Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-10-30

EDITOR OF THE HERALD. 1t is usual
for meaness, deceit and malignity to
mask themselves under virtuous CARDS.
Internal imps have ever worn the livery
of heaven in the service of their evil
master. We have an illustration of
these tricksters in the existence and
conduct of Ed. Pollock's paper, jour
nalistic disgrace of your city. 1t is a
Democratic pirate sailing under Blaine
and Logan colors-its real emblem be-
ing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., yeclept Pol
lock, an emblem rendered all the more
significant since it is monumental
device. With piratical instinct this
craft makes warfare upon all that is
good and honest, and aids and abets its
own kind. Why should these SANDER
Gus attacks be made upon our County
ticket? Citizens of this section of all
parties have been thoroughly satisfied
with the administration of the past two
years, and desire its continuance. We
believe that no man can make q better
County Clerk than G. w. Hill. Who
can truthfully utter one word against
Boughton, Scott, Mcdonald, Harper or
Morse? BY base and false insinuations
OF what he does not and burst not
charge, he attempts to beslime over the
fair name of Thomas McMahon. whom
this county trusts implicitly. We lie to
Tom. Mcmahon, and if he wants a few
hundred thousand extra on his bond let
him come up among the farmers of
these parts.
Similarly he attacks r. C. Orr, a man
whose official record honors this county.
Out OF the very numerous criminal eases
tried in this county within the last four
years, only fre hare escaped conciction.
Can anyone point TO more efficient
career as District Attorney? A crimi-
nal brought to trial in Grant county
may as well save his attorneys fees
and plead guilty. Like David Crock
ett's coon. he might as we'll ''eome
down without waiting to be shot" We
want to keep business principles in
mind, and we propose to retain Mr..
Orr
Ed. Pollock makes a buzzard like
attack upon Ora Richards also. MIR.
Richards has one great fault in Pollock's
envlous eye, viz: he has for several
years served the county so well as
deputy that the county proposes to
recognize his worth and fine executive
ability by making him Sheriff. Not
even Pollock has attempted to show
that Mr.. Richards will not continue to
be first-class officer With him as
Sheriff and Orr as Dist. Attorney. the
county feels sure that no guilty man
will escape. Retaining them in office
VIII be saving of locks and bars on
our barns and houses.
The only real offense charged against
any of these men is the bachelorhood of
some of them. Some of us being mar
RED nen. we, appreciate the gravity of
=, .nis cnaiSti put SUN we pity more than
blame them. The fortune of men,
matrmonially, is not always under their
control. Some men are born bachelors,
some achieve matrimony, and some
have matrimony thrust upon them. Let
Ed. Pollock reflect upon the last idea.
Our worthy candidate for Congress.
X. M. La Toilette, too, has not escaped
the venom of his libelous pen. No
more worthy or able man than Mr..
La Toilette was ever proposed for any
office in the State of Wisconsin. With
a firm conviction of what is right and
for the best interests of his constituents,
and with that determination to do his
duty which no bosses, rings or cliques
can govern, he will more ably and iitly
serve the people of this district than
the present incumbent He surely will
be elected if Republicans do their duty.
We propose to elect these men, and
only wish Ed. Pollock was one of the
candidates. in order that he
might realize how the people of this
community regard him.
REPUBLICAN.
Muscoda, Wis, Oct "a, 1884.