Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-16
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Cuba CITY.

1t really looks at last as if Spring had ar
rived in earnest. Flowing and seeding are
in full blast and some farmers are through
with their small grain sowing A light fall
Of snow and several fine showers the past
week have moistened the top Of the ground
and given the grass start.
The most hoty contested election ever
held in Smelser township, was the one OF
Tuesday last The issue was changing the
polling place from Georgetown to Cuba
City, which was carried in favor of Cuba by
a majority of FIVE. The following officers
were elected: Town board Fred He'll ch n.
David Walker, John Clemens clerk, j. p.
Jones; assessor. David Wilkinson: treas
urer. Chas Bazinet
Death placed his seal upon two victims IN
our town the past week Mrs. Stephens and
Chas Dent having Joined the silent major
ity.
And now Carlisle has written letter de :
clining to lead the Democratic forlorn hope
in the presidential procession, Another
boomlet exploded. None of the party lead
ers appear to be anxious to take trip up
Salt river next fall. Democratic papers are
Worrying themselves about the republican
convention to be held at St. Louis and try
ing hard to get up some other issue than
the tariff. and are very much disturbed be-
cause Republicans won't split on the silver
question. No use to fret gentlemen, the
tariff is bound to be the issue There are
certain things concerning it that the people
of this country viii not forget and one lit
tie item is this: In the first nineteen months
of the Wilson law there is deficit of S76-
157 ,ss5, while in the same period of the Nc
Kinley law there was surplus of s24.9ss ,2sl.
Now the question is which is best for the
country, a deficiency or a surplus: The
people will answer that question in Novem-
Der, Congressman Pearson expresses our
sentiments in the following which we con-
slider good reading for republicans at the
present time; Il shall only say this-and /
shall say it deliberately--that the cause of
protection triumphed in the last two elect
ions, and it will triumph in the election for
which we are now preparing and more than
that the American people have a settled
conviction that there will be no genuine re-
turn TO prosperity in this country until
there is genuine American protective tar
if on our statute books And while know
that the republican party's great embar-
rassment in this emergency is the snpera-
bundant wealth ofpresidentialc candidates or
rather of presidential timber. The demo-
cratic party will not be permitted to decide
who that candidate shall be: but / will tell
them, and will tell the county and will
tell any person who chooses TO ask of the
matter, that the man who will carry our
banner to victory in the coming contest will
be that man who measured up most nearly
TO the ideal standard, to the living imper-
sonation of the benefcient doctrine of pro-
lection. We are more likely to go
contrary to what we think you want gentle
men, than to agree with YOU. II has been
considered good policy among republicans
when they see what the democratic party
wants to do exactly the reverse" That's
the doctrine exactly. Democrats viii not
be consulted in regard to choosing the cam
didate or making the platform
AGITATOR