Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-04
Madison Matters.
From Our Regular Correspond ent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Once more the grand party of civil
ization has exerted its strength in be-
half of intelligence and law. Intelli-
gence on the part of her large array of
candidates and law for the defense of
society. The result of this struggle in
! Wisconsin is told to the nation amid the
rejoicings of Republicans in other
states. Standing in Wisconsin, against
the combined efforts of all her numer-
Gus foes, she at this writing is celebrat-
ing one of her grand old-time victories.
In Madison the Republicans gained
heavily. and throughout the county the
gains have been astonishing. La Fol-
lette will carry back to Washington the
peoples faith expressed by nearly $500
majority. The Dane County ticket,
with possibly two exceptions, will be
inaugurated in the grand new court
house this winter. The great civil SER
vice Democracy whose political purity
would not permit the party leaders to
stoop to partisan movements saved the
Madison stronghold for the legislature,
only by sending to Washington for
Postmaster General Villas and the attor-
ney general of his department to hasten
home (for Gods sake) and save the
party from defeat. The grand admins
tration of Grover Cleveland, which pre-
tends so high for the civil service re-
form, which but few weeks ago re-
moved FROM the Madison post-office a
number of the most respected, able and
efficient employees ever employed by
the government, all on account of the
pressure of hungry, patient ''waiters, ="
sent the Postmaster General and the
! Attorney General from their exalted
positions in Washington down TO Tur-
ner Hall in Madison to talk to the
"boys' and promise them few plums
| in the near future if tb would only
spare the ticket little tL.s time. The
district gave Villas nearly 1900 majority
for the Assembly two years ago-the
field being SO strongly Democratic that
the Republicans offered no formal op-
position to him. This time, however,
Cantwell, by the aid of all the Demo-
cratic guns in the city and convincing
| documents known as "boodle," only
succeeded in electing their candidates
by 2l7 majority.
The allies of the Democracy in this
city, the Prohibitionists, have exerted
every nerve to bring the University
students into their lines. The city has
gained about 5000 in population; while
with Messrs. Bascom, DIN, Hastings,
Porter, Richmond & Co. working like
nailers, they have gained only % votes
| over the st. John vote in the entire city.
Tho Fifth Ward of Madison, the home
of the first four gentlemen named
above, the locality of the University
and three of their stump speakers only
gave AZ votes for DIN. In 1884, st.
John got sc votes in the same ward.
The gain is thus only six with all the
above reasons why it should be greater,
coupled with the fact that the ward has
increased over 500 in population. Their
city report is: First Ward. 80; Second,
IL; Third, 3; Fourth IS; Fifth, AZ; Sixth,
4, making in the city total vote oil
115. Their boasts throughout the county
are falling low; they claim 10000 for the
state, but when the votes are counted
they lie silent. Republicans are hilari.
GUS and have reason to be. Vernon
County gives Rusk 1850 majority and
defeats the turncoat Butt by 400. We
gain congressman in Ohio and New
York.