Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-11
Unhappy Murphey.

The editor of the Milwaukee Sen
tiatel who is a confirmed dvspeptic and
bypoehondriac, is chronic grumbler
aud never happy. And if there is any
one time more than another when be is
particularly blue, it is when he sees in
some other paper favorable allusion
to +. " KeYes He had severe
attack fthe dumps only few days
ago wholly on account Of Watertown
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune relat-
ing to the coming election Of i. S.
Senator This telegram was very
harmless in its way, and we presume
struck the general reader as being
only fair and concise statement of
the true situation. But not so Muir
phey. He takes exceptions to some Of
its statements and dissents IN toto from
its conclusions. While be does not
say so, we infer that certain allusi ons
to his own candidate are the chief
cause of his agitation. For instance,
the dispatch stated that "Matt H.
Carpenter has thrown off his coat of
many doubtful political colors, which
he has worn for two years past, aunoun-
ees himself in full communion with
the Republican party, and enters the
arena most "willin Barkis." And
it went on to Say further:
1t is the general impression that outside
of the Milwaukee delegation ex-senator
Carpenter will have little or no support,
There is a faint glImmer ofhope with some
of his warmest admirers that there may be
a bolt on him and that sufficient disaffect-
ed Republicans may join with the Demo-
Gratis to elect him. Republicans generally,
however, feel confident there will be no
bolt from the caucus nominee, whoever he
may be, and that the party will stand firm
by the choice. la the minds of the great
mass o. the Republicans of Wisconsin Matt
Carpenter committed an objectionable 81 n
when he stood up before the Electoral
Commission and made his plea for Sam
Tiiden and the 10000 "dis franc hsed" Ku-
Klux electors of Louisiana to say nothing
towardsthe "tour Returning Board Williams
These are little things not easily forgotten,
especially in the face and eyes of the das-
tardlY proceedings of the South Carolina
and Louisiana at the recent election.
However, this may not have touched
Murphey on the raw so much as the
following reference in the dispatch to
E. W. Keyes:
Itis undeniable that E.. W. Keyes has
the strongest backing for the Senatorshi
OF any candidate named, and bis friends
claim that there is not shadow of doubt
about his final success. AS Chairman of
the State Central Committee he became
thoroughly acquainted with the leading
men of the State, and the brilliant successes
of The Republican party under bis leader
ship have given him a claim on Republic
cans not easily repaid. 1t is no disparage-
ment of the ability o. its other candidates
TO assert that Mr.. Keyes would ably repre-
sent Wisconsin in the Senate, watching
closely and guarding well the interest of
his State at the seat of Government. We
believe this expresses the Republican
sentiment in this portion of,he State.
On the whole, we suspect that this
latter was the feather which broke
Murphey's back and threw him into
canvulslons. A careful reading of bis
article in reply leads one to this con-
clusion. He certainly should find no
fault with the illusions to Mr.. Car
psnter's record, which was dealt ten
derry by and might have been painted
In still more unsightly colors. 1t must
be,therefore, that be was haunted with
visions of Reyes in the U. S. Senate
and that to this fact alone his rage in
the present instance is to be attributed.
But Murphey has an easy, if not con-
vlncing. way of disposing Of the case.
He does not spend time in trying to dis
prove anything. but simply says sit is
false. F" Nor is he careful as to the truth
Of what he alleges. For instance, in