, 1875-04-03

acnso loader or party-n,annger, or cycn LII or
:!tnasy rolsseias s!se e eo'i not have boon ,'e-
tho ascendant In thu Legislature, md nj tho mn.
ohlnory ot tho party, issat,sdtnY all tho official
patronage, present and ptDapcctvc, In his lnnls.
Tho aanlo NAV 30 safd of big old aningonist
Is quito MS incapable uf i,olping himself rs Matt
in. cIko ho ,voud not have ,einilttcd llimsclf to
l,avo boon fnS1oriotsly defeated Inst wiutor and
Aslven from. lilo Geld, viii, = e1oar majority In
a.oat il known ti,as Mr. wasl,barn vas liz ; ira;
choice o. tho l'enp!e of tho btato for Senator.
mud, II the election hal taxon place during tho
frat week Of Tho acsaton, l,e would llnro bcc.,
liz supporters literally sto1o l,is mcn away way
from, Inn. lsositos. Alr. Wasl.butn's deieat
for Governor, aid Lis defeat for Bon
n;or; +, l'sro practically mt him ou.
ever stood higher with tAe people * the State
than ho who has sorrel tlon, ao honcstly'a and 80
we'll. Ills aoryicos Will bo needed yot In higher
sthoro OF duty than any to which 1t 10 in tho
cannot ba saitl OF Washb,lra that he ever ted tho
HerNhliea" PARTY Of WISCONSIN, Il IL sill III sd-
lttcA fnct TINT l,n ilas Represented 1t lnnat faith
tn!!y and Hl:nal!y, hatlA liz Congress- aal hA lie
Executive OiCo.
SENATOR HOWE.
S6Na$cr lfpNo would make CAnitAt1cA1cr OF tho
party HOW, IN itB present critical condition, 1t it
was not for l,iB constitutional conservatism, Tint
crtnplas hin ennrgies and wcaiscus 1liH influence.
11e possoascs nl tho Wisdom, skill, knowledge Of
ranks well In ls apeochcs from tho atusnp: bus ho
lacks tho COURAGE to move AlB army upon tho en-.
onys works after It sa drilled, armed, nhn
cHutpre1. Like Qcn. McEln!lan with tho Army
Eot his troops In srloptid fighting condition, hut
Ao would roror fight them. lfo lacks tho n.y.
EreARifc qualities Of tho WARRIOR and, IL he leads
Mt all, 1t mnat bo by tho cnl,ncfation of inrnr-
II.
tho hoste, instead OF relying upon blasts upon
lila bnElo.ilorn to summ0n bin followers, nfkar
The mallt,or of Nl,odortck Dhu. IIowo has always
hccn much moro Of parttsnn thnn Carpenter,
more t.opendcd upon 70 keep Ills gait'' ard
stand by tho party. and therefore las been moro
trs,stcl and Looked ,tp to by tho rink md ti1o.
lIowo's great popularity with tlIo Republicans Of
Wisconsin may he inferred BY tho reader, he
docs not already knon It, whom .he, fact is chilled
to mind that twice the Senator has been elected
without oven tho foruiati!y Of caucus
70 nominate him. aud in tho Joint
Convention ho received evory Republican yo:o.
TIT, In braco q compliments rarcly nasa to .
public man, mid It may in truth bo said that it is
very rarely public man in thosc degenerate
days deserves them. 1lowo'a greatest mistake
was his effort to help his colleague to roc!ec-
tion Inst winter and wtat ID known now ~ tho
MARKHAM lotter," wrstten In tho interest Of
Carpnutor anl against WnRhLu1n, han had tho
effect to cool tho ar1lor of many warm frenda Of
Senator Howc. But 1t wna only tossing
plank to drowning man WHO vas nbont to
sink out OF a,ght forever beneath tho angry surf
Of ous dirty politics. and
WHOSE t,tl1ttng ~.
