Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08
Lands At Galena

The last issue Of the GaIena Ga
zette contains the following utter
ances by Judge Lands. The speech
is so full of meat that our readers
should have it. Here it is:
Judge Il. M. Lands was introduced
by M. Kerz with the words that the
speaker of the day was a man who
could be president Of the United
States il he wanted to. Without
further to-do Judge Lands jumped
up and said: I'm half inclined to ac-
cept that nomination. but as long as
I'm not going to accept the nomina-
ton, | will express my opinions"
Judge Lands came out strong for
prohibition as a means Of reducing
crime and he said he knew from his
experience on the bench it was the
cause OF many crimes, and that if he
had the power Galena would be q
good place for prohibition. Remove
the cause" he said, Il don't need to
go farther-you know where 1 stand
II you want to get with me-"
At this point the speaker read let
ter Of regret that was written to him
by John r. Taylor, member of the
96th Illinois in which reference was
made to Captain William Vincent, 96
years Of age, Of this city, who was al
SO a comrade of the writer of the let
ter. The judge then said, "Stand up,
Captain Vincent, l salute you and all
other old soldiers. Some were at the
battle of Kenesaw Mountain; I was
not but I'm willing to bet that I'm the
only one on the platform who had
battle named after him before he was
born. If the address [ am to give to-
day was to have been given 10 or 20
years ago it would have been a talk
on "reminiscences but today that's
elsewhere. There is but one thing in
all our minds, only one question
worthy of your attention and DELHI
GRAFTON and that is how to give more
force to win the war. We are con-
frOnted with an enemy 100 per cent at
war We are not. | call attention to
women who are nearer 100 per cent
than are the men. The man who asks
why we are at war is wrong at heart
or in his head. EVERYTHING is in
VOlved in this war. Everywhere in
Germany for fifty years the German
AutOcracy has prepared to be the as
sassin Of the human race. Let's not
deceive ourselves about patriotism
and acts of patriotism. I believe l
will accept the nomination and then
I'd see that officers didn't have to
buy their own uniforms We have had
to ask men to buy bonds, we ought
not to have to comb the population
for bond sales. What / have I've put
into Liberty bonds. Just to show you
what a good flnancier | am, | borrow
ed money on my life insurance policy
at per cent and loaned it to the
government at Az per cent.
Germany so Years Preparing for War.
This War.
AS l have said before this enemy
we are confronted with is 100 per
cent at war with an organization none
like it on earth Everything done in
Germany for fifty years has been done
for some ultimate use in war. They
have population 100 per cent at war.
The socialists in Germany make a
pretense, when Germany wants them
to, at revolving; all the ruler has to
do is to press a button and then a
pretense at revolving This is all
camouAage You don't see the edi-
fee crumble and fall. It's simply
done to weaken interest and war
preparation in America. Back Of the
German Military rule is 100000
people with a coterie who make a
speciality of scientific barbarism. The
chemists have joined hands with the
preachers to carry out the assassina-
ton They put bluff in a capsule and
mark it made on above. Again I
say l believe I'll accept the nomina-
ton, but no, l want to be President,
Congress and Judge and have a
chance to deal with the German God
The kaiser puts the German God in
the humiliating position as Junior
partner. Whether they are insane
Or not or whether they are just Cook
county criminals, it's all the same
III their program goes through the