Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-06-05
Hon. II. g. Horr.

We copy the following from the Far
we'll Register, and very cordially ap-
prove every word of it:
The Democratic newspapers and poll
ticians of this district for some weeks
past have been trying to manufacture
capital against bon. R. G. HOrr, repre-
sentative in congress for this district, by
circulating nearly all manner of reports
as to his unftnesS and disqualification
for the position which he occupies.
These men and papers belong to that
class who labOred so hard to beat him
two years ago, and have not got over
their old feelings. Having done all they
could to vilify and traduce him before
election, when he triumphed over OppO-
SitiOn. they adopted other methods to be-
rate him in the eyes of the people by fool
ish statements that he didn't amount to
anything as congressman except to
tell funny stories and amuse the house
that he has done nothing for his cOu-
stituents, etc. These stories have been
persistently circulated and kept before
the people by his OppOsers, with little or
no attention i'm the way of contradiction
from his friends, inasmuch that his pO-
litical enemies are assuming that they
are true, and think, perhaps, that they
can defeat him for denomination by
such means, hoping that they can make
the Republicans of this district believe
that there are stronger and better
men than he in the Republican party of
this district.
Their design is too apparent. They
wish TO defeat his denomination, for
once nominated they know he will be
elected. 1t is not necessary to defend
Mr.. HOrr from these attacks. His record
before and since his election is too well
known to Republicans of this district.
Take the Congressional Globe and fol-
low his proceedings from the beginning,
and if any person can show where he
has lacked, or shirked his duty, let them
publish the facts as they stand, and he
must abide by the result. All that talk
about the Saginaw river appropriation,
being sifted down finally turns out to
Mr.. HOrr's credit, and SO will other stOr-
les circulated to injure him.
Without going into details, we will
make this wholesale declaration and
challenge successful contradiction; that
the 8th Michigan Congressional district
has never sent a man to Congress who
in the same length of time has acquired
so wide and favorable a reputation
among his fellow members i'm the union
at large, as Roswell G. HOrr.
1t is fresh in our minds, the unprece-
dented, and we might say wonderful can
vaSs he made i'm this district two years
ago; how he toiled, labOred and strove
under so many embarrassing and un-
favorable circumstances, snatching vic
tory, as it were, from the very jaws of
defeat at a time when The RpDUhlican
masses felt detected, and our opponents
were confident of victory. We know how
MIR. Horr traversed woods and by-roads
from MOntcalm to ChebOygan, holding
forth in school houses, cabins, and under
the canopy of heaven, carrying enthu-
siasm and victory wherever he went.
Such rOusing canvass was not made
in this state that year, and his majority
was greater than even his most sanguine
friends expected. The Republicans of
this district remember all this, and Mr..
Mr.. Horr will again carry their stand
ard to victory next fall.