Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-09
wisconsin Politics."
ryrom the Milwaukee Sentinel. /

Under this caption the Chicago
Tribune OF Saturday has long arti-
Gle, vaporing and matchmaking about
the political probabilities in thus state.
1t would be safe to say that the arti-
Gle, though appearing on the editorial
page. was not an emanation from the
sanctum of that paper. The diction
does not proof this absolutely, foE~1iIe
editors of the Tribune sometimes fall
into weak and slipshod habits of
writing, but the writer displays re
sources of transformation about his
subject which he must have acquired
north OF Chicago, and perhaps in the
school of disappointment.
The absurd premise of this article
is that Hon. J Allen Barber, repres-
entative of the third district of this
state, who recently signified his pur
pose not to be a candidate for renoni
nation, was influenced in his with
drawal by fear that he would not be
reelected and this he expresses with
an incongrulty of m etaphor almost as
absurd as the proposition itself. ut
is not surprising. therefore, under ex
listing circumstances, that 70 intelli
gent and discreet politician as Mr..
Barber should seize upon the first
plank that fioated past to get ashore
from the ship that is already water
logged, and certain to speedily sink
out of sight. n The outlook
is not at all encouraging for the Re-
publican candidate, whoever he may
be, and Mr.. Barber has wisely deter
mined to take in sail before the squat
| strikes him" That is, having first, IN
a moment Of desperation, jumped
overheard, seized plank and got
ashore, Mr.. Barber subsequently took
in sail before the squall should strike
him
But the more serious criticism upon
this paragraph is not rhetorical. II
goes to the sugge tior that Mr. Bar
Der was frightened from the course.
This is palpably a fabrication In the
| first plpce there is no doubt but that
Mr.. Barber could carry his district by
at least $500 majority, and as to any
other person whom the Republicans
are likely to put in nomination the
ONLY question is as to what his major
ity will be. But Mr.. BARRIERS former
| withdrawal is only in pursuance OF a
determination formed during his ii st
term, and distinctly and unequivo-
cally expressed to the convention two
years ago. So utterly untenable and
ridiculous is the position ot.the gentle
man who assumes to instruct the
readers of the Tribune upon Wiscon-
sin politics. !,
The Tribune then proceeds to tell
the Republ cans of Wisconsin what it
is necessary to do to be saved This
it does wi n an air that would create
the impression that the object neares:
Is heart is the success of the Repuhli-
can party and the same air has per-
vaded one or two previous ARTICLES.
Nevertheless some reason may be re
called to question the Tribune'S de
votion to Republcanism, and some
may go further and say that there are
few papers in the land that are doing
more to injure the party witt insid
ious and venomous art than this same
organ of Western sore-headedness.
1t is in this light that its advice should
be regarded by the Republicans OF
Wisconsin.
The fear that keeps the Tribune
awake o'nights is that the Republican
candidates for the lower House of
Congress in Wisconsin viii he weigh
ted down by Mr. Carpenters candi-
dacy for the United States Senate
Now, the last time that be Sentinel
had occasion to examine the law, the
members of the lower House had
nothing to do with the election OF
United S ates Sena or Perhaps, then,
the people of the state will have the
temerity to 60 and elect their. repre-
sentatives without any reference to
the United States seEatorsh p With
the members of the State l. gislature
the case is different but here again it
is probable hat the question who IS
to be Senator will be subordinate to
the transcending question whether
the senator shall be Republican r a
Democrat. Ii there are maj or ty of
Republicans elected to the Legislature,
II will tn n become their duty to
choose United States senator, and
then they will doubtless be very CRATE
full for any advice which the Tribune
in its Jealous friendship for d 10y
atty to the Republican party, may
choose to give them, Until then it's
counsel is at least super rogatorY.