Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-16
PROGRESSNES WELSHING ON
THEIR OWN LAW.

Much discussion has been INDUCED
in in political circles since the result
of the primaries as to state and
senatorial candidates has been known,
relative to refusal upon the part of
the ltra-progressives to support
Philip, the regularly nominated
Republican candidate for governor /;
Karel, the regularly nominated
Democratic candidate for the same
office, or McGovern, the regularly
nominated candidate for United
States Senator. The Milwaukee
Journal, which is always anxious to
foment trouble in Republican camp,
has been conspicuous in the publica-
ton of communications concerning
the putting into the field of in
dependent candidates for these offices,
who shall be supported by progressives
of both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties, in the hope of defeat
ing the regular men and multiplying
the will of the people of Wisconsin
az expressed at the primary.
1t is doubtful whether this move
will succeed, but it is not doubted
that if it can be made to look at all
promising for such welshing scheme
to win out there will be no hesita-
ton whatever upon the part of the
disappointed politicians to adopt it,
dazed as they are at the knowledge
that they are to be separated from
hundreds of fat political jobs where
they have been so long and so AFRO
gantly absorbing the taxpayers,
money.
4. They take the result mighty hard,
: but they are going to have to take
1t, just the same.
The element of the Republican
party that is now trying to defeat the
decision of the people at the primary
is the very one that gave us the
primary system, upon the plea that
it would give the people opportunity
to choose their own candidates and
take that power away from the poll
ticians. As a matter of fact it has
given the politicians a better chance
than they had under the caucus
system, but in this year of grace,
stirred beyond endurance by the high
taxes, state interference in local
affairs, general extravaganza and
cheeky arrogance of the clique in
control of state affairs, who told the
taxpayers who dared complain that
they were "barbaric yawpers, the
people have risen in their might and
nominated men whom they are con-
fient will bring the state government
back to a more economical and sane
basis.
Should the proposed scheme be
carried out and independent candi-
dates be put up in opposition to the
men who have been honestly nominat-
I'd by overwhelming majorities, we
are very much mistaken if the re-
suit at the November election does
not give the schemers a much more
severe rebuke than they have received
in the primaries. An analysis of the
vote cast on Sept. L must convince
any thoughtful observer that in the
vote cast the men who pay the taxes
are largely. the ones who went to the
polls and brought about the result,
and they will be again in evidence
in November.
While Philip has a tremendous
plurality over his nearest progressive
opponent; his running mate for
lieutenant governor, Cousins came
close to nomination, and his other
associate, Holman, was nominated for
secretary of state, there are also
three progressive state candidates
nominated upon the same ticket with
them.
These latter candidates will have
to run upon the regular ticket with
Philip just the same, in case an
IndepenenJ ticket Is placed in the
field against him, or they will have
to resign and the vacancies will be
filled by the state central committee,
which will be controlled by the sup
pOrters of Philip, with candidates
who are in accord with the policies
on which nc won in the primary
Such being the case we expect to
see the will of the people accepted
and the kickers 60 away back and sit
down.
HULL NOT SURPRISED.