Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-06-17
Chicago lettings.

anu Witnout compensation, sometimes
think the public path thorny one,
when there is criticism of their official
acts. What gaping wounds their sensi-
tive cuticles would sustain il they had
to stand the terrible scoring the Chicago
press is now giving the aldermen who
voted the franchise to the North Chicago
Cable railway. Three out of every
four of Chicago's citizens believe that
the majority of the aldermen were
bought And while few unserupulous
critics with dishonorable leniency assert
that they would ''follow suit, the gen
eral expression is strongly in favor of
putting the aldermanlc rascals in the
Joliet penitentlary, if evidence can be
I unearthed sufficient to convict them.
The recent legislation in Congress in
regard to taxing oleomargarine, butter
inc, and kindred substitutes for old
fashioned butter, has q peculiar interest
| to Chicago. This is the home of the
artificial competitors of the AIderney
and Jersey. Probably one-half of the
material spread on the Chicago small
boys proverbial "slicen comes from
the buiterine factories of this city,
while large amounts of the output of
these establishments 90 to hotels and
dealers in other cities. Please do not
think that the writer suspects Lancas-
ter's hotel-keepers of importing any
oleomargarine. We all know how in
dustriously John Wright and Charley
Lisherness search the markets for good
Grant County dairy butter. Butterine
is not as filthy and unwholesome as
some lovers OF the genuine butter have
tried to make out, but there are thou
sands in the city who prefer, like the
writer, to trust to the d. .ry of some
farmer of their acquaintance. One
great good has been accomplished by
the Introduction of artificial butter 1t
has driven from the market the rank,
dirty, carelessly made stuff that form
erly gave too strong evidence of bad
farming. Some country merchants
still buy the trash from customers
whose trade they do not wish to lose,
but when shipped here it is regarded as
soap-grease, and not very good at that.
Butter must be clean and sweet to COM
pete with butterine.
Chicago will undoubtedly assist in
making a Republican majority in the
lower house of the next Congress.
The Third District is now represented
by Democrat, but he was elected be-
cause of a factiohal fight in the Repub-
lican ranks, closely resembling the
Hazelton-Keyes contest in Wisconsin's
Third District several years ago. This
year the party will be united and good
Republican will represent the district.
By the way, friend of the writer
who recently visited Washington.
brought with him report of Congress
man La Follette's record. of which the
Third District may well be proud. lie
is recognized as one of the hard workers
of Congress, and while not assuming to
be a leader, position that belongs to
members who have served many more
terms than he, yet he has made his in
fiuence felt among his fellow members
as one who votes and works for what he
deems right. Railroad subsidies and
stock jobbery cannot faint Robert La
Toilette, and lobbyists know that he is
not to be approached for dishonorable
purposes. His homo life is perhaps not
properly subject for newspaper COM
ment, and vet every one of the HER
AIDS readers who believes in the ideal
American home circle, will be glad to
learn that next to his duty to the public,
Congressman La Toilette places his
duty to his family. With a cultured
wife and a sweet little daughter, his is a
most interesting family. This is trib-
ute of friendship which the writer hopes
is not out of place. When a public
man serves his constituents well and
deserves commentator, who will refuse
the plaudit?
The laborer's movement in favor of
eight hours work, while temporarily
successful IN this city, is now suffering
from severe relapse. In many in
stances where the eight-hour system
was inaugurated in May the workmen
have already returned to ten hours
work. There are practically no strikes
in any line of business in the city, and
commercial cities are gaining conf
dence to resume many important under
takings that were suspended when an
archy seemed to threaten society.
All ex-residents of Grant County take
an interest in the proposition to make
Hon. Geo. w. Ryland the next Lieuten-
ant Governor OF Wisconsin. He has
an unimpeachable record, and those
who have been associated with him in
public work are the first to testify to his
careful watch over the peoples inter-
ests. He will add honor and strength
to the State ticket.
The annual exodus of city people to
the lakes and streams of Wisconsin and
the Northwest, has begun. In quiet
way Grant County is gaining celebrity
for its trout streams, and yet may
figure as Mecca to many OF Chicago's
sportsmen, who love to handle the rod
and cast fly. OCCASIONAL.
The National Educational Association
will meet at Topeka, Kan, July IS and
16 Hotel rates to persons joining the
association will be from one to two dol
lars per day. Round trip tickets from
Dubuque, $3.50; Prairie du Chen,
$3.50. Low excursion rates will be
made to California, Oregon and other
points west. A better opportunity to
see the Western United States rarely
offers.
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin
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