Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-03
OUR AGEyYS-
The SenatOrship.

Very soon the legislature will have
convened and the important and re
sponsible act of choosing a Senator
to represent Wisconsin in the national
councils for another six years will have
been contaminated. 1t is alleged by
some of the opposition press that this
question indirectly entered into the re-
cent canvass, and that representatives.
were chosen with this question as ba-
sis upon which their candidacy was
considered; in short that it was Car
penter and anti-Carpenter canvass.
This may have been SO IN some dis
districts, but we are quite positive 1t
was SO only in isolated instances. Now
that the canvass is over, it IS very
proper to discuss the question with
candor becoming the Importance of the
position. 1t is obvious that the forth
coming session of our national legisla-
ture will be stormy and strongly parti-
san. The Democracy have a decided
majority in the lower house, fact
which warrants the belief that Just
those ends which the republican party
have contended for will be over.idden
and thrust aside. The glorious accom-
plishments Of the party now in the
minority in Congress, will be annulled,
if possible, and the country be deluged
with the offal that comes from a dense
cratic slaughter. The country is not
vet ready for the massacre of excellen-
cies-- for the complete putting away
as into colgotha the good works of
the party that has sustained the gov
eminent and upheld its greatness dur
ing the past memorable two decades.
That these acts of vandalism may not
be perpetrated without strenuo Us
protest, we assert that Wisconsin owes
it to her dignity that she be repre-
sented by a man able to cope with the
unsuitable spirit that will be dominant
in congress the forthcoming session.
The names that have been mentioned
are all Worthy. We have no stone to
throw at either Washburne, Fairchiid,
Rublee, Dixon, Nazr0, Sawyer or Bar
Der At any other time either would
fill the position of Senator with credit
to the state, but in the present emer-
gency, we are not slow In declaring that
We believe it were better they be not
chosen. We are for Hon. Matt Car
'penter as the man to battle the hosts of
the opposition, With all the charges
that have been brought against him,
many of which are as false as Satan
can make them-msny of which are
simply blunders With 40 malice or Grim
inal intent as the actuating motive
with the bugbear of back-pay magni-
fed till IL has become a mountain of
guilt in the eyes of semi-righteous men,
with all the slanderous promulgatioRs
born of malignity and jealousy, we say
eend Matt Carpenter back to the Sen&-
torial battlefield.
IF he has stumbled, SO have others.
If he has made mistakes, he has recti-
fed them as best he could, and he has
never PLAYED the role of coward. He
is giant in intellect, and can and will
deal pondegous blows foc the nation
Ore word in regard to the asperoions
of the New York Tribune and kindred
sheets. To glut their malignity and
sweeten their revenge, they attacked
his moral character and charged him
with an infamous liason. The Senate
repudiated the foul SANDERS and to seal
its belief In his innocence, bestowed
upon him the highest gift ia its power
to grant; the position of President
pro tenn. Malice has done It's worst to
kill Mr.. Carpenter. We're he syco-
phantic, with some he would be more
popular. We believe Mr. Carpenter
will be his OWE successor.