Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-19

faction; and l.. @. Hlne, the nominee
Of the Democratic party. The RRPUB-
LICAN supports Gen. Chapman, and for the
following reasons;
!. lie IL the candidate Of the Republican
party.
9. His record In the present Congress Is
simply superb; and
3. lie l. tue very best man Tor the place,
and bis reelection will he Tor the hest inter
csts of the District
In deciding to support ten. Chapman for
re. election we have no desire whatever to
deprcclale the merits OF tue abilities Of either
of the other candidates. Mr.. Hine has the
reputation Of being good lawyer and very
respectable gentleman. Mr. Boswell Is
sell-madc man, with ability; but II Is no
Encouragement 10 either Of them to say that
they are not In the present juncture Of our
national aud local affairs, the men to repre-
sent this District In Congress. Mr.. lilne ls
the candidate of party that Is pow
crless to help our city In the direction in |
which she needs help. II we sent him to |
Congress- the chances are ten TO one that he |
would acqult himself rs crOditablyas seventy |
Ave per cent. Of the men who now hold seats
In that body, But Il there any man In the
community DAFT enough to suppose that he
could be Of the slightest advantage to us
thcre2 II We wanted merely ornamental
man in Congress we should probably select
him, although We are bY no means certain
that his personal attractions are greater than
those Of either Of hIs competitors; but this
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needs She needs worker, and, while we
do not by any means wish to insinuate that
Mr.. Hinc Is not a labOrlous aud Industrious
gentleman, be would, II elected our repre-
sentative, be In position where he could not
work.
First Of all he wonld be, as a Democrat, In
a minority In both Houses. lie would have
to take his seat with the opposition. He
would 20 10 the tail Of the committees. lie
would be against the Administration, for
there Is now no reasonable doubt that Gen
eral Grant will be President for four years
to come. II Is said that Mr.. Hinc Is Repub-
lican because he has never voted a Demo-
cratic ticket. Republicans OF this character
have, aS general thing. very little weight or
can have none whatever when they are put
into position by Democratic votes. But In
dcpeudcnlly Of these objections there are
other and stronger reasons why II Ia not eT-
pedlent that be should be chosen To represent
us In Congress. He IL an entirely unframed
man; he has had no legislative experience,
and with every advantage Ia his favor he
~, to oil va
our Delegate In the nc=t Congress To do.
New and uutrled men In Congress are, eN-
cepting In some rare and extraordinary
cases, Of no earthly use whatever To
their constituents. To be successful these
men must serve an apprenticeship, as It were,
the same as they do in the law, In medicine
and In other walks Of life. Ia this crisis Of
our cltys history, we cannot afford to send
an inexperienced man to Congress. That
both Mr. IIlne aud Mr.. Boswell would be
exactly In that position, not even they them
selves will venture to deny. The South was
always strong and almost omnIpOient In our
national councils because session after SEES
sion she retained her strong men In the posi-
lions where they could be- Of the most as
sistance 10 her. New England Is strong to-
day because year after year she sends her
representatives back as long rs they are faith
ful TO her interests and true to her ideas.
In the foregoing remarks we have en-
duayorcd to show that two Of the three can
didates seeking an election TO Congress are
personally untitled for the place, not through
any fault OF their own, but purely owing TO
the circumstances of the case. We do not
want either Of them, becauso neither can
promote the interests OF the District as Of
fectively as Gen. Chapman can. Washington
has just entered upon magnificent career
Of greatness, Of influence, and Of power.
Through the energy and the ability Of men
who arc to-day by a party of retrogresslOn
aud decay abused and yilhed she has been
lifted out Of the slough In which she has so
long loundered, desplsed by her sister cities,
dead when everywhere else there was life
and activity and progress. To-day she
stands In the front rank marching forward
with giant strides to the position which she
should have long ago occupied. Gen. Chip
man Is In sympathy with the gentlemen who
have done 50 much " advance the capital
during the last two years. lie has worked
with them faithfully and earnestly, doing
what came 10 bis way to do with fidelity
and an ability that have been rarely equaled.
No one In Congress has been more faithful
to the interests Of his constituents then Gen.
Chapman has been TO Ills. No Que has done
more for his particular section or locality
than Gen. Chapman has done for Washing
ton, as the record undoubtedly prOVeF
What he has done Is only the earnest o.
what he can and will do. In addition
TO all this be uphOlds the banner thai
has been crowned with so many victories
during the last twelve years, and that Is now
being borne to triumph In nearly three
fourths Of the States Of the Union. The Re
publlcans OF the national metropolis must see
TO II that next October, when Pennsylvania
and Indiana and Ohio send out their clarion
notes of victory, the District al Columbla
shall stand with them side by side In ylndca
ton Of the Administration and of the illus
trIOus commander whose deeds "a soldier
and Statesman form the brightest chapters Of
the history Of the republic. In that sign We
conquer.