Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
Letters from Wisconsin Propose
He Make County Fair
Speeches.
La TOILETTE IS HARD AT IT
Woman Who Raises POnies-Gen. Bry-
aut's Friendships-The Late
Col. knight.

weeks will keep the state convulsed.
1t does not appear that he receives
compensation for these addresses.
Certainly the address at the Dane
county fair is without charge to the
management. He refuses to be divert
ed from his line of campaign, which
is talk about corporation abuses. The
opposition is keeping up raking fire
as to the campaign contribution of
$1,000 at the time State Superinten-
dent Harvey was turned down, to the
disgust of Stout and Buckstaff. This
money was paid by book companies
outside of the state. The Free Press
of Milwaukee has finally concluded to
answer the charge, but all it comedies
is that if there is any wrong, it was in
accepting money from outside the
state. That paper says the money was
applied to postage, etc.
Flood of Oratory Likely.
The opposition is a good deal wor
ried by the persistent work done at
the county fairs. Secretary of State
Houser is sometimes appearing with
the governor, and the latter's plan is
to compare railroad rates, taking the
very point at which the speech is
made. Mr.. Houser finds some point
in Iowa and Illinois (where there are
railroad commissions, makes the COM
parison on a load Of hogs, and the
farmers slap their thighs and say
that's So" There are factors in the
problem, as the comparative prices on
farm products, the status of popula-
ton along the line of railroad, ETC.,
but life is too short to discuss these
questions very fully The result is
that the opposition Is slowly conclud-
ing that it must also break into these
county fairs with speaking talent.
Some Of the senators have been tempt
ed to offer themselves, but they dread
the vituperation sure to follow. John
Whitehead, with his usual frankness,
asked for chance to speak at the
Evansville fair but was turned down,
unless he would debate with Mr.. Ban
croft, an officer of the states attor-
ney's office. Probably the most i'm
portant speech on Governor LaFol-
lette's list is at Beloit on Labor day.
Beloit is also in Mr.. Whitehead's dis
trict, and that district has been 'the
enemy's country to LaFollette. Mr..
Whitehead proposes to address a let
ter to the managers Of that celebra-
ton similar to the one sent to Evans
vile.
The worry caused by the governors
speaking campaign is suggested by
letters written by influential folks Of
Wisconsin urging Senator Spooner to
return to the state and tackle the
governor. They feel that he should
discontinue his previous policy of non
participation and of silence and grap-
pie the governor in the interest Of con-
sentative government. Senator Spoon
er is now on his farm in New Hamp-
shire. 1t is unlikely that he will wish
to get in the broil
A Noble Son OF Wisconsin.
1t is not known how active General
George E. Bryant can be in campaign
work. He is a grand old man, but,
of course, not as nimble as he once
was. He is at his Office as superin-
tendent Of public property every day,
and one Of his lieutenants who showed
us the dome view the other day, re-
Iates that while he expects good serv-
ice from his men, mo more reasonable
or lxindlier man to work for ever lived.
A friend, who has been close to the
administration. said the other day:
''TheN old general, contrary to the i'm
preston of many, is one Of the La
Toilette people VINO has not been
soured in his personal friendships by
this unhappy fight. He is the sort of
a man who can say: personally,
there isn't a cleverer fellow than John
Spooner. He never goes back on a
friend I have vet to hear General
Bryant speak vindictively of any one.
He made Governor LaFollette, yet is
personally a friend of many of the
Milwaukee crowd. The last time
saw the governor and the general to-
gether it was to me like Napoleon,
with Moreau or Joubert, the early
generals of the republic, as great as
he but not wearing the imperial pu~
pie. He was the emperor, but Moreau
was the subject"
Opposition to Third Term.
The third term issue will not cut
much figure in and about Madison. 1t
is a shibboleth among local party
workers, however, and OF these, Of
course, there are some In every town
in the state. Two Wisconsin govern
ors have had three terms. When Rusk
was the candidate for third term in
1886. Gil Woodward being bis lead
ing opponent, he received plurality
of 1878, which was 461 smaller than
he had two years before, when run
ming against N d. Fratt. In his third
term campaign there was a majority
of 1888 against him. When Governor
Fairchild was elected for the first time
in 1865 he had majority Of 10,O02
over Hobart, Democrat. In 1867 he
was elected by 4,764 over Tallmadge,
and in 1869 he had a majority of S,263
over Robinson.