, 1863-07-02
THE CAND1DATEs COMPARED.


IL for no other reason than that Of enabling
electors to judge the character and qualifications
Of those who seek their sufffages, the practice
Of rival candidates stumping elective districts u
company is good one. It is not always as
spectators and listeners merely, that the people
form correct Judgments especially when the
candidates are very nearly equal in personal at.
traction and oratorical or persuasive power; but
It rarely happens that unbiased and discriminat.
ing people are deceived on such occasions, though
they do not always suffer their better judgment
to govern them in electing. 10 the case of the
men at present stumping the Territory for Con
gress, there is apparent no such equality as will
render it difficult to choose between them, IL we
coniine our judgment to mental qualification
alone. OF this our citizens had an opportunity
to form an opinion on Wednesday Of last week
and when We say that that opinion was unani
mously in favor Of the Union nominee, j. o. Ray
nor, we say what every unprejudiced auditor OF
that occasion will heartily endorse.
L jay S. Turney was the first to speak. His
speech was composed almost exclusively Of the
address published in his organ, the Prss, which
he had committed to memory to inflict upon tn,
public at each Of his appointments. This wa.
delivered without effect. Ilisrcjoinder comprised
a Few stale anecdotes, which excited the mirtl
without elcitpg the applause or admiration o
his auditors Tho impression leit upon th,
minds Of those who heard him was that he wa
a very shallow-pated individual, without force %
character, and ct subject Tor tool Of design
ing men. OF the three speakers, he was tn
only one that ignored the English grammer, th
rules Of which he frequently violated.
Georgc E. Cole devoted himself to the discus
sion Of subject that would have been very ap
prOpriate for such an occasion ten or fifteen year
ago, viz. /: Abolitonism. As he has treated O
the same subject in each Of his addresses, thu
far, we are led to believe that he Is endowed witt
bat this one idea,-thc nigger-and to fear tha
he will finally die Of that very fatal malady-
Niger on the brain. II is evident that Dam
Nature was In very parsimonious mood whe
she bestowed upon him his mental gifts; the
are such as would shame any ordinary school
boy just entering bis teens. He is utterly in
capable Of discussing inteligently any Of th
public questions Of the day, and never slludes &
the remotest manner to matters Of local Interest
We could name twenty persons in this count,
who. as compared with George E Cole, woul
credtably represent the Territory Of Washing
ton. We can regard his nomination in no othe
Hight than that Of an outrage and an insult to tn
good sense Of the electors Of Washington Terri
tory. In this view We are not alone.
J. o. Raynor was preceded here by yer,
strong prejudice, which was not confined to pO
litical opponents. So strong was that prejudice
that the Union party, unques,iOnablv largely Il
the majority in this county. despaired Of electnI
him before he appeared in their midst in compan,
with his competitors The contrast was strikinI
and effective. His able and stirring spesch wo,
over to him host Of friends, and secured 70
him at once, beyond doubt, the vote Of Pierre
county. He satisfied his hearers that he va
not only conversant with their wants and inter
ests, but that he had the energy and the disposi
ton to properly represent them. He dwet eiO
quently upon the war, its causes and its results
and displayed an ability which his antagonists sig
nally failed to exhibit. He showed himself abl
as iebatef, arehmanfAais- -,vsicGg md woI
tthy IN every respect Of the high position to whic
be has been called. He agreeably surprised al
who heard him. Intellectually hs Is as far supe
rior to Turney and Cole as they arc to tho Flat
bead Indians Of Puget Sound. ay.a. ST