Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-06

him though, for having a keen ability
in stating his case. Here's to you,
"Bish!"
Henry Roethe, editor of the Fenni-
more Times, made a rather peculiar
request in his paper last week. Mr..
Roethe ENORMOUSLY asked the demo-
cratic voters in Grant and other coun-
ties in the district, to bolt their ticket
and vote for him as state senator on
the republican ticket. Mr. Roethes
argument was that the Democratic
candidate having no opposition, would
be nominated anyhOw-ergo, vote for
Roethe Right here Mr.. Roethe, con-
sciOusly or not exposes one of the
worst features of the Wisconsin Gree
primary. Under our system no limit
can be placed on the number of trades.
In Illinois each voter registers his
party as he receives his ballot and is
given only the ballot of the party he
claims allegiance to. He is forced to
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politics. True friends of the primary
system of selecting candidates would
like to see our law freed Of its lido
SyncracieS so that a free expression
within the party is possible and no
trades or farcical expressions of party
choice are allowed
-OOO-
Just how and where does any man
get the right to call himself truly pro-
gressive? Just where and how also
has he the privilege to label another
man as a standpatter and a mossback?
Are any of us progressive in every
thing?s Are we not all conservative
about some things and radical about
others? We damn the anarchists, but
is there any man who does not harbor
anarchistic ideas along certain lines ?
Progress is a law of nature. A speak
er not long ago used the mighty Miss
issippi as smile in the working out
of this eternal law. He spoke of it's
inevitable path to the sea even as the
course of humanity flows on to it's I'LL
innate destiny. The rivers force is
onward and properly controlled it is
Of inestimable benefit to humanity.
Damned up it breaks through in re-
action that sweeps all before it. Such
is the result of long continued stand
patism. Uncontrolled it rises in flood
tide and engulfs thousands-a raging
Otrrent. Radicalism running wild does
the same thing because the mass is
not able to assimilate and control the
whirlwind of ideas. Sane progress
wisely controlled carefully thought
Out-then no turning back-no need
to turn back-Onward and upward.
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One wonders whether Or,nOt the rail
roads are really so worried over the
result of strike as they let on to be.
In the first place the roads are, with
out question, DESTROYS of higher rates.
At the same time they realize that pub
lie opinion, now, would vigorously OPP
the advantage of the railroad to for
mulate public opinion in their favor
by teaching the public bitter lesson?
In the present extremity would not
the strike afford splendid opportunity
for efforts in that direction? The peo-
pie, in the last analysis, pay the cost
of all strikes, no matter who wins
Should the railroads succeed in win
ming in the present struggle, what as
surance has the public that it will
share in the benefits from the changed
conditions? Obviously high rates and
regular service are considerably bet
ter than no rates and no service at all
as the public will find out. The roads
therefore, need only to let things take
their course for if the public can be
made to pay the additional costs en-
tailed by granting the eight hour day
and do it willingly the question as
far as both the roads and the brother
hoods are concerned, is answered.
President Wilson it would seem, be-
trays a surprising lack of practical
working conditions when he takes the
stand that the eight hour day is basal.
Workingmen, like every other class Of
men are above ALL after more money.
We have never seen a case yet where
a man is not only willing, but eager
and glad to work extra time even I'M
til he drops, if by doing so he can in
crease his income. Labor is the work
ingman's stock in trade, and like any
other merchandise, he desires to sell
all he can and at the highest market
price. The chances are that the over
time proposition will continue just as
at present unless the roads are able
to devise working conditions that will
employ more men stationed at various
points on the runs and ready to drop
in line and work for tho aiohf hO11r