Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-05
A STUPID Rlnnder.

A Stupid Blunder.
All readers of the HERALD know that
for the past four or five months we have
lost no opportunity to say d good word
for Judge Gresham. and that for over a
month we have carried at the head of
our editorial column his name. coupled
with that of Gen. Joseph r. Hawley,
in the form of ticket. That ticket we
propose TO hy at our IN ast-head until it
is endorsed by The Republican National
Convention on the 18Th of June. and is
triumphantly elected on the 9th of Nov
enber.
In this choice of candidates we pat.
termed after nobody. The publishar Of
this paper was acqusinied with Gen
Hawlcy. ana famililr with his record
| his own sta'o and III the nation, be-
fore he had ever heard OF Jerry Rusk-
or Of Gresham. for that matter. Having
watched MIR. Gresham's course for the
past few years, particularly since his
appointment to his present position, We
have learned TO trust him. and we be-
lieve him the best equipped man-mor-
ally intellectually, eUery way that can
be selected Besides, both of our can
didates live in doubtful or pivotal states
DR.. Geo. w. Eastman, of Platteville,
constant reader and friend of the HER
AID, recently expressed to the writer
his qualification that the paper had
come out for Gresham. His reasons
were partly of personal nature, but
strengthened ny the splendid public
record Judge Gresham has made since
ences with Gen. Gresham and their
personal correspondence, so interested
the writer that be published an article
over his own signature, dropping the
editorial a0s), giving some of the Incl
dents he had heard related, with some
of the letters not of too personal a nature.
Now for the stupid blnnder
The Chicago Tribune of March 81,
contained the following article which
the Madison Journal aud other evening
papers faithfully copied:
A GERMAN PAPER FOR GRESHAM.
Milwaukee, Wis, March 80
Especial. y DIR. George w. Eastman
If Lancaster, Wis, attended Gen. w.
@. Gresham when the latter was
wounded at Atlanta in July, 1894.
rhe Herold, local paper. yesterday
printed extracts from letters written by
Judge Gresham to DR. Eastman. From
them the Her0td concludes that Gresham
Is big-heaTted, whOle-souled man,
aud puts the names of Gresham and
Hawley at the head of its editorial page
The German paper" referred to is
of course the GRANT COUNTY HERALD.
Why anything about this article should
have been sent to the Tribune from
MilCaukee when they have correspond
ent here, or how the author of tho
Milwaukee special could have accident
1Hy gotten so far from the facts in the
case, is hard to understand. We have
called it stupid blundsr, bu t ii Is dit
ticllt to see how anyone who had read
the article referred to, could possibly
have made such blunder Gnintention.
ally.
"Our ticket for 1885, was published
in the HERALD of March 1. Since that
date each issue has contained articles
favoring our candidates That shows
how much truth there is in the state
ment of the Milwaukee bangler that
the "HerolF' was influenced b, the
Gresham letters to ''put the nlmes OF
Gresham and Haw!ey at the hoal of its
editorial page" But our advocacy Of
this ticket dates even further buck han
that,-was begun in fact before the
Chicago Tribune, or any other paper
that comes to our exchange table, had
taken up Mr.. Gresham as pres iontial
candidate, as the following extracts
from our own columns will show:
From The Herald Of Dec. Is. 1887.
Gresham and Hawioy would carry the
country.
From the Herald Of FEB. 9. New
York is sure To gu for Cleveland if ~ is
nominated Is ite Well let ct 20
What do we care about little matter
4 SO electoral votes. With Indiana and
Connecticut and the other states that
vent for Blaine in 81, wo don't need
New York. With Gresham and Haw-
ely we can ''get there Just the same, :"
From the Herald of FEB. 23.-Blaine's
letter must be accepted as meaning
VII at be says. He is out of the race
fJr the Presidency. Gresham and Haw-
ley is our ticket.
Now if the Tribune aud it's satellites
wish to get news from the GRANT Co.
HERALD why don't they ap ply to
headquarters? The subscription price
of this paper to those journals that do
not enjoy the privilege of exchanging
with US, is Sl.50 year IN 0dcance. 1t
will be cheaper and more satisfactory
all around for them to get these facts
that they must hare in this way, t han
to take them second hani from this I'M
reliable manufacturer OF Milwaukee
specials.