, 1874-09-14
WISCONSIN POLITICS,
a Loud Coli on Carpenter to
Withdraw.
Dcfeat OF tho Republican Party Pre-.
dictel II llo Docs Not.

Tho Fato Of Judge Poland Con,~
rlcnued to Ills Expcct-
ant Eyes.
.,., s111wauxEr, gcpt Il, 1874.
10 Tie Ea'lof q Tie Chicago 7111uac:
Sin: Aa tllo election in Weconuin approaches,
iarao nnfnbor of gon.,ino Republicans aro
ssarmo1 Mt what They fcol 10 md wfll bo tho
1NEv1TAnLE pErEAr
81 tho Republican party II Senator Carpenter
perssts In claiming to bn itp Candidate Tor 70.
election to tho United States Senate. Nopubllc-
nna-thoso longout and trucst to tho great
principles Of tho parsy-say, aud with truth,
thnt tho Republican party cannot carry the Btnto
Of Wisconsin this fall with auch = burden upon
II na Carpenter, Tho Long Drancl, etory, nevor
publicly denied by Carpenter, and firmly believed
to bo tine by ,nay sou,id and reliable Republic
ana; the uhblanbng tlcf1nso Of tho Crolt
Mobler aud tact-pay, by Carpenter In lis
peoel at Jancsylllo; bis support Of tho "gag-
law;" Afs wcsl-knQwn betrayal Of his nblcst and
bost friends; Ills secret pantioriuY to tho Demo-
crata; tIu bad ,iEo OF Official patronago: lis
willingness 10 ally himHolf with my aud all
classes and ele,nonta to gain for himaof littlo
preaoat popularity; md his booming dotcrlnna-
tion To secure his rc-olecton although at tho
oxponho Of hia party, tlcao, aal combined, ualso
Loading aud sensible Republicans bolioyo that
tho election In Wisconsin will b6 nlvcrpc to tito
Republicans, and that the stato will bo lost 10
tho Republican party. Thoro aro scores Of Rs-
publicana in tho State who will
NokG THE PARTY
before they will support Enrpcnter. They do
.s'..., ~ NV .aus thos plu.ol soiun'a,f
Pone'e"i oeain 70 living hs po1lt'cai pafty "ath
such man Tor leader. Ihcso arc stubborn
faets thoy cannot 10 trntnf,1lly dcnind. TheYe
arc mnny Republicans who prefer al open, out
.a,e..s " os' su, utIa ron.lea'
trcsster. Tho alternative is therefore presented,
whether carpentrrshall withdraw his claim forro-
election to tho United Senate as Republican, or
Uc f,c,1,;rnn ,,nrt; be dcyaotc5 IN tt,econs;n NJ
~. v ~ ~ .ssv"e"a a.
|te eo"'s"v t'tes'o"' t1"uei rufEent0f u.'ls' "tn
draw, or tho Republican party must Buifor BIT
tor and overwhelming dcfeat. It ig inevitable.
No trno or 1,oncet nornl1jca,, c,n cnrofnllv 1ook
tho .td AVN ND T., 49, ot,or on,o,,,a,n,
~ ne,u nspi @''a colao 10 my o'ner cone4us'oh'
NO aaoh NopaoIaoan can ho decoiSod as 10 tho
present eituat1on III Wtsconein. Carpenter him.
cclf cannot bo. aud is not, ignorant OF all this.
dunuino Republicans hayo no . confidence In lin.
Carpe,,tor is an u1,Druci,,lod noliticiau. nolI.
1cal dcmagoguc OF tho lowost and worst sttipo.
Profcpaing 10 DO In 1snpathy with tho " Grst,-
gors. il is pel!eySa that 10 is secretly playing
RAILROAD CORPORATIONS AND asoSopoL,sys.
Protesting TO bo a Ropub1icau, and attached to
the principles Of the Republican putty. llo ia bo
leyca to 10 secretly plotting with ccrtnin class
Of Democrats for thcir Influence and vote Pro.
feasing to 10 in deep sympathy, with lilo dowu-
troillei anl opproHaed farmers fag shown bv hiB
public speeches and ottorsl, it ID believed that
ho counts among his nrdcnt supporters many Of
pontor il believed by many to 10 1t heart
1nouopo,ist, aud in favor of tho railroads. aud
against tho rarmols and tho public, on TINT i,rl-
portant subject, aud secretly In league With rail-
road officials aud employees to defeat tho Potter
bill. He is, in othor words, believed to be aocrot-
" n 1noslopoliat, aud iu favor Of tho
railroad intorosts On the other hand. whom
taiting to i!o farn1arA lie is all ansi-mouopolst
and IN anti-rnilroaa num- Protesting to bo 4
Republican, ho
Kutoa1zss E1,Dn1paE.
tl,at s'si.mora-lnlre't Democrat, anil Ia reportod
10 be in accrot league with certain Democrats to
eccuro tho election OF Sam INnflgkonf. n Demo.
c1at, to Congress, as tic successor Of tho lion
Alexander Mitolteil. lie bows heforo aud m
parsnty worships Bismarck Kcyoe. IIo also
holds fellowship with, and constantly consulta
md advises with, TINT stubborn Democrat,
Frickel llo is a strong Temperance mun, and
yet, with hia now Democratic frion1, Fricke,
eau visit aernAn lagor-beor halls, Car.
pointer can quote, mud does quote much
Scripture; he, At tho Same tiino, Gun attend
Sunday balls in bcer-ga1.let,s With his pIo-
qucut tongue he cau. and docs. ,1attor tho farm
ers aud laburmg clnssos; and. within au hour
after, ho will 'laugh in his soose" at tho
"joko" withth monopoliHt and "blontod bond
holder" In bhort. tho double character OF Car
peuter is well known and understood. Tho tt1lo
Nepubleans nay that tho Republican partyca,lnot
carry lin. Either
CARPENTER MUST WITHDRAW,
or tho party must 10 dofoa.ed. Keycn-thc
powerful, plincely Koyes-haa not W.T. enough
10 devise any way Of escape for tho Republican
party from dofoat with Carpenter us the leader.
Intelligent md zealous Republicans do know and
teel all Of this; they TO know and focl that Car
penter stanls right in the soay Of lie SUCCESS Of
1te Republican party.
What, thon, ig the duty OF Carpontor in this
emergency? What would my honest 1,,nn do ?
What ought Carpenter to do7 Is thero no pri,-
eple Of political ethics that can reach hia case
lie on9hi to .niusdra,o .Js'o4n the cauuasa, liz
ought to aotlicnto In favor Of tho party lie cor
tainly ought not to permit tho Republican party
Of Wisconsin to suffer defeat merely to gratity
Lis personal ambition. Tint ia askuG