Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-01

state anyway. This remark was
called forth by the rumor that the
Standard Oil company has ordered a
suspension of work throughout the
state, which would effect $4,000
men. It is said that three fourths
of these men are Republicans.
Representative Dayton, backs up
Senator Scott, and affirms that the
state is safe for the Republicans by
from Is, 900 to 10000.
The strongest argument the Re-
publicans have in the present cam
paign is their appeal to the business
interests of the country. There
is really little, if any politics, which
is fundamental, left for discussion.
1t is admitted that the once para
mount issues of free silver high
tariff or free trade, have quite
disappeared. Ex-senator H. G..
Davis, the Democratic candidate
for vice president, says it is a mis-
take to speak of the Democratic
party as a free trade party. He
says West Virginia is a tariff state,
and he himself is a high tariff man.
These questions having virtually
disappeared, the only problem left
is how shall our inter state and
foreign commerce be promoted and
projected? Last year our foreign
commerce reached So, $50, 900, 900,
and in the immediate future it will
increase vastly. How shall we
recover our own carrying tradeg
How shall we reach just the tariff so
that it will not be burdensome
and not promote monopoly9 How
shall we promote agriculture and
manufactures? These are business
propositions of interests alike to
all sections of the country.
A very considerable number of
Democratic newspapers, especially
in New York, have INDUCED in a
good deal of grumbllng and fault.
finding regarding the manner in
which the campaign is being pro-
secuted. Quite naturally Mr.. Henry
Watterson of Louisville, KY, asks
them to map out a safe, sane and
practical plan which will insure
the election of Judge Parker. This
is more than any of them can do.
It is hard to make Roadway against
solid facts which tell in favor of the
present condition of affairs.
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| Besides their frugal diet of rice
and vegetables with a little fish the
Japanese are teaching the world
many new things connected with
the carrying on of war. It is said
that each soldier of the Mikado has
a fish line in his belt. 81 that he
carries a small tea-kettle, and a fan.
He takes bath every chance he
gets, and is making very extensive
-use of the telephone. 1t is evident
they have extracted all they can
out of western civilization and have
determined to improve upon it,.
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The present presidential cam
paign is said to be quite unlike any
heretofore known. The people do
not express any curiosity; they ap-
pear to have made up their minds;
the prairie grass fails to take fire!
Everywhere there is an extra
ordinary calm. Even the assertion
that Taygart is to throw a big pot
of money into Indiana" fails to
astonish the Hoosiers. It will take
a tremendous pet to induce them to
vote away their present commercial
prosperity, or even to change the
policy of the national government
which has so successfully safe
guarded their interests during the
past seven years.
AS the political fence has been
pretty well torn down it is difficult
for Democrat to determine upon
which side he stands.