The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-08-13

pears to be among the issues. There
is really no principle involved in this /;
it is mere matter of courtesy, as to
whether the location of the members
shall alternate and give all parts of
the district, as far as practicable, a
chance for Congressional honor s. There
may be times when public sentiment
is so pressing for change of location of
candidate when it is good policy to
respect it. Racine county claims the
next candidate, en- the ground that
the county has not had congressional
representative since Judge Doolittle
was the mem Der. Kenosha county,
in point of time, might put in claim
two years older than that. but we do
not learn that there is any disposition
in this county to present candidate,
Racine county offers III. A. Cooper as a
candidate for congress. Mr.. Cooper is
a young man of acknowledged talent.
of blameless character, and is we'll
spoken of by all who know him. Wal
worth county, through the leading Re-
publican journals of the county, pre-
sents 7. ID. Weeks, of Whitewater, for
the Office. Mr.. Weeks is veteran in
the Republican ranks and a man well
qualified for the position. Hon. J.. B.
Caswell, the present member, is pro-
posed for reelection. Mr.. Caswell has
held the Office a number Of terms. His
record is before the people and he is
entitled to fair treatment. Attempts
to disparage his services in Congress,
to help other candidates, are unfair;
there is not wanting abundant evidence
that Mr.. Caswell, during his terms of
service, had the respect and confidence
of the members of the House, and was
regarded safe legislator. 1t is now
urged he is not an orator and brilliant
speaker. This may be true, but it is adj
mitted he speaks intel ligently, if not
with the flourish of rhetoric. But the
only charge against Mr.. Caswell. which
is entitled to any consideration. is, that
at the convention in 1884, which nomi-
mated him, he promised not to be in
the field again, if permitted to serve
another term; and that he desired the
election as vindication." That Mr..
Caswell made such promise is affirmed
by those opposed to his nomination,
and Indignantly denied by his friends.
It is question of veracity, on which
we will not presume to decide; but
there are probabilities of which Mr.
FCaswell should have the benefit. He
asked the nomination, it is said, as a
vindication." A vindicatiOn of what :?
The legislature, in redistricting the.
Congressional districts. had set Jeffer
son county off; in which Mr.. Cas-
we'll is a resident, to the first dis
trict. For this act of the legislature
Mr.. Caswell was not responsible and
needed no vindication. The redistrict-
ing was general tn roughout the state,
and Mr.. Caswell is deserving of neither
blame nor credit in the premises. I'm
less Mr.. Caswell admits he made the
alleged promise, not to be a candidate
again, people who know him best in
cline to the opinion that he must have
been misapprehend ed in what he did
say. This opinion is based on the fact
that he has reputation for tru tn and
honesty. We have said this much on
the question of congressional candi-
dates, because it is desirable that all
should be treated with fairness, and
that nothing should be said to the pre-
Ijudice of either candidate, and above all
is it DESTROYS that such condition of
affairs as existed in 1882 should not be
repeated in 1886.