The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-07-15
Republican District Conventio n.

Republican District Convention.
We publish to-day the call for the
Republican Congressional Convention
for the Eighth district, Of which Doug
las county forms a part, which is to be
held at Eau Claire, Oh Wednesday,
August ID, prox., for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Congress,
TO be voted for next fall.
We do not know what has been the
political position occupied by the
TINES in the past, or whether it took
any decided position on political
issues, but the present editor rather
leans toward Republicanism, and not
being under orders in this regard, the
TIMES may as well be put down as
Republican paper-but not an organ
while under our administration.
But we will lay aside our personal po-
litical theories III the case before Us,
rs we now ask all others to do, and
look at the situation from a different
standpoint. In the first place this
district i 50 strongly Republican that
our Democratic friends can have no
hope Of electing a representative at
this time, and therefore this Republi-
can convention is the one in which we
are all, irrespective Of party, deeply
interested. We want a man in the
next Congress whose interests are not
50 bound up in one particular locality
that he will not be able to do anything
for any other portion Of his district
We want there man of ability and
Of commanding presence who may
thus be the better able to secure for
his district a legitimate share Of the
congressional crumbs thrown upon the
public waters. We want q man in
Washington during the next two
years who can understand and appre-
ciate the Importance Of Superior as
the rising commercial city not only Of
his district but of his State, and will
not be afraid to advocate her rights
before the National Congress, and Sc
cure to her that recognition there
which she deserves, and obtain for her
that financial assistance she needs.
Through the persistent efforts Of her
enemies the average congressman has
been led to believe that Superior is a
place only in name, located on the
banks Of some Wisconsin mud-puddle,
and heretofore the few dollars which
have been appropriated to her benefit
by the general government, have been
grudgingly doled out, more to allay
her opportunities than aught else, and
she, child like, has been content, or ut
least pacitied with penny when she
ought TO have had at least a dollar,
while the dollars have been lavishly
spent on far less worthy objects 1t
is time this foolishness and child's play
was stopped, and if we would stop it
we must send the right man to Con-
gress as our representative-one who
can forcibly, logically and convinc-
ingly lay our needs and demands be-
fore the legislators of the country, and
disabuse their minds Of their mud
puddle theories, and when this Is once
done we will speedily receive our just
dues.
Who is the man to send? This is a
question we viii not presume to an
swer. We have been in the State but
4 few months, and are not well enough
acquainted with the public men of the
district to advise in the matter. We
leave the matter of deciding this ques-
ton to you who are better acquainted
with the available congressional tim
Der with which your woods abound;
only bear in mind one thing, it is not
always those who most want to go to
Congress that always make the best
congressman, and we hope no mistake
will lie made in this regard.
Among the candidates in the field
are Mr. Price, Mr.. Stevens and some
Others, while Judge Humphrey, of
Hudson, now a representative in Con
gress from one of the old districts, but
now resident of the new Eighth, has
no objection 70 congressional life and