Like aome strong swimmer III Lila ngp..9s'
is still ringing in our ears.
lilo people, who knnW enough to elect 1iMo-
thy O. 1lowo tbreo times 10 tic f3cnatu OF tho
United States, we're also competent to reject his
batl advice given In favor Of an 11nrnEv and
naughty public agryant. Nlom thor had takon it,
hand to disolplsnc and punish; aud 10 tho
Senator'S friendly letter WIS void and Of no Of
feet. as Tint opietle was tho offspring Of Kind
ncas to a foow-sinnor Ia great diBtroaH. Il will
certainly bo forgiven and forgotten when tfo cx-
traordinnry that called it forth layo
passed away; and nnsa away they soon must. to-
vas o1gendcrcd thereby. Tho statute Of ltmIta-
tson ought to bo permitted TO run OIL mems
hatrcds, a. we'll os upon their debts.
Senator Howe feols very cordial towards our
work well together, with tho utmost harmony
md good fellowship. to advance tho intorests Of
tho Republican party In tho State and Nation.
Iiuwo Expresses tho opinion thxt tho party in
WISCONSIN ~ really hottur on, II 1t IL properly
handiud, than 1t either Washbnrn or Carpenter
lad bccn elccted 10 tho Sonatc. Those two men,
without intending 1t. bad separated tho party
into two vloont and cumulative factions, cacil
chip from its shoulder, 10 That IN e1ouHo for
bit Of allndr might bs afforded. With these
two bolligorent chEoftians tlsarmed and deprived
Of tholr commands, and tho private soldiers par
able to indulge tho hope that tho Republican
army may bo nBatu united, its dccimated ranks
tlIlel up with now recruits, its domoralixcd eos-
dltlon 10 outod by order aud discipline, and its
career In the fntnro made as grand md HlIcco.B-
fl! aa Its rast history haA been brilliant aud
glorious.
THE CHAIRMAN OF TIE RTATE CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE.
Ono Of tho most important things To be dono
u order to Ieorganizo tho 1iepublican party In
displaco Dir. Z. W. Reyes a. Chairman Of tho
State Central Committee. and layo man in
whom the entirc party bas con!idcncs placed IN
tlo postIon. Kcyes has many cxcslleut quali-
tles tbat fl him for that ollco, but unhappily
those good attributes aro nentralizcl aud de-
stroyod by ,arnlltlcs Of tompor; aud Ao playn
tho extromo partisan between members Of his
Own party. when 'sAo shou1A simply DO N iuapas-
Keycs is, that 10 Gun TO lnuro koop
lIls fngera out OF contest going on bo-
tween Republicans than bolllgoTens IrlsltmaM
eau hide l!ls shllolah when tho light IL FREQ and
Any man who fairly compTchentla tho functions
Of the otlice which h1E. Neyes now occupies, wouil
naturally conceive II to 10 Ills duty to stand alooe
IN q contest for the United 6tatea Sonsso be-
party, sud laavo tho settlement as lilo cano to tho
wisdom and delhcrattou Of The Legislature. Tho
Republican party cortaluly did not elect Dir.
Keycs chnrman OF lia Central Committee, aud
c!eshe him with tho extraordinary powers ot dc
tator IN cases that require al! tho good sonso and
experience at tha ontira organization. nut Mr.
KeYos always has his s'aIato - mud his pro-
grammo rcady-mado, md generally also he l,as
tho ways mud means provided to curry cut his
schemes and tusAA whatever hs nndost&Ses. But
not al"aya. 4 good atory is told! Of his frocdom
to mix III party asrafrs that don't concern him,
which runs In th!s wisb. A Fost-O OilIce III Gus
Of tho back townh in Oeonto County, whoao
yessly scysnus to The Postmaster w.s only hree
tio|tdrs, Was souTco OF much annoyance to tho
lion. rhltetus Hawyor BY reason OF tia Oft
Eepastca designations Of the lostu,astera. No
body wanted to bs bothered With 1t, aud yat Tho
uflics WAS too important TO tic sparaey y-Acttlod
section In which It was located to bo abandoned,
Ono bright morning, Keycs and Eawycs met il,
tho lattur hailed sho' " I'oss" With, "lIollo,
Koyes, you are inst tho man am looking for.
There ID \ littlo Post: Office st -. In my dis
tstct, aud tho salary ts only $3 per annum. I
can't KIT man to bold i, but know you eau
lind nalf-a-tlozep who will take It,"
Hawyor Gays that uever until that moment did
Keycs Imagine that the appointments belonged
to tho molnbse from tho district tu which tho
o1ueH arc located Ald llc Htniitngly adds at tia