Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-07-21
NJ lime FOR Fl fractional Fight.

are at hand and republicans must
very soon express their choice for
candidates al ne November election.
The announcement III LaFollette for
governor to place Of scofeid ba.
lopenea mp the old factional fight in
the state that republicans generally
had hoped was dead aud buried.
Scofield has been governor only one
term. He has made a good governor
and in all fairness should have re-
nomination without opposition 1t is
a part Of the unwritten law Of both
parties in this state to accord two
terms to worthy state officers, and
failure TO de- 50 in the ease of 50 able
and faithful an officer as Governor
seofield would be neither justice nor
cool political sense.
LaFollette had an opportunity two
years ago. He made briliant cam
paign and had a following OF which
any man. no matter how ambitious.
ought g BE- most proud But he was
beaten. and beaten fairly. That
should have settled the matter 50 far
as the governorship is concerned IN
til the customary two terms had ex-
pred
The objections urged against SEQ
fields nomination are mainly the
charges that he is a part Of politi-
cal machine that must be eyerlast-
ingiy smashed and that he is the
tool Of grasping corporations
The first objection, the machine"
charge, is mere elap-trap, it is not
made in good faith and hardly merits
serious attention Organization is es-
sential 10 success IN national. state.
county q city politics and no doubt
Gov. scofeld's friends and admirers
have done and will do for him all they
can in IN honorable way: but that his
.maehine" i corrupt or essentially
different in character from the POLITE
cal machines which we're back III
tpham Hoard, Haueen, Ryland Or
LaFoiiette ii their efforts 10 be gov
ernof. is sheer nonsense
Editor Monahan Of Darlington dis
poses u this contention very well in
the last issue ii the Darlington Repub-
lean He SAYS
These men are lighting Scofeld os-
tensibly for two reasons. The first is
because he is the candidate 81 the ma
chine This is simple nonsense. but
tit means anything It means that the
scoiield machine is 70 be smashed b.
the LaFollette machine For viii any
enc for moment doubt that II all the
machine III any aud all the political
parties in the state that the machine
most highly polished, carefully oiled.
running. and carrying double
tine amount Of cylinder teeth To any
other. Is the machine built. owned
and controlled by Bob i.aFallette
We ought @ know, We were part of
il for Years. But it Is never called 4
machine, il il an organizations.
white the other fellows organization
IS AWAY machine
10 sustain the contention that
GOV. scoheld is 4 tool Of corporations.
two charges - particular are relied
% First, that he shipped his cow
and other articles from 0eonto 10
Madison ca au expires, frank and Sec
ond. his veto Of The bills to tax sleep
ing cars and express companies.
just what the fact, are about The
express company carrying.the govern
ors' COW aud some potatoes on a
frank is not clear Inc governor has
not given the matter enough notice to
make any statement for publication,
and others who profess 70 know do
not quite agree The governors
friends admit that some Of the things
mentioned were shipped Of the frank
but assert that it was done by mem-
Der IF his family and without the
consent. That when be
learned Of it he forbid any further
Of the practice, sent his
private secretary for bill from the
company. The bin was paid and the
governor now holds the receipt