The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-02-18
Senator Carpenter at Home.

| Hon. Matt Carpenter never appeared to bet
ter advantage before tile American people than
in a recent speech at Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
He had but recently been defeated for U. S.
Senator by q combination of ''bolting republic
cans'' and democrats, but forgetting self and
his own wrongs. he appealed to all the friends
of the government to stand firm.
He said: We do not meet to mourn over de-
lfeat or to console disappointed candidates. In
| the great movement Of the people toward the
| accomplishment Of its mission as 81 nation accl-
dents will happen; hut let the dead past bury
| its dead. We live for the future. What IS
| done is done. Let bygones be bygones. Move
on the column. There are now questions that
! Republicans only can settle, aad to their sue
| cess harmony and unity ale requisite Woe to
| the man Whaseeks toSstep the grand process
| sion to excite sympathy for his private sriefs.
| Who holds a particular office is OF small moment
compared with the importance OF keeping the
| party united. l have come here this evening.
| for two purposes First, to return my thanks
| to the people Of Wisconsin; and second, to
bes9ach my friends here and elsewhere in the
| State to smoothe the Wrinkled fr~nt and get
| into temper and into line for the next political
campaign. The Senator then referred to his
residence in Wisconsin and the kindness he
had received at the hands OF his felloN-citIzens
IAC UtlSI u GNlclt d!lel SttiI 10
not to complain that | refer to it, but to point
out the future. The defeat may be attributed
| to two classes: First, We have q Naslibarn
among us and second, had offended capital
in defending the rights OF the people. MI
| Washburn' s friends llgl embarrassed tue Re
/ publicans by securing pledges not to support
| Carpenter. These efforts were seconded by
the Milwaukee and st. Pau! Railroad, because
OF my years OF work in opposition to extortion5
and monopolies, and because had delivered q
number Of addresses on the subject and sus-
| tained the Potter law. Had [ written an ar
gument in favor of corporations l might have
received from them $4,000 and been re-elec-
ted. But had offended them too deeply. 1t
is little dscouraging to reflect that by standing
| by the rights OF the people | not only incurred
the enmity of the monopoiists, but the farmers
and their representatives became the instru-
ments of the monopolists for my defeat. 1t
was~s defeat OF the Republican party, but not
| a Democratic victory. slr. Cameron is not a
| Democrat There is good reason to hope that,
although Mr.. Cameron has been railroad at
| torney, and was the choice Of the monopoists,
| the latter, also, will be mistaken i'll thinking it
| is their victory.
| The Senator then referred at length to the
speech of ex-senator Doolttle, delivered in
Madison last week, and gave that man nlerci-
| less lashing, Doolittle having engineered the
| fusion of Democrats and boilers. The Senator
then SAID: MY friends, In CONCLUSION, let ne
appeal to you, especially YOU who have stood
| beside me beneath q storm Of unparalleled de-
TRACTION; you who have labored always for the
| success OF the Republican cause; you who rep
resent the life blood, living principles. muscle,
hope, and energy of RepublicanIsil, forget the
| personal disappentments involved i'll the late
defeat and rally once more and always and ey
erywhere to crush the hercSies to which the
Democratic party are committed, to carry your
| flag into the storm Of every battle. 30 not
seold, wranglc, and scowl. Do not lose conf
dence in the people, whose sober thoughts are
always right Donot forget that amid all the
reverses and mntatiaIs--aH human affairs God
caini1y SITS on HIS throne Chat truth WIN pre-
vail over falsehood, and right vanquish wrong.
Stand by the flag. Wrap the mantle OF human
| liberty closer about you and close up the ranks.
| Cheer your conlrats, and whoever is your lea
der may he keep the step to the mlsic OF ths
| Union, which is QUIZ asylum and citadel and the
asylum and citadel of human rights.