Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
POINTERS FOR REPUBLICANS


Now that the convention is thing
of the past, and the contest for the
courty judgeship is on, there are few
matters to which we wish to call the at
tention of Republican voters
We do not pose as infallible, nor do
we wish to dictate. We believe in
every mans right to vote as he pleases,
and regard as impertinenta any attempt
to influence except by the arguments
of reason as applied to public policy
But we are sick of the sight of the
mask that Democracy wears when it
has purely party end to accomplish
and realizes its inability to succeed
without false face, and we desire to
penetrate the thin disguise for the ben
eft of those who, being at greater
distance, cannot see through SO easily.
Judge Goodsell is said by his Demo
cratic friends to be mon partisan and
the way they say it makes one doubt
it, as does also the fact that it is al
ways Democrat who parades him as
such. We have called attention in re-
cent issues to the fact that Mr.. Good
sell scrambled for party nomination
four years ago, was elected as a Demo
cratic candidate, appointed a
staunch Democratic worker to the only
position within his gift, that Of Regis
ter in Probate. and has only become
mon partisan since the returns came
in last fall Ardent Democrat as he
used to be- local party leader, cam
paign manager, free-silver stump
speaker, member of the inner council
of war, today he has undergone
transformation. He is merely mon
partisan without political convictions,
preferences or prejudices
Remarkable metamorphosis. Stu
tpendous change! But the transition is
TO sudden and We protest against the
shallow and exasperating subterfuge
Of a widely proclaimed mon partisan
movement which has pronounced
partisan for its beneficiary
This non partisan movement has
been worked by the Democracy many
times. 1t is one of its oldest decep-
tions, and is manipulated as follows:
A rock-ribbed Democrat wants an of
flee in Republican county. circuit or
state. Long in advance of election, be
fore people generally know that an
election is coming, he goes out and
gets all the Democrats he wants and
all the Republicans he asks, to sign his
nomination papers Nobody knows Of
an opposing candidate possible Re
publican opponents being content to
come out in season, and without indie
cent hastel Consequently every Re
publican approached with a pleasant
smile will sign OF course he will
We all like to be good fellows, and
there's no reason why we shouldn't be
in a matter We know nothing about and
care nothing about, Tor so we think at
the timei Next we hear that there
will be a convention of our own party
to put a candidate in nomination, and
we feel foolish to think we we're SO
easily caught Meanwhile the Demo
cratic candidate parades the Republi-
can signatures on his papers, and talks
about his Republican support, forget
ting to state the unfair advantage he
took Of the signers
OF course a signature So obtained is
not binding On the signer. nor does it
absolye him from his party allegiance,
and, naturally, At the polls, lie votes as
he pleases ard is amply justified by
fact hat he has beea imposed upon
This is the tirst step III Democratic