, 1874-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Situation in the First,
Second, and Third
Districts.
The Candidates Whom Chicago
Is Ready to Furnish.
Willingness Of the Present 1ncum-
bcnts to Return.
ncssrs. Canl6eld, noyne, Harrison, Wins
ton, llountrcc, Etc., nayo
Hopes.
What the Petty Aspirauts Base Their
Claims On,
What VIII MIR. Hcsing and His
German Vote DO?
What the Petty Aaprauts Base Their
Claims On.
What VIII MIR. Hesing and His
German Vote Do?
O'Hara and the Irish Legion.

Il has now become pretty we'll recognized
principle in these parts, TINT tho first duty Of
overy American citizen. who has nothing better
to do, is to run for office. Failing In this, tho
noxt first duty Of oitizon Of these United States
Ia to vote for somo othor citizen who ia running
for Office As there is always somobody's friend
II not himself, Hooling to serve the poopo, tho
first duty OF a mcnbcr of this Commonwealth is
rarely loft unporiorrnad. SO complex ia our
machinery of Governmont that We hnve nenrly
Ms many of1lcials as We have citiZons, and Whtlo
people IN Europe who own laud often parcel it
out In small pieces for tho benefit Of their Children
thus propagating 1ace Of little cottiors, 60 our
boneacont system cuts this Republic into divers
small or largo s1iccB. as the case may bo. and
gives oyo,y big md little political glutton q
chance to clog his ambitious stomach with aop
from public patronage. FROM United States
Senator to Town ClorA, oyory Stato III tho Union
has this philanthropic mission, to fulfill. and
perhaps no State among them oil has Q groater
surleit Of Offices mud place-huutors than t1iB
good Commonwealth of Illinois. Hero. in the
plidst Of motropo1itanisn, We cling to township
ORGANIZATIONS. for fear 'yonEht deprive our local
Of political thioving tlat cannot DO surpassed,
and so wo are supposed to bo happy.
Tho great question that looms upon this COM
munity for tho noxt fall campaign is tue Con-
three districts, every two years, three citizeus
to represent our interests at Washington. Tho
prosont delegation have 1nado very little noise
in tho marble halls of tho Capitol. They arc
quiet style Of patriotism. From tho First Dis
trict wo hayo the Hon. John B. Rice, o man OF
fine appearance, but of ratlior superficial aoquiro
ments. He is Lost right off among the hundreds
Representatives. From tho socond District
We InYo tho Hon. JASPER D. WAr1. who
will mover sot either tho Hudson, or
the Potomac, or Lake Michigan on tlrct but who
is supported by the Republican party bccauao lie
the Third District We boast Of tho lion. Charles
3. Farwoll, man Of fow Words, Indeed,
but still man who Ia recognized Us tho ableat
momber Of tho present delegation. Among the
III the Cicoronian art. aercitixens arc too much
in earnest, too much III hurry. to pay cloao at
tention to tho principles Of clocution.
The last loud orator wo had wa, was tho
mauded attention, from luis imposing altitude
and his sepulohral voice. uo towerod aloft
among his follows like some new colossus a1non,s
80 many pgmics.. Whom Long John opened his
mouth tho reporters were compelled to hear.
He rOared like lion at BlndoWn, and our Wasll-
inRton dispatches were 1lllcd with Mr. Wentworth
md bis dolngs. But oil this is changed. L. ].
hAs BubBidod into modern Cincinnntus- minus
the curls Of that gentleman, for truth compelB
Luo 6AA sAAt As Ah4 Nv
locks, ambrosal or otherwiao, upon lliB mnssire
brow. From cultivating Congressional enact
monts, Mr. Wentworth las degenoratod into
cultivating cabbageA, which, taking pattern by
his stature, sometimes forget their true vocation
In the vegetable Kingdom. md spring 10 tho a1ti-
tulo Of hnllyhdcla. N[r. Wentwortl, 1uorcd by
Farwell, il now upon tho sl1oIf and may be sail
to have long ago attained tho Summit Of his
ambition.
And thera ia the Hon. N. D. Judd. uo, too.
has retirod from tho great national arena, aud
: holds the terror Of docapitation over petty Gov
ernmont officials in tho Custon-Houso. hIr.
!, Judd, like Mr. Wentworth, douriahod iu tho days
when this good city and county formed only ono
! Congressional District but, now, while we haye
, multiplied our 1ncmbors three-foll, wo have
! failed to multiply our uotoriaty. Our men dc
not produce q eopAAtion at Washington, and
Chicago, ever foremost i'll so1,BationalB1n, chafee
at the undue taineuess Of her ratler too quiet
champions.
Here, thon, is great chance to win everlasting
fame for sonlo promising young mon, aud, ut the
Hamo time, serve the Districts in better fashion
than they arc now served. Congress ia tho gilt
tering goal to which the finger of ambition point
In directing the political aspiraslt iu tho way OF
triumph. Tie taliBuanio word dauces before hia
eyes, md bcckons him onward eyun as In hoe
s,gno rinccs, glaring around the cross, tonlpted
aud led Constantine to victory. Sometimes, in
deed, the legend proves to bo m ignis fatuuB,
but while TUG illusion laats, it serves to amuse,
nnd, to tho chronic politician, "whilo there's lifa
there's hope."