Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-10
a LETTER FROM a FORMER EDITOR.

friend Harper retires. / congratulate
you on assuming the editorship of this
paper in which have long been inter-
ested, from devil to editor thereof,
and in recent years as constant
reader. At the same time, in '.wel-
coming the coming guest yourself,
''speed the parting guest" Mr..
Harper, who, / understand, has ''gone
up higher not to the sanity king
dom, but to the vicinity of the State
Legislature. which is popularity sup
posed to be the reverse of the abode
of the saints
| also took pleasure in reading over
the kind words rendered you by Prof.
McGregor, of Platteville, on the oeca-
sion of your departure from there,
and his touching and beautiful refer
ence to my honored sire, the late j.
e. Cover. | think it was appropriate,
in speaking of the early history of the
HERALD, to refer to its early editor,
who for nearly quarter of century
made the freedom of the slave his re-
ligion in its columns, and who devoted
himself so thoroughly to the interests
Of his readers.
Allow me now to add few words
for that dear friend of the absent, the
HERALD. 1t is probably read more
| closely by those who live away from
Lancaster than in it. That is TO say.
strictly, those who are in it are not
'sin it. Every Friday and Saturday
evening when we receive the HERALD
or Teller, there is no other paper or
magazine read until we have read and
discussed the news from home. Brot-
vile and Beetown and Potosi and
Bloomington are duly brought into
line and the social status of these
places respectively duly inspected and
laid away in memory, through the
columns OF the HERALD. | fancy
tea party in Lancaster would find us
well posted up to date on the neigh
bors. But our greatest pleasure is in
hearing of old and familiar friends
through the columns of the home
paper Many of these we should
never even hear of except through
this medium. Their names suggest
many story and many day dream.
1t is pleasure too, to keep track of
the advancement of many bright men
and women who have gone out into
the world from Grant county. and
have earned name and fame, a space
in the world thought 1t is the old
story of David. with his pebbles and
sling going forth to meet the giant,
and conquering. 1t is also pleasure
to keep track of the advancement of
Lancaster itself-to know that it is
actually growing. ! used to take it
for granted it was paralyzed. Jed
Barnett planted this impression firmly
into me when | used to ride with him
on the stage between Lancaster and
| Boscobel-a ride of twenty-five miles,
our nearest railroad station. Jed
thought we would never have rail-
road. But the railroad came and par
alyzed Jed in the stage business. and
made him rich in spite of himself and
brought life to Lancaster. 1t also par
alyzed. with astonishment. the rest of
the population there. That you have
a manufacturing plant and are discuss
ing water-works, are notable events
.'town lots for sale, by j. HI. Reed''-
why, it sounds like Ashland and West
Superior.
trust you may have a good steady
growth, as you have been having. with
out boom Booms are looked upon
by those who have been doomed. as an
affection devoutly TO be avoided. 1t
is like the grip; it takes good deal
longer to get over it than it does to
come down with it. and leaves bad eff
fects. | could easily digress from this
POINT to some of the history of this
Northern Wisconsin, on this line, but
ii is needless as you are doubtless ia
miGar with it, and some of you have
had experience with it-that expert
ence that bringeth knowledge without
profit. This last remark does not APP
ply to Gov. Ryland, If newspaper ac-
counts are true of his West Superior
deal. And how is it, Joe Nathan?
! am pleased to know also that the
Herald is to remain ''unequivocally
republican. In saying this, you will
have large following who will remain
''unequivocally republican with you.
The country needs more republicanism
now than it ever did 1t needs a
steady, conservative party, like the
Republican party to guide it; party
with definite financial policy and
definite tariff ideas, and both in line
with the progress of America. am
reminded right here, of remark made
to me in a letter by I'll ION Geo. G.
Hazelton. right after our defeat in
1892 gentleman, BY the way, whom
it is unnecessary to introduce to the
readers of the Herald, for most Of them
joined in electing him several times to
congress. He made several speeches
in this northern part Of the state, in
the fall Of 1892. where he was my
guest few days; after returning to
Washington and hearing the news Of
the feat Of the Republican party, be
wrote; II had good time ali along
the iii and only renrqt the result