Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-01-19

loDes0meness IN some countries which
today are ihickly peopled. 260, 600
went out Of a little corner of Russia last
year, and the cholera hardly got into
creditable working order.
ONE Of the Oldest and best known
legislators in this state, Senator Fred
W. Horn. died at his home in Cedar
burg last Monday. He had been i'll for
some time, and heart disease is named
as the cause of his death. He was born
in Germany near Berlin in 1915 and re-
ceived his education in a college where
he was classmate of Bismarck He
has been in official position of some
kind almost continually since Gov.
Doty in 1841 made him justice OF the
peace for Washington county. He
served in the state senate from 1874 to
1850 and then in the assembly for
twelve years. lie was state commits
sioner of emigration during 1854 and
1855 and was twice delegate to ma
tional democratic conventions. He was
elected state senator in 1890 and when
tho senate organized he was chosen
president pro tenn, and had he been
able to be there this year he would un-
doubtedly have been again honored
with the position, as he has always held
a warm place in the hearts of his fellow
Legislators. He was man of charac-
ter and in his district has always WELD
ed strong influence in shaping the
policy of the democratic party-the
party of his adoption when he first came
to Wisconsin, and the party to which
he has always been truly loyal.
"SoCKLEss'' Jerry Simson has gone
to Washington to attend to his congress
gional work. IL now transpires that
be has been the chief cause of the Kan
sas legislative difficulties He is bitter
ly accused by the populists with throw
ing them into the present difficulty in
order to secure some kind of compro-
mise with the Republicans by which he,
| (Simpson) could be elected to the
United States Senate. That Congressman
Simpson has made a serious and prob
ably fatal political mistake no one can
doubt. His populist friends are open
in their denunciation of his methods,
and the awkward positions in which
many Of them nave been placed by his
actious will make them remember him
earnestly II not kindly. The Kansas
| legislature is all in pieces and no organ
ization can be reached until some agree
ment can be reached among the differ.
cnt factions. No way out of the difficult
ty presents itself except through the
submission of the contested cases to a
judicial tribunal and a binding agree
ment made before hand to abide by the
result. The republicans have issued an
address to the citizens of Kansas, which
| if true, shows determination on the
part of the opposition managers, to rule
or ruin without any regard whatever to
law, custom, or the rights ofthe people
Let the outcome be what it will, enough
has been developed in Kansas politics
since the last election, to materially in
jure the prospect of the populist party
in that state in the future. If the re-
publican leaders are judicious men,
there will be little doubt Of republican
success there two years hence.
PERHArS no man in The United States
was more widely known than Cen. Il f.
Butler who died at Washington last
week He was man If wonderful
strength Of character and large ability
He IS perhaps best known TO the people
as q politician, bat he was also an able
! ,ewyer IS rated IS millionaire manu-.
tacturtr. and has been given much
credit rs statesman During the
civil war me held generalShip. and n
commander OF the land forces won re-
uown ut New Orleans but his renowr
was almos: entirely owing to the mas,
terry manner in which he brought the
belligerent citizens of New Orleans (
terus, cleaned up the city and admin
istered the city government This work
was superbly done. and 50 far aS tn,