, 1875-04-03
WISCONSIN,.
Tho Politicn1 Situation In tho
isndgcr Stntc.
The Republican Party Can Easily
Garry tho State Nczt Fall.
That Is, II II Is Well Differed and
VOL Handled.
Some References to O. q, Washburn, Matt
Z. Carpenter T. 0. Howe, aud
E, ". Reyes,

>To the EEtto, Of The cstcaQo Tribune:
ariIwAuKEM, March si.--Tho political eitua-
tion in Wincon,ln iB extremely Interesting, ami
At tho prcsont moment, 1t nay In truth be saltl
tint both Of tho great partlas aro In m oxcocd-
ingfy critical condition. No Etatc In the Union
rnents 10 labor with reasonable ]lono Of eucccps
next fall in no oiltcs State aro tho chances OF
victory apparently 80 esony balanced !; no State
North OF South, Is 30 peculiarly situated In TO-
gard to local complications and no o.hor State
rrcbents moro fruitful .irld for both political
pnrties 10 cultivate. than will DO found in Wis
consn during tho approaching simmer aut!
autumn. Lot III
GLANCE 1T THE FAST
for moment, In ordor that NO nay fully sprre.
ciato md comprehend the present, even il wo do
not nttcmpt to dtrlno tho future.
For eighteen years, beginning in 1867, Tho Ro-
publican pagty Inns hold unltsputed awny In Wis.,
conssn, clcetlng 1andall, Harvey. Salomon,
Lowis. Fairchild, and Washbnrn, to tho Exccu.
tive oltlcc, ontl controlling both branches of tho
Legislature. during all t1loso cyentful years, by
worry largo majortstcs; 80 that, Wlhtnver OF goo.l
or I'll como to tho people Of tho
Commonwealth by rcason Of laws onact-
cd aud enforced, tho Republicans took credit
for the good, or bore tho bai,,s for that which
was unjust. Tho Htato yotol tho Republican
ticket for President by inuch larger matotir1cs
than It did for State o!icosu,-1tr. Lincolna Inst
yoto reaching over 70 900 mato1ity,-~ both Of
Grants votes allowing nearly doublo tho ma
lority that waa givon for tho Republican Gov
crnor WHO was ohoscn tllo next years attcr hls
election.
Tie party was compact, well organized, well
disciplined, we'll onicorcd, rc1olntc, unitod, and
courageous. 1t deserved tho succcey It achieved,
and tho peorlo crowned IL with viatory bccaueo
1t was faithful to its principles and because ita
principles were correct, and Ito leaders honcst
and conscientious tneu.
but, In 1873, tho power Of thsa grand old
party wns broken, It's once victorious legions
wero dotoatcd mud oyortl,rown, fho old Gag that
Lad waycd in triumph over 4 hundred battlc-
fields was trampled in Tho dust, md its
traditional cnony TOOK possession OF tho
garrison. Gen. Washburn surrendered to Gen.
Taylor; Granger sat down iu tho Executive
Chair, and the roEimo Of tho so-caliesl Reform
par,y commenced for tho ilrst time In Wisconsin.
Ta5lozs majority MAS oyer 1500o aud
It wns as much Of d surprise to him AS
it was to tho supporters Of Gov. WASH
burn. Tho last-namod gentleman had
dcrvcd QUO term al Governor, aud 1t
ia tito uniform tcst1mony Of all honorable mon
Of 10th publie parties thst Wisconsin mover had
q better Executive officer. All agree that ho WAS
honest, pure, faithful, aDlo, Of unbondlng in
tegrity, and animated by tic btss Intentions to
% LIS utmost fer tllo good Of tho whole people.
