, 1875-01-25
Demands Of the People for an 1m-
provemcnt In the Morale Of
the Party.
The Duty Of 0beying The People in
Preference to Corrupt
Ring.
Andy Jollnson's Chances of Being Elected
Senator FROM Tennessee.
Proceedings in Other Legislatures
WISCONSIN,.
TIE SENATORIAL CONTEST

WISCONSIN.
TIE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
10 tbs Editor Of The Chiea7o Tribune: .......
MADISON, Wis.,. inn. 2a.-A deccnt respect TOT
the opinions OF mankind perhaps requires thai
the reasons governing tho few noble Republicans
in tho Wisconsin Legislature, who rofuae to 80
into tho Senatorial caucus and abide " its uee'-
sion, should be giyen to tho public.
For five OF six yoars the Republican party OF
Wisconsin has been under the cuntEol Of ring.
having for its cllicf Mr.. Z. ". koyos, Chairman
Of tho Republican Central Committee, and ena-
hracipc tile cbIcl Federal oticeholders OF tho
Btato and their rctaincrs. It is compact, we'll
drilled, unscrupulo,ls and oticent and has OK
crceed mn absolute despotism over tho party in
this State.
Through their insirumontality Mr.. Carpenter
WAS elected to tie Senate six yoars ago, and ap-
preciatius wIlcnce his election came, has
DURING HIS SENATORIAL CAREER
beop its powerful ally and supporter, and be-
slowed tho Federal patronage of tho State only
upon those who would actually and obsequioualy
assist in carrying out its designs.
Anv Federal officer who had auy manlhess OF
character who wns indlspoBed to DO tool was
instantly dismissed from Office. aud his place
filol by one moro stlpFliant.
Through this means State Conventions and
Legislatures hnye teen IN a great measure eoh-
troIIcl and tho will OF tho peoplo ignored.
J,n1cr tlis hIsneusation the standard of official
oh,-ootor hoa hccn continually lowering, apd
.uatass.e asa,o ~. ~ ~ ,,ar.r da,orior,t;ng
tle moFale u !he P"1ss ooso'
I, otho.a eon o,oof, from, nolitics, ucglectng to
yoto, nud the Republican majority has colt
santly bean decreasing until the fall OF 1871.
when it eavo majority Of $1,000 fer the Demo-
crat;c Jteform party the cllauge being chiefly at-
tributablo to tho impatieuco Of tho pooplo.
,,, ,,.o pn,r
LIE "t'" -o ,,,au. u.,;
eenatof e"rpc''eoi 10 y 1'H" w. '1'' ...
ties as an orator, anu possesses many Eond
uua],tios wllicl, strongly cudcar him To his
friends, aud tloae who aro now opposing him do
MT ,s;sh tn tako from him any Of tho glory
no' WISH 10 14Ao '.u .,.n.,,. m n,'t,',t ~, ,ror d.
to Which he ia justly e"s't1eu' AhoS ~
not fight him al man, but oppose MS o'ect'on
to Tho Scnato for tho reason that Ills record
In, boor sucI, nj to 1cmonstrate tint le ia unfit
~o r>"...;t:an :, ,i.,,,norauusrv I, mi. 1at,or
1ot the pofit'op' - u'-'S a,':t ~ ~ 49, ~.
to rerie" tlat record. II Is suinc'ehe 10 Ivy
that it has been deemed necessary ny the no-
tue continued allegiance 0f its members, to
condemn In tho strongest terms IN tue rlat-
forms adopted in every htato, ConefeGssona'' G
ton for the last two years, tho acta ol oene1ot
Carpenter, aud to assure tho people TINT, "heta
the time came, Ao and oil others in like manner
offending should be rcpudiatod.
AsrEeIAES RESOLUTION.
taiueA in tho platform adopted by the Rtpubli-
can stato Convention in 1873:
Ecx0t,cd. Tint The Republican party is responsible
only for such measures IN i nlnrscs ad approves
and for an hontat aud fh,thi"l as!hnsttaon .! ~
Government and ca,not be expected 10 vS,eh lor th.
individual h1nsIy M ~ sasts & od 'n0ts ofs hfy fu'o ~ r
.ap saesla T. sssssa di:'ai::s $. @ f5s i1s EaS
snd s9is,. eor.rut {ssislaon wsther IN Immigrants aat
subsidies 10 railroads, in Credit Mobii,er, In th'
management Of the revenues.
The State Grunge of the ,, rst,ons 4, q t4, tug
otsa or 4. tn fa @
Of course, included Senator Carpenter. ant
publican press Of tho State have almost uul
yerunlly condemned many Of tho acts Of t;cnato
Carpenter, and have assured their readers thu
the Republican party would nut indorso then,
Int re.,u1tste1 them aud their author.
1JroN THESE AasunASoEA
nc have appealed to the yotors OF this stats I
stand by tie party. We have promised to !. re
form Tue y seanoa xn to op to epsIy
however ugh lie may have stood in tho cstim,
ton of tie public, when ho has been found III
worthy.
in th,s situation we approached the elcettc
of 1871, Souator Carp1euter aud hs frient
uare ~, woil assured Of tie pouular feeling
the Htnto that Ao dared not ayow himself ca,
didato fuf the heuato, but Ae, bis friends, al
hia uewrhurer organs, said TINT the Beuatori
nm.st,nn wa. not before tic peoulo, Their dut
WA 40 elect Nepuhlican Legislature, and to il
them settIe tbs question, and carry ont IL
..ios.a. ~ thatr constituc,Its uuon the eubec
ann "I trat tbay iced lot consider him or suy utL,
mnn - ca,,Iitato.
srhe hiertityn was held The reop|e we're
e,rucst In lila matter and they catschiaeil the
csud,tlates. and In many instauc,
,anuire,i written plodees Of thrm th
in no event would they support ii
I,nrnonter for reelection to tie Senate VIII
thn orislatura asnoInbled It WIS ascertain,
ts,ot thero ware not moro than twenty or tweut