The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-30
9Csnepurer gnaepeltaent,
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1876.
The Candidates.

Democratic l errltOrial Cou'ehtion,
which gave him the nomination OF Del
egate to Congress, attempted in the
most sickly and egotstical manner to
draw a comparison between himself and
Judge Jacobs, the Republican, candi-
date. He called himself the Washing
ton Territory boy, the boy who had
grown up and got his education here,
and who was Of the people, identified
miM the people and could labor for
their interests. He was the coming
man, the Moses to lead the tribes of
Israel through the arid deserts of terri
toral politics. Like Tilden ia his let
ter of acceptance when he said, ut is
me they want" Ne, the "big iljun
me-" was the principal burden of his
harangue. He referred to Judge Jacobs
as carpet-bagger from Oregon, and
seemed to delight in ringing the changes
on that word. lie said the Judge went
to Washington to talk politics and ex-
hbit his partisan feelings in the House
of Representatives, before the democ-
racv of whom he was there to ask ia
vors. He, MIR. Judson, when he went
to Congress would not talk politics; he
would keep close mouth on that sub
ject. BY this he proved that, in his
heart, he did not believe what he said,
when he predicted IA glorious victory for
'rilden and Hendricks and the Dcmoc-
racy of the country; else why should
he be afraid to talk politics when he
goes (:) to Congress-: The louder he
talks politics before the unterriied de-
mocracy, the more he will be in their
good favor. But no, Mr.. Judson does
not believe that his porty is to obtain
the control of the county. lie bctrays
his want of faith. "The Washington
Territory Boy" is not yet sufficiently
schOOled in the art of diss mutation to
speak upon the democratic roslrum
without betraying his own misgivings.
but this carpet bag twaddle has
grown stale. Some of the best citizens
of this Territory once came here with
their carpct-bags. Judge Jacobs has
been in the Territory seven years, and
during that time has become thorough
" identified with the interests of the
country. He appreciates the feelings
and wants of the people quite rs well as
MIR. Judson. If only old residents,
those who have been here for quarter
Of a century, are fit representatives to
send TO Washington, then why not Sc
lect some Indian chief who was born
on the soil and send him to the national
Capitol, with Instructions from MIR.
Judson not to talk politics when he
gets there.
The fact is, Judge Jacobs with his
sound legal knowledge, his age and gen
cral experience and his experience
among the political magnates of the
national Capitol is by far the more Ca
pable man of the two candidates. He
ought to be, and will be the peoples Sc
lection as their Delegate in the first
Congress of the administration of Hayes
aud Wheeler in 1877.
At the present writing we are unac-
quainted with anything derogatory to
Mr.. Judsou's private or public charac-
ter. His cgotism is in bad taste for "A
yonng man, "a colt" as he is dubbed
by Judge Lancaster, but as the cam
paign advances and with it, comes de-
feat at the polls, he will doubtless lose
large share of his conceil.
Aside from mere partisan view of
the political situation there are several
grave and important reasons why the
people will be better subserved by
electmg Judge Jacobs over his oppo-
ncmt, Mr.. Judson. OF them we shall