess of pottage
and coalesced with the Democrats in
order to get into Congress. He wanted
more money-lots of it-cheap paper
money, irredcemable, just like his
pledges. But he wanted Office more,
and was ready to desert his avowed prin-
ciples at the drop of the Democratic hat.
No matter if he didn't receive the honor
Of even one electoral vote when run
ming for the presidency. he comes up
again rs smiling rs ever, with his cam
paign clothes on, and his mouth as full
of filthy abuse of decent men as it ever
was.
And yet it is with assistance of this
kind that the Democracy of Iowa hope
to win in the campaign now at its height
in the Hawkeye state. 1t is gratifying
to note that their prospects Of success
are mainly in the mind of enthusiastic
or mendacious partisans. Notwith-
ing the many conflicting tides which the
Republican party has had to meet in
that state, its independent course in
going straight ahead and obeying the
voice of the people, will certainly COM
mend it to the good will and suffrages
of the electors of the state. Despite the
hue and cry raised, when the votes
come to be counted it will be found that
honesty is the best policy by good
round majority. The lesson may prove
a useful one to the demagogues of all
shades and opinions.