, 1875-02-05

t44E4E AD4 D@lG VIC t1ulI Si}lA9 lIutl lllG
Of Our long soaboara. Annexation would be
unwise, but reciprocity is substantial good
THE w1gcoNs1N PLATFORM.
There las not been a1l election Of a Senator
Of the United states for many years where
the choice was so exclusively mndo with ref
erence to political principle as the election Of
Mr.. CAMERON by the Legislature OF Wiscon-
sin. Tho Republicans Of Wisconsin, in 1878,
after the passage OF tho Baclt-Pay Grab law,
for which both their Senators voted, sustained
orument was transferred to the Opposition.
The party Ind been held responsible by
tho people for tho bad acts Of
the Senators. In 1874, the Republican
State Convention very justly md properly
placed on record disclaimer Of all respon-
sibility for the acts Of Congressman except
so far as tho party inllor6ed such acts and
insisted TINT when Republicans in Office were
found 1lnfithful or corrupt they should 10
exposed and dismissed. The Convention
then specifically condemned the Back-Pay bill,
Of which Mr.. CAnpEsTER Ind made himself
the champion. Thus relieved Of all respon-
sibility for CAnpENTEn's past action in tho
Senate, tho party entered tho canvass with n
general understanding that Ao WAS not to bo
returned 10 tile Senate, and with TINT urGor-
standing casrica the State. When tho Losis-
laturo met majority Of tho Republican
members were OPPOSED to him, but, through
Tho untiriug efforts of his ot}ice-holding
friends, the unlimited use Of patron
age, and his own personal bland
lsitnents, 1e was able to secure
n nomination by tho csncns. Twenty Re.
publican members Of the Legislature insisted
,,n,,n n1har;,,, IN tbo ,,o+ror,, ,f +,,o ,,or,,,
and refused to stultify tho record by iutlorsing
r,nprvrFu Af,rr somo an1ov thoea t.ror+,,
1""eGSIEh' Alt'1 soll1o oeiAy' 'Eesa twenty
Republicans anu tho Democratic members
agreed to elect Republican other than Mr.
CARPENTER, who would agree to common
platform. Tho Democrats, reciting tho rcso-
tntsonS OF the last Republican State Convon-
tion, and tntiorsng tho spirit OF patriotism
which dictated thom, unanimously agreed to
vote with the twenty Republicans for tho
election Of senasor upon the following basis
of principle:
rsssaEvson Of The pahl!s credit; honsst payment
erai more md chaapcr fAcilisIes ot transportation
wn WI Wssan s x,Iou ysrs ne o. tue Fo.
" in con is equivalent: turin revenue only,
a1ees ~ m m a ats
eorpo.ationa Of It. own creation sympathy
sorapons IN Gouarvso Of ur wao .ats
wl nen of corrupt practices IN state Or Federal leg
exercise of ia Irrigated awesa: soysrusnty u hs
Ssts. sna tee rsops =. to al Rowsrs uo delegated TO
supremacy d ths civil aahory in Inns q pssse
s. caa ana tsaferny 1a so5 al s @ under tas
dun of religion sua opposl.ioa o iii at.tS q Tsierl
@ @ as Yer ,ns
nnuther elevation Of labor md ita rarn,*nslt snd
to esp,ta: md thu percsn snrltnaou u LIE 1es
tsse:s u sssy to pF'netps .na to sAs good Of the
"AHs 1ss r. r H., o,,,,n =, o,.
a;s. 1900 t,.n ,1a.e =. a.. p,l.
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a.. 49,. 80 -, "-'s'
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