Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-12
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Senator Howe TALKS plain ER-
gIish TO the Milwaukee Press.
20 L.asgs i. pRocroR. ESQ.

comsln of the 22d inst. After much re-
Election / haze concluded TO respond
It vas my earnest desire to avoid ali
participation ia the personal chickering's
which 10 these last years have dis
grseed the Republican party In Wis
eonsIn- I have borne very much
without Te1noa6tTancE-
il pleased certain newspapers 10 ad-
vertise me as having opposed the con
firfo4I5on Of Mr.. ShuTz 80 be secretary
Of the interior : which was not true,
and which they could not have known
If is had been. true.
ExGoy. Washburn saw fit 30 draw
On my private correspondence 10 en-
hTen his public discussions
Another newspaper Is conslderatc
enough TO taunt me with having been
stseoope8" By my colleague IN the
matter Of an appointment 10 the SUE
veyor- generalshlp for Dakota. Others
exclaimed against my temerity IN Eot-
ing for the electoral commission
Others. with heastly slt5sfatlon, ru-
minated upon the calumny that ] was
procuring public employment for
friends shat any son ss1fgf4t share in the
profits Others. descending sill low
er, so1la8 their co1nmns Icy displaying
IN loaded lines The vulgar and skplkiRg
hint that ! was iazolred in some un-
named difficulty with a treasury fe-
Eiaie- ] WAS silent under ali this.
Descending sill Lower, Air. CarBen-
ter, with that af1ucnce Of dash, and
thai poverty Of judgement, For which
he is SO conspicuous. waitzed clear up
to the footlights to announce that lie
had only oheyed the constitution in
voting for an increase OF salary, but
that / bad outraged Law and deeeney
by taking the salary after Ii was no
ted. Even 40 this arraignmcnt ] have
made no reply.
But you spmmoa NC by name be-
fore your Judgment seat. You read
ine a homiiy apon my duties Is . sena-
Gor- You convict nae OF certajn 0ffen-
ces wb5ch veu Invent, and witheut
asking me If I have anything 10 say in
any defence, YOU proceed to pass judg-
snenT RponGne.
/ do not reply to you, because yon
are more offensive than others you
are. N fact, less So. But you are
more direct and more imperative.
y on address me by name .an&. '1de-
man3" 10 know -auDong otheg things,
who sent me TO Washington
[ Eli lot tell yoa 1t Is mono OF youa
business, forthat would NOT be polite.
although quite true. 1t is-ecougb TO-
y2ur purposes to know tha5 l.went tq
Washington 1T would neither aggra
waite or iassea my 9fenae. aaae4ler ]
was semi by one por1Aon or another
But 10 be quite candid with YOU, as
] ought 10 be with my friend Z Vas
not sent at ali. WENT nos without
requRsg, indeed, and not Midnoa1 re
Iuetsncs. bun without o01nnaa nd from
anyone of my own volition, alone
AND ct nay OWN cost
! tried 80 avoid going Tile very
smallest concession on the part Of EIi3
waEEsse claims Mepld have relieved N.
from the -thanklcss Journey. Buiaa1
concession was aefuseS
IGu venture ds ask IF ] was ne;
hurried off te MagiaRgtQr BY %fths
psasz1sastar al Madisan31' fveu xeg.
Vaaa~shle Cor years and renowned fs
wis3aEa y0G might possibly ceaaapde,
q suspicion IN some creduleus h~aIp 65
cyan so Stnnld a question: as that. 5su
you sre neither, and yon ran$ afart
t,9 ts-sw ap&a yourself xhe darisian ,o
& d2llho2 ,oq R89nle Mle reside il this
sz42ss9. ssnd who have knoMsa me for !;
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Rot q .aaGalIte 20 any ofour political u
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naeHe IS 2ly .awn 5igh5 and ;acb arpor
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see goes back 10 q lime when / WAS
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