The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-30
WHOSHALL BE OUR CONGRESS-
MAN?
To the Editor of the Independent.

To the Editor Of the Independent:
DEAR SIR:-I have been a weekly
reader of the Independent for the past
twenty-five years, and during that time
have somewhat carefully watched the
course of our public men, and | read
with some care your timely article of
two weeks ago in reference to cur next
Congressman. The reasons then given
by you why Hon. Charles G. Williams
should be re-nominated were given
with clearness and cogency, andshOuld
be carefully weighed by every Hepubli-
can electOr. / have carefully Watched
Mr.. Williams public. career ever since
he entered our State Legislature, and
think your readers will agree With me
that he has been on the right tide of
nearly every public question. Being
man of conscientious convictions, his
course is governed by the fundamental
principles of justice and equity Few
public men have had as brilliant a
public career as has Mr.. Williams.
The readers of the Independent re-
member his manly and straightfor-
ward course in Congress on the great
Civil Rights Bill; his eloquent cham
pionship of the International Exposi-
ton bill which largely tended 10 pro-
mote the interests of American COM
MERGE, and his manly course inrefer-
ence to the Electoral count. MI. Will
liams' speech against transferring the
Indian Bureau to the War Department
was one of the ablest speeches made in
Congress upon that important subject.
MI. WIS numerous speeches in favor
of protecting the rights of Southern
electors at the polls have ever hid the
true patriotic ring in them. His posi-.
ton in favor of using the arrivals a
last resort, if necessary, to put down
KuKluxism, when he had the manly
courage to stand up with only fourteen
others against the entire House in IA
vor Of protecting the rights of Southern
royalists at all hazards, and when the
fifteen by their steadfast adherence to
their convictions and their able presen-
tati0n of their views, brought majori-
ty of the House over to their position,
will be remembered with pride by every
Republican electOr in this district.
Mr.. Williams ably served on the COM
mittee on Foreign Affairs for six years
and was then promoted to the Jullci-
airy Committee, and at the commence
ment of the present session Of Congress
was made chairman of the important
committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr..
Williams has been invited to deliver
the Grafton at the decoration of SOL
diers' graves at Gettysburg and Airing
ton Heights cemeteries, and the present
year was invited to deliver the Decora-
ton Grafton at Antietam battle ground,
these cemeteries all being points where
only orators of national reputation are
invited to deliver the grafton. He has
been invited to address the law stu
dents of Howard University. He was
two years ago invited to accompany
Gen. Garfield on his famous visit to
New York, and to address the thOus-
ands of people who assembled all along
the route to see President Garfield and
his party. Gen. Garfield invited Mr..
Williams to assist in the canvass in
Ohio. James G. Blaine and Gen. FRYE
have repeatedly invited Mr.. Williams
to assist in the political canvasses in
Maine. He has also been repeatedly
urged to address the people during the
canvasses in New York, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, and other States. These facts
show how our ablest statesmen in
other States regard Mr.. Williams as an
orator. It will be remembered by the
readers Of the Independent that at the
conclusion of Mr.. Williams able speech
upon the Japanese Indemnity bill dur
ing the present session, that the bill
passed the House unanimously. His
speeches upon the anti-Polygamy bill
and the Chinese bill have received
very general commentator through
out the country. His able speeches
upon the condition of affairs in ireland.