, 1877-04-12
WISCONSIN,.

WISCONSIN.
Why tho stats Was Lost in 1873---0ov.
Waat,burns Reply to Ex-senator Carpcn.
sp<e,o, Di.paseh to 1ns Tribune.
LACKossE, Wis. Aprl1 11.-lho following
letter Will appear tomorrow evening In tho La
Crosse Republican AMI Leader: -.
pLAsKlSToS IIousE, MfkwAuKEs,,, April 6,
1s7.--7o the Editor Of ths LaCrosst Itpa1|teaa
and Ltader-DEAn SIN: On arriving here this
dressed to you By TIC lion. n. Il Carpenter,
it'd @ yestcr,iay. From m tint letter Itor *
tract tho following: One thing not
p tS yaf st is asag e sS@g%se svegsg
with Tits you might layc aided, sSincc firing
upon Fort Sumter TIC has always yotcd tho
5tfnGht as M Riese s esa tssf e o eSss so 11ed m H.
ind TINT wa tic year when UGr. G. G. Wasll-
burn scorncd all assistance, put ths party
+ hae n pSsss pes .nd n Ill., s:apeEsaga pes9gsas rn akor @
. eecasions during tile Inst threa years.
The statement, though entirely, crronc-
Gus, I havo not thought proper heretofore to
signature, am nut inclined to let It pa.s with
out observation. seek not and never have
sought personal controversy with any man.
Like Mr. CARPENTER am now private citizen,
atEairs. wrtc this reluctantly mud only to vim
dicato the truth ot history and rnyso1f from thu
unjust aspefston Of having sacrificed the Re-
publican party In the State. Before pro-
to use no l.arshcr term, wisn to say that
! regret that you published any article rc3ert-
INK on MIR. Carpenter III the slightest dcgrcc.
lie is NOW private citizen, and practic!ng
frA fH
little probability of his over at:a{n coluing be-
fore the people Of any party In this stat9 for
their sutIra,es. At nny Fstc, since hia brilliant
eltort bct9rc the Electoral Commission in 9e;
Willie Lcagutrs Of Louisiana, no ono suppDscs
that he Mill over hare the assurance to oak tho
support OF the Rcpublicane OF Wisconsin.
Mr. Carpenter suys that he had been on tho
ststancc, pockctcl aud disappeared With tho
party. Tha Inference to be drawn from thts
statement ts, that had he gone On the stump
that ycar, tho result would Aavo been victory
such an inference. On the 9TH day Of August,
1879, In a very largo State Convention, wns
unanimously re,on,inatea Tor Governor. Tle
Convention passed tie following resolution:
on : s ystr h sse ~ I'D ;ssf @
ILLS stats by ,ia Ezcclipncy Gov. WAshblrn dur.
s: ?ssd ss
Tho rsoplo,s, rights, without .regard to souse;
%as;tss e. e h@,st sn hsa Administration will
From tho aIove facts think TINT may
safely nssutno that ! was not defeated because
NY Administration had been unacceptable to
the hYp1Sfa T E aty Of tho statf not hs dn sas 5
not acorn all aaststauce, but anxfously wisi1ed
all thy proper aid could obtain from whoever
was a1'c to render nsslstancs. The Chairman
af' the State Central Committee, tho lion. Il.
w k,rra. NM 1OuI fht. CHt inn with oil
the slsor that was possiblc considering
whst obstacles ho bud to encounter.
u Ms: Carpuntcr dlu not 20 on to ths stump
Gna 7a f Il f o ste Ess 'c ctu9a ae cotes Ma te
thought wise OF prudent to have called on Mr..
Z. he no duubt would hayc doue ~. Tho aatnc
Convention that noWi'!atcl me passed tue fol-
lowing resolutions. Nany, doubtless, have for
sentiment u tlls state ut that time, and every
btHly then know that, Without calling names,
| they were almed sNtarely at Senator CaFpcN-
| ter. Tbs resolutions were as followa:
blu ouly for such measures ~ L indorssa a5d ap.
proves, and tor an honest anu faithful ai'ntstta'
tioa e tae noxcfnnsnt, nad eannst b. expected y
aSa aa o. toy saead Is
s% Rssi sss sa!;a
t.iito4!*, "a Credit Moel'ior. or In ths manage:
A..e!t.a. That " di.spp1oye and seaisma n "
st as s; M
| Congressional salaries were Increased slall b.
promptly sni Internationally repealed.
With these resolutions staring him in tue face
how Was It posstO!s for tho Chairman Ut The
State Central COMMITTEES to ask Mt. q. to &C
upun tile stunpt But Mr.. Keyra hail CORE
spotllcncu With Senator llowe I'll the subject
and he, With lust apprcciattoa, Of Thy pab,'t
10 unwiss for either ltasslf or senator G. t
appear ~ that canvass, bat, sa!1 he, "Th.
Carpenter and myself Is 10 put blanket on US
s so so nS ss'* ea ss ~ " e M
public Indignation, which rcrvaded all classes
and especially the ncmbcrs Of tho Republican
naFty was t'le DISCLOSURES OF corrupt practices u
@ e dsfsas .a :: sYer
crsil. sasoe Meee,,e4 sa' kIns, asa' aaa %a''S !;
members yoslug themselves increased pal
graS.". III. Carpenter yoted ior and and aa1otal9,t ont,
tho Credit Mobsl!rr raacailty, When callusl L
an accuuut BY hls old netghbors in ltock Couu
ten.linx ID rastals who robbed tie Ooycfntacn
Of tity millions tn building tue paeilic kaElEoan
- we'll - the salasy-grat,. assigning q reason
for tbs Inst Of 80 dIsrcputable . CLarirter that
care not soask sts introduction into thu column
| of q respectable newspaper.
Was It strange, then, that thu state Conyeu
ttoil paSsed the resolutions 1t did, oE ehat th
people were lle4 with disgust aud iuapon..
cncy that caused $1,000 Republicans 10 abseu
themselves from tho pollsi That feeling, wcI
known TO exist, WA tue opportunity Of th
Democracy, who, calling to thclr lid Tho over
poMefing agency Of tue Whisky Ring, the re
pcctud. Mr.. Carpenter not only WIS uuabl
to du uDythiug for the Republican tek
ct, but Was holding the lnost lnt,aat
powerful opponents OF the: Kepub!iea
paEty, Who poured out money like water t
j conlpasa my defeat, And luys no doubt, an
never had, that he lesitcA It.
Though pcrsistently misrcprcsentcl, lay
not troubled anybody with 4ay conplaiuts, bt
tng fully sut6iica that time a. last would ast u
things even. Truly yours,