Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-09-06
For Member Of Congress,
Hon. ]. ALLEN BARBER.
Congression

The Convention at Spring Green,
after nearly 80 trials, on Friday last
nominated Hon. j. Allen BARRIER as
the Republican candidate for Con-
gress in this District. If any Re-
publican is now captious enough to
contend that Mr.. Barber is not
strong with the people, he must at
least admit that Mr.. b is stronger
with the people than any other can
didate in the District. The protract-
cd struggle that preceded Mr.. BIS
nomination would seem to indicate
that, but for him, the convention
would have compelled to look out
for some new man. Mr.. b. went in.
to the Convention occupying a COM
handing position. He is not a ira
ding politician, and had made no
entangling alliances, was free from
bargains and complications. Barber
frequents nobody's button holes.
He was The only candidate on the
ground that had been called out, and
pressed out by the people against
his own wishes. At one time he
had determined to withdraw from
the canvas, and only the strenuous
efforts Of others overruled his pur-
pose. So while Mr.. b. appeared
above and greater than the office for
which he was candidate, some of
his competitors had spent years, and
days and nights, in the creation of
Fictitious popularity, that might car
ry them to Washington. The fault
Of Mr.. Barber's competitor in this
county was, that he was not willing
TO abide his time that his appear
ance in the county was recent that
he had asked for, and been in office
ever since he had come to the coun-
try that he still held a high and
honorable office, the term of which
had not yet expired that he was
young, and should devote himself to
his profession, when in due time,
public honor would seek him, and re-
lieve him from the necessity of fol-
lowing after it. The coarse buffoon-
cry and doggerel verses of the Platte
vile Witness, its malignity and mis-
representation did not defeat our
friend Hazelton. We were aware
that this accusation of office seeking
and office getting was formidable,
and should not of ourselves have pro-
voked newspaper war, which, to
say the least, could do him no good.
lie was touHdered on office, and
therefore could not run against Bar
Der. And we regret that he did not
keep in reserve his popularity, of
which he had much, when he saw
the result of the caucus in Lancas-
ter. His friends had taken the no
sltion that Barber was put out merely
TO detraud the county, and throw
the office into Wilkinson's hands
and that Mr.. ii. would certainly car
ry a large majority of the county
delegates. When this calculation
proved a failure, we certainly
thought that Mr.. III. ought to have
endeavored to influence his delegates
to vote for Mr.. Barber, and not act
out the very role which he charged
upon the latter. We supported Mr..
IL, mainly because we thought that
he was the choice of u majority of
the Republican party in the county.
and whom the contrary was manifest,
consistency required of us rs well as
other friends of Mr.. H., that we
should cordially support the strong
or candidate. And we do this cheer
fully. In the spirit of adverse criti-
cism we have plainly spoken of
what faults Mr.. BIS opponents
charge upon him. Every public
man, who desires amendment. should
know what his opponents regard as
his faults and weaknesses. But no
unfortunate trait OF character. no nm
soemly conduct that can truly be
attributed to Mr.. Barber, can weigh
so much as feather against his tried
integrity that spurns bribery and
corruption his sincere devotion to
the fundamental doctrines of the
Republican party, asserting the po-
litical equality of all races of men /;
wealthy himself, but free from every
faint of aristocratic pride, assimila-
ting with the masses and under
standing their wants, with deep in
terest in human affairs and progress,
and mental resources sufficient to
produce content without the excite
ment OF public office; capable of
swaying legislative bodies where
reason, honor and patriotism pre-
dominate, and only feeble where bar
gaining and bribery carry the dav
against such traits as these. which
even Mr.. BIS enemies acknowledge
he possesses, we say, and the recent
canvas has proven, that the pecca.