servant should bo stricken doun, mud an untried
tlan installed In his place, ,-eapec,nlly whcn
slr. Washburn's party wae known to ba largely
in tho ascendant In tho Btate,-was a eusprlBo
actal Wow OF tho canvass. l3us the tleotcHt
raco-ho1so tint was over trained for tl,e
colrso 1nay DO 20 heavily handicapped
that hp will lose tho day, aud WRshburn was dis
nolghts that 'ho wss inado to carry. The Graham
law was one Of tho acts which atlenatcd nearly
all tile GoFlnanB from him, and united tho liquor
interest Bold against linn tue railroads we're all
99ppose1 IL, to him tho ticket was bur-
that weighed hcayllyi and. t'uslly, worst Of all,
1tr. Matt II. Carpenter. tben member Of tho
United States Senate, made = speech
o., Janeayie, IN which, Ac dctohdod
tho eaek.pay aud irout-pny s.iary-erab
1nttcd. az far as it Was in lis power Us 1!opub-
linan 6enator to do 10. tho Republican party Of
the State. including Washburh mud tao atato
ticket to thosa infamous nnaaaroa and, to uaale
tho whole thing still moro oaious liz went out
of LiB way to apologize for aud Iaiend tho Credit
Mobler gwtndIe. Look at tho resultl Thirty
eight thousand Republicans who voted for dtant
III 1872 statd away from tLo polls In 1873. and
ticket al q Temporary expediant to puntah and
hiring back to its senRes tho party that they
loved. but which had gone astroy.
To much tor the past.
THE PRESENT AND TUE FUTURE
arc full or ancouraGement, warning, aud hope
soF shs Repub|lcans, and may have ro,no lcs-
sona for tlseir opponents. From Reform Bl,c-
cess in 1873, that carried III Tho wholo State
ticket aud sarFo majority In tho popu}ar
to ,nopublicauisnl in tho .asl Of 1874,
clecting thirty majority on JOINT bnllot
OF tho Legislature, aud aanurinB Unitod
btalos Senator aud fye Of tho sight Alem-
bsrs Of CouGrcss. hut tho defeat OF the
tho Legislature aud tho United btatos Sonator,
they gained one member ct Cousress, quite uu-
sxPectedly, IN what was consdotod safo to-
publican district; aud they carried tho Btato by
conraGea them to believe that tl,oy will DO able
to carry the State again npxt fall Tor Governor
aud 70 hold Il for their candidate in tue great
lresidential race Of 1876,
wsa boasop by Judge Cate In tho Eighth Dis
trict, WAS lilo only Congressional candidate who
openly a1owcd hlmself ln favor Of sIr. Carpenters
ro-clectiou to tho uuited htatea 8ouate und Tho
4t0A4t VI duEu Afuh2l IN U6luT0 t09 tAbilp.
Mono OF The other Republican candidates did 30
declare hllaselfi and 1t IL Hnfs to psedict that
ME. Mcnill would not do 20 aga,n, II the ex-
pcrimont waa to be repeated. but moro Of this
SENATORIAL buslncaa At Auothor time, when AIr.
Carpenters defoat, In all It's lougtl brdadth, and
thickness. nil! DO fully discussed. At present It
IL suliolont for my purpose to consldor
TAE FRosHEcfs OF THE HxPuBIlcAN PANTY,
lts numbers, fighting condition, tho ability
and sagacity Of it's leaders. aud the prob
alle' result of the contest that In
to como OF next November. 10th pattioa viii
ho luspired with tho hope Of victory, nns!, VI
layc shown, not without reasonable expectations
Of SUCCESS at tue polla, which will incito both
Sides 10 put forth oyerY effort to gain tile tlay
Tho Republican party haa IN unaoubted .uaiofl-
ty in tic State, II its voters bc held in line ia
support uf It's candidates and rallied Ut tho polls
on eleotion-dAy, uut tho grand old party hss
United 6tatos Honator, aud tho wounds mud an.
nutatod limbs that were brouEh. away from
that eusaugufned flsld sro stlll sors aid
bleeding aud It is too early III ,ho
campaign to speculate upon tho ellsots OF tilt
contest upon Tho result OF thu nc1t election.
Mr, CaE'entcrs friends arc still Bul!cu and H..
couaolaLlu over thcr defeat, while 1t maY 10 ead
that tlose ItepHb!icanu who aidsd Ia hla oYor-
throw arc determined TO 10 neither read out Of