Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-25


Foi ts isatsl.
aisriis aas uaaiiaoatisss - Candidates.
N gnfron mo one certainly can object
% your ,psninr Ne colamui oi your papef %
q DISCUSSION Of ihe relative merits Of oaniidsie,
iof onte. when q man comes before Ne pub.
/ lio a. q candidate he makes himself public prop.
srty, and hs can not otiset 70 careful disous-
sion Of HE merits aud demeriis, even though i
may subject him 10 what In the estimation Of
his friends are "ofiensivo porsoualitiesp
The first to avail himself Of your offer is =
friend Of the Hon. r Q. Parsons. Perhaps the
importantly Of the friend, or the anxiety Of the
candidate may have extoried the offer
But I do not propose in this brief article to
say any thing in disparagement Of Mr.. Parsons.
would not notice the subject at all were not
the claims for reelection put upon grounds that
are wholly untenable, and that do injustice to
others
Republican" says it has been the ''custom
to re-elect members Of the Legislature, ,0ho haze
given satista,tion, "--the italics being his. Is
this so Since the advent Of the Republican
party, the following persons have been in the
Legislature from this county. In the Senate,
Foot, Griswod Slade in the House, Towsley,
Burton, Mygatt, Brayton, johnson, Watson,
Gardner, Parsons OF these not one has been
reelected except Watsnn, who was first elect
ed to FL an unexpiIed term, and whose resnom-
ination was literally opposed by the particular
friends of Mr. Parsons
Does Republican" wish it to be understood
that oil these failed to give ltsfaotion, and that
to Mr.. Parsons alone is to be accorded the
honor Of meeting the expectations and justify
ing the hopes and the confidence of his constit
uents believe that even Mr.. Parsons himself
though modesty is not his besetting sin--will
not arrogate quite so much exclusive praise as
this The assertion is unfounded in fact, and
hence there is nothing in this claim put forth
for Mr.. Parsons
l do not say these other men were all repu-
dated by their constituents They simply were
not candidates for re nomination They be-
lieved in the Republican doctrine of rotation in
office, and did not believe Cuyahogs county
contained no other men capable to fill the places
they had vacated.
Again 1t is said his attention to, and success
with, local bills from the city and county has
been the subject of remark, and entities him TO
re election. If Republican 4" will examine
The journals be will find that other mernbers
from this county have been entrusted with as
many bills from the city and county as Mr..
Parsons, and never failed of carrying them
through their body that they introduced as
many other bills, and made as many reports as
he, and that their names will be as often found
as his among the Ayes and Noes AS to the
quantity and quality of speeches l have nothing
TO say. If this simple discharge of duty enti~
ties one to the reward claimed by " Republi-
can for Mr.. Parsons, propose that we 60 back
and reward that merit that has been too long
neglected.
Once more, "Republican" puts Mr.. Parsons
claims upon grounds that do equal injustice to
present candidates as to past members. In
his view it would really seem as though "Rome
contained but one man" He "has been tried
and found true" Inferenee-"as to these other
fellows, they may be true, but don't know.
Better be careful" AS though you cannot
trust man with whom you have been associa-
ted in the closest relations of party affinity for
years, and who in all the relations of life has
the character of an honest and honorable man.
1t is all bosh, and the man who prefers such a
claim for his friend has no confidence in it
himself. 1t is in fact confession Of bank
ruptcy of merit which l am surprised any man
of sense should use.
This is the argument used last year against
Mr. Backus, who was a rival of Mr.. Wade as
candidate for Congress. "Republican thinks
it won, and therefore may be used again. 1t is
directed now against John Coon, who is con-
tanding with Mr. Parsons for the nomination.
/ do not write this as Mr.. C.'s friend, but TO
vindieate a principle, and to expose the eoph
isms with which those in Office are wont to
elvelop themselves. have little of the feel
irg exhibited by Judge Spalding at the last
Congressional Convention when he denounced
with great spirit claims similar to those now
urged for his friend and partner
But though / 10 not write as the friend Of
Mr. Coon, or to advance his interests especial
! ly, will enquire of Republican whether he
doubts that Mr. @. would be as faithful to his
constituents and TO the Republican party as Mr.
Parsonsl Whether he does not believe he has
as much talent, and political and general infor-
nation as Mr.. Parsons! Whether he has not
devoted as much time, and as uRseLfshly, to
the advancement of the Republican party as
Mr. PaTsonsl and whether he would not com
mand as mLCh respect in the Legislature, and
as wurthily, in all respects, represent Cuyahoga
county as Mr.. Parsonsl
! And if Republican" answers all these ques-
tions in the affirmative, be must, what rea-
son is lett why those VINO think he has some
merits, which Mr.. Parsons has not, may not
vote for Mr.. Coon in preference, or for any
other person, should another be named.
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