The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-05-27
FOR CONGRESS IN 1870.

from this, the Fifth District, has written
letter, asserting that when his time is
out he shall retire to private life; that
his pecuniary interests require his per
sonal attention. and hence his action in
the premises. Mr.. Sawyer has been an
able member, and has done a thousand
times more for this locality than our peo-
pie were ever willing even to acknowledge,
say nothing about rewarding with their
votes. The writer hereof has had differ
ences with the gentleman-diferenc
which still exist-but at the same time.
far be it from him to neglect, or refuse,
to acknowledge sevices rendered; espec-
tally when those services were of SO val
liable nature as Philetus Sawyer has
rendered this locality But this is not
the point Mr. S. withdraws from the
position, and of course must have sue
cessor, and, if it is within the bounds Of
possibility, this county should furnish
one. Thirty-fve thousand people cannot
always be entirely ignored in the selection
Of candidates for officers to represent the
district. The back counties have for
many years considered that al the wealth,
knowledge, wisdom, aye and virtue, too,
were of a right their own. They have
acted as though the Lake Shore had no
rights which they were bound to respect,
and only for the fact that an honest man
was elected to Congress can it be attri but
ed that this locality has ever had any
favors shown it at all. 1t is notorious
that some men who consider themselves
leaders in the district went to Mr.. Sawyer
last winter and told him he must prevent
Manitowoc County from getting id
cent of appropriation for its harbor, be-
cause, forsooth, majority of the people
(nct republicans, mind you, for Sawyer
received as many republican votes as he
ever did, in Manitowoc County chose to
vote for an old resident citizen and friend.
Away with such despicable meanness.
We have reason to believe that such
leaders are evil leaders. Such men
have prevented this community from
having any show in the representation in
the past, and it is they who vainly
imagine they can always deprive US of
our rights. IF we have not as much
wealth as some OF the western counties,
we have rotes! IF we have not as much
knowledge, we know enough not to think
that we knotc 1t all And if we haye not
as much virtue we are not so mean and
selfish as to desire all the emoluments of
Office and favors of the Government,
which we mutually support. We only
ask fair share, and if that is not grant
ed, how, let us ask can we be expected
to do wonderful things for the Repubii
can party? Now we think it would be
only fair that the next Representative
should be from this place, as we said
before, and we have man who has
worked as hard for the party, who is
just as sharp, who is just as honest, in
dustrious and virtuous, and who knows
as much about legislative proceedings as
any man in the District. He has lived
here many years, he has accumulated
fortune in his profession as lawyer, he
has used his means to beautify the place
and improve the locality in which he re-
sides. He is one of the most persever-
ing men we know of, and when he under
takes anything seldom fails in his endeav-
ors. He knows nothing whatever of this
article, never even limited that he would
like to have 1t published, but he was
thrice chosen to go to Washington and
advocate our claims for Harbor appro-
priations and his success has been ac-
knowledged and enlarged upon even by
his political opponents. We believe him
to be as well qualified to represent the
District as any man in 1t and his name is
JOHN d. MARKHAM