The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.

THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
Lately the Milwaukee papers, in re-
ferring to the Second congressional dis
trict, concede the nomination Of MIR.
Hudd of Brown. The statements are
made with very slight knowledge of the
general wishes of the people of the dis
trict. While the very kindest feeling e1-
lists toward Mr.. Hudd in every county in
the district, there is conviction that the
interests of the district imperatively de-
mand lake shore candidate. There is
no other district In the state whose COM
mercial interests are more dependent
upon its representative. 1t is lake
shore district, and if the Legislature was
influenced by any motives other than
political considerations, in the formation
of the district, it was to cluster together
those counties interested in internal i'm
provements identical in character.
Whatever was the intention of the legis-
lature, the people of the lake shore coun-
ties have come to regard the political
division known as the Fifth district, as
having this mission primarily,-the pro-
motion of its commercial interests thro'
an improvement of those public works
with which the government has charged
itself. This feeling has to great extent
superseded mere questions of party SUI
premacy and it is safe to assert that new
| er in congressional contest have ques-
tons of public interest SO dominated
those of political character as in the
present instance in this district. "Who
can best serve our party?' is potponed
to the other consideration, "who can best
represent our many interests 2"
There is absolute Indifference to the
claims of any man to the honor, but large
attention to the ability of the represen-
tative IS servant There is no political
excitement, but quiet determination far
more effective for the reason that it is
business purpose. The people ara going
to choose this time without regard to that
machinery which makes wire pulling OPP
erative.
The Importance of having lake shore
representative is realized when we con-
slider the number of harbors in the dis
trict, in various stages of advancement,
and requiring liberal appropriations for
their completion. Ozaukee county has
one at Port Washington; Sheboygan
county one at Sheboygan; Manitowoc
county, two; one at Manitowoc and an
other at Two Rivers; Kewaunee county
has two; one at Kewaunee, the other at
Ahnapee. Unfortunately, a peculiar sys-
tenn of securing appropriations prevails
in congress. Each representative receiv-
es part of the total appropriation, and
the amount is not always determined by
the importance of the interests he repre-
sents. Local interest and local influence
would largely govern Brown county
man, and the Fox and Wisconsin River
Improvement would naturally receive
more attention than the many harbors
with their large commerce. Mr.. Hudd
could not afford to let Mr.. Guenther,
unaided, manage appropriations for the
Improvement, and his modesty would
hardly allow him to press his claims for
one-quarter million dollars, $4,000 to
be spent on the Improvement and $685.
900 in Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc,
Eu0 Isiro.., Ix~"nunvo, s1aa .AL..s.roo.
There is no actual hostility between lake
shore interests and the Improvement but
a large appropriation to the latter SC
swells the aggregate given to the state
that other works within the stale, must
suffer. Besides, the Improvement has
an earnest advocate in the person of Mr..
.Guenther, and he has lately expressed
himself in regard to that work in such
terms as to leave no doubt Of his loyalty
to it above all other economic questions.
The lake shore feels that it also should
have representative whose frieadly acts
come from community of interest, and
are not largely the product OF shrewd
outlook for the future.
| If the Fox and Wisconsin River I'm
provement had no special representative
of its interest in congress, Brown county
could with more seeming consistency
uroe .he claim of one of its citizens. But
even then, the demands OF single coun
ty should not be accorded preference &c
the demands of four counties whose in
terests require special attention. These
are facts which it is useless to pretend tc
; ignore, and with reference to these facts
a nomination will be made on the 9th
of next month. We are giving public
opinion as we understand it, not our in
dividual views, except in that they coin
eide with the general feeling. We write
: in the interest of no candidate; nor q
the dictation, request or with the knowl
: edge of any man.
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