, 1880-08-29

! ence during Il first scssion, or make any I'M
may feel proud Of him. OF course others may
! be us good as he, make as good and useful mem
bers for US Us he has been. but VIC do not know
them; they have not been proved.
He has served us so in the various measures
! which we are interested, and which he has well
him somsihns ana hope tat my y felo i
| constituents will feel disposed to join in
helping to return him again with even strong
er vote than he had before. Our own self-inter-
| est and tho good OF the country at large arc in
! harmony In this. WARD TWELVE
/ SIDE.
| To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune.
| CHICAGO, Aug. 2a.-Chicaso, and especially the
! largest portion of the trinity OF sections into
| which the city is subdvided, is to be congrutu-
lated on 4 large and unusually promising crop
| Of Congressional candidates.
! In tho clover interviewing process published
in Fridays issue OF The TRIBUNE there will
come to you complaint from many "patriots +"
| who were n OF interviewed on the same subject.
The names OF only five gentlemen are embrnced
Ill the list Of those interviewed. which Is hnrdly
fair toward large number Of Generals, "kur-
! nels,' Majors, and prtvates who were not called
upon for au expression Of their views
! am TN cx-private. not by brevet, but real
~ sas m o s e %ad T'
board and clothes, and YET have been slighted
by your in1crviowcr.-left entirely out IL the
'kurncls," etc, have been interv!e wed u col
umn's worth in your valuable space, but q
War, nm mercilesly ignored in my
Congressional aspirations; | am Rood
"party, y,'-staid up lato 10 hear the returns OF
elections announced, and shouted myself hoarse
ut several ratification meetings, and yet be-
something with Dig shoulder straps on. am en-
tirety left alone. and my constituents" as
ess a 70 pos s
intrrnal IMPROVEMENTS Clvil-servce reform,
OF Litigation In the United States Courts, aud
the distinctive difference between treason aud
sma na aso 6a as SeM mqa sha
1900 people who live in the district are vitally
Interested in these questions A tirst-olass
sidedncss as this. And besides myself there
are 5000 other prlvatcs, Majors, Kurnels.
Captatns @ @ mat nx ss and
as II your precociOus reporter deliberately sin
gled out the few who happened TO have big titles
Spendsd to their and who
ul,d ability" displayed in the pust, Without re-
g,lrd to what became OF the largo army Of pa
trots who might be Induced to leave home and
tre3ide, AMI vuliantiy to 20 forth to Congress
and battle for thoir grateful and Obliged con-
Now, would 1t not be fair thing to do this
over again! You ought to go on md interview
few thousand OF this neglected class of public
splrted citizens who have views Uponr g.
Election, however, it must be a matter OF con-
graduation to your reporter that he escaped
with tive ambitious citizens, who may be said to
tionnte phrasc often used by the modern poltti-
cian, when he is burning With ambition for a
tnf Sa ds hS e me
would be willing TO sacrifice thoir private inter-
esss for the public good must consume in private
envy over tho fortunate live who ran afoul Of
the Interviewer.
Among the noble five whose burning thoughts
nre forever preserved In enduring types. the
He has been In traniug for Compress for fifteen
years; has nude parliamentary law study for
IN The sate has 1sne s MUCH
70, M tue = stnPs tho a Of chvasy hn,
West Side, was not hit, and w.ls warned to leave
the land of Arkansas toothpcks instanter, and,
luckily for tho Second District, be did leave. anu
grass" and serve his constituents" in Con-
gross to the best Of his ability. Such are his
II he we're urged to take the position, he would
20 us one who has already served one term in
tho House Of Representatives. This should bo
borne in mind by the constituents Of MaJ.-Gen.
Boom. True. Kurne]' Davis has actually en-
joyed the franking privilege for full torn,
never requested him to stump the State OF
The second statesman interviewed is Kurnel !
Gen. BEEN is US distinct us thoir voices. One Is
the very depth und sonorousness OF Webster.
while that of the General Is soft, gontie. and
low,-an excellent thing in Il woman" according
to King Lear. The kurnel, like Naj;-Gen- |
BEEN, had some letters Of Recommendation
has rot been % around @ to see what bis friends are
doing. Some things some cauddutos might do |
ho would not do to get iho nomination. Us It
'cnl up for the boys"i} In measured, deep |
toned volubility, he WIS unable to say anything |
dent as to t1o 81 ct hs
He thinks a few days will decide the tnomentous |
question Us to what his friends will do with him.
over his superior ot1icor Ntcem>. He could be |
heard from ut ro-cu1l, while the Generals voice ;
would often bother the clerk amid tho confusion
Of law making In the National House.
"Kurncl" Davis claftns the office as tho sitting
member. Sitting membor Is good! Quite apro-
Fhe fbs' rcasons be XIV gives Why fe should be cor
tinuod US member who will stick to his chair
through thick and thin are cogent. powerful,
cause to distrust either his ability, honesty. or
Ho Is like the Irisa cltizcn. who, be-
In a Western town. ind being called on for i
speech, said: "Ladis and gutilEnin: On public
spakin I'm not mulch. but for oaesty, dasinoy,
The fourth gentioman interviewed is piatn Ar.
" lillian E. Mason. He has no tite-exccpt that
1rusbaeRs S M % in bis case Sc would appear to be bis
routh und modesty. He is d candidate for Con-
yrcss He bases bis clAims not on having moro
1rnlus to the square inch than any one men
ioned for the place, but on being ia full,
1oalthy, unselhsh accord with tho masses Of the
,nonIe of the district About him there seems
% be no nonsense Of any Kind. His Interview Is
he only one which bears tho impress of real,
lnuileoted dignity and strong common senso.
Ia does not propose In his first term to
mend the Constitution ..of .o the ',at;e<1 unttea
;tates, bring about the completion
-, for rcai. Nve ocean steamships to come
traighr from Europe to Chicago-to connect
,resaihle conflfct" between capital and labor,
Ibolish tho Grand Jury system, make the South