Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-12-24
The Senatorship.

ne members saw the goo0 points OF
each. A majority voted for Carpen>
ter and he was elected to the U. S.
Senate for six years. Well, in 1871,
it became necessary for Mr. WASH
burn to make treaty with both Howe
and Carpenter, if he desired to secure
a Gubernatorial nomination. The
Ratchet must be buried. Congress
man Rusk the mouth piece of Wash
burn, opens the wish and ambition of
his friend to Senators Howe and Car
penter, and soIcits their aid to make
a Governor out of Washburn But
the two former were too old birds to
be fooled with chat. If we support
Washburn, said they, and bring our
friends to his support, and seat him in
the Gubernatorial chair he will en-
deavor to bound from that chair into
the Senatorial chair, and unseat one
of US the first opportunity that occurs.
Congressman Rusk mentioned these
very natural apprehensions to WASH
burn, and he, Washburn, writes to
Rusk that Gas to the Senotorship you
can sag I shall aseoer contest for that
position against either Ho,oe or Car
penter." He did not intend, then.
with the Gubernatorial plum in sight,
to ever renew the contest with either
of them. Senators Carpenter and
Howe and their friends, relying on
this assura ce came manfully and en-
Enthusiastically to the aid of Governor
Washburn. He was nominated by
the Republican Convention in 1871
and elected Governor. And he made
a good Governor too, as the entire
people of the State admit and declare.
Governor Washburn knew we'll for
what reason Howe and Carpenter and
their friends supported him. He knew
too the price paid for that support was
| his pledge not to interfere with the
prospects OF either Carpenter or Howe
when the one or the other should de
sire return to the United States Sen
ate. Governor Washburn does moi
appear to deny the binding force Of
this pledge. But he tells Carpenter
he does not violate it in the least. He
Washburn, will not refuse the Sena
torial nomination. But he does moi
by any means oppose Carpenter.
| 1t the people of Grant County sup
pose and regard this sort of contrac
and treaty between prominent politi
clans to be binding and sound, they
will doubtless come to the conclusion
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his consideration, and would throw
no obstacle in Carpenters way for The
Senate by allowing himself to be re-
| ndluSu do u Cduuludtc dt dtl' liz LclI
Carpenter the people have "a contro
versy" with him. But the Governor
ought to know by this time that the
majority of the Republican party have
ga controversy" with G. G. Washburn
Immaculate as he is. There was Ger
tainly something like ga controversy
between him and the people when he
ran for Governor in 1873 against the
present incumbent. And maj or
ity, as we learn, OF the present leg
isature Cthe Republican members
we mean) have serious "controver
sy" with Governor Washburn and
are perfectly reconciled to Senator
Carpenter.
! We believe that large majority O
the people of this county preferred
| Governor Washburn to any other per
son as Senator, until they have be
come acquainted with recent develope.
ments They have learned that the
people have hitherto had little to dc
with the election of the highest off
GERS in our State, or who shall repre-
sent our State in Washington. There
| was a triumvirate that sat in Wash
lington and directed this thing, and al
the people had to do in electlng Gov
ernor Washburn in 1871, and have tc
| do to re-elect Senator Carpenter il
the next legislature, is to ratify tbi
tripartite agreement. One of the tri
umvirs has been elected Governor anC
done his duty we'll Another is serv'
| ing with a noble record in the past, {
third term in the U. S. Senate. The
other, no less distinguished, is can
didate for reelection.
| But this bargaining and selling, this
pledging OF support by one aspiran
in order to hire support from some
other candidate, is so detestable il
the eyes OF the Republicans OF this
county, so much like the unpardona
| BILE sin, that we believe our member.
will become no parties to the solemn
league and covenant entered into in
I1871. We choose to repudiate ths
whole thing We pretend to be moi
more honest than Republicans in 9th
| err parts of the State, but this compac
business is not the style of Grant coun
lty. One of the great Democratic
IE-h4s In this Stntn-Saf ClarL-cnn