The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-11-13

Gated. This discentept and slisaatisfac-
rion tended to increase the general
apathy. aud by keeping from election
many Republicans, to defeat Gov. Wash
burn, the very man who above all other
stood up in Congress Is denounce the
Credit Mohiier and to warn his collie
CUES Of the danger which it would bring
to the country and the party.
| 8 The increase of salary act and the
back pay of members of Congress indi
cative Of Decentralization and extrava
g 4nce, passed when the people were de
manding economy and retrenchment,
caused general and widespread dissatls
faction and indignation. The people re
garded the whole bill as extravagant and
unjust, an6 the back pay part, they re-
s.rded as little less than stealing. Con-
demnatian OF the bill was SO general and
indignation SO great that many mem
bers of Congress were forced not TO taks
tho back pay or increase of salary, or
taking it 20 pay it back into the TreSsu-
ry. This however did not give sAtistac-
ton. The blIl had been passed and WAS
law. and the people demanded its re-
peal. Aud though the bill had been
passed largely by Democratic votes the
people held the Republicans responsible
for the passage of the bill, knowing that
hey had majority in both houses ana
could have prevented its passage.
4 Iu this state of affairs sand public
feeling all that would Seem 20 be neces-
sary to prepare the way fora Republican
defeat aud Democrat success was for
some distinguished Republican m embsr
of Congress from this State to come out
in advocacy of the Credit Mobilier aud
of the increase of salary and back pay
bill. And Senator Carpenter WAS found
more than ready and willing to fill the
bill. In his speech at La Crosse before
the e lito:ial Convention and especially
! in his speech at Janesville he boldly and
with all his ability justified the. Credits
Mobilier aud the increase Of salary and
back pay law. And he not only justified
them but he avowed his willingness il
need be to become martyr in their de-
'ense. And, not content with announ-
cling Lis Willingness to become
u martyr in their Defense
he was willing to bring others in
to suffer martyrdom with himself, connec
ting them with the passage Of a former
bill for the increase Of salaries of mem
bers Of Congress and taking the back pay
under the law. He thus brought IN Gov.
ernor Wsshburn and oth ers for martyr
dom with him. But even this was not
enouglI to satisfy the Senator. For he
said that Congress, inspired by the p&aic
of 10000 900 people, passed law author
izing suits to be brought against the
Credit Mobilier xud that the Attorn y
general was prosecuting tie holy crusade
under the law, which could ultimate IN
nothing bu. failure. surely the Senator
performed his part with Distinguished
ability and If rewarded in psopor-
tion to his labor he will be entitled to ii
high place in tie lately ipaugurated
Democratic Reform provided he ioe.
no endanger the validity of his claims
by advocating the repeal of the increased
pay law, better know as the back pay
grab, as his intimate friends at Washing
on say he hill do. as or ~. ' ... .'~t,
5 The temperance law badbeen pa ssed by
a Republican Legislature and
recommended and approved by Gov
ernor Wsshburn, and the law hid
been pronounced constitutional by the
Supreme Court. The whisky Or liquor
interest, the strongest, richest, most pow
erful and most interruptions political or.
IgAnizatios fs in tue ~ State, az was
arrayed against the Republican party in
general and Governor Washburn ir par
ticuiar And the Temperance men, as
usual a ftar securing the passage OF 3 law
and the sanction of the Supreme Court,
were GENERALLY inactive, trusting to the
law to sustain a3d execute itself.
6. Governor Washburn lad taken issue
with the railroad mono poles and
the Republican party had come
RI tba ON urf.rts ysaud i,uoadE thn. O.