The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-18
We Still Hold Our Own.


When the 431 Congress convened at
Washington, and the Democratic members
of Congress met in caucus and put up u
candidate for Speaker, in the person Of Fer
nando Wood, Of New York, we felt sud
den chill creep over our reform prospects
which seemed 30 bright since that much
needed change had beginning 10 State and
National politics.
Not that he had voted for the Salary grab
and CIR edit Mcbilier swindIes, or defended
them to our knowledge, for he was not in
his seat when the Grab was passed; but be
took the back pay claiming that it was
The law Of the land and passed by radical
votes with sprinkling Of his democratic
friends votes, and that the money came to
him as naturally as ''the boy caught the
Itch 1t must be apparent to every think
ing mind that really desires reform, that
We need new leaders who at least have suf-
ticient perceptive faculties to discover that
n very large majority Of the honest electors
throughout the whole country are both
earnest and emphatic iR their demall5, foy.
reform; besides manv, will eyer hold n
the suspicion that the Woods Of New York
advised Gen, Mcclellan to 90 slow in the
early part of the Rebellion, that the war
was but little more than a riot liable to be
patched up any day, aud that discretion
on his part would make him President,
&c" However this may have been, Wood
need not suffer martyrdom on the nations
account, as nc national party will ever at
tempt to MAKE him q statesman; no pro-
gressive party will need the aid or suffer
the entanslements of Parson Brownlow,
Fernando Wood or Alex. ii. Stephens, As
they hare t-liYed not only their Use
tglness, bat their day and political genera
ton. We took courage somewhat when
Speaker Blaine made up lis committees, as
he shows, clearly, by putting back and for
ward pay grabbers on as chairmen OF all
the important committees that the radical
party dare not 90 back on either Credit
-Hojttfer or Back-pay GraJbers for fear the
! disaffected would favor a more thorough
and searching investIga lion that might
stampede the whole radical camp. Later
still, as though the disgrace of having that
old railroad contractor, Simon Cameron,
at the head Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations while Chas. Sumner has seat
in the Senate, and that too, at time when
the great Daniel Sickles Was dancing the
war dance at one END of the cable and L
). Grant at tie other, while s. S. Cox
beat the muffled drum, the screeching for
vengeance against Spain added to the fact
that Sen. Sumner has more than regained
his former prestige in Massachusetts,, sent
Vice Presi lent Wilson home sick, and
gave the Senate chance to help the heroic
Matt. III. Carpenter, who SO travely upheld
the Mobilier and Salary grab steal at James
vile, and throughout the State, wherever be
had reason to suppose bis voice was potent.
Although his efforts were energetic, they
were unsuccessful. Despondently be turn
cd his thoughts in the direction of Long
Branch, and we have radical authority for
the statement that his natural galIaatry
and the malisnity Of the New York T,tbuae
tarnished his garments. But the SEN
ate takes the matter Of whiten ashing in
hand and elects him President pro tenn. Of
that august boly and State pride made US re-
ioice that Wisconsin's Senator was promo
ted over those of Kansas and Pennsylvania.
But We should never have kno Sn how com
pletely established, is Senator Carpenters
reputation, had not some Cdisin erested)
friend sent us the semi-weekly Times, of De
cember 9th bleaching his Long Branch af'ir
perfectly pure, while the n Y. TyiJurc
was literally smeared with lamp black
And that same evening we got the End edi
ten Of The Evening Wisconsin marked with
the same red pencil, announcing the com
plcte vim LEGATION OF the great Wisconsin
Senator.
We have felt like morning glory ever
since, for We are convinced that as long as
the radicals prop up in this manner,
the march Of Reform will sweep the whole
country as trirmphantly mex, year as it did
Wisconsin, recently, in case the State Legis-
laturcs Of New York, Ohio an d this State
only do their duty this winter.