Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-07
a Letter From Madison.
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Madison Wis. Feb. LIST.
EDITog HERALD There is an nm
usual quietness reigning over the cap
ital city considering the fact that the
Legislature is in flu session. The
cause OF all this is the fact that the
pass business has not yet commenced
TO blossom. 1t used to be that train
loads of constituents came to the city
weekly TO see the sights, shake and
cheer with the mem Der from our dis
trict' and get some good out of a
railroad pass But things are not
what they used to be and so far pass
es to constituents have been things
unseen. For the city of Madison this
is sore disappointment for hereto
fore the city has reyeled in luxury and
grown fat during the law-making
| season.
| In anticipation Of the usual rush of
visitors. boarding houses indulge in
new table cloths and an extra china
set; saloons put in from $3.50 to $500
on the bar and fixtures. Now there
is moaning because it cometh not
| back from the hands OF the con
/ sTituent. 1t seems tnat the ia roads
rather anxious to have the pass 50
stem in vohue again, but ms az Of the
| legislators are against it, aid 1t may
/ be that no passes will be sent out this
year. The result about The capital IS
very noticeable. There are not theus
ual crowds Of strangers passing from
| one office To another under the guild
anee Of some who ought to be 1T work
to be introduced to the several state
! officers. Ii this Is not a working sts-
sion, it ought to be. and every mem
i Vtt owes ,Ils yvns,l.uvai,, - ,...,
fully inform himself on every bill OF
general import that comes up.
The bills for appropriations are nu-
merous and large. The present dispo-
sition as expressed by many mem bers,
Is 20 limit appropriations as much as
is consistent with the present condi-
tions and actual needs Of the state.
The hope is general that the session
] viii be short one. The idea that
Grant County should be divided SO
that eight towns from the north part
/ Of the county may be attached to
| Crawford County, and then Boscobel
made the county seat Of the enlarged
county has been barely spoken OF here
| though it is understood thatit may
| deSelppe some strength later on.
Judge Clementsonis name Is men,
| stoned freely ard favorably here in
connection with the Supreme Judge
ship. II alilitA is undoubtea. and
/ the general claim i that when Il
! comes to the test OF non-nartisanship
!, Judge Clementson's record Is 50 far
above that Of Judge Winston that
there can he no comparison. The
idea is also gaining ground aud Justly
too. that Ire people ought 20 be rs
much interested in having. and entii-
! lea to voice in selecting Supreme
Judge a. the prominent corporation
attorneys are.
II seems aS though the democratic
headers aNa feW prominent repHh'i
i can attorneys are exceedingly anxious
1 to pull the Wool over the ewes Of the
people and gude- the cry Of II non
! partisan judiciary are trying to use
i the peopiea n cats-paws to pull curtor-
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people need To look after thor own ia
;grasts. keeping the fact clearly III
view hat Of the three departments ef
! government, the Judiciary Is the one
/ that must be kept free from from the
/ control 81 high political Influences
i and the powta' ii wealth The people
must keep the scales of justice ia eoe-
dition t3 weigh thor l.ahis with ms
/ partial ANA unicttereti hands