, 1875-12-05

TO the Editor Of the Aluauker Sentiaet:
MILWAUKEE Dec. 4.-AIoro important bust
meas has prevented me from noticing the falee-
hoods you promulgate in the Sentinel Of Tuesday
morning concerning myself. In your article en-
titled 1.-THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE Lies you are
guilty Of more mlsststements and misrepre-
sentAtions. not to call them harder names, than
you attempt to correct, and With that adroitness
acquired BY long practice in the school OF lying
you make eome OF your truths an
awer ail the purposes Of falsehoods-
Other OF your statements are true
On the top and false at the bottom. You say
that MAS removed from the editorial manage
ment Of the Sentinel because I conducted tho
paper during the campaign OF 1878 really against
Ahe Republican party. As you we're then en-
ployed as managing editor Of that eminently
sound and Republican journal, the Chicago
Itn'ee! 1t is not expected thas you kept yourself
thoroughly posted as to what was transpiriug in
this State. So that set down that misstate-
ment OF fact to your ignorance, and not to your
intention, But it you will take the trouble to
look over the files OF the Sentinel for that year,
you will see that it gave the Republican cnndi-
dates, each aud ali Ct them, hearty, vigorous.
and constant support. from first to last,
and that it not only daily advocated the election
Of the ticket Is whole, but that it printed edi-
toral articles. written mainly by myself. in which
the personal fitness and merits Of the several
candidates were truly and elaborately set FORTH
The loyalty OF the paper to the Republican party
under my management WIS never called IN ques-
tiou, as the public and all its readers we'll know.
and you arc guilty OF utsering o base and mali
cious libel when YOU state the contrary. And
am quite willing that any Republican in Wlscon-
sin wis is not under indictment for completely
to detraud the revenue, or engaged to defend
the Ring in the courts or III the newspapers,
shal! give bis opiaion as to the course of the
Sentinel under my management and under yours.
The Sentinel never sssalled the action OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury, nor any other Gov
crnment official. when attempting to discover
frauds and bring the guilty to punishment
nor. nor did 3D. it IT. Iv'olent, and pn''jnstly attack n
C.hWashbu1u and Senator T. o. Hove
until 1t ~as prosttuted to the service OF one
man aud ycu mada its nominal editor. The
TRIBUNE correspondent has made your crowd
vince because he has had the bosduees aud
csurago tc hold up the course that rhe Sentinel
has pursued in tbs whisky business to the just
condemnation And e1ecraiion OF every honest
man. and because he mas shown. what many
knew before. that your mas:er, Matt T. CAT
renter. has had more responsibility in these
frauds than ,s wholesome for any man who ever
expects tavors agaiu 1t the hands Of m honest
constituency.
Your second falsehood consists in the denial
Of the charge chat change sas mads in the ed1-
to mako it ditsinctivelv and exclusively
3 Carpenter organ. That the change
Was 30 made for that cause and
for that alone is What every man IN this city.
who is not = fool, very we'll knows. 1t was for
that purpose that a conspiracy Was entered into
BY Mr. Carpenter and his friends to secure 40
addirlonal Issue OF Sentinel stock; for that pur-
pose be levied 3 heavy assessment upon oil his