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said another, &c. Although MIR.
Brents is not a polished speaker, his
speech was explicit, concise and sus
ceptible of no double constructions.
He claimed, and with good reason,
that a platform which required so
much explaining and such distortion
of Lindley Murray, was certainly
suspicious to say at least. His posi-
tions were clearly defined, and were
identical with those of Mr.. Cation,
with the exception of few points,
prominent among which was the
proposed disposal of the Indians af
ter their reservations and tribal re.
Iatons had been broken up. He
claimed that the Government could
not, with justice to all, treat the In.
dams better than the White man:
that to grant him equal privileges
with his pale brother was enough
He made no allusion to Mr.. Caton's
occupation farther than to state that
it was claimed he had been a stand
ing candidate for every office within
the gift of the people Of his vicinity
for over twenty-five years.
Mr.. Cation was allowed the closing
argument in which he exhibited Just
the least bit of personal feeling
while endeavoring to defend himself
and his positions. Mr.. Cation is the
more ready speaker of the two; but
having been thoroughly schooed as
a politician, he has developed into a
mere adventurer. He is not, in the
the present campaign, called out by
the demands of the people, or on &C.
count Of any superior ability, but
has been working his chances up for
wears and has seized this opportun.
ity to make himself the nominee of
the party, on purely local grounds.
He has been industriously seeking
the office, while Mr.. Brents has not
and is not politician although con.
cedcd by all to be man of ability.
The amusing part of the pro-
gramme was reached when the two
candidates for Prosecuting Attorney
introduced sde-show in which they
figured, one in heralding his own
fame and the other in dealing out
sarcastic repartee to his opponent.
Mr.. Ballard, the Republican nom.
inee, surprised the crowd with his
ready command Of language and
rhetorical ability.
When all had finished, and the au-
dience was about to be dismissed,
some one called for Judge Jacobs.
Instantly the cry was taken up and
that gentleman took the floor amid
perfect storm Of applause. If the
other gentlemen were warmly re-
ceived, Mr.. Jacobs greeting was en-.
thusastic. Our Delegate is an ac.
complished speaker at any time, but
upon this occasion he did himself
double credit; in fact his speech
eclipsed everything that had come
before it, and proved him to be:head
and shoulders above all who had pre-.
ceded him in the meeting. He ex-
pressed himself gratified at the'pros-
pect of return to the walks of pri.
vate life, but said he was deeply in.
terested to know the result of some
of the peculiar features of the pres.
ent canvass. He had borne the brunt
of the battle in securing the rights
of the people at the hands of cor.
porate power, had been abused and
villlhed by the organs and lackeys of
the n. P. r. r. and o. S. N. com.
panies, and they had without excep-
tion, endorsed the platform upon
which Mr.. Cation stood, deeming it
favorable to themselves, and now
Mr.. Cation was trying to take his
Jacobs'] positions. He would be
gratiied to see Mr.. Cation carry out
the propositions OF his speech regard
ing che n. p. II. Il. Co. but some.