Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-06-21
Democratic Folly and Disaster

The elt clion of the X, putt can can
didate for justice of the suprs me co. ri
in the fourth district is surprise even
to The Republicans, ind looks like q
political revolution La the counties
composing the district. Cleveland tad
nearly 1000 plura,ity over Harrison at
the election in 1895. The Republican
majority now ia 5000 or 1000 1t is
an event of national signiliC ance.
Ii will not DO Democrats any harm
to contemrltte seriously 'he pro pect
which is presented as a rasul' OF Demo
cratic fcklentss ard faunfnlne,s. If
they shall be- displayed throughout the
state as they have been IN tEe fourth
supreme judicial district. Ii other
Den ocrais ~ the state feel and are GiS
pose 10 set like the Democrats there
it means that lie victory of 1892 is o
be barren of fruit and that all the nd
vantages with which the Democrats
EN-, ked from ihat campaign are TO be
thrown away This j. JrApos rous
folly. Il is an exhinition If tatuous
ignor ance ard blind folly that is de-
plorable. party capable of such alb
surdities in political action canr Of sue
coed and does nos deserve TO succeed.
II it gains a sporadic victory the event
is due to chance. not to merit; simply
show NJ that the oprotiie party has
been guilty temporarily Of greater folly
and faulty.
A warning i given also to the Demo
Gratis at Washing ton If tho popular
mandate issued at the polls in 1892
bad been obeyed. il q 81 ssion of con-
gress had been held lmnt diately after
March 4, 1898 for the repeal of the
Sherman silver act and for the enact.
ment of tariff law as demanded by
the platform and if congress bad acted
on this line ie reverses OF 1898
might not have been avoided, but they
would have been retrieved in 1894
and the Democrats now would have
had the preseieuee and assurance OF a
national victory in 1896 which hnYe
beer inspired in the Republicans.
Capt J. G Cleghora OF Cliuton,
was nominated for governor hy the
Prohibition Convention, which met in
Milwaukee juno 18th. The other otli-
GERS are as follows
Lieutenant Governor ON b OF
sen. of Eau Claire,
Secretary of State-T. j. VAN MArRE
Of Fayeite.
State Treasurer WILLIAM JOHNSON
OF New Richmond
Attorney GeneraI-E W. CHAFlN Of
Waukosha.
State Superintendent Rev. Il l..
EATON Of Mllv aukee.
Irsorance Commissioner THOMAS
EDWARDS of Ashland.
Railroad Commissioner john W.
EVANS of Waupqca
The following platform was adopted.
Realizing that the CREATE danger n
American politics is tie corrupt inllu-
enee of tie SELDOM. the Prohibition par
~ demand;
First That the traffic in intoxicat
ing liquors as 3 average be prohibited
and suppressed, and that all laws max
ing either feGersl. state or county gov
ernments parties III ts profits be re-
peaIed
Second-That residence within the
nation for such tine and education 90
such an extent, as Will insure intelligent
citizenship, precede the right of fran
chise. which should TO, 90 denied en-
account nf sex
Third That al money necessary
for the business Of tie country he issued
direct, bY the fedora government, In
such forms and upon such basis as viii
give us ample circulating medium. aud
that the same be q legal nder for all
debts
Fourth That the goyo-nmeut eS'ah-
fish saving banks in connection WITT
all important posloili EOS
Fifth That our Jaws he So smende I
and enforced As 70 greatly restrict un
desirable immigrauon
Sixth hst liberal public education
in English language % enforced bY
the stete, and that no public funds 6e
given for private schools,
Seventh That lust pensions be Civ
en- 10 our disabled veterans
Grant Co is pledged 20 raise so fer
the campaign fund. while q good many
other counties and some Individuals
ara pledged fer SIoo each About
Sl70o was pledged altogether.
By. P.U.
Am Rontiet 1allntt DrDplt EWha cam