The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-01
CONGRESSMAN FOR THE 9Th
DISTRICT.

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week, August 9TH, the Republicans
of this city will meet in caucus TO
elect the delegates to the county
convention which is to elect delegates
to the Republican Congressional
District convention to be held at
East Saginaw, August 10Th to desig.
nate the man who is to represent us
in the 49th Congress, for it is as GER
tain ss fate, that the man there named
will be elected. Hence it is of the
utmost importance that the man
named, shall be representative of
the productive interest of the Dis
trict, which are scarcely second in
importance to those of any other Of
the districts in the State. For the
past five years the interests of the
people have been intrusted to Hon. r.
G.. Horr. Have they been we'll cared
for? Has he done his whole duty as
a Representative in promoting, so
far as in him lies, the industrial and
laboring interest of the district? To
these questions we think that there
can be but one answer, and that,
most emphatically IN the affirmative.
That in defence of the tariff, the
great promoter of the prosperity of
both labor and capital combined, he
has been as firm as the mountains of
his native State. We do not note sim
gle vote of his, in either session, that
was not just what his constituents
expected of him as their Representa-.
tive, and if any man in his legislative
action, who Michigan has ever sent
to the National House of Representa-
tives deserved the applaudit swell done
good and faithful servant" that man
is Roswell G.. Horn.
TO US it matters little that in the az
pointment of postmaster, at some
"cross. roads" he has not done what
the people expected of him. That is
matter of little importance any way.
The Office of postmaster, under the
present political policy Of all parties
in this country, is to be given by the
Representatives to whom he will, the
only condition being that they must be
in harmony with the party in power,
always presuming that as matter of
personal interest, he will select men
who are not personally obnoxious to
a majority of the party friends in a
given locality. That this is not de-
sirable responsibility or the part of
the Congressman we fully believe.
But We must take things as we find
them, and do the best that may be
done under the circumstances, and
when questions Of secondary impor-
lance are settled let that determine
the matter, hence we do not see in
these appointments any reason for
opposing or favoring the election of
any man as Representative in Con-
gress. The legislative questions, and
his ability to serve the people on
these, are of so much more Importance
in the career of Congressman as to
leave the others as trash by the way.
side.
To us, in this matter, the question
seems 10 be, who is the man that
probably can, in the next Congress,
by his ability, integrity, and personal
influence secure for the people of the
9th district such legislations as will
do most to promote the general pros
perity of the laboring clas ses. Just
that and nothing more. Before that,
all other questions sink into insignifi-
canoe. That Mr.. Horr is that man
we have not the least doubt, and
hence believe that the Republicans
of the 9th district, should without
hesitation place him again in riomi-
nation, with a full determination to
give him such vote as will convince
the world, that despite all other con-
siderations the Republicans of the
9th district of Michigan, propose to
be represented in Congress by the
man who can, who does, who will by
his every vote, by his eloquence, BY
his mastery activity, secure for us
the perpetuation Of those laws which
for twenty years prior to 1883, did so
much to make the people of these