Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-10-18

The Democi ats have learned to their
d:smay that their campaign If misrep-
resentstCI weIe started aitogt Ter too
sVOn 10 0e OF any value To- them One
after another Uf their carefu /, | lid
plans gees 10 pieces until ihere prom
ises I" BE- nothing but painful remiuIs-
ceDces lett by Eclectic time The
leaders got up a neat little statement
of the wonderful amount Of money the
state Treasury has in il It present. and
and how much the taxes would be de-
miDished Ia each lax payer in the state
hereafter, If their party Is only bept IN
potCer. This bomb. inst was 10 do
such effective work for the dem. cratic
Office holders and candidates, burst be-
fore il was fairly out Of the democratic
lines. The iu was too short; care
full examination of the reports from be
secretary Of states office for The last
three yesrs of republican administra
tion and the last three years IF mo-
cratic administration shows an INCREASE
in the SUN total of expenditures for the
three years OF democratic rule ov. r the
three preceding Years of republican
rule of one hundred and one thousand,
one hundred ard ten dollars and five
cents. This is economy end reform
with a vengeance; isn't il? But the
figures are there.
Then again the charges against Mai
w. H. Uphsm made for the purpose
of catching the labor votes, we're too
soon by goad deal. Boss Wall, Edi-
tor Niemsn of the Milwaukee journal,
and the Chicago Herald were going 10
kill all the major's prospects for cleo
ton TO the governorship this fell by the
yarns that his workmen were shame
fully trei ted and held town BY an iron
hand. After inv estigation the Herald
said there was no hing in the charges,
It a. the workmen of Marshtield were
contented and we'll treated. But as
bad luck would have il the Milwaukee
Journal persisted in spreading the lie
and sticking TO IL, until $50 of the
scOrkaneia a..pioged By The Upham manu-
featuring company, blasted the lie
by making sffidavits that the charges
were maliciously false in every particu-
lar. But we have seen no retraction
or apology in the journal. 1t has not
the time nor taste for anything OF the
nature of the amende honorable.
Many of the men who made these affi-
dayits have worked for the company
for from eight to twelve years and
know exactly what they are talking
about. That men have been employed
by the company at different times and
discharged. will not be denied, for
there is not man in the country who
employs labor. who has not bad men
in his employ, so worthless that it was
his duty to discharge them. Now the
promnlgators of the ISLANDERS against
Maj. Upham are raking sill over the
state to find these discharged hands for
the purpose of endeavorng to hold
their claim until after election. Gen.
uine manhood would be ashamed of
itself to seek to mislead the people by
any such clap trap methods. Such
leaders hav more confidence and
hope in thu IoTance and pfejudices
OF the peopo, Than they had in the in
telligence of the people. They should
know that every futile attempt to mis-.
lead their followers tends to directly
weaken their cause People can not
and will not be fooled all the time. and
when they turn they mean business.
Lies are like pancakes; good only while
hot, Major Up5am's record as sol
der, as gentleman and as business
man are too good and too we'll known
by all intelligent people to be much
injured by dark lantern schemers. even
when sustained bv men as able as Boss
Wall and Editor Nieman.