Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-10-16
Fairchild and LIN Toilette.

On Wednesday evening. Oct. s, the
people of Lancaster and the surround
ing country had the pleasure of seeing
and hearing our next L. S. Senator and
our next Congressman. Some time
before the hour for the speaking had
arrived, Hyde's Hall was filled with an
audience composed of the most intelli-
gent of this intelligent community, in
Guiding many ladies. At eight o'clock
the speakers entered the nall amid
great applause, and took the stage.
Col. John G. Clark, the Chairman, in
troducel Gen. Fairchild, rs the first
speaker of the evening, 10 an audience
not unacquainted with the face,
the form, aud the voice of the one
armed hero of the Iron Brigade. who
afterwards held the highest Office
in the gift of the people of Wisconsin.
He began by enumcrating some of the
sins with which the Republican party
has been charged the reasons why the
Democratic party claims it should die
The first was
CORRUPTION.
He thought it highly probable that out
of 100000 men of any class except the
lawyers, to which exceptionally honest
class the chairman belonged) some dis
honest ones might be found. But he
showed that wherever dishonesty had
been detected, it had been summary
punished whenever sufficient evidence
could be produced to convict the guilty
parties He explained to his audience
tue condition of the
NATIONAL TREASURY,
matter that any intelligent reader
could understand for himself if he would
read the monthly statements of the
Secretary of the Treasury, and see what
money this is that the Democratic ora
tors claim is lying idle there, and to
whom it belongs. The Republican party
is willing to be charged with the respon-
sibility of the country's having on
hand in the treasury, over and above
all that belongs to individuals, pru-
dent reserve fund sufficient To meet
any contingencies with specie pay
ment- dollar for dollar-a sin with
which the Democrats never have and
probably never will be charged for
when they turned over the treasury to
the Republican party it was as empty
rs church contribution box. The
policy of the party on the subject of
LAND GRANTS
has been attacked by the Democrats,
forgetting, perhaps Intentionally, that
the policy, a very good one at the
time, was initiated by the Democracy;
and he wished to inform those Demo
eats who were not aware of the fact,
that the Republican party had known
when il was time to cease granting
lands. and that no grants had been
made since 1871. But the last and
greatest sin was that the Republican
party had placed before the people he
name of one
JAMES g. BLAINE,
of Maine. who Is, as they claim, very
corrupt man. This charge they base
upon a series of letters called the Null
ligan letters The speaker said he had
read those letters with the greatest care
and anxiety, had read them rs the
private business correspondence of n
man with whose personal and public
character no had been familiar for 4
number of years, and he had found in
them nothing to lessen his respect for
and trust in the honor of that grand
statesman. He had had ample oppor-
tunity while holding diplomatic offices
abroad. und1r Mr.. Blaine as Secretary
of State, TO know and feel his American
ism His letters of instruction were
ALWAYS pointed and forcible, leaving no
doubt rs to the policy To be pursued.
In regard 10 the
Nc SWEENN CASE,
he said t. was in Liverpool at'the time,
and knew the facts in the case. Nc
Sweeny was British subject, an office
holder under the Crown, and has been
since: that MIR. Blaine had no more
right TO interfere in his case than would
the French government with the case OF
an American " no had become natur-
allied citizen of France and then re-