, 1874-12-03
A Letter Favoring the Re-
election Of Carpenter.
The Salary.Grab, Poland Gag Law, and
Long Branch Episodes.
The Prohibition Party in New Hamp.
shire---Nominntions and
Platform.

AGktSA AANA AtHAtbl 41QHGt TeElGWluH tlU ElAllIl6
Of sonator Carpenter and ox-Gov. WaaIlb',rn
for reelection to tho United stntcs 8onutc, md
giving his views aa to tho "poland gag-iaw aud
tho Salary Grab law" Tho letter IL to bo pub
l'Bhod III tho Milwaukee Sentinel tomorrow, mud
10 as follows:
NAEMrNGroa. u. G., Nov. %, 1871.
Mr paa Qr .Fa1 s osat pesar. q hsyo sskno
Lit at that slno md up to olection was busy With my
preparations for this place. where arrived Oh Welucs
Let th.nk yo for yo,r offer 10 soryc Mo In
Wlscoletn.
Hut Ut tho sao lime n,s,st assuro you there is hut
ono why 10 which you can acrve tn TINT matter.
Tie only interest huys In tho matter s to ayo lin
e1ectcd who will do noat to maintain Republican
supremacy In tho State. Do you know 7tn TUT man
Is? My own judgment ID not so clcar wish Il wls
Int s!nco yoM profess somo confidence III my udg.
Will tell you candliy what shink of lie problem,
assume. from al hear, that tho choice q Tho
Doll a1e de.esSediy ~ ths Gasr atter
for the soat,y Of lts eollnsss thy former for hc
os Ge M m Fxae 5 @ @
y lis jadsnont is u whether nccsd most 'to hep 10
!he candidates. On thc contrary, Ill., Carpenter oti
friends claim tint neeor,llng to political ..sagc sscond
term T. duo him. unless no ha. Forfeited It Iy aco-
ts s g. r ss M M sr nns y lii t e ws
IN hs pSs linus Ssfors ore tho e' War s'if o
thc War, Twice he was sent to Congress alnee tho
War. Thrre years apo he Has Enaiu Governor and
oppss!tlun Tlere i no pretcnso thnt o has forfeited
anything. No one denies 10 would 1nake eminent
was tho In ossr tsas Is s 10 g l. ses On @
e so osshs: s s i f" il g III ess S
guilty? Guilty Of what7 Mt of that sague ncb,l-
touH turgd fog Of reproach Under which so.o oppos
pss sa IL nIys It'll sf ba him S 1
u that by the sen4to, which mada him lis preading
officer. I1e s acquitted Q! that BY tho crowds Of our
feow-citiGsna who have gathered 10 hear him Hpcak
in the Of 1erubicanism during l1e past autumn
Ho is acquitted Of that by oYery decent tnan woman
on The Street. lie must @ Be- aeaitte q that by cseey
man who is not willing 10 expose hIs own character 10
the tsmotselees cgrfoson cures Of shat subtle bns sn1ny
helpless. .........
but more specific charges have been urged against
eonal but his representative. character, Ou1y two,
think, havo really prejudteed him in public estinso..
tho othcr that he supported tho "salary-0rab inw"
Tho frat charge rests upon IN utter nisconcepsson
Of the law. 1t has relation to The freeo1n of
tho than hns auy u;hor chapter In the criminal
code. Whoever will read tho act will see that. And
venture to predict TINT who is candidate for
Of that at. 0ne who should do 80 would voo 10 70
peal a. tho penalties againat counterfeng to get votes:
IhG other charge 1H more serious anu better
cd. Seuatur Carpenter did vuto for all increaRe Of
sanrfes. ana the lay was made reroactiyc. think
he lnade grave mistake. !'at ttsnk It ,sas entya
ed wron.. lIe acscd openly, in tho presence Of
people who could punsh ae he wen knew II they diA
them, ioca,,ss When o fonnl s peorio did not al
provo his action he reversed it. What tic mis-
take Of the act ot 1878? Either tat y was retro
active, that It fixed the salary tuo high, or bo
For myself, am we'll rcraladol no such law shouli
bs retroactive. but he fsct reasns tia. every such
no previous law had been objected 10 upon that
ground II will tardly do 10 execute for
Which has tho authority Of nnneroua pEcccdeus, and
has been sanctioned by general consent.
tion upon eaol alo Of which ,nucl as been aud nrl
question. venture to observe it was not 50 much
too high that voting for 1t affords conc!uhlyo evidence
judges and tapiact ofcors higher safarics. aud not
Que q them Worka 80 1iy h9urs IN year as leading
S1ss me- Of Congrss M thik s law ~ss sstaks
1uenccs. It took - COO ont Ut the Trcas1-
ry., n Il had taken that sum out of tho
lard. but contribution Of ccns each by tic
American people w more than repeu.sI! the Ireas-
ao very ney na b.
hayo besn naade mora comfortable by It., It is very
well for tho reore to correct sel mistakeH, ~ they
great people to o very y!ndictye upon ssc mistakes.
II thu people were to forgive n!isakn i'll pub
sera ro-elccsion Nor hey consent to tho election
of Gov. Washbnrn Lie mada tho Hamo mistake, as il
well known, IN 1855. .-.
Public Justice has sometimes been subjected tn there
rroach Of imposing peuuos for al auonso committed
Dy nnd excl,sinE tlo Eano 0Ienso comnlitted by
another. But public justice ,evor 80 blind al,
having two at ita har ut the sa!e mo nuu equally
dcltnt uc,at, to cruelty tho and the other
hut wlilu tis vote is remembered against Ar. Car
peater, something should hc remembered hs praise.
When he elected to tho Senate, s!1 years ago. 1uanY
thought tho party assumed grave risk, the
OF his fidelity. but for ak years lo has been faithful
when ohera trusted haye becn fltthlcss.
IIs has kept all tho instructions tho party has given him.
When he Las erred. he bus erred for Nant Of tnnruc
ton. Moreover during nis first ter1n ho us achieved
the first honor Ut tho Bonate, and has done muck
to distinguish Wisconsin mud to distinguish the West
a. auy ono whom the Vest Bent to Washington.
A,ld while do not to dlsaraye tho effolts Of
others, think one las lunD much le in tho
ata canvass to rescuo the Republican party Ia WiBco-
Hin from tho dcfeat which surprised 1t ycar ago.
We ought to bo Just, If we ca1luot bo gcuoru,iA.
know yory well ii Gov. Washburn is not elected,
nuuy excellent Republicans Will feel that ha is denied
thu reward his earnest services merit That, fear,
will cripple tho party some. On the contrary, II Mr.
Carpenter ia not Glccted, many Republicans, Just
excellent, will ac lle nA bean visited with ceuBuro
from which Lis oaneEt services Should lave protected
him. Thut, fear, wilt csippe the party more. Of
two pcrila always prefer to confront the least Very
truly yo,rs, TIN. o. HOWE.
TGo Hon. J. D. blarkbau Alanttowoc, Viz.