Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-28

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The Darlington Republican has
issued a "brief" in an imaginary
case which it entities Grant County,
Wisconsin, VS.. Copiah County, Mis-
sissippi," wherein in appears for the
plaintiff. 1t would seem that a
lawyer who should have the Great
ing Of the testimony, and act as
attorney, Judge and jury, would be
sure to win his case. But nothwlth-
standing the fact that The Repub-
lican has usurped all these rights,
it failed to win in the case to which
we have referred, and its brief, as
near as we can make out, Is on an
appeal from a judgment which 1t
had rendered against itself. The
Republican before entering upon It's
argument copies an article which
appeared in this paper two weeks
ago MS criticism upon the Grant
County Herald for publishing long
editorials upon the lawlessncss OF
the people of south, while it appear
ed to be entirely oblivious to the
fact that crime was rampant IN ITS
own county. We thank our esteemed
contemporary, The Republican, for
copying the article entire, as III
doing so it let in the light of dem
ocratic truth upon its republican
readers. But we most decidedly
object to the differences and con-
illusions which The Republican
draws therefrom. The Democrat
neither affirmed or denied that
there are wrong doings in the south,
and consequently did not attempt to
excuse them on the ground that
there also crimes committed III the
north But we referred to the fact
that single issue Of The Herald, n
copy Of which was before us, contain
ed reports of six crimes committed IN
Grant county, and called attention
to the calendar for the circuit court
of that county, which i'll addition to
fourteen cases for divorce contained
fifteen criminal cases, beginning with
adultery and ending with rape. We
then asked what would The Herald
think of it, if the reports of these
crimes were taken up, magnitied,
and spread broadcast all over the
country to show what terrible
state ol ailal.S CNlSV III NNuhVN
that gives an overwhelming repuN
hcan majority, or how would 1t re-
gard those who for partisan purposes
would make false statements III re-
regard to these things and thus at
tempt to brand the people of Grant
county as Il set of outlaws After
putting false construction upon our
article The Republican asks us to
stand up and answer n series OF
questions which it propoundS IN re-
gard to murders i'll the south. But
we most respectfully decline to do SO,
for the simple reason that we find
nothing to answer.
The Republican docs not, and can
not, furnish proof that there is any
truth in the statements upon which
it bases its questions. The campaign
stories Of southern outrages have
evidently had an effect upon the
editor similar to that produced by
the dime novel upon the youthful
reader, for he actually believes that
they get out brass bands TO celebrate
murders in Danville, Virginia, and
in Copiah county, Mississippi.
There are social and political evils
in the south, as we'll as elsewhere;
but these evils will never be RENE
died by preaching the gospel OF
sectional hate. A bloody shirt
campaign, with plenty of money in
it." may keep INSCRIPTIONS politi-
clans in power, and may enable some
of them to purchase fine residences
in Washington after one or two terms
in congress. 1t may be possible, as
recently remarked by prominent
republican politician, that There a.
at least two more Presidents in the
the bloody Shirt" but by the refusal
of right thinking republicans to joir
in the cry we are confirmed it tht
belief that it has lost its force, and
that political parties will hencefor
ward be divided upon new ano
living issues.