Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-14


ready in existence against liquor sell
lug. Not one of them had backbone
enough to make complaints which
would give the courts something upon
which TO act. 1t is not the business of
the magistrates and their officers to
make complaints of the violation OF
laws, but only fairly and impartally to
try complaints when they were made.
He then told how Phil Cheek was nom
mated and introduced him as man
who belonged to Wisconsin, and not to
any particular part of it.
Mr.. Cheek, after some Introductory
remarks, referring to his small stature,
said if you saw him and Jerry Rusk to-
gether you saw the long and short Of the
ticket at once.
He spent short time on national
politics, saying the Democratic cry had
been Turn the rascals out!i' They
did turn the rascals ont, and had been
hunting through the books ever since
for evidences of rascality, but had found
nothing. There was no such evidence
to be found. But you will Sec just be-
fore election, little pamphlet circula-
ted, stating that there had been found
unsettled accounts during the Republic
can administration Of S12,000,000, and
lnsinuating. though not plainly stating,
that this money was stolen. If so, there
had been since the formation of tho
government, S30.000,000 stolen, and
John Adams and others of our Revolu-
tionary fathers were among the thieves.
The unsettled accounts of the govern
ment are no more evidences of defalca-
ton than the unsettled accounts of an
Individual or firm.
The Republican party administered
the national government twenty-four
years. When it took the government
in 1861, you know the condition of af-
fairs. When il delivered up the gov
eminent in 1885 all was peace, prosper
itY and confidence But there is no
national issue in this campaign. The
only question is, Shall this state be
turned over to the Democratic party of
Wisconsin, There is no prospect what
ever of its being turned over to the Pro-
hibition party. lie spent some time on
the riot issue, so called. True, Gov.
Rusk had simply done his duty in Mil
waukee, but the beauty of it was he had
the nerve to do his duty at the right
time, just when others failed. He re-
viewed the history of Republican adj
ministration in this state, unbroken ex-
cept by Taylor's time. Has any Demo-
crat ever heard charge of misappro-
priation or defalcation by Republican
state officers during all those years?
The state is practically out Of debt. Ex-
cept the educational tax (Which comes
back to the schools) and that to support
the charitable institutions, no state tax
is levied on general property, No state
under Democratic rule can show as
good results. He thought the people
want no change; when they did change.
in Taylor's time, they were glad to get
back
He then turned his attention to the
Prohibition party, and said he knew
something about prohibition, as he had
lived in two prohibition states and
Travelled extensively in two more. He
said there was no issue between himself
and the Prohibition party concerning
the evils of intemperance The only
issue is, is the formation of Prohibit
ton party tho best way to abolish those
evils? Republican legislation has al
ready. in local option, given the people
Of any locality an opportunity to have
prohibition if they wish it. and if thew
10 not wish it no state law can force If
upon them. In the prohibition state of
Iowa, in those communities which do
not desire prohibition the law is entirely
disregarded. In Council Bluffs he had
seen the open saloons averaging three
to block. A law which the greater
part of community do not want and
habitually disregard is bad thing for
the people. 1t weakens their respect
for all law. Any well-informed person
knows that in the greater number of
communities in Wisconsin a prohibitorv
law cannot be enforced We have. m
the Sunday law, prohibitory law for
one day in the week. But it cannot he
enforced Then how can prohibition
for every day in the week be enforeedp
Francis Murphy, the great temperance
worker, said that you cannot enforce
prohibition by legal enactment, but no
law can prevent ally person from pass
ing prohibitory enactment to apply to
himself. The speaker asked why the
paid organizers of the, Prohibition
movement did all their work ia Repub-
llcan counties. He had travelled through
several Democratic counties and saw no
Prohibition clubs nor attempt to or
ganize any there. 1t is not healthy
ground. Laughter.l He said that at
the election in Baraboo when the Pro-
hlbitionists had chance to shut IN
half the saloons By voting $500 license.
they refused. Because they could not
do everything at stroke they refused
to do anything. They wanted to re-
move the high license system with its
restraints against. selling liquor to
minors and confirmed drunkards. or on