Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-09-25
The Democratic Side.shOw.


The only hope that sustains the Dem
ocratic managers and the Democratic
party in the present canvass, is based
upon the Prohibition party vote, and
the belief that prohibitionsts who have
heretofore been Republicans, will cast
their votes for the Prohibition party
candidates. The st. John canvass is
run by Democratic managers in the
background, and the money required to
conduct the canvass comes from Demo-
cratic sources. St. John and his fol-
lowers, whether they are aware of il or
not, are merely side show, travelling
with and in the interests of the great
Democratic circus. The few Democrat
lc prohibtionists who are openly iden-
tilted with the movement, can be relied
upon to come into the Democratic tent
when the main performance begins.
Every sensible voter who believes in
| prohibition, if he be not carried away
by clap-trap arguments urged solely in
the interests of the Democratic party,
and not in The interests of prohibition,
knows that either James G.. Blaine or
Grover Cleveland will be elected Presi-
dent of the United States, next Novem-
Der, and knows that this Congressional
district will be represented in the next
Congress by Republican or else free
trade Democrats and that every vote
drawn from the Republican party is
weakening It, in the interests of Demo
cratic candidates. 1t remains to be
seen whether in this country there is a
large body of voters who have hereto
fore belonged to the Republican party,
and who still believe in its great prin-
ciples, who are willing in this election
to become the dupes of cunning dema-
gogues, who, while pretending to work
in the interests of prohibition, are draw
ing pay from the Democratic National
Campaign Committee, and working
solely in the interests of the Democratic
party.
The Dubuque Prohibitionist gives the
following reasons why sensible voters,
in this campaign, should lot the Demo-
cratic-side-show Prohibition Party Sc
verely alone:
!. The Democracy are hopelessly
whipped unless they can organize a
third party for st. John.
2. The Democracy regard with favor
all St. John organizations as tending to
their success.
3. In the view of the Democracy
ballot for St. John is an aid TO Cleve-
land.
t. Democrats say that Democratic
Prohibitionists can be relied upon to
vote for Cleveland and the saloon, but
the Republican Prohibltionists cannot
be expected to vote for Blaine. Which
way will you vote, brother?
Commenting upon the new grist of
Mulligan letters that have been fired at
Mr.. Blaine, the New York Sun, one of
the fairest of the Democratic papers,
says:
1--WE again call attention to the fact
that the production by Mulligan and
/ Fisher of the letter of Oct "a, 1871, fin
ally and fully eXonerates Mr.. Blaine
from the charges that he withheld part
of the contents of the package obtained
from Muilioan in June, 1876. Every
| document in the lot had been account
ed for except this one. The charge
| that Mr., Blaine tempered with the bun
die of papers rested solely on his fail
ure to read the Fisher letter of Oct. "a,
1871. 1t was on Mulligan's schedule.
Blame said he could not find it. Why
he failed to find 1t is now apparent 1t
was still in the possession of Mullgan
and Fisher. IL never passed into
Blaine's hands. He told tie truth
about it. He told the truth when he as
sured the House that his exhibit COW
cred every scrap and scrimption' that
came from Mulligan. Now, we are in
terested to see whether the newspapers
which have urged against Mr. Blaine
this special charge of dishonesty will
retract il and apologize. They have
wronged him in this respect at least
In this respect, at least, they owe him
mission of the error"
The New York Sun Dem. refuses to
support Grover Cleveland, because it
regards him in every way an unfit man
for the Presidency. In answer to the
hypocritical claim urged by the indie
pendents that the ex-Sheriff is re-
former, it asks, "What has Cleveland
reformed?'' and then proceeds to answer
the question:
So far as we can understand from a
constant observation of bis official ca
reer he has never reformed ANYTHING.
not even himself.
Perhaps Cleveland really is a reform
er. and if so, the work has been done in
private and in silence. So far as the
unaided eye can see. his chief act of
reform has consisted in putting rail
road man to rule the canals, and in
bargaining for delegates to support him
in conventions.
We fear that Cleveland is a sham.
The New York Sun (Democratic) re-
viewing the political situation offers
this crumb of comfort to the Democrat
ic party:
1t is now tolerably clear that there is
no chance of Grover Cleveland's cleo
ton to the Presidency He cannot car
nv New York. He will be beaten in
this State by majority of not less than
80. 600, in spite of every eXertion that
may be made between now and election
day.
The Rev. Mother Superior Mary
Francis Xavier Waldo, the founder of
the order of Sisters of Charity in Amer
lea, died at Mount st. Mary's convent,
Manchester, n. H., last Wednesday
morning, aged "A.