Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-03

Watch out; Teddy is coming to Wisconsin this
month. Somebody is going to get fits.
-OOO-
We all wanted late spring without premature
warmth, but isn't this being carried little too
far?
A trip through west Grant shows just what
we may expect with good weather. this year
Our barns won't be able to hold the crops.
That setting the clock an Iour ahead is a
mighty cute little idea, but the trouble is that
we all sleep an hour too late in the morning
right now.
We all thought 1912 an interesting campaign
but it wasn't patch to what 1916 is going to
be- Watch the smoke and listen for the big guns
this season.
There is one good thing to be said about inter
vention-the Mexican oil deposits would be
thrown open to the world and gasoline prices
might be lowered thereby.
Our Mexican friends seem to be getting ready
to do just as the Americans would do should
danger from foreign source threaten us-pre-
sent a united front to the enemy.
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w. J. Bryan and his brother lost out in Ne
braska, and Mr. Bryan serenely moved on to
Washington to help in the peace movement.
CIV. j. has his fine points, but brother Charles
is a mighty poor stick.
This is the first issue in May and some sub
scriptions have expired that should be renewed.
The Herald is going to keep banging" right
along regardless of cost and without diminution
of effort. If you are in arrears-thank you!
A Japanese newspaper is quoted as being
greatly disturbed over the American prepared
ness movement and fears our domination on the
Pacific. Japan is one of those nations which
wants to keep the United States in defense
less condition and would dearly like to have the
Philippines and our canal
If, as ex-Congressman Barthold Of Missouri
is quoted as saying "In this crisis there are no
German-Americans. We are all Americans" why
not once and for all forget and eliminate the
hyphen and its deadly opportunities for trouble?
Really after all isn't just plain American" about
the finest title we can wear?
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If Henry Ford 'kicks" because Hiram Maxim
sells war munitions and as has been said, sells
automobiles to England for military purposes
he has little to find fault with Selling shoes to
enable a soldier to fight with keeps him going
Just as well as giving him a gun to shoot with
There can be no real distinction.
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The Richland Democrat man opines that the
IIeralds ears are stuffed with cotton because
''we' have failed to hear recently any effusive
praise Of President Wilson and his various poll.
cies Our ears may be dulled but they are not
of the elongated, pendulous variety exhibited by
the Richland Center man, and 'we' don't crib
in one paragraph and lambast in another.
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The Bloomington Record has installed new
linotype machine of the same model in use at
the Herald plant. Great improvement is shown
in the Record in it's first issue with the new
equipment, and Mr.. Bishop promises still further
delights for his readers. Each community in
with qualification the Herald notes the extension
Of this idea. Support the home paper and build
up the town.
The New York paper which bewails the pref
erence of some western voters for Henry Ford
over Senator Cummins and Justice Hughes, and
asks if civilization is failure and if the Repub-
lican party has played out, betrays the custom
airy eastern ignorance of western culture and
ideas. Henry Ford appeals to the west because
Henry Ford is of the west-the west of big
things and creative power. Henry will not be
president, but the west knows, admires and re