Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-09-25
Kidd and the Kickers.

been called to an article in a cotem-
porary sheet, signed Dlogenes,
entitled "A Light Thrown upon Dark
Place. in which the writer processes to
throw light upon the action of the re-
cent county convention. | cannot
bring myself to think that the object of
the writer was to illuminate anything
unless it was his easy manner of hand
ling pen to vent some personal spite.
take it for granted he is the same wri-
ter who, over the signature of High
License" in the Montfort Monitor, of
June 10th. made the prediction: IF Mr..
L. |. Kidd hopes to receive the Repub
lican nomination for Senator this fall,
he is doomed to disappointment l
assume him to be the same person be-
cause | dislike to believe that Grant
county contains two persons of as much
intelligence who would so far forget the
common proprieties, not to say common
decencies, pertaining to gentleman, las
to use in reference to any of Gods GREAT
ures such epithets as are used in these
communications in reference to Hon. +.
|. Kidd.
Such expressions as ''little toady,"
and ''little smooth spoken insignificant"
&C., may be looked for in the frothings
of a mad man or in the language of a
blackguard, but not in the vocabulary
of gentleman. His article is an insult
to the intelligence of the voters of the
county, as well as direct insult to the
recent convention. Looking over the
| personnel of that convention any man
not blinded by prejudice must admit
that they were fair representation of
the representative men of the county.
| These men were selected in the usual
manner with full knowledge of whom
the aspirants for the Senatorial nomina-
ton were, and to say that they lent
themselves to any ring work or mani
pulation is an insult to their intelligence
and integrity. So far as known there
was no spirited contest in any town
outside the first district, and that only
in regard to local candidates regard
to the Senatorial nomination, and yet
in the language of Diogenes: The
Grant county convention deliberately
defeated Mr.. j. V. Holman, of Platte
vile. man of brains and pure motives"
and nominated in his stead Hon. +. |.
Kidd, by vote of two to one. The
presumption is fair that they considered
him at least the peer in brains and pure
motives of Mr.. Holman, and on account
of his experience-having been tried
and not found wanting-gave him the
nomination over that gentleman.
will not say aught in disparagement
of Mr. HOLMAN, for even Diogenes can
entertain no higher opinion of him than
| do; and | am satisfied from the re-
marks of Mr.. II. at the convention that
he cannot be led to believe the action of
that convention the result of ring work
THIS cry of ring work Diogenes knows,
as q man of his intelligence must know,
is false.
| He also tries to stir up the old preju-
dice by associating Kidd with Hazelton,
whose name is the war cry of Diogenes
and his ilk. He has, however, the man
hood to say: 1.-The writer believes Mr..
Kidd would not steal, nor Intentionally
lie." A lifelong acquaintance with Mr..
| Kidd has convinced me that he is a
| truthful man, and he told me not long
ago, before the convention, that he
would take his oath that the subject of
his candidacy had never been mentioned
directly nor indirectly between him and
| Hazelton, and SO far as he knew Hazel
ton knew nothing of his candidacy.
| Further, it has been known from the
first by Mr. Kidd S friends that he would
in no way lend himself to the further
ance of Hazelton's schemes, if, as al
| legged, he aspires to the u. S. Senate
But he goes back to show that Kidd and
Hazelton four years ago became surety
for the purchase of The HER
AID. The so-called $ conference"
| believe to be creation of his own,
| the result of a morbid Imagination,
wherein he maps out the policy of the
HERALD under this regime. | have as
much right 10 assume that no sucn con-
ference was ever held as he has to as
sumo it was This much | do know,
that at that time | was perhaps as init
mate with Mr.. Kidd as any one and do
not believe the thought of becoming a
candidate for the Senate or any such
position ever then entered his head.
| But Diogenes accuses the HERALD of
working up Mr.. Kids nomination. |
venture he does not read the HERALD.
If he does, will he please refer to the
number in which the nomination of Mr..
| Kidd was in any manner recommended?
| have been constant reader of the
HERALD and have failed to see anything
of the kind. 1t is an easy matter for
any one possessing the fertile brain of
Diogenes to cry fraud, bargain,
ring work." but the intelligent voter
will demand more than such an asSer-
ton.
In his raving he says: 'WhY did Mr.
Kidd vote against submission OF the
prohibitory amendment in 1882, and
practically in favor of it in 1892 Di-
ogenes knows why, but seeks to make
! citpltdl Dy dShlll8 Tue uueollOH' MI.
Kidd has always been temperance
man, but like thousands of others does
not believe prohibition TO be the most
potent method of suppressing intemper-
ance. This is why he voted as he did
In 81; but when it was adopted as a
part of the party platform, he said it
left him no discretion in the matter.
| This shows he votes to represent his
constituency and not himself. All over
Grant county are representative mon
who for twelve years have served on
the County Board with Mr.. Kidd, and
know his ability and integrity and to
them is to be ascribed his position be-
fore the electors. He has not worked
up nor attempted to work up any boom.
He has been put forward by the people
OF his town where he has lived for over
forty years, in the house where he was
1 born. and where he invariably gets
every vote in the town for any position
which he is called upon to fill. This
last is more in his favor than aught
Diogenes can say will be to his diseredit.
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