Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-04-21

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be representative Republican in every
voting distr ct, whose business it would
be to keep a genel al survey of his own
political territory; an I, if ne. d be, 10
Oke the aid of the County Committee
to sdju,t any d fIerenc-s tn It so fire.
quently in the past haze had their
initial beginning il some far away
rural district. and which tor ( e want
of judicious management at the begin
nIng, have be n permitted to gain
momentum, until gooi sized bolt
has ieOpardlzed the interests of the
party in clio districts Ii every wn
in ths count, AID every ward in our
small cities, had a single committeeman
on guard, whose highest aim and bus
mess it would be to allay all fractional
disputes; stimulate the luke warm, and
correct all party misrepresen att ms in
his own given locality, and when upon
find ng himself unableto keep the party
intact, TO appeal to the County Chair
man; and if ne be, the County Com
mittee, the strength of the party could
not diminish
The County Committee should meet
at various times during the year, and
at the call of the chairman during the
actiyi les of the campaign.
For said service a small comptnsa-
t on should be allowed every commit
teeman. Members of the County Com
mittee should also be asked to furnish
from their respective districts correct
list of every voter. This list, when
carefully made. is readily revised from
year 10 year 1t would also enable the
County Chairman, and through him
the State Chairman, to send becoming
lIt' nature to theyoter. How frequently
we have witnessed the ab.urdlty of a
farmer, who, lowering between fee
trade and pr lection, not know NJ
which is for his b st interests, re-
ceiying from county or state headquar-
tiers lonely document-a long, dry,
dissertation on the financial problem.
Much 2 cd could be done BY the
proper distribution OF plainly written
opinions on the great questions of the
day; a for instance, at this very hour
II the Republican voters of this state
had to-day put int Their hands a clear
statement of the benefits already
achieved by the recent t4rifflegislation,
it would 20 far toward solidif, inc the
party vote
| emphasize that This is the hour of I
greatest advantage, for the independ-
ent and Indifferent voter is always
ready to brand the assertions of po-
litical doeum, MT received during the
heat of polite 81 contest, only verbose
eXaggerations and lies. This county I
committee, too cumbersome for gener-
al work, should commit many OF these
duties to an Executive Committee +
to be selected from their number and
into whose hands believe the financial
matters should be committed AS the T
rule is o day. the candidates for office,
and offers end their money di, ect to
the county chairman. and he spends it
rs he sees fit Ii he i selfish and ans
bilious he will promote his own inter-
ests W tn the aid of money which is the
proper Y of his party.
The campaign has closed and def
cheney is lid to exist, and another as
sessment is levied. No account is rem. !
dered No one except the chairman
himself is able to say where and for
what purposes that money has been
expended. Such methods could not be
tolerated one moment in general bust
ness life, and should not be in political
organizations
The money required to run a cam
paign should be raised by order OF the
county committee, or perhaps the exc
cutiNe comm tee, and the same should
be expended under the direction of the
executive committee and the chairman.
who, ftom his official position, should
also be the official head of said execu-
tive committee
Proper book accounts should be kept.
as would be required in all other orga-
nizations, and the same to constitute the
property of the county committee.
These books should clearly show what
money has been received, and what ex-
pended, and they should also state the
amount of remaining indebtedness; and
in the event Of accounts remaining I'm
paid ut the close of campaign. aud
finding it impossible to raise sufficient
funds II liquidate the same, it would be
well in all instances to discharge these
debts with the first money ra sed upon
entering a new campaign, so that the
county chairman would not be embar.