Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-09-15
CONGRESSIONAL,


that lahored ardently for the nomination,
of Mr.. IIazelton and strenuously opposed
Mr.. Barber, hasthe following in its first
issue after the meeting Of the Spring
Green Convention;
"The Convention at Spring Green,
after nearly 30 trials, on Friday last
nominated Hon j. Allen Barber as the
Repub lean candidate for Congress in this
District If any Republican is now
cautious enough to contend that Mr..
Barber is not strong with the people, he
must ut least admit that Mr. Is is strong
err with the people than any other candi
date in the District The protracted
struggle that preceded Mr. i. : nomlna,
ton would seem to Indicate that, but for
hun the convention would have been com
pelledtO look out for some new man. Mr..
b. went intothe Convention occupying a
commanding position lie is not ira
ding politician and made no entangling
alliances. was free from bargains and
complications Barber lrequcnts no
body's button holes He was the only
cuntidate on the ground that had been
ca led out and pressed out by the people
against his own wishes AT one time he
had determined to withdraw from the
canvass, aud ouly he strenuous efforts of
others ovcrruled his purpose, 80 while
Mr. B. appeared above and greater than
the Office for which he was candi latc,
some Of his competitors spent years and
days and nights, in the creation OF Il
fictitious popularity, that might carry
them to Washington The fault OF Mr..
BARRIERS competitor in this county was,
that he was not willing to abide his time
that his appearance in the country was
recent; that he had asked Tor, and had
been in office G cr since be had come TO
the country that he still held Il high
and honorable Office, the term OF which
had not yet expired, that he was young,
aud should devote himself to his profess
ion, when in due time, public honor
would seek him, and relieve him from
the necessity OF following after it. The
The coarse bulluonery and doggerel
verses nt the Piatteyille Witness, its
mulignity and misrepresentation did not
defeat our friend llnzetOn We were
aware that this accusation OF Office
seeking ANA office getting was formid.
nh e, and should not OF ourselves have
provoked newspaper war, which, to
say the least could DO him no good lie
a, r.,i ,lH and tk.ra ,r
could not run against Barber And We
regret that he did not keep in reserve his
popularity OF winch he had much, when
he saw the result of the caucus in Lam
caster. His friends had taken the pO.
stlon that Barber was put OUT merely to
deiraud the county, and throw the Once
INTO " ilkluson's hands; and that Nv. h.
would certainly carry large majority Of
the county delegates. " hen this caicn>
hion proved II failure, We certainly
thought that MIR IL ought 10 have en-,
deayored to influence his delegates to
vote for Mr. Barber, and not net ont the
very role which he charged upon the
latter. We supported Mr.. II mainly
because we thought that he WAS the choice
Of majority OF the Republican party
in the county, and when the contrary
was manifest, consistency required Of III
as other friends Of Mr. H thut We should
cordially support the stronger candidate
In the spirit of adverse criticism We
have p anly spoken OF what iAuI. Mr.
lis opponents charge upon him Every
| 4 a Il
should know what his opponents regard
MS sIuults or wetkue>scs. bui 10 un>
| fortunate trait Of character, no ansesinly
conduct that can truly be attributed to
| Mr.. Barber, can weigh so much rs n
| feather against his tried integrity tn
spnrns brlhcry and corruption; his sin-
| cere deNOtio to the fundamental doc
trines Of the Republican par y, asserting
the political equality otall races of men;
wealthy himsel but free from every faint
of arstocratic pride, a,s.milating with
the masses and understanding ,hcir
| wants, with Geep interests III human al
larS and progress, and mental resources
| sufficient to produce content without tue
excitement Of public 0ihce capable OF
swayirg legislative bodies whore reason,
honor and patriotism predominate, NJ d
! only feeble where bargaining and bribery
carry the day; against such traits rs thee c,
which even Mr. b ; enemies acknow led, e
he possesses, we say, and the recent
canvass has proven, that the peccadilloS
urged against MIR. Il. do not weigh Il
feather