Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-08-14
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.

. that we are to elect mem bers of Congress
! 10 take the place of those whose terms oi
Office expired on the 4th of March last.
/ Strange as it may seem, the Independents
while ignoring all questions of National
politics, have placed Congressional
nominee in the field in each Of the four
districts. What line Of policy upon the
great questions which will occupy the at
tention of the National Legislature, these
candidates, if elected, are expected to
pursue, does not appear, but presumably
/ they are lett TO follow the bent of their
own incInations. In an hour like the
present, when it is important that the
views Of men should be known and dis
cusse1, the Independent hobby, however
effective it may prove in some instances
in local matters, can awaken no enthusi
asm in the minds OF those who know that
/ the Halls of Congress are not the place
where neutrality, or hating acquescencC
or dissent, are TO be expected. Mr.. Booth
made no friends for either himself or his
party by his sclf-stultifying votes upon
the only question OF political import
/ which became the subject Of Senatorial
action while he was at Washington, and
in Mr.. Booths course VIC can read the
probable course of those who essay tc
simulate before the people, the line which
NJ. Booth played before the Legislature
We should judge under the circum.
stances, that the Independent nominee.
for Congress will receive no support be
yond that Of the clique OF sore e-heads whicl
placed them in nomination, and which
has shown through all its movements
that the objective point Of It's organization
is the disruption Of the Republican party.
While slch may be the object Of the
leaders, we question il it will find favor
with the rank and file of the party. A
vast majority of those who assisted in the
independent victory last election were
Republicans when national politics were
before tho people, Independents when the
J
and could have no bearing upon national
results. But all must now recognize that
in the election Of Congress we do not
care to be represented by stupid nonenli-
ties, who can have no standing with
either Of the great parties, and who to ac-
quire standing with either, must sacrifice
2 tknt ,,ort, i,,l,rpoJ,,u, l., ,,I,i.b H,o,, ,,,,,,
set up as n reason why they should be
elected. 1t must be apparent to any one
that in this view of the case, n vote thrown
fol ether Of the Independent Congress.
sional nominees is n vote thrown away.
Which, then, of the two candidates
! from Ills district is the one for Republic
cans to support. There can be but one
answer to that. We have had an cApe
riencc Of Mr.. Luttrel, who has beer
weighed in the balance and found want.
ing. OF all the Congressional failures
with which this State has been accused
/ he has proved the worst. Elected in the
/ first place, not because he possessed par
! tic!e of merit, but for the reason that false
| issues were raised against his opponent
his Congressional career has been jus
what was predicted by his enemies while
it has utterly failed to fulfill the expacta-
tions Of his friends. / it lies in the pow
er Of any Democratic journal to point ou
a single ctIolt on his patt which redoundcC
to Il c leno9t Of the people, or Of hi, con
siituency, we should be glad to have then
do so, for we should like to see the ground.
I work OF the grand laudations which arc
being so lavishly poured upon linn by 4
slovish partizan pre- 5. Peop'c in this
county do not need to be told tha. he is a
demagoguo of the worst class; that the
only view he ever takes of any question
is the one which commeuds itself TO pop,
ular favor rcgaidcss Of its right or wrong
Even Bis own party are sick of him
though the prestige he has of rpgula
nomination will doubtcs be deemed con
sideration enough to give him the vote
of most Of them, though there are som,
/ who cannot stomach him any longer
| But Mr.. Luttrel, with all his bids fo
/ popularity lacks the sound judgment nee
cssary to distinguish the right from tho
wrong, aud with that stubborn opp )sition
to cve.NtAing which savors of progress
or perhaps from desire to keep bat
laws upon the statute book and throw
the blame Of their being there upon tn,
party IN power, has refused to aid in IT,,
! passage Of amendments calculated t
simplify our land laws and reduce I'll,
great expense frequently attendant upor
a hearing to determine the actual charnc
ter of land in the mining regions. Thi
is a matter in which every man, miner
farmer or otherwise, has n direct interest
I There are, too, other abuses, OF the right
o! location, of the manner of purchasing
and of the settlement of conflicting rights
TO mining or agricultural property, which
! requires the presence ut Washington of 4
man who possesses sufficient ability tc
acquire influence to be of service to hi:
constituents. That Luttrell has neither
we do not need to be told, His whole
record shows the true character of th,
mnn--aiming to tear down Others tha
he may climb up On the ruins.
Republicans who buve some regard fol
the character and ability Of the man who
is 10 represent them at the National Cap.
ltal, cannot afford to throw away theil
votes upon third candidate and let Lut,
Sip in. Elected by the votes of men
who We're liberal in sentiment, although
Republicans in principle, he has shown
himself to be hide bound Democrat up,
on all party questions, and now that he