, 1875-01-28
THE WIBcoNsIN SENAT0RsHIp.

We pubnalleu yesterday morning the AL
dress Issued by the eighteen Republican 1ncn,-
bers OF tho Wisconsin Legislature WHO havo
refused to vote to rc-c1eet 1Ir. CARPENTER to
tho United States Senate. Their rcnsons arc
clearly and te1npcrntely stated. They wero
all pledged, directly or i1nplied1y, 10 tteir
constituents to voto against his re.clcction.
Such they understood to be the feeling goll-
crolly throughout the State. rs was evidenced
by the election Of many others nlso pledged
to the snn1e effect. The Republican Stats
Convention, in its resolutions disclnimctl all
party responsibility for the personal actions
OF its members savo when it expressly in.
dorsed thom, aud then distinctly denounced
the sniary .grnb and other bnd laws which Mr.
CARPENTER had voted for and defended after
wards. The resolutions clearly condemned
Mr.. CAHrEsTEH's record. Iiad it not been
understood TINT tho Republicans had done
with him, Or lsad it been understood that lie
was to be reelected, it is certain that the
Opposition would hayo carried the Stale by
an overwhelming majority.
Under those circumstances, these eighteen
Senators and Representatives have rightfully
declined to vote for Mr.. CARPENTER, and pro-
poso to adhere in this determination to the
Inst. = They have offered to their Republican
associates tho privilege Of naming some other
Republican upon whom, all can unto, aud,
fniling this, they will havo to wait until
circumstances shnll SO combine that thoy can
unite III thu election OF man to the Senate
who will bo satisfactory to thu State,
NE +. ,1f t..,I1
INIT orator of the fireworks order Of olo-
qucnce, who, in his excessive love for sens1s-
ons eujoyncnts, 10 led captive by his appe-
tites. An able lawyer, he lacks tho in-
dustry and applicstion of n statesman. Flo
is O man Of winning manners, strong i'm
pulses, but unstable for lack Of fixed moral
or political principles. Ho relics not upon
fidelity and earnest devotion to truth and
right for popularity, but to ofilee-ho1ding
henchmen and personal Establishments Of
his presence and manner, and to the noisy
md dazzling effects of his somewhnt pyro-
technic oratory. No nun Gun depend on
him where only right and morality are at
stake. No one knows where lie will ba next
week on my grave public question. Hence
LuG |lVaB4o Ao is AL AnH. 4Hb IEulu6 u1
Wisconsin are among the most steady, con-
servatiya, and deeorous people in tho country.
They are not people made up Of "joi1y
boys" fond Of ''making night Of 1t, nor
wild or oxtrasagant in their speech or habits.
Their tastes and those Of 3rr. CAnPES-
TER widely differ, and we have no
doubt these eighteen Senators and Repre-
sentatives truly represent tho moral and po-
Iitical sentiment Of an immense minority of
the people Of the State. Certainly, Wiscon-
sin has some other Republican tt to DO Sen-
ator. But herein iH the difficulty. MIR. CAn-
rEN1an "wants to be vindicatea he wants
his past record endorsed y; he wants an
of6cial assurance of an approval Of the past
and a license for the future. Tint is what is
involved in his election; and, in refusing that,
we are sure these eighteen Republicans Of tile
Legislature will meet tho approval Of the
Republicans Of the State.