The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-10-30
THE TWO CANDIDATES..
Reflections for Voters.

iiSheo VI hOuio, thtOW Il uoiuO oH
tizan feelings, and indulge in few reflections
on the approaching election. AS he may
have doubts as to the proper subjects Tor re-
Election, he will excuse US for making few
suggestions, First as to.
gtfE TWO - EN-.
FRANKLIN PIERCE first appeared be-
fore the people as member of Congress. He
served in the House and Senate nearly ten
wears. In that field of action, where if he
had any superior or even equal abilities to the
majority of those around him, he might at
least have assumed sufficient prominence to
make his name remembered by the people
whose votes he now asks-he did nothing
which mi ght even have recalled him to the
recollection Of the country, unless through the
aid of his political opponents. He next APP
pea.ed in the army of the country, and we
are mistaken if the reports of that army in
Mexico, from his superiors and from himself,
in any manner exhibited him as man of
abilities, a brave soldier, or as having achiev-
ed anything credtable to himself--and we
ask, when his name was brought before the
people for the Presidency, whether the peo-
pie remembered him as even a participant in
any prominent degree in that struggle, at the
same time officers far below him in grade
were well remembered for their gallantry!
Finally, unknown, undistinguished and UNI
recognized, among the great men of his party
and of the country, he was presented to you as
the nominee of political party for the Pres
idency of the United States and there we
we leave him to your reflections.
WINFIELD SCOTT was already distin-
guished in the annals of his country, and his
name familiar to the ears of Americans, aye,
and of the enemies of Americans, when Pierce
was but child. Since then, he has led 4
long life of public services, exhibiting the
highest ability as an officer, the qualifications
of a scholar, and administrative talent of no
ordinary nature. He has been in the full
confidence of every President of the United
States, and has received the highest tokens
of regard not only from them, but from
number of States. He has never failed in
single duty, and probably no man in the coun-
try ever had more important duties conlided
to him. He has proven himseliin these humid
red fields Of duty, honest, capable and trust
worthy, and abundantly qualified in all these
particulars, for the office for which he is now
a candidate. No more need be said of him.
He is before the people, and we ask that por-
ton of them within our reach, to reflect upon
his merits.
WEAAT SEAS GEN. PIERCE DONG!
Franklin Pierce was born in 1905, at
Hillsborough, N. H., and graduated at Bow
doin College, Main e--Studled law, and COM
menced practice in Hllsborough county, =
He was elected to the Legislature ofhis State,
and shortly after chosen speaker of the House.
| In 1873 he was elected to the Lower House
of Congress, in which body he served until
1898, in which time he became Senator C
the United States, and served until 1923.
He resigned his seat in the Senate and return
ed to the practice of law in l843.
| In 1915 he was nominated for Governor OF
the state, but declined. President Polk Of
fered him the Attorney Generalshp, which he
also declined.
In 1913 he was appointed Colonel in the
ten regiments raised for the service OF the u.
States in Mexico. Subsequently, he was
made Brigadier General. He performed no
achievement of special note during the war
nor has lac ever done so in any position, civil
or military.
WHAT HAS GEN. sCOTT DONE!
At the age OF % and In the summer of 1907
he volunteered in troop of Virginia horse
In 1912 he fought the battle ofQueenstowr
Heights. In 1913 he was in the instrument
Of saving our Irish citizens, taken in arms
against the British, from the savage penalties
of the English law OF constructive treason
In the same year he fought, as Colonel, il
: the battle of Fort George.
In 1914 he made new army and restored
the military spirit of the county-took For
: Erie-.ought the battle of Chippewa-ant
fought the good fight of Lundy's Lane.
In 1892 he won the proud title VI the
, "Hero of Humanity" by nursing the sicl
and dying troops of his army, upon which Tho
Asiatic cholera fell blighiingy, on his marcel
| to the field of the Black Hawk war.
: In same year, by negotiation and not b.
l force of arms, he brought that war 10 a jus
4 and favorable issue.
T., tho s,noa ve,r no soothed the spiri