Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-23
Candidates for Congress.


choice of the convention as candi-
date for Representative in Congress
in this District. Mr.. Potter is an
able man, and one against whom
no one can say anything to his dis
credit. The following are the re-
marks made by him at the time of
his receiving the nomination
] should be strangely insensible
if were not deeply moved by the
honor you have conferred upon me
to-day. / thank you from the bot
tom of my heart. | once heard an
actor say that a failure to express
thanks well did not as much indi-
cate lack in the head as fulness
in the heart. / will not attempt to
express the feelings of my heart.
All knew that the nomination came
unsought-that / Stunned rather
than sought it. My business, my
habits, and my inclinations tend to
private life. The individual has no
claims on the people, but when the
people speak it is for the individual
to obey. [Applause] / now &C
cept your nomination, and what so
poor man can do | will do. Twill
go into the canvass, in the words
of our illustrious standard bearer,
much the same as the soldier goes
into battle. 1t may be permitted
me to say that in this canvass We
are marching to success to sue
cess, because we deserve it. The
old flag has got the flap of victory
in its folds. Following the spotless
plumes of our great leaders we will
make the second century, upon
which we have Just entered, re-
markable for the virtue, sincerity
and self-sacrifice for its public men.
Mr.. Potter had not sought nor
did he expect the nomination he
received, and of course had not
prepared any '1ittle speech" for the
occasion, as was the case with bis
opponent, Ellsworth, who had three
or four weeks to study up and learn
allhe had to say, the "soundness" and
"shrewdness" of which the reader
may judge after reading the follow
ing extract from his "masterly'
remarks:
Now then gentlemen, you have
given me the nomination this is
a small beginning of the work.
AS / said before, | have not sought
it. / shall now expect to seek your
help. / shall expect that you will
stand by me, come to the front, be
ready to do the work that is neces-
sary to be done with me and my
particular friends at home. We
shall try and do our duty, and we
shall hope aud expect by all means
that you will do yours, and wei
try and he successful.
Now, then, we have willy foe
to meet; we have q strong fight
to make we have a strong foe to
meet. The Democratic party is
strong, and they will undoubtedly
in this district nominate q strong
candidate; there is work to be
done there is work to be done al
over. The great head of the Dem.
ocratic party, which is hard head
is a strong one the other head, OIL
tail, which is soft one, is one thai
is very expansive. We have plenty
of work to do, gentlemen. The
old Democratic party, gentlemen
died years ago. There are a great
many men to-day that are training
in that party that don't know where
they are,-they don't know wha
they are doing. Isay the old Dem
ocratic party, the jefferson, thu
Jackson, the Van Buren,, and tn,
old Democratic party that had rea
principle long since died. It hal
passed away its grave was dug, i
was buried, and it has gone bu'
still we find all around the country
men that claim they belong to the oil
Democratic party and they are rails
ing all over the country the ole
jackson hickory pole, but they hav,
no more relation TO jackson thar
the niger has to the white man
And this puts me in mind, gentle
men, ! might tell little story here
, And then he went on and toll,
his little story as would most an,
little school boy. II any of on
readers can find anything in tn
remarks of candidate Ellsworth
worthy of man whom the peopl
Of this district would willingl
cast their ballots for to repre-
sent them in Congress, they ca
certainly do something wonderful
The simple truth is, Mr.. Ellswort
does not and never viii possess tn
: necessary qualifications for q goo
Representative in Congress. Tn
people want man for that positio
wbo has brains.