Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-26
A Plea for the Ins.

PLATTEYiLLE, Aug. -, 1886.
The fact that the present county of
ficers, with the exception of district at
torney and of course the sheriff, are can
didates for denomination, has caused
the cry, New Deal, y to be noised about
pretty extensively by the press and 9TH
erwise. If probed, it would be found
that the bottom of it all is the desire to
get the official printing or the official
salaries. In other words, it springs
from the desire of few to better their
private condition. The cry is not raised
for the purpose of promoting the public
good. Certainly no one can be blamed
for desiring public patronage or the
emoluments of public Office, as it is
natural and probably commendabe
The public at large, Judge, are not in
terestcd in this. What the public is in
terested in, and what the mass of the
voters desire, is to have the offices filled
by those who can fill them best, and it
goes without saying that a person en-
perenced in the discharge of the duties
of an office and who is otherwise quail
fled will make a better public servant in
that Office than one who lacks expert
ence. 1t is not easy to gain the know
ledge which is absolutely essential to the
correct discharge of the duties of some
of the offices. Let us take the offices of
county clerk and clerk of the court,
each of which requires IA special know
ledge of the law and Il considerable OK
perience to successfully fill them and as
the people desire that they should be
filled. This the people know and in
times past recognized and have not hes
itated to give to the ineumbents of each
four full towns. Mr.. Kidd was county
clerk eight years. Messrs. Banding and
Schreiner, each, filled the Office of clerk
of circuit court eight years and Buchner
six years. Experience is ofno less value
in the other offices TO the people.
The neighboring County of La Fayette
valued the experience of Mr.. Mockey.
register of deeds, SO highly that, over
looking all party claims, they kept him
in office for nearly twenty years. The
judges of the Supreme Court. than
whom none are better able to Judge of
the value of an experienced officer to a
court, kept Lafayette Kellogg as clerk
of that court, from its organization.
1851, until his death in 1878, and then
appointed his son. who had formerly
been his deputy, to fill his place and who
is still the present clerk of the Supreme
Court.
The present treasurer of this county
filled the Office without criticism. He
has had, as all know. a particularly try
ing time. His salary is small, his
responsibilities have been, and still are
great, and it seems highly proper that
at this time he should receive by re-
election the endorsement by the people
of his conduct in office. 1t is with pleas
ure to be noted that this seems to be so
fully recognized by the. mass of the
Republican party that as yet no oppos-
ing candidate has appeared for the office
of treasurer.
And now. Mr.. Editor, as a voter and
not as candidate, or even the relative
or advocate of any particular candidate,
l have thought it my duty to. say what
think the great majority of the Repub-
lican party feel: that the people are more
concerned that the offices should be filled
by experienced and capable officials as
now. than that untried men should be
pushed into them because that a cry has
been raised of a ..new deal.
PRo Bono PUBLIco.