Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-02
Reyes and His Republican Work.

Gus phase. There are some papers
whose editors appear to think the
great hostility to Mr.. Keyes comes
from Mr. Carpenter. Some years ago
A. NJ. Thompson was principal edi.
tor of the Milwaukee Sentinel. Car
penter boosted him ont of it. Now
he is employed on the Chicago Irib
ane. So thoroughly is he Impressed
with the belief that there is deadlv
hostility between Reyes and Carpen
ter that, although Reyes engineered
the trick by which Thompson was
got out of the Sentinel, be is laboring
with might and main TO elect Keyes
as against Carpenter. So jealous is
he that he says Of Carpenter harsher
things than he deserves and of Keyes
credits far beyond his merits. While
this kind Of fighting is going, history,
circumstances and natural affinities ali
lead to the conclusion that Carpenter
and Keyes are working for common
object. There is not the gnost of
chance for Carpenters election. He
IS here to do what he can TO break up
the Republican party. To do that he
will muster his handful of recruits and
unless they will join the Democratic
stump for him he will turn them over
to Reyes, believing the result will be
to give this State TO the Democracy
next Spring and next Fall. One of
these Tribune 'sletters," after a half
column of abuse Of Carpenter and his
organ, the Sentinel, eulogizes Keyes
in such terms as these "Mr. Keyes
has labored tor party unity = he "has
in his work applied the maxim of help
to the friends and blows to the enc,
mics of Republlcanism ;" his "meth-
DDS tend to keep q party in harmony,
with it's honors and rewards fairly be-
slowed, all its talent recognized,
made to contribute to the common
cause;" the feeling for him "not con.
fined to mere political circles !"
cloud popular demand of the Repub.
lican masses calls for his election
etc. 1t would require considerable
thought to get together so many quail
ifications that are accurately untrue.
Take the first: "Mr. Reyes has la.
bored for party unity" Who does
not know that Reyes factions and
anti. Reyes factions have been the
racket all over the State for years and
that he had only bitter imprecations
for the ants? Next, he "has in his
work applied the maxim of help to
tha friands and blnwa to tha enemias
of Repablicanism." How so? As
chairman of the Republican State
Committee it was his business to col.
lect money and expend it for what =?
Any man will answer, to pay for
speeches and Republican documents,
to educate men to be Republicans
thus to secure the choice of Republi-
can officers as against Democratic or
other party opposition. What did he
collect and expeDd money for? His
own testimony before the much
talked of Congressional investigation
answers. There was warm contest
10 ls75--not between Republican
and Democrat but between no less
distinguished and honorable Repub
lican than ex. Governor Washburn and
Senator Carpenter-as to who should
be the Senator. Mr.. Reyes confesses
that he accepted charge against
himself at one time of the sum of g..
500, at Madison hotels, for men who
came there to drum up public clamor,
manufacture public sentiment-for q
Republican against Democrat No
but for Matt Carpenter against the
best Republican in the State! And
he had the money collected, pretends
on his oath to think it all came from
Republicans, to pay these $500 in
Madison hotel bills of men who came
there to beat Gov. Washburn. This
he did while chairman of the
whole Republican party OF the State.
This is help to the friends and blows
to the enemies of Republication with
vengeance! And again, "his meth
DDS tend to keep party in harmony,
with It's honors and rewards fairly be-
slowed etc. Who ever heard of
Mr.. Reyes bestowing honors and re-
wards to any but Keyes men? Men
who were Republicans from principle
whose training, inclination and hon
esty. made them SO in spite of them
selves, always had the go-by from Mr..
Reyes, while he picked up and favored
such fellows as could collect money
from whiskey "marauders" or steal
money from the Government to elect
a Senator who would "hold hand
over then." Bah, on such fair be.
stowals of honors and rewards
Equally ridiculous is the idea that
there is a popular demand for his
election. We have as yet not sim
gle man in the county of Grant, who
thinks so little of his party aud his
State, of himself indeed, as to be will.
ling that E. W. Reyes shall represent
him in the O. S. Senate. The cry is
altogether among the fellows who
banker after public milk.