In my humble opinion the error lies
as yet untouched. Pass a Prohibitory
Liquor Law and abolish the foul system
of Caucussing and men of modest, worth
will find their way into the offices now
filled by aspiring demagogues, but don’t
abridge the* power of the ballot-box.
I am well aware my thoughts are
clumsily expressed—not polished by
constant attrition with each other long
before being given to the world, nor
should I have entered the lists with “a
Member of the Bar” had any other wri
ter volunteered. The fact is, I consider
it an attempt to place the J udgeship be
yond the control of the parties interest
ed, i. e., the people. ’Twill require
different and stronger arguments than
those offered by “a Member of the Bar”
to convince your readers of the necessi
ty of appointing Judges instead of elect
ing them ; and as you are yourself oppo
sed to the election of Judges, perhaps
you may feel called upon to give them.
Frxd.
Waterloo, April 16, 1854.
For the Grant County Herald.
Jlfr. Editor: Has it ever been asked
you why it was that we got no Liquor
Law ? and can you answer it ? With
a favorable vote of the people at the last
election pursuant to an act of the previ
ous Session, as a vote of instruction, is
it not singular that we got no law upon
that subject ? Whether you have been
asked such a question or not, the State
of Wisconsin is interested in the answer.
