Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Press Opinions.

Milwaukee Sentinel The de sion
will form precedent which will have
weight all over the Union. and cannot
fail to exercise wholesome restraining
influence upon INSCRIPTIONS partisaus
Of all parties in the several states.
Madison Journals The dees on Is a
crushing blow to the desperate gang
Of INSCRIPTIONS democratic partisans
who. by an unfortunate division OF the
state over a purely local issue, were
foisted upon the people. 1t knocks
ont the gang on every point and SAYS
to the people that the high courts, the
repository of the peoples rights. will
protect the people from the machina-
uon of political charlatans, from the
eophistry of demagogues, and from
The plundering OF political thieves.
Gerrymandering has received its death
blow. and the people again come into
the rights in which the Wall gang in
Wisconsin attempted to despoil them.
Oshkosh Northwestern: The decis-
ion is forcibe rebuke 10 the dete-tible
bo.sism that Invented and dictated the
passage ofth monstrous gerrvmander.
Ii II a wholesome rebuke to Boss Wall
and Schemer Anderson and Senator
Villas who prosttutcd their digni and
manhood to worse than the meanest
pa tis9n ends, for they went further
than partisan lines, they tackled the
liberties and equal sullrages of the
people, and in doing So sought to I'M
dermine The very foundat ON OF our
republican government.
The Washington Star saws: The
courts have not ben disturbing the
partisan gerr, mander The fact has
doubtless increased the tendency to
enact gerrymandcrs But at last, IN
the Wisconsin case, the supreme court
has nterfered and rudely upset the
work of the Legislature Whatever
difficulties may surround the subject
OF appoltioument, it is gong to be
clear to many. that const tutonal
amendment or at least general law
for congress and state c0nst tutional
provision W II be deemed nece sarv to
cor eet the recognized evils OF the par
usan appointments. The Star is
well aware that no legal safeguards
can insure against honest dealings in
politics. it is contcnded wisely, now
ever, th4t the stronger these safeguards
the more likclv it is that there will be
fair dealings.
The New York Tribune says: The
supreme court of Wisconsin has given
righteous decision Tie character
of the work done bv the democratic
Legislature may b. JUDGED from the
fact tn II the Gee sion of the court con
sj-tn 4 three democrats aud Two re-
publicau-, f, unanimous EX senator
Spoouer il largely responsible for the
succ s,tul auack upon the gerAman-
der
Tile New York Herald saws. In the
days If reapportionment and gerry
mandcr, the Gee sion rendered yes'et-
I dav ~ the sapreme court OF Wisconsin
vi / have a widespread interest, and
+ shCHlj have wholesome effect.
The New York Press saws, under the
i heading, "A Warning 20 WlSeous n:
/ 70 the advocates of Il faithful census
If the inhabitants OF New York the
decision Just announced, ofthe supreme
court of Wisconsin, highly gratifying.
The democrats of Wisconsin did not
achieve control of the legislature by
criminal means. They ob AIMED The +
majority by contemplate appeal Il
antj-American sentiment knowing
,nat the people would become aroused
Is thc true nature Of the bigotry and
lrickrry through which the democratic
victory was won The democrats 10.
acy by an unjust ana illeg7l appnrGon