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

Eus Il lIUCh All AttiulsitlOHs
The following appeared a few weeks
ago as a leading editorial in the Prairie
du Chen Courier, the Democratic organ
of Crawford county, headed Another
Acquisition
AS further Indication of the tendency
towards Democratic ascendency, we
have only to look at our neighboring
county of Grant, the banner precinct of
the Third Congressional District. We
had some intimation from w. j. Nc
Coy what was to be expected, but did
not imagine at the time that it was
worthy of much attention. Now we
see the real situation. The Lancaster
Teller, paper started some two years
ago in opposition to the Grant County
Herald, the old Republican organ, is
doing excellent service for Hon. Burr
w. Jones, the Democratic candidate
for Congress, and all the Democratic
ticket.
The Democratic party of Grant county
and of the Third District are to be con-
graduated on this new accession to
their strength. The Democrats need
not bother about the motives which may
inspire our new ally. The motives of
the paper and of those who are back of
it, is entirely secondary matter. Suili-
cient for us to know that The Teller is
helping to strengthen our side, by pour
ing grape and canister into the ranks
of the radicals, and widening the breach
by increasing the dissentions in the
Republican party.
The fact of The Teller coming virtu-
ally over to help the Democrats, en-
titles it to our consideration, and the
material support of our Democratic
friends. This is all the more significant
as the paper was the personal organ of
Hon. Geo. w. Ryland, heretofore, Re-
publican, who established and backed
it by his money.
Let all our friends in Grant county
give cordial support to The Teller. 1t
is an outspoken interesting journal.
The Texas letters, from our staunch
Democratic friend, Fred Hess, are alone
worth more than the subscription price.
See to it that The Teller has ample en-
enlargement to persevere in its good
work of helping to dscomfit the corrupt
radical party.
Pollock, in last weeks issue of his
monumental paper, abuses the Courier
for welcoming him into the Democratic
fold, because it breaks into his cunning
scheme to deceive the voters of this
county by pretending to be 'for Blaine"
and independent. As Democrat,
of course he could not carry out his
scheme to defeat the Republican can
didates so nicely as he could if he
created the impression that he was an
independent Hence he gives the
Courier fits for the above article. Last
weeks Courier, in reply to Pollock, in
another editorial says:
The Teller, an independent Republi-
can newspaper at Lancaster, has been
doing excellent service for the Demo
Gratis of its county and district. Demo
Gratis from Cassville, Beetown, and Patch
Grove, assured us of this repeatedly
aud its unmistakable advocacy of Hon.
Burr w. Jones's reelection, induced us
to look upon The Teller as another in
dependent ally of the democracy. The
very first intimation we ever had, as to
the course of The Teller, came volun
tarially from Hon. w. j. Mccoy, of
Lancaster. He coupled the names of
Mr.. Clark and Ryland, as financial
foster fathers of that journal, and de-
ciared that The Teller was ..doing good
work for our party in Grant county.
We were glad to hear this, and every
thing has corroborated this statement.
If necessary, we will name number OF
other reliable Democrats in Grant coun-
ty, including Capt. Bushnell, of Lam
caster, who have told us the same thing.
Without questioning the motives of its
publisher, or whoever controls The Tell
or, we claimed that paper as another
accession TO the Democratic side. In
abiding to the motives actuatino
that papers editorial management, we
thought only of the fractional animosities
that exist in the Third District, and in.
tended no insinuation agai' st anybody
This is Just what actuated US in advis
ing Democrats, personally and through
these columns, to extend helping hanC
to The Teller. Its editor has no neet
to evade the real position he has as
sumed and occupies to-day. The facts
as they appear to us, are of his own
creating. We admire his independ
ence, without regard to what may
prompt it. We know The Teller i.
right in this. at least. We should vote
to re-elect Hon. Burr w. Jones to Con
gress, aud urge everybody else to Dc
the same if we lived in Lancaster as MIR
Pollock does, And we do not admir-,
Mr.. La Toilette whit better than doe.
The Teller; SO there is no necessity o
The Teller venting upon us any of tn,
spite it feels towards "LaFollette an,
his ring-masters.
Ringmasters is only the veries
twaddle. The scoundrel simply sol,
himself for probably very insignificant
little sum of money, but we assure ou
Democratic friends that they paid NOR,
for him than he is worth.