Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-17
For Governor: Geo. w. Ry-
Land, of Grant County.

THE SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN, after
some excellent editorial on republi-
canism and the republican party, has
this to say of Geo. w Ryland as q
candidate for Governor. 1t will meet
with hearty Endorsements and puts Mr..
Ryland squarely before the people as a
candidate.
A leader is needed Unlike the Dem.
ocratic parry which skillful politician
can best lead, unlike the PopuIist party
which only demagogue can lead, the
Republican party demands man Tor
leader who in himself has the inherent
elements of Republicanism. de must
have that moral exaltation OF soul that
leads him to put conscience into politics,
and leads his feet naturally into the ways
of the Republican worthless who walked
the paths of the "higher law. He must
feel and believe. He must be charact or
lied by a ready sympathy and dow cred
with integrity. He must represent the
patriotism, the principles and u ) aspira
lions of the great middle clas who con-
stitute the excelencies OF on modern in-
dustrial civilization. Suen man in a
pre-eminentd degree is George w. Ryland,
of Grant County; and We have il from
those who are his personal friends,
that he is willing to be candidate for
the office of Governor, II be is the choice
of the republican party.
Without reservation we favor the can
didacy Of Mr. kyland.
With an due and proper respect for
the several eminent gentlemen mention
OF whom has been made il connection
with the nomination for the Office of
Governor by the Republican party, we
are unable TO think that either OF them
in so great a degree are possessed of
the requisites for successful Republican
leadership as Mr.. Ryland. 1t is no. for
US to specify as against them the con-
siderations that seem to make against
the nomination of either at the present
time. We will only say that in our
view no one of them but has elements
of weakness that Mr.. Ryland is free
from.
Tie pre-eminent characters ic of the
early Republican leaders was-ind il
was one great reason of the early sue
cesses of the party-that they were in
touch with the rank and file. What the
people knew, felt, thought and desired
they knew. felt, thought and desired
They had no use for policy. nor the
nice calculations with which politicians
ara wont 10 indulge-and delude them
selves. They had the guage of their
followers in their own hearts as Crom-
well had OF his Ironsides Regime Mt
They knew that Repu0licanism was
earnestuess OF purpose, sincerity Of
conviction, aud above all characteriz ID
by moral enthusiasm. They knew ,hst
the rank and file Of Republicanism must
5eitere their cause 10 be righteous TO have
the momentum of victory. What WAS
tue of the rank and file is still true,
but many of the new leaders are not as
were I he old; George w. RYland would
be leader of the old type. That is
what we need.
Mr.. Ryland is a practical man as
distinguished from one whose ability is
in the line Of oratory. For eighteen
years he was Town Chairman, for
fifteen years chairman OF County Board.
Later he was elected State Senator.
In 1886 be was elected Lieutenant
Governor, and reelected in 1888.
Certainly MIR. Ryland's official life in
the variety of offices has given him
superior equipment for the gubernator-
ial office. 1t marks him. too, coun
try candidate as distinguished from
one of city-and the most aud best of
Wisconsin is the country. He is ac.
quainted with everything that pertains
to town and county government; and
Wisconsin is in the true view an aggre.
cation OF towns and counties No city
man, no mere politician, in the nature
OF things, can Toe so we'll equipped for
GOV ernor as one who knows sby long
experience minutiae Of town and county
needs Such a one is alone truly from
the people.
Dir. Rgland's ability Is unique stoned.
Somewhat like the late Jerry Rusk-
how we regret to write the word iafe
of that splendid man-hjs distinguish
ing characteristic is common sense
That means the wisdom TO do the
right thing at the right time. That.
with 8 proper iirmness, is the hest men
tai equipment for an executive.
MIR. Rvland is Of county Justly celia
breted for its Repubieanism Reliable
- Grant In the DAYS of national
peril it sent 600 enlisted men into the
field from a population of $4,000 Ii
gave from its hearlhst)nes nearly 500
lives for the maintenance of cur nat
ional integrity. The Republcanism of
Gran County is intense and deep,
hallowed as it has been hy sacrifice
and refreshed as it ever is by sacred
memories. To the people of this
State 1t offers worthy candidate for
governor in the person Of George W..
Rylaud.