The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-04-27
Qrns Nortberner.
Paw Paw. MICHIGAN. ArIL 81, 1877.

Some time sncs, the Lacrosse Republican
and Leader saw st TO make some structures on
the political career Of Matt. Carpenter. Mr..
Carpenter treated the comments OF that paper
a. an attack on himself and published spicy
reply addressed to the editor of the Republican.
an which DO declared that he had "been on the
stump for the Republican party IN every
campaign except one, and that was the year
when Con c. c. Washburn scorned all assist
ance, put the party in his pocket, and dsap-
peared with it." This allusion has brought out
letter from Ex. Gov. Washburn, in which he
reviews tho campaign OF 1873 recalls the TACT
that he waa rsnominated for governor unani-
mousy, and specially Endorsed by resolution
IN the party platform and thus comes back
at hlr Carpenter himself, in this style;
SInot only did not scorn all assistance, but
anxiously wished all the proper and i could
Obtain from whoever was able to render assist
ance The chairman of the state Central Com
mittee, tbe Hon. f. W. Reyes, managed the
campaign with all the yigor that was possible
considering what obstacles he had to encounter
III Mr.. Carpenter did not go on the stump that
man OF Che state Central Committee thought
wise or prudent to call on MIR. g. he no doubt
would have done 80. The same convention
.Sat nominated me passed the following reso-
lutions MANY, doubtless, have forgotten them,
but they represented the unanimous sentiment
of tho State at that time. and everybody then
knew that, without calling names. they were
aimed sIuarey at Senator Carpenter The
resolutions were as follows:
Resolved, That the Republican party Is re-
sponsbie only for such measures as 1t indorses
and approves and for an honest and faithful
administration OF the Government, and cannot
he expected to vouch for the individual honesty,
in all csses, Of those they promote to Office;
yet whom such are found unfaithful or corrupt
they shoud be exposed, dismissed from the
public service and punished We denounce all
official frauds and corrupt legislation, whether
in .land grants and subsidies to railroads, In
Credit mobilier, or in the management OF the
revenues
Resolved, That We disapprove and condemn
tho recent measures by which Congress allowed
additional compensation to itself for past SER
vices, and demand that the provisions OF the
act by which Congressional salaries were in
creased ehali he promptly and Internationally
repealed
With these resolutions staring HIM in the
face how was it possible for the chairman OF
the stste Central Committee to ask Mr.. e. to
go upoa The stump? But Mr.. Reyes had cor
respondonce With Senator Howe on the subject,
and be, with n Just appreciation OF the public
sentiment at that time, wrote back that 1t
would NE unwise for either himself or Senator
G. 20 appear ~ that canvass, but said he,
1.-THE best thing you can do with Senator Car
penter and myself is to put blanket US,
lead us away into the stable and let us stand
until the storm 10 over The cause OF this
public indignation, which pervaded all classes,
and especially The members OF the Republican
party. was the disclosure Of corrupt practices
IN Congress at the preceding session, whereby
the people tad been defrauded out OF over
$50. 600. 600 in building the Pacific Railroad, by
aCrodit. Mober ring. and by members voting
themselves increased pay under what is known
astbe "sala-y-grab.' Mr.. Carpenter voted for
andsdgocated the last named in Congress, as
we'll M defended tie Credit Mobiller rascality.
When called TO an account by his old neighbors
IN Rock county. he made speech at GAINESVILLE
squarely defending the rascas who robbed the
Government of fifty millions IN building the
Pacific Railroad as well as the salary-grab,
assigning a reason for the last OK 80 disreputa-
bFe n character that care not to ask its intro
duction INTO the columns OF a respectable news
paper
Was 1t strange then, that the State Conven-
tiou,passed the resolutions 4 did or that the
people we're 6e1 with disgust and despon.
dencv that caused 81, 1000 Republicans to absent
themselves from the polls; That feeling. well
known 10 exist. was the opportunity OF the
Democracy. who, calling to their aid the over
powering agency OF the whisky ring the result
was what vasreasonably to have been expected
MI. Carpenter not only was unable to do any
thing for the Republican ticket, but was hold
ing tho n.ost intimate relations at the tint
with the most powerful opponents OF the Re
publican party, who poured out money lk,
water Go compass my defeat, and have nc
doubt, and never had, that he desired It,"
ut il notorious fact that the course of Mr.
Carpenter has had most damaging effect OF
Che Republican party in Wisconsin, He public
ly defended tue Credit Mobilier thieves
voted for the salary-grab" and pocketed tn,
plumber and when called on by his constituents
TO return the "swag to the peoples treas
ury, from whence he had wrongfully taken it
he emphaticay refused to do 30. He espou sec
tho GAUGE of the whskey thieves" and CAV
them oil the aid and comfort in his power, ever
while q Senator. and afterwards took leaeip,
part IN defending them against the government
aud az time when the Republican party wa
almost a unit in favor of vigorous measures Il
protect the revenues against the "whiskey
rings" gigantic frauds
In 1870 he was instrumental in inducing Mr.
Thompson. the editor and half owner OF on
OF the best and most efficient Repubhca
journals in that State, to resign his position
and cell his interest in that paper and becom
the editor OF paper in Milwaukee known &
lie tho organ OF Mr.. Carpenter.
In 1876, when the government was vigorous
iy lighting the whiskey- thieves" and tn
Republican papers of that State we're doing goo
service Mr.. Carpenter commenced prosecution
against Mr. Thompson for libel for no caus
other than that he refused to defend hir
(Capenter) against the just attacks OF th
loyal press of the country. for bis complicit
thu various frauda IN tba rovac,o. m