Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-07-05
Congressional Matters in the Third Dis
triot-The Policy of the Re-
publican Party.
Washington Correspondence of the State Journai
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WASHINGTON, June Is.
Having been resident Of near
twenty-seven years of the Sd Con-
gressional District in the good State
OF Wisconsin, and having seen the
names OF several prominent and
worthy gentlemen mentioned in the
papers In connection with the ques-
ton as to who will be the successor
OF Gen. Cobb in the House of Repre-
sentatlves, and in view of the fact
that all gentlemen named cannot, by
any possibility, obtain the honor
which their friends seek to bestow,
may be permitted to offer a few
Suggestions, even at this early period.
Gen. Cobb has represented the dis
trict for eight years ably and to the
entire satisfaction ofhis constituency.
To say less of him, would be Injustice
to faithful, efficient and conscien-
tious official, a brave soldier and
good citizen. To say more to an ap-
preciative and discriminative public
is unnecessary. 1t behooves the peo-
pie of the Sd District therefore, in
making change which the present
incumbent has himself declared must
be made, to look the field we'll over
In order TO make the best possible
selection from the abundance of ma
terial from which they will be per-
mitted to choose. Wisconsin is ably
represented in both Houses of Con-
gress, and it is to be hoped that in
the future selection of representative
men the State will ever maintain, not
only the high degree Of intelligence
OF her Representatives, but the repu-
tation of the superior intelligence
and loyalty OF her private citizens in
selecting true representative men.
In the selection of Gen. Cobb's sue
| cessor, great care should be taken to
nominate and elect, not only an I'M
flinching republican, but o man who
by experience and talent may be
able to assume at once-as did Gen.
Atwood-a leading and commanding
position in the House. Although the
republicans in both branches of Con-
gress are largely in the majority, yet
the party cannot afford to lose any
OF the vantage ground already
gained. The enemy are actively at
work for the overthrow, in effect, of
the Fifteenth Amendent,a and to coun-
teract any and all Of the great
achievements in the progress made
by the radical party in behalf of a
free people. The remaining 't,oin
relic Of barbariSm" will have TO be met
and subdued by the republican party.
The refunding and ultimate payment
of the national debt, and the mo-
mentous question of so regulating
the tariff law as to afford legitimate
and proper protection to American
enterprise in the way of manufactur-
ing, are issues which must be carried
into successful operation by the re-
publican party, or the people will
suffer, and hence the stern necessity
of electing, not merely honest and
staunch republicans to Congress, but
we should elect men of acknowledged
ability. OF course / do not expect
to be controverted on any of the
points made above, but it is some
times well to be reminded of what
we are already appraised, and for this
reason have l called attention to this
subject. 1t is my good fortune to be
personally acquainted with several
of the gentlemen whose names have
been mentioned as suitable for the
Congressional honors Of the Third
District, either of whom, in my hum
BILE judgment, would fill the Office
with ability and honor, and since
public men are common property,
and in view Of the fact that different
writer's have expressed their own
preferences as to choice, | may be
pardoned for expressing my prefer
ence for Senator Hazelton, Of Grant
county, for successor to Gen. Cobb.
1t is true that / am here in this city,
and expect to be until after election,
but nevertheless l feel as deep on in
terest in the result as though | could
participate in the struggle, and as l
am neither an office-holder nor Office
seeker under the Government, |
claim the right of an expression of
opinion in common with my fellow
citizens. H.K.M.