The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-11-03

charge was uttered this Is onen
Il allude TO this, lettering to another
Observation-Disclosures the press outside of
this district, at Chicago and Milwaukee, was
instigated by the Hon. Charles G. Williams.
and the articles have been copied by some OF
the papers OF this district and we are told
by the postoffice ring and his clacquers that
was shouter for Vallandlghan.
here say to the Hon Charles G.
Williams that it is malicious lie
those who were here know that he and
worked side by side TO fill the decimated
ranks Of our army; that public meetings were
held at my Office for the purpose OF raising
troops; yet the Hon. G. g. Williams and his
blatherskites know 1t Is lie. and l cram it
down their throats"
Well, this is new party, indeed. Gentle
men, Independents and you OF the Proht-
bltion party who pray for The success of Mr.
Winans. areyou not lad that he announced
himself neither o Democrat nor q Repub-
ican? think it well, ii this style of debate
is to be introduced into the House of Repre-
sentatiyes that Mr.. Winans has virtually de-
cided to take his position on high stool in
the center aisle before the Speaker and keep
the House in order, for it is very certain that
IL such language should be introdu led into
public debate, even with all the turmoil,
that neither party there
WOULD OWN MR.. wINANs
for thirty days There is gentlemanly way
OF discussing public questions I am chal-
lenged in this style to discussion shall re-
tire before the manner Of expression; but I
snail step to the front as to the gauntlet
thrown down. Now, want to say to you,
my neighbors of Belol5, that while no lam
guage OF mine ever charged that Rock
County was the home of political assassins
N the sense of applying it to the body of the
county as was lately attempted to be done,
such language was not mine at all, but as it
was embodied in an article describing GER
tain situations and surroundings, it was
adopted by me as applying to four, perhaps
nve men at GAINESVILLE. / meant it; mean 1t
now, and if it needed any confirmation, the
spirit and methods of this canvass thus far
abundantly confirm it [Applausel
am not in Beloit to night to night to
handy words with bufoons, however high
their assumptions or superciiious their man
neE II such things can command votes
under the shadow of Beloit College, then
heaven help Beloit, but shall never believe
it until l see evidence of it. IApplaose !
What were the circumstances of assassination
TO be referred to? For nearly two years /
have remained silent In the present can
Vass was urged by prominent men through
out this district to allow my name to be used
at Madison. was urged by such men as the
lamented Governor Washburne, .and
scores of men like him. l have been treated
as very presumptuous and insignificant
factor in that regard. However, my letters
what position occupied. In that canvass
had spoken in the Eastern States; in New
York, In Ohio, IN Minnesota and throughout
Wisconsin | thought in an humble way had
tried to do my part as well as could. Had
yielded to the request of friends I should
never have dreamed that I was committing
an rreparable political offense. was at the
bedside of our lamented Carpenter
when he breathed his last Others
came to Wisconsin; / could:not Here the
nD6c he'd II
of. No sooner had the breath left his body
than petition was circulated in my home
for the election of Senator Angus Cameron
as his successor. Who instigated it, and what
was the motive?
THE PETITION CIRCULATED.
My nearest friends were assured that I
was not q candidate and thus their names
We're obtained and published If this was
not political assassination" what was it?
Why was a petition circulated in James
vile, my home, and nowhere else? Why not
in Racine, Fond du Lac or Green Bay? SEN
ator Cameron and I were warm personal
friends, and are to-day, and, il not bound by
personal TASTE it would crafty me to repeat
some things said by him. There was no
mail communication and I was obliged to
use the telegraph. My dispatches were
stolen, garbled, and derlded
What was the origin and ring spirit Of all
this? Senator Richardson of this county
took the ground JhaI he must protect my
political interest by not allowing my name
to be introduced, and at the beginning other
well-meaning friends adopted that plan. al
though had they been advised of the actual
situation, which they could not have BEEN
they. would never have countenanced it
What then? Unaided, save by one faithful
supporter, my name ran up to twenty-five
votes in caucus, leading on three ballots.
Then your Senator was approached again by
men from different parts of this State, and
told 'NoW
LET ROCK LEAD
and we will help" What was the response?
Why, there was mo show" mo use no
use no usen That was protecting nv in
terest TScornfullyl
Why not have given me one complim
vote from my own city? Now this is all dis
tasteful for me to speak OF. but am re-
solved to give the true record tonight if you
sit to hear me. l undertake TO say that no
greater indignlty was ever put upon pub
lie man in the Nation than was put upon me
in that transaction And with becoming
selt-respect my friends ana myself resented
that indignity.
Well, then, what? Why no sooner had the
business been accomplished than it was un-
dertaken TO organize party, supposlng that
l was now disposed of and out of the way
organize party the next spring in James,
vile on that distinct issue. The cooler heads
of the very men engaged in 1t advised
against it Not but they sympatnized with
it. but they said the thing would react
When man does another an injury he hates
him. And the next step was TO organize
delegation for the State Convention from
this county which should 90 to Madison,
indorse Richardson by complimentary vote
for Governor, and thereby sanction the in
dignity which he mad placed upon me.
Then my friends did rally in earnest.
Then for the first time since I have been in
Congress, did step
INTO THE STREETS OF GAINESVILLE
and tell them that accepted that issue
had been IN Dakota trying to keep out of
politics. but said, ''Gentlemen, accept
You know the caucus that we held In this
county, and you know that there was not the
shadow of q delegate from the county to the
State Convention that would indorse any
such indignity as that What next? Then
came the redistricting of the State last win
ter. The man whom you have honored for
three terms higher than any other citizen in
and instincts always, man who criticised
me for inviting Zachariah Chandler and John
A Logan to speak in GAINESVILLE lest it should
STIR UP the Democrats, and thereby would
have kept 'Old Zach" from making the
last speech but one of his life on the
soil of old Rock-thls was the man who went
to the Hon John Conley with plan for re-
distrlctlng the State-asKing me 60 consider
it over night (holy Sabbath work)-putting
old Rock with jefferson, Dodge and
Columbia, leaving that district with only
nominal Republican majority. Now I say
boldly that the man who had been honored
like that from county like this, who would
take old Rock, the banner Republican county
of the State. down from the high and shining
hill of triumph, humiliate her and put her
fn r he cho z1F De-