The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-09
The Congressional Canvass in the
Second District.

The Congressional Canvas" IN Inc
Second District.
There begins to be some animation in
the Congressional field in the Second Dis
tricL Until recently there has been nc
Indication that any opposition would ,bt
made to the return Of the incumbent, Hon
JAS. c. McGREw, Of Preston. Hon. JAS
CARsKADox, of Mineral, however, is an
nounced as u candidate, and the delega
ton from his county has been instructed
to vote for him in the District Conven
tion. We are aware that II Is considered
sort of impertincncc for anybody toex
press an opinion upon the merits Of .
Congressional canvass outside of his owr
District; and yet, seeing that the choice
of-Congressmcn Is something that may
vitalIy affect the people of the whole State
and indeed of MI the States, there Is III
rcason why the merits Of candidates may
not be as freely spoken of out Of the dis
trict as in ii.
We only desire 10 say, nj present, that
Mr.. MCGREw consCnting, we believe the
interests of good legislation and the. in
tcrcsls Of the Republican party would be
promoted by his reelection beyond The
election of any gentleman ofour knOwl
edge in tho district. 1t is so rarely We
get really capable and honest man in
Congress that when such thing does
happen he ought to be kept there; and
that Mr.. MBGREw is that style oil man
all who know him can affirm, and those
who know him intimately know best, The
claim usually made that man should
be reelected aS an endorsement Is the
plea on which incapaOlOS too often Try tC
impose themselves upon constituency d
second time. If man has been MI ELI
cient and useful member, heneeds II" en-
dOrsCmcnt; if lie has not, he don't merit
it, But if he has shown himself capable
and trustworthy Of doing good ser
vice to the constituency and TO the Coun
try, that is the exact and all.suAicient
reason Tor sending him buck; lor tllt
longer he is kept there the more valuable
he becomes. We should be glad to sec
Mr.. MCGREw returned, not us an Ell.
dOrscment Of what he has done, nor rs !
reward, but because we believe him In
all respects the most able and trustworthy
man for the plAce-the one from whom
the best service might lie expected in fu
ture.
We can say without any disparagement
Of others that, so fur as we are able &c
Judge, West Virginia has never had IL
either House Vi Congress gentleman o.
more genuine capacity than the one o.
whom we are now speaking; and wehap
pen TO know that the fact Is appreciated
and recognized by members from Other
States; for during his brief service in thu
House, Mr. MCGREw has already taker
high rank in that bodylboth for persona
worth and Legislative ability.
or Mr. CARsXADoN, We can say thu
we esteem him very highly, both for hi
political sOundneSs and personal merits
md believe he would make u Congress
man who would do no tlisCrcdit TO tn
State; but we are persuaded that he coull
not be An useful in the House Of Repre-
sCntativcs NJ the present member iron
that district For that reason md tha
alone we have expressed preference 70
the latter and we trust that Mr. CARS
KADON's friends will not conceive thu
what VIC say in colnmendation OfMr. Nc
GREW is said from any wish TO prcjndiC,
or mdervalue himself. q IN "
Ofcourse availability must take prccc
lence of all else The first question to b
asked is always whether II man can b
elected irnominatcd. If he cannot tha
ends the argument. But happily there
no difficulty on that score in the SeCon
district. Any Republican whom the cor
vcntion might choose would be elected
unless specially Objectionable; and W
hive never heard that any part of the dis
trict is dissatisfied with Mr.. MCGREw.