Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-02-11
NUMBER 50.
Madison Matters.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

The farmers meetings held here at
the capitol last week were very well at
tended, and interesting programmes
were listened to. The Horticultural
exhibits occupied the rooms on the first
floor in the south wing and presented
many fine specimens of the Wisconsin
fruit growers stock. The entire week
up till Friday was kept lively with pro-
grammes, embracing discussions, papers
and lectures on the various topics of
interest to the farmers.
On Tuesday, Gov. Rusk appointed
the following regents for the university
for the term OF the three years from the
first Monday in February 1886: First
district. c. McMynn, Racine; fifth
| district-H. ID. Hit, Oakfield; sixth
| district-A. C. Parkinson; seventh
district C. H. Williams. Baraboo;
state at large-E. w. Reyes, Madison.
The annual joint debate between the
Athenean and Hesperian societies takes
place next Friday night. The question
of the discussion is as follows: Is uni
versal suffrage, as it at present exists in
the United States. detrimental TO the
interest of the nation? The Athenean
society hold the prize of the joint debate
which she has kept away from
Hesperia for two years but the Hesper-
ians hope to redeem themselves by this
effort. The affirmative of the question
will be supported by w. E. Bainridge,
of Miffiin; j. E. Mcconnell, of West
Salem, and ID. E. Spencer, of Madison,
on behalf of Hesperia; the negative will
be defended by E. F, Dwight, of Brook
Ign, Oscar Hollam, OF Dodgeville. aud
Harry E. Briggs, of Madison. on part
of Athena. Both societies are confident
OF success. They are the champion de-
batting schools of the Northwest and
the debate will attract considerable at
tention from the public.
The G. A. K. boys had tiue time at
the department encampment at Mil
waukee and came home especially ex-
ultant over the election of Gen. Fair
child as department commander.
The students and friends OF the uni
versity are beginning to feel more and
more serious concerning the resigna-
ton of President Bascom. They know
well the valuable and he has rendered
the institution and honor his firm posi-
ton upon the moral questions which he
advocates. To the sober rejecting citi-
zen it seems q triumph of certain ring
of INSCRIPTIONS politicians and whisky
vendors, that the president is forced
from his position. Those who are ac-
quainted with the political temper of
Madison, understand. without one sylla-
bic of explanation, the uncomfortable
conditions which these scorpions of
human society have forced upon the
noble man whom they have prosecuted.
If any voice of the people of Wisconsin
could be taken, we feel confident that
the unanimous voice of the progressive,
upright and christian people would pro-
nosnce in favor of keeping the presi-
dent at the head of our university. We
believe that the people of the state do
not know the full extent of the loss
which President Bascom's resignation
will bring to our college. Already
have the two most able professors. VIM.
Trelease, of the botonical department
and L. S. Holden of the chair of
astronomy been called away 10 aid
other institutions in rivaling US; and if
President Bascom goes, we lose what
some other state may gain. A false
impression has also floated abroad, in
creasing in its contagious falseness on
every politicians lips, which greatly
wrongs DR.. Bascom and the university
and deceives hundreds of honest peo-
Pile throughout the state. The impress
sion alluded to is that DR.. Bascom has
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university to induce the students to es-
pouse the prohibition cause. In reply tC
this, the testimony of hundreds of stu
dents and alumni all over our state will
declare its falseness. The students are
in large majority Republicans and no
more unworthy and detrimental ex-
ample can be set for them than to hear
the Republican leaders pronouncing
themselves pleased with the PRESIDENT s
resignation. Considering the fact that
this country is field of free thought
and speech and that DIR. Bascom knows
whatIhe writes and what he speaks. 1t j:
the duty of every man Of integrity and
character to protest to the last moment
against such an act of corrupt, unjust
and cowardly ostracism rs the one
which has caused President Bascom to
lay his resignation before the regents
The most sanguine friends of the uni
versity yet hope that the president vii
be retained at the head of the institu
ton and perhaps will organize an effort
to secure that end