The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-18
carpeoter .,id !, ii, speech, that Dooli.

Carpenter said in his speech, that Doolit-
tie is "rant'ny canfing hypoc' ite," all
because after having gone over to the ~
publican party in its infancy he chose to
come back while that party was ia power
We can see no other real cause of complaint,
and it must be admitted that Mr.. Doolittle
showed the post courage as be went over
when the republican party was in its infan
ey, while Matt WAITED until the war was
over and the republican party had become
the power in the land, with nothing tc
squat BILE about but the distribution of the
stealings incident to the Credit Mobelier'
and many other Jobs of rha, ilk.
1t i. true that the radical party has sus-
tanned its reputation Of prompt pay
during all these years, for any and all DEM
ocratic desertions. Doo!issle and Carpenter
were both rewarded by an election to the
L. S. Senate, for so doing. Mr.. Carpenter
showed the more cautious and stealt Y
tactics, as be had the State cauyassed for
U.S.Senator before be made the leap. Like
Gen. Logan, who hal regiment Of
Of soldiers raised for the Confederacy. but
President Lincoln knowing his man, offered
a generals shoulder straps. Logan wilted
and became a Christian republican.
of all the bright and shining lights of the
radical party of to day, who went over frcm
our party to stay We think BENZ. F. Butler
holds the palm. Although he voted for
JEFF. Days 10 the Charleston Conven ion
one hundred and ninety odd times, jus,
before the war, yet the radicals easily EN-
braced and ra-doned him. 1t is true that
Benjiman has given his late party as much
trouble as he did our party in old times.
Half Of the radicals wvuld like to have
had Butler hung not very long ago,
but since Grant, through Casey and Phil
Sheridan, has had the handling of New Or.
leans we think BENZ Buffers administration
there, during the war, will loom up suffici
ertly to enttle him to vote of thanks from
the present Congress. In this wise it may
turn out that Butler is the best man among
The staying stampeders that gave direction
| to the radical camp all these years.
| Matt Carpenter has been the most profit
less and unreliable of all their recruits. Al
this is assured by good radical authority
1 ha nybL
edite:!! by Gen. Tom S. Allen, and the la
Crosse Repuc 'ican and Leader" They say
no party coui, endorse bis public acts and
character and live. Whatever may be SAID
of him. il must be admitted by all, that be
las a very short memory. While seeking
his election at Madison the democrats wei
all right in the main; he said he was with
them on the Louisiana question. After his
defeat in his Madison speech. he said that
in case the anti-administration party came
into power again. they would re-enslave the
negroes, gay rebel claims, pensions etc, and
defended Grant and Shetidan's southern
policy at New Orleans.
In the same speech he said any sound
republican could stand on the Gov. TAYLOR
and Gamer on platform. In his Milwaukee
speech,a few days after,h denounced the
same Cameron platform as ridiculous
Matt charged that Cameron wac paid
railroad attorney. Alex, Mitchell says
that he has employed Cameron's partner in
railway suits and paid him,as he had Matt
Ii. Carrenter also.
Thus may seem that whatever else may
be in store fer Matt in tie future he will
have no constitutional claim to wear jewels
Of consistency in his shirt studs.