The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-18
p. q. HALHY roR CONGRESS.

The Joliet Herald 10 quite enthusiastic
over the nomination of Mr. p. G. Haley Tor
Congress, by the district congressional
committee at Joliet last week. No doubt
If all the elements of opposition to the re-
publican party in the district could be
united upon one man, he would get votes
enough to elect HIM, but with Lew Stew
ard and Haley both upon the track, 1t
don't look as If either of them is the man,
However others, and the editor of the Her
aId appears to be among them, appear to
be more sangulRe, and like their way
OF saying 80. The following IS from
Saturdays Joliet Herdld'
HALEY FOR CoNGREss.-Tho nomina'
ton OF p. G. Haley to I'll the vacancy made
by the declination of Hiram III. Cody, can
not help but meet with the approval OF all
the citizens of Joliet, and large majority
of the citizens of VIII county. Mr. Haley
is not born Illlnoisan, but he IS 80 near
It that there Is no tun IN 1t. lie Is New
Yorker by birth and Jolietian by resi-
dence, having lived In this city since he
was one and one.half years old. The i'm
portant Office of Congressman IL one which
calls for man of worth and principle, a
man of undoubted integrity and ability, a
man OF address and general good charac'
ter. That Mr. Haley is the embodiment OF
all these qualifications, none who know
him will deny. Mr. Haley is at present
an honored and leading member of the
Joliet bar, the firm of which he Is the
senior member, Haley & O'Donnell, are
the leading criminal lawyers of Joliet.
Their practice IS extended, and no more
successful young firm can be found in the
State of Illinois. Mr.. Haley Is the repre-.
sentative from his ward in the Common
Council at Joliet, a position which he has
held tor two successive terms and Is now
serving his constituents in third, having
been returned at the last election unani.
mously. The Republicans knowing full
well the esteem in which he was held IN
his ward, made no nomination. 1t can be
stated without fear of contradiction that
there Is not in this Congressional district
young man of greater promise than L. Z,
Haley. A man OF quick comprehension
bright and able, pleasant and eloquent
speaker, and man who believes in per
sonal liberty first, last ana all the time
BY this we mean that p. c. Haley is q
temperate man, and man who, being o
thorough student of human nature, is
capable of judging the voice OF the people
and WILL if elected, be governed by that
voice. He is wholly selfmade man, hav
ing risen to the prominent position he
holds In the bar wholly by his own excr
tions. lie never had uperabundance OF
that useful commodity, money, to educate
himself with, but on the other hand, had
to earn his education by hard knocks
He is graduate Of the Ann Arbor Univer
sity of Michigan, and Joliet may well fee
proud of the honor bestowed upon the city
by his nomination. There are many peo
pie in Joliet, without regard to party, who
will rejoice at the choice of the party, anC
have already assured The Herald that they
shall do their utmost to elect MIR. Haley
| We know full well that in this District
there is seemingly almost overwhelming
majority to overcome, but we doubt i
there Is in the whole District man thai
can poll a stronger vote than he can. His
nomination strengthens the county tickle
and insures II success. There is but little
doubt that Will county will roll up 1,OOC
Democratic majority in November, LII
Sale is good for another thousand, Grundy
county will hold her own, and the indica
tions point to Democratic victory IN Dl
Page, and Kendall county will surely vote
for Haley IN preference to that corruption
ist, William Callen, Esq,