Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-07

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and butter to tho now converts. Who
through selfish motives have joined
them. 1t has had too much success
in that direction, for the effect was
to drive away the good old Republic
cans who made the party. The 2.WO
majority OF Grant County was cut
down three years ago by this policy
to All uncertain 300. The 2O,OOU
Republican majority in the State
was by this policy changed to Demo-
cratic thousands. The two years
past the people have been generally
made to believe that the party had
seen its mistakes and would hence
forth honor its own men. The effect
in this county was to raise our ma
jority to 864, and that majority gave
US Governor Ludington. Last year
the same policy brought rs up to
nearly 1900. II our promises are
fulfilled Grant would be stronger
Republican than ever. II we 60
back upon them, the past may give
some hint of what will become Of US.
The same is true of the Stale"
More directly to the point, the
Plattevil!e Witness says on the same
subject:
"Mr. Clark's name was proposed,
by the president without his know
ledge, aud the Senate confirmed this
appointment. After oil this had
been done it seems our senators
Howe and Cameron-discovered that
they we've under obligations to Dew
ey. the vote confirming the appoint
ment of Col. Clark was reconsider
ed, and the matter stands ia that
peculiar situation to-day.
Now we are surprised and the
people Of Wisconsin will be surpris-
cd when they learn that our U. s.
Senators should have placed them
selves under obligations to o man
with a record like w. P. Dewey.
During the reign of Buchanan, Bar
stow and the balance he was q very
successful figurer, and in 1856, al-
though not member Of the Legis-
lature, he was SO successful in his
iutrigues in connection with the
great railroad swindle of that year
that he retired rich, but with pros
poets badly damaged as a public
man. During the war he was, until
near its close, an out and out copper
head, and was one Of the leaders OF q
copperhead club which was organ
ized in this village.-When the war
was about to close he made himself
cons picuous in the Union meetings
held to raise bounties to procure
volunteers in order to avoid the
draft, and then it was not long be-
fore he came out a full tledged Re-
publican. He became very active
in the course of a year or two, the
party, following the usual reprehen-
sibIe custom OF showing particular
favor to new converts TO the exclu'
sion of those who served faithfully
all the time, had placed him in the
several offices of Chairman of Town,
Assembly District, and County Cen
trail Committee; when he was elect
ed to the last position there was =
general split in the Republican par
ty in this county and u portion OF
the Republican ticket was defeated
in consequence. While he bsid the
position OF the County Central Com
mittee Senator Howe went to Lancas-
ter to speak 10 mass meeting, and
while there he was entertained at Nj.
Dewey's residence, aud unles he in
CURED into Mr.. DIS antecedents, he
no doubt lett with a pretty good
opinion of his host, taking it for
grained that he must be a iirst-rate
sort of man to hold the position OF
Chairman OF the County Central
Committee. During this time Gen.
w, H. IL. Beadie was the Surveyor
Gomez al of Dakota, and there being
considerable dissatisfaction in re-
gard to him, aud he being warm
friend of Dewey's, it was arranged
between them that when he resigned
Mr.. Dewey should be the first one
who should know it. In due time
Gen. Beadle sent his resignation to
Dewey, and Mr.. ID. started immedi-
ately for Washington, and before any
one else knew that Beadle had re-
signed, by the help of Senator Howe
and his particular friend, Carpenter,
was confirmed as Surveyor General
of Dakota.
AS We said before, we are surpris-