The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18
HON. JOEN SCHUETTE.
An Address to his Constituents in
which he Gives his Reasons for :.
Voting against Carpenter.

munication from Senator John Ochuette,
which we recommend to the attention
of his supporters in this county:
AS your representative, l feel that L
ought to explain to you my course taken
whenever anything of Importance oc-
ours; and especially then, when your
representative has taken a course con
trary to the general rule of party or
ginization, but nevertheless a course
which I believe was desired, and hope
will be or has been freely approved by
a large majority of my constituents.
After leaving home, for Madison, L
was convinced and satisfied in my mind
that Carpenter, the prominent candidate
for y. S. Senator, was not the choice OF
the majority of the Republicans in our
county that nominated me, less SO OF the
people who elected me neither did
believe that he was the choice of the
Republican party of our State, and also
believed that his election would be dis
.lstrous to the Republican party IL gen
eral; neither was he my personal choice,
but this was insignificant, as L should at
amy time sacrifice III preference to the
choice of my constituents.
With these convictions / arrived III
Madison.
During the first days of my stay here
I took particular pains to ascertain the
sentiments of the Republican members OF
both houses, in regard to the Senatorial
question, and was convinced that If the
members were left uninfiuenced, unbiased
and altogether free to make q selection
for a q. S. Senator, in this case Carpen-
ter nor Washburn would have been Sc
lected, and that a third candidate was
by a great majority desired.
[ disclosed this to the leaderf of the
Carpenter faction, and suggested that 1T
would be best to withdraw both can
didates, and propose a third candidate;
but the dictators and wire pullers of
King Caucus knew better. They claimed
that they ought to know better, having
had so much experience III leading eau
crises with success, and did not now fear
that their traps were wrongly laid, and
It was altogether out of the question to
drop OF desist from anything, as Car
penter was agreed upon by them and
had to be accepted.
Believing that I had but little expert
ence In politics, [ endeavored to obtain
information and instruction, and stop
ing fortunately III an hotel where there
were ten Carpenterites to one on the
other side, consequently there was no
lack of those teaching and preaching
Carpenter, and [ took advantage Of the
opportunity.
During my instructive course I was
one of the most attentive but perhaps
not the most obedient scholars they had
excepting to Prince Sam, but this ex-
ception would perhaps not have oc-
CURED, were it not for a prejudice or
a dislike L always had from boyhood
toward Enperors, Kings, Princes, etc.,
which may be for the reason that l
was not born prince myself.
After having gone through my course
of instructions l was more convinced or
rather more confirmed In my views on
the Senatorial question. then [ was on
arriving here.
Some may say / was muhsh, stubborn,
wrong headed, obstinate, ETC., because
would not see the thing in their light,
but be assured that should gladly have
respected their teachings and opinions,
provided they could have earned my re
spect by convincing me that was wrong,
butshey totally failed
Nv, after having carefully weighed
All sides, and taking certain position
which [ believed 10 be due TO my con
.stituents, party and county, what could
/ do else but to give it all my hum
a,le influence and ability to make 1t sue
sesssful
This course, some may say, was re
9sellious, and against the ordinary
nsages Of party organization, &c
Admitting tins to be SO. is not rebel
los and boiling in certain cases iastif-
zhle9
laucuses are unavoidable evils; you
may bolt them as often as you please,
bat they can not be exterminated.
But must we always and in all cases
submit 70 their decisions?
What would be the result if We did?
Would it lead to uncomfortable cor
ruption
The dictators, wire pullers and ring
leaders would more than ever control the
eaucuses and would force the electors to
select between worse evils, as III most