Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-11-01

price for votes 10 New York Sums is
sufficient to purchase more than he had
maiority in 1884, Meanwhile the situa-
ton has not improved The dcfeclions
have increased The .'landslidea in
the Empire state is gathering volume
and speed a an alarming rate.
The man gers are in q panic. As a
last resort to save tie State they have
called upon him to 20 to New York and
review procession aud make a speech,
and he will obey the sum
mons he las ordered them to give him,
improving the occasion not only to
speak upon tie issues Of the campaign
IL bis own interests. but 10 interfere in
the loc4l campaign in Gov. Hills in
teresr, as he did in That Of Fellows,
when lie secured the defeat Of the
reform candidate FOR tie District Attor-
mes ship. lis action in sending bis
check for Doodle purposes was unpreee-
deatcd. The decision OF the President
to take the stump not only for himself
but 70 aid in local election is not only
unprecedented, but is a violation Of the
dignity and exalted character Of the
Office ana legr2des II to partisan pur-
poses -au exhibition Of political greed
ths character Of which he has described
in his letters. messages, and circulars
Of instruction to his oiliceholders, warn
them that they are not expected OF
SLOWED 10 do party service" that it is
mol '.taeir FIRST duty to aid the party
to which thoy owe th,ir places and
that the Interference Of Federal Office
/ holders in political movements is lin
decent and unfair,
ghe Willingness Of the President 10
prostitute his position in the expectation
81 partisan reward has another side tc
it, Il IS public confession of the
desperate condition Of tho Democrat
campign Il is tantamcunt TO ~ open
declaration by tic president that he is
badly scared, that lie realizes the
office IS slipping out Of his hands,
inst he aud his party are doomed to
drlgai, anl Stat lie hopes 10 save him
sef bf partisan exhibition such a ~
man aaall ha,e dAed to sugg st to
one OF lis predecessors. lthas eone 100
late, however. 1t IS no longer possible
for HIM tossye himself or II Il Inc state
of New York Is going to vote for Harri.
son jast Is She did for old Iippecanoe
foris eghi yotrs ago. Grover Ciere-
lands layk has changed. 1t is only
gool ios one lema in one Office. The
pooF,e ara going 70 take him At his
word -that second Presidential terms
work badly. They remember that
when he vas pointing out The various
factors uhioh 90 . make UP a govern
ment 81 HE people he said in his first
letter OF acc, ptsnee:
And rs means to this crd, not one
wuuld IN any Judgment be more effective
tban IA au.ndmeut q the Constitution
Gi,gualiyiug tne President from
ceelun When we consider toe
patronage OF thjs great office, the allure
mont of power, the temptation TO re-
tain pu3hc place once gained, and,
more than al, The availability a party
finds ia IN incumbent whom horde Of
ollice4oders. with zsal born of beue-
li's received aad fostered by the hope
Of favNs set u come4 stand ready 10
all with money and trained political
service. we recognize in the eligibility
Of the President Tor reelection Il most
serions danger to that calm, deliberate
and intelligent political action which
must characterize Il government by The
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