The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-08
WISCONSIN u. S. SENATOR.

The Milwaukee correspondent of one
the Chicago big dailies, furnishes the
following information in letter to that
paper of Sunday last:
MITCHELL FOR THE UNITED STATES
SENATE.-It is now stated, with what
looks like good authority, that Mr..
Mitchell, member Of Congress from this
district, will seek the nomination of the
Reform Legislature that is expected to
sit at Madison next session, for the
United States Senate. It will be remem-
| bered. it was reported in this correspond
ence that Mr.. Mitchell had peremptorily
| declined all thoughts of running for Of
| flee again, and there is no doubt that
such was at one time his determination.
If he had reconsidered it, it is because
his friends have brought such pres
sure to bear that he cannot well resist:
| It is known that the interests of many
prominent Republicans of this city are
| SO bound up with those Of the st. Paul
Company that they would disregard the
call of party at the need of the railroads.
These, from necessity, and not from
choice, have found themselves standing
aloof, for the first time in many years,
from their old time political companions,
1 IL. L
position Mr.. Carpenter has taken on that
question, of course makes them anti
| Carpenter men. Then there are Re
pubicans who do not agree with Car
| penter on other questions, and these,
sad as it may seem, Will cast their in
| f1uence for Mitchell, as against Carpen-
ter. The Reformers are confident they
can return Reform Legislature, on the
| Of Of
pl1s Carpenter and the Reform leaders
will take care that the Legislature shall
have majority of Mitchell men. This,
OF course, means men favorable to a re-
peal of the Potter law. The railroads
| are at least entitled to this credit. that
they have announced, in every possible
public way, that they are going to make
that the issue in the choice of the next
legislature, SO far as in them lies; and
no one can charge that they are proceed
ing in an underhand way about it. Car
penter stands or falls by the Potter law
and Republican Legislature Mitchell
stakes his hopes on repeating the Potter
law, which means majority on joint
ballot for Mitchell for the United States
| Senate"
The above tells its own story. It is
precisely what the Age has been telling
It's Wisconsin readers for the past four
months, and for which it has been abus-
ed by all the monopoly sheets in the
State, and its motives impugned and
misrepresented.
The real, honest Reformers of Wis
consin can now see the trap that has
been set for them. There will through
the power of railroad money with presses
and politicians, probably be secured q
nearly solid railroad representation from
the counties largely settled with people
who do not read the English language.
They will, from other parts of the State
| smuggle III enough of their reliable
men and employees to go far towards
giving them force that will form over
third of both branches of the legisla-
ture. The Age has been told that the
roads are prepared to spend from So, 900
| to S., 600 to carry favorite men in doubt
| full Assembly districts. To rebuke Gov.
Taylor and repeal the legislation of last
winter half million of dollars will be
expended with as much readiness IS a
thirsty man would grasp glass of water.
The railroad aristocracy are unit, and
are working with all the energy of des-
pair to carry their points. The mass of
the people for whose benefit the laws
| were passed-and whose interest it is to
keep them In exisGence-are divided.
Nearly one-third of those who voted to
put the State administration in power
will be under the control of the roads,
| and will vote for snubbing and over
, throwing it. The two-thirds stand Just
where they were last year. The Re
publican masses are with the State adj
ADMINISTRATION. The Republicans, with
slight interested exceptions, are for s1s-
tanning the laws, but they are frighten-
ed half to death lest Gen. Grant s ex-
ira pay of $4,000 may be interfered
with, OF that some little two-pennv post
master may lose his commission, and
they cannot afford to unite with those
whose effort it is to save the people of
Wisconsin annually from $4,000, 900 to
SIS, 100000 in exorbitant freight and pas
sage rates. 1.-THE Office of q. S. Senator
was elective by the directvote of the PEG.
pie, Alex, Mitchell, AS the sentiment of
the people now stands, not, even
with an expenditure of 5000. 600. come
within 40, 900 votes of carrying the State
But yet, by the treacherous cry of the
Milwaukee railroad press, and the parti
O'SOoAJ VI oIiO the Tdll-
roads may have an easy victory in the
very teeth of the expressed wishes of the
people OF the State. The railroad in
fuences of Milwaukee have demoralized,
and may defeat the Reformers.
10 elect Alexander Mitchell tothe Uni
ted States Senate from Wisconsin, the
year after the State has declared herself
ant1-monopoly, would be bitter satire
on popular intelligence It wouldset an
example that would soon be followed by
Mr.. Harris, of the Alton & st. Louis
road, taking the place Of Logan; Tom
Scott to be put in from Pennsylvania;
Garret from Maryland: Cornelius Van
derbilt, or Jay Gould, in the place of
Fenton, from New York, and JOY from
Michigan, instead of Chandler and so
on, throughout the Union. The combin-
ed wealth Of such a crowd would com
mand influence enough take control of
the Senate, and bring all the other de-
partments Of the Government at their