THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point, Friday, Aug. 25,1882.
Oeo. Crawford, Robt. M. Crawford,
EDITORS AKD PROPRIETORS,
The Wisconsin Temperance Jour
nal is not a very fearless, outspoken
exponent of the independent prohi
bition party. The strongest editor
ial in its last issue was a puff for a
temperance man over in Grant
county, who announced himself as
a candidate for register of deeds,
subject to the will of the republican
county convention.
How are the independents fallen!
Only a few years ago the republicans
of this district, who delight to call
themselves independent republicans,
opposed to the machine in politics,
coupled the names of Doss Keyes
and (Icorgc C. i la/eltoii together and
denounced them both as machine
politicians of whom the republican
party must rid itself if it was ever
to succeed. These independents and
kickers have long since been
silenced, and the congressional ques
tion lias narrowed down to which of
the these objectionable politicians j
the republicans will choose to repre
sent the Third district. Verily, the
republican party is reforming itself
from within with a vengeance.
IIA/.KI.TOVS ( IVII. SKKVICK.
WHY THESE THINGS ARE THUS.
Rewev now openly supports Ha
zel ton, and also nourishes a $l,lOO
commission secured through his in
lluence.
Samuel W. Reese supports Hon.
(leo. <Ha/elton for Congress, and
t hinks that Hazel ton can afford to
spend money to secure the coveted
prize. Ri ‘He has a son in the postal
service.
A. S. Hearn, editor of the Hodge
\ die Chronicle supports Ha/elton,
because Reese does, and probably
scents the money, trusting to luck as
he does in id! his other games of
chance.
