The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-10
CRAWFORD AND WALL.

We find the following in Harrells
Gazette
Judge Crawfords reelection TO circuit
iudgship reminds Oberly that the Democ-
racy made . great mistake in not nomin-
ating him Crawford for congress instead
of Wall. We don't see it in that light.
On the contrary the result of the congress
sional race proved that the nomination Of
Wall was the best that could have been
made. Ho led his ticket in every county,
in the district except two, leading Greeley
more than half a thousand votss--even
distancing Jesse Ware (who is acknowl-
edged the strongest man in Union
county, in his own precinct aud
county. n Notwithstanding tue great out
cry in Cairo sgsinst MT. Wall, the result
shows that he pollsd precisely the same
vote that Mr.. Greeley did and larger
vote than Mr.. Waro. In tho name OF
common sense what more could any man
have dons2 Wall did well-certainly
we'll enough TO entitle him TO exemption
from unfsvorsble and invidous COM
parsons.
We did not intend to have our remarks
complimentary to Judge Crawford tor.
tured into an invidious reflection upon
Mr. Wall.
We have become, since the election last
fall, better acquainted with Mr., Wall than
| we were before it, and we have learned to
| regard him as, in every respect, gentle
man, and one, too Of high order OF
ability. He is in no respect the inferior
| &c 1nN In 4 20, Ed ,u ha 81
that gentleman in both legal and political
knowledge. Indeed there arc few gentle
men of Mr. Walls age who posses IL.
more mAtured or furnished with uoft
natural and acquired ability. lie e.. IL
every sense OF the words, Al estil,b.'
} snd able gentlemen
And against him cannot be urged th
/ crime Of old fogyism. He walks abreas
with the advanced sentiments of tn
! times. He is in advance of Judge Craw
ford, and not behind the most progressiv
, Democrat in Illinois. lie accepts the 81,
, uation, and does so in good faith. Never
theless, we are sure that Judge Crswior
would have made q better race for con
gres. last fall thsn Mr.. Wall did
Irthere is any business in the world t
which Wall is not adapted it is the bus
ness Of electioneering, He mates itas niue
. as we do. Captain Clements, the Radios
5 nominee, took grip sack in his goo
! right hand, and put upon his broad shou
: ders a well-worn coat and on his Webste
|. ian head slouched hat, borrowed for IL
T occasion from Mr.. Linegar, and thus equil
ped departed on a political bushwhacl
Ing campaign. He had cultivated all il
telectual smile, and with It he greeted a
y the farmers in the district, and, when o
u casion offered, told all his little stor
" o'er and over again TO larl
and enthusiastic crowds Of fro
DDe i've to twenty-five congrega,ed on gloon
re- nights in aingy rooms, lighted by n
en- more than two tallow csndl
Is that burned as If ,hey we're ashamed
hs the small business thsy were engaged
a. Wall couldn't do this. Whenever
~ faced slch = crowd in such a place t
o. starch sill lott him, and he became as liz
y, Der asa dish rag, On such occasion
10 was the picture Of despair, The cons
lie quenco was be did not awaken any +.
20 thusiasm either for himself or Mr.. Creole
~ We but express Mr. Walls own sen,
monts when We say that he labor,
a. through the canvass discouraged, and
= the full belief that he would be defeatc
g Now, we believe that any other Den
p, ocrst in the district, except Crawfor
a would have been defeated by II. great
|, majority as Wall was. We except GRAY
= ford because we believe him to be one
;, those rare men possessed Of the ability I
! win the supper, of people and awaken i
Ia HE own favor that enthusiasm so necessar
: TO successful canvass for any office. Ii
= could have discounted Clements and hav
beaten him In a week after hn nom.n
= alton be would have had Dick Smith i
Nossoften precinct and Jim Cryout o