The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-08
Hon. WIN. Reddick for Senator.

BY the proceedings IN another column it
will be seen that the democratic convention
of this senatorial district, which met at Pom
tlac on Wednesday, unanimously nominated
the Hon. VIM Rcddicil, Of Ottawa as the
democratic candidate for State senator. Full
delegations We're present from the three coun-
ties composing Il c district, and all heartily
united in designating Mr.. Reddick as their
first choice.
The nomination of Reddlck under such
circumstances is no less a compliment to him
than an evidence of the sagacity of the con-
vention. 1t often happens that the best man
is not the most popular, or the strongest man
to be nominated. In the present case how
ever, there is no such discrepancy. While
there is no better man for the Office in the dis
trict. there is no democrat that can poll q
larger vote Mr. Reddick held the same Of
fee fifteen years ago. and from that day to
this it has been common saying, when We
have looked anXiously to the senate for i'm
portant legislation, All would be safe if we
sighted, with thorough knowledge of hu-
man nature, few man will be found who can
more readily fathom the motives of men, or
catch the drift ot their scheming, or be better
prepared to baulk and defeat the machina-
lions of the scheminy lobbyist or corrupt leg
slatof. Public Spirited enterprising, far
above the average of his fellows as a shrewd
business man, Mr.. Reddick combines with
these high qualities the advantage of being a
ready, fluent and trcnchant speaker always
hitting the salient points in the tcwcst posi-
bic words, and ceasing to talk when there is
no more necessary to be SAID.
With Mr. Rcddck as our candidate, we en-
gage in the contest with the utmost confidence
of success. Our confidence is the more as
sured, because Mr.. RS political sagacity is
such, that we know he would not consent to
be candidate and make HE canvas If lie
had any doubt Of his success He is not the
man to waste his time and energies in running
after an ignis tttpus. And why should there
be doubt Of his success: 1t is true, two
years ago the district went against the democ.
racy by some 1900 majority. But times are
not as they were then. You can't howl down
Mr.. Reddick as copperhead," or anti.war
man. On that score, every republican in Of
tawa is ready to attest that if any man ever
deserved, as an especial distinction, the title
Of being war democrat" it belongs to Mr.
Reddick. for not even the fercest radical sup
ported the war from the beginning to the end
Of the rebellion more heartily than did Mr.
Reddick Then Of the two candidates in the
field he is UNNECESSARILY the better man.
Against Mr. Bull, his opponent, personally we
have not word to say. He is young law
yer of ability, stands high in his profession,
and is cstee,ned as q man of honor and intcg-
rlty. But as man to serve constituency OF
100000 people in the state senate compared
to Mr. Reddick, he is the school boy to the
finished scholar
The time has changed when nomination is
equivalent to an election. The people have
been imposed upon so much by the mere tools
and creatures Of party conventions, that they
ne casting them aside, and demand the best
men. They will vote for Mr.. Reddck, and
let the youthful Mr.. =, tarry at Jericho until
his beard be grown.