Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-16
" Dan. NEunn and the
Democrat.
DOUGHERTY VS.. GREEN.
Communicated.

DOUGHERTY vs.. GREEN.
Communicated.
Mr.. EDITOR The following squib occurred
in the copperhead organ of this city on Wed.
nesday last:
"The Illinois Central AttOrneyship.
"The Cairo Union declares with great EN-.
phasis, that Hon. W. II. Green. should not be
elected to the vacant Judgeship in this judicial
district, because he is the attorney OF the Hi
nois Central Railroad. If Mr.. Green's eminent
qualifications for the Office are urged in his ia
vor, the reply is, He is the attorney of the
Illinois Central Railroad" The author Of this
cry is Dan Mum, who has Dougherty's promise
that if he is elected to the vacant Judgeship.
he will use his influence to have Dan made
attorney How would the people like to have
Dougherty Judge and Dan Mum appointed
Attorney for the Illinois Central Railroad be.
cause he elected Dougherty, and had certain
kind of influence with his honor.
1 ask no newspaper controversy, nor will
have any but inasmuch as the Democrat Of
late has seen fit to drag Dan Mum " into its
columns repeatedly, both in connection with
the election just past and that Of the Circuit
Judgeship, which takes place on the 9Th o
December; and now, especially in view of the
above imputation of bargain and sale between
Col. DougLerty and myself. feel it my duty,
frankly and pointedly, to say that so much Of
the above as aludes to the promise of Colonel
Dougherty to me, in case of his election, is a
lie, and its author a wilful liar.
Never, directly or indirectly, did COL Dough-
erty make me any such promise; and poor in
deed must be the prospects for Mr.. Green's
election or his organ would not thus stoop-
if the Democrat can stoop-to publishing false
hoods made out of whole cloth, thereby hoping
to elevate it's candidate upon the Judicial
Bench. naar .ra ~
ward that I give my hearty support to COL
DougLerty, in this matter. And in order that
the Democrat man may know my reasons for
favorng the election of Col. Dougkerty, and
my opposition to Mr. Green:I will now give
them;
1 am for Col. Dougherty because he is emil
nently qualified for the high and responsible
position to which he aspires because he has
d SACdia ioESdi, Ivy uhOiAoCu Wy piCe
judice in favor of clique corporations, or rail-
road monopolies because, in every natural or
legal qualification, he is the superior of his op-
ponent And last, but not least, I am for him
because he belongs to a great political party
which has Liberty and Union for its motto,
and which has wrested the Stars and Stripes
from the grasp of traitors, and in defence 2
the sneers and sympathy Of Northern Copper
heads, has planted them throughout all our
borders F.; because he loved his country more
than the old party o Which Cor s-e..r-. he
longed, knowing that he must forsake one or
the other. His great heart throbbed for his
country-his voice was raised for her and his
only crime to-day is, and all his opponents can
urge against him is, he is not q CopperItead.
How is it with his opponent? When was
Mr.. Green's voice raised for his country?
When and where during the late struggle did
he encourage the nations defenders to deeds
Of valor? Where and when did he aid in the
late war? Was it in his advocacy of the
famous 23d Resolution which declared the war
Was it in his little ''joke,''
Egyptian boys with cornstalks9 Was it in his
speeches in our late Presidential canvass, when
he stood proudly upon the Chicago Platform,
which pronounced the war failure? Let his
truthful organ answer if it wishes.
Against Mr.. Green personally, have not,
nor will 1, say aught. Neither do I think him
unqualified for the Judgeship, as far as legal
ability is concerned, although certainly not the
peer of his opponent. But being a man Of
very strong prejudces, and for long time
Attorney for the Railroad it is reasonable to
conclude that his leaning would be in favor of
the Road and against shippers and the interests
OF parties bringing suit against the great.mono
poly. AS lightly as his friends treat this OBJ
lection, nevertheless it is weighty one in tho
words of thinking mems minds
Even the Times, s,-wth all its sagacity can
not satisfy the public, that its protessed favor
ite will be impartial and unbiased, should he
be elected to the Judgeship. | have no doubt
1t will soon turn to advocating his political
fitness for the position, indeed it has been
trying to out "copper" the Democrat of latesi
ana IL IS really question whether oergeaH
Goodall Was armed with musket or CORN
stalk while il the .. S. service. ,s,t
But my greatest objection to e@election OF
Mr.. Green, frankly admit, is from political
He is woud-be fesder in
the Copperhead party-is warming himself into
political life with other notorious leaders of
the same party, that have congregaled insApis
city. They brought him out as Il candld9ke
Some one or more of them circulated petition
for him to run; and even obtained the names of
a few Republicans, who, on. of personal consid
Grafton and without due consideration Il trust),
signed his call, willing he should be elected,
provided his party can DO it. The position to
which he asplres is an all-important one; one
OF great political influence as much as he aud