The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-09-10
WISCONSIN POLITICS.
General View Of the Field.

them almost before they saw It's approach
upset. all their carefully prepared plans
.natched from their control the powerful
machinery of the State Admins trn'iorl-7-if
measure DESTROYED the Prestige OF many
years of uninterrupted success, and lett
them SO much at sea that even Ihtir party
leaders now speak Of the future Will doubt,
and freely admit Lac difficulty pf predicting
tLe results or stating even the Issues of the
coming campaign. ! find it only possible,
therefore, At this eas'v day, to take gener
Fal vieu Of The political field IN Wisconsin,
tiote some Of its landmarks, and venture
some c0njectl:res as 70 the positions likely
10 be occupied by tie opposing parties.
There i, TO be no general eection,in this
State this year, 50 sha. pubic interest vii
center on the choice of members of Con
gress and the selection of Legislature
which viii next winter elect United States
, Senator to the seat now occupied by Mr..
Carpenter. Another correspondent has
recently described the situation in each of
! the Congressional Districts Of the State.
and a. have nothing to add to what he
has already said on that brancb'of the CAIN
paign, ! shall confne myself chiefly to con
lectures tcnehing the contest f2rtAe con-
t-ol Of tie Legislature.
The Lex Stature Of Wisconsin consists CT
80 Senators and 100 AssembIymeu. OF
these the Republicans hiai last year a ma
io.ity Of ole III THE Senate and the "Refor-
1lers' lthe term ty which the gnited oppo-
sition is kLown) Il majority Of eight in the
Assembly Sixteen IF the Senators who
Mere chosen last year ~il reidan n.eabers
OF the next Legislature, 50 that there are
to Le chosen this lall l. Senators ard 100
A.semljlyEicn. Nine of the 'l6 Senators
who hold over are Rrformers and seven
/ Republicans. OF the II Senatorial E,s-
/ trIcIs in which elections take place this
| year, i've are sure t. elect Democrats or
4, formers, and four are equally sure 90 re
turn Republicans. having eight districts in
I more or less doubts, two Of which are noS
teE resented by Democrats aud SIX by Re
uubicans. Thus 1t viii be seen that the
Democratic refurmers are sure of II mem
| Republicans are equally SIRE Of only IL,
aud that The tornei viii nesd to carry only
! three of the close districts To secure the
control oil that branch of the Legislature,
while to put it into the hands OF the Re,
publcans IL will be necessary for them To
carry Y of them. From what car learn
Ut the character ol these eight close districts,
/ the chances Of the Democrats to carry the
! majority of them are much the best.
know OF no reason to Predict any change
IN the political complexion Of .A5 Assem-
, by. o. course, the mqjorilies ID many oi
the dirtricts were very small llst year, but
,he number Of these represented By Repub-
.icans was greater than that .! those rep
resented by RelOriherS.
The first consideration that suggests i,
self as likely to aaect the character of the
next Irgi isIIture Is the fact that SeLat0r
Carpenter must come before it and ask for
yinIicntIon Of his course during the last
eix years by > re eIcct,nn. By it he plu,t
be tried, AM through il his l1li.ical sen.
tcnce viii be Iruuounced. Ii ii M iorty Jl
its memher- are Democrats er Re4urmcrs
Senator CARPENTERS political c.ree. il TIL:
State VII surely close on the ith Of neXi
March. Now, there are two Ways in which
bir. Carpenters political friends (and they
IncIude the lead ~ wre.p"llcrs of his par
~ may conduct the cami'iiSn. They may
party AID put h.m III the field openly as Il
candIdatc before tt canvass begins, ol
they may keep the Seuat9ria question, SO
far as the people are concerned, out of tie
Fall campaign altogether, quietly securing
the nomr--ation oil Carpenter men wheueS el
It can be done, but lot inviting the autaaen
i.m of other men in the Republican party
Who are known To be candidates. The lat
ter policy IS the one mo ost likely to be adop
fed. MIR. Carpenter has lost the respcc
aud conf itnce OF tie rank ANA tie of biz
party associates in Wisconsin. Morally b.
is unfit to represent item in the uI itet
States Senate, and the people have iouuC
it out. His political career has been al,nos
as bad as it could be. lie has deiautl,
defended the Credit Mobihcr iliquity an,
the Back Pay swiudle, both of which hav'
leen denounced i'll the State platforms Q
bis party; he has teen a champion of il
fation, and has demonstrated the inherent
weakness of his character by allowing Mr.
ConkIin to US, him as catsplw whclev
that sentlema has desired to vent his sple,r
: upon the Press either by the persccu
tion of individuals or the enact-ent Of
gag law. Tor these Feasona the shtewde
oi Mr., Carpenters polincal friends oouase
the elimination of personal issues from til
$ campaign, on the ground that it is NOR
important to the Republicans of the Stat
10 carry the Legislature than - re elec
Mr.. Carpenter. lfthe former is accom-
plshed, the latter may possibly follow
bat if the Legislature Is lost, Mr. Cnrper
. ter's hopes 70 with i.
Among the Senator's sins have erumel
! atcd his championship of imitation.
every ether issue could be wiped out an
, Mr. Carpenter should come before the Pc,
!. PIE OF this State for their support in COZ
alteration Of hls speeches and his r2tec j
favor Of an expansion Of the paper eurrenc
Of the country the majority against BIZ
would be four to one. The peol le Of Ni
cousin are no more in favor of iufasio
than those Of MlnEesot a1d never hady
. been. No expression ofpublic sentimer
. had been heard IN the State previous
President Grant's veto message, and Il
p" assumption that the honest farmers heI
= We're ready to bring dishenor upon the N
tiun AID injure cur public credit. in ord
that they might ray'oi their debts il
ie cheaper currency, was entirely gratuiOus c
Rs the part Of Carpenter and his fellow Re
a. resentatiyes who voted as be Ii4. II