Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-12-04
The United States senatorship.

From an article inserted in this paper
during during the absence Of the senior
editor,in relation to the United States SEN
ator, the impression has gone out that the
DoDGEvILLE CHRONICLE favored the cleo
ton of Hon. Matt. Ii. Carpenter for that
position. Now such is not the fact, and
we write at this time to explain what our
position is on that subject.
The office of U. S. senator is the high
est Office in the gift Of the people of this
state. 1t is an office which holds for six
wears. 1t is an office of more national i'm
portance than any within our gift. We
were badly sold when we reposed our con-
fidence in James r. Doolittle, and have
lived to repent of that false step. 1t should
however teach Us lesson, and admonish
us to examine we'll the past record, and
carefully weigh the political integrity of
our representatives in the future. Doc
little, it will be remembered was a po1iti-
cal soeathercock who had but lately turned
his head in the direction indicated by the
republican party; his ability was &C
knowledged, and asking the office of U. S.
senator, we in compliance with our repu
tation of prompt pay, sir, prompt pay"
gave it to him. We have repented of that
act, but dom tknow that we shall ever be
forgiven, therefore let us not be Doolittzed
again.
For the office of U. s. senator we want
man Of ability, a man of integrity, of ex-
perience, Of undisputed political sound
ness, and man on whom they can place
IMPLICIT CONFIDENCE.
Hon. Matt. Ii. Carpenter is man of
great ability. His legal reputation is ma
tional, his eloquence acknowledged and
admired by all; but he is not an expert
enced legislator, and could not command
the influence of more experienced men.
He has worked faithfully for the Republi-
can party for several years, and especially
during the late campaign, but other men
have worked quite as faithfully, as eff
GENTLY and much longer. We have care
fully weighed the claims of the different
candidates for the position, have examined
their past record, their present standing,
and their probable course and influence
if elected, and have come to the conclusion
that Gen. CADwALADER @. WAsHBURNE is
the man for the place. He has been a Re-
publian from the first. He helped organ.
ize the Republican party in this state. In
the house of representatives in 1860-61 no
member worked harder for the principles
ofjustice, and against the dissolution Of
the union, and took more radical stand
throughout-the stand which has been
proved sound and right. In his memora-
BILE minority report Of the crisis committee,
rs it was called, in January, 1861, he de-
cared "the union of these states is me-
cessity, and will be preserved long after
the misguided men who seek it's overthrow
are dead and forgotten, or if not forgotten,
only remembered as the attempted de-
stroyers Of the fairest fabric erected for
the preservation of human liberty that the
world ever saw" He declared that it was
not to be preserved by compromise, or the
sacrifice of principles. He then submit
ted the following resolution:
Resolced, That the provisions of the constitution
ample for the preservation of the union, and the
that ID needs to be o6eyed rather than amended, and
extrication from present difficulties to be looked for
in efforts to preserve and protect the public property
and enforce the laws, rather than in new guarantees
for particular interests, compromises,
sions to unreasonable demands"
This shows where he stood at that day,
and establishes his claims to political and
legislative foresight; to boldness and integ-
rity, for now nine years after its utteran-
ce, its warnings and admonitions look like
prophecies. Mr.. Washburne is man of
unblemished political and private charac-
ter, and can point to his political, military
and private record with just pride, and no
fear of censure. He is a man of great in
fuence, has been in the house for years,
has many warm personal friends, has three
brothers in Congress, and has the full con-
fidence of the leaders Of the Republican
party.
Mr.. Washburn is not great orator, or
very distinguished general. 1t is true
he can make speech, and when in the
army he did has duty, but these have not
proved to be his forte, but he has proved
himself to be a statesman, by always
during his political career advocating
the soundest policies and the policies
which have stood the test of time, and
been proved right when carried out. We
want man who is not a blunderer, and
the man who has made no serious plumbers
in the past, is likely to steer clear of them
in the future. We believe in supporting
the man who has been Republican ever
since the Republican party was organized,
and will continue to be a Republican
whether he gets the position he asks for
or not, and such man is Gen. G. G.
Washburne.
There is no lack of candidates for the
position, and every man we have heard
mentioned in that connection has been