The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-12-11
Who VIII Succeed Him.

NOW lnat we have had 10 DOW 10
the inevitable, and commit to the
grave our Congressman and friend, the
Hon. VIM. t. Price, the question of
who will be his successor, confronts Us.
1t is sad to bury our dead at any and
all times, but while we mourn for the
departed we may not forget nor yet
neglect the living, therefore it is not
improper, nor sign of thoughtless in
difference, i'll cases of this kind, to dry
our tears and turn our backs upon the
grave to manfully face the living facts
and responsibilities before us.
The national Congress Is now in SEES
sion, and the 9Th Congressional district
of Wisconsin is without representation
therein, and it is necessary that tins
large tract of territory should be rep
resented rs soon as may be. Wiscon-
sins most important seaboard lies in
this district, and it is an all important
matter that this interest should be
carefully guarded fostered, and deyel-
oped, and the member of Congress
who represents this district should be
in full sympathy with this develop
ment The lake counties of Northwest
Wisconsin have never had any repre-
sentati"n in Congress. although their
/ interests are so great. OF course it
J has only been few years since this
/ part of the State began to assume i'm
/ portant proportions, so that we have
always been looked upon as of mot
much account any way" but the giant
strides forward which we have made
I i'll the past four or five years haye lift
ed us out of the valley obscurity, and
set us upon a high hill from whose
sumit we are seen and admired by all,
4 from the Atlantic to the Paciiic-from
! Her Majesty's boundary line to the
everglades Of Florida. Yesterday, as
it were, we numbered but three or four
hundred people in Superior, and to-
day we haye FIVE thousand population.
Two years ago we reported the arrival
Of but half dozen vessels at our
docks, while this year some two humid
red arrivals will be reported, bringing
to our shores tons of merchandise
to pounds in former reports. Where
two years ago only the ghost-like pine
stumps stared you in the face, now
stands one Of the finest grain elevators
in the world, while the ground is be-
ing staked out for more; the largest
coal dock on the lake; a fine union
depot owned jointly by FIVE powerful
railroad corporations, besides a long
list of substantial business houses and
residences.
We have no space to review all Of
the advances Superior and Douglas
county have made in the last two
years, but suffice it to say that in our
humble judgment Douglas county is
in the fullest sen c entitled to the next
CongresSm n from the Sth district.
Tie question which next presents its
clf is, "Who shall it be =? 4" We do
not want Il man of narrow and con-
tracted views or weak intellect. but a
man Of learning, OF keen discernment,
and with views broad enough to cover
the whole district ana State when
necessary, and with sufficient knowl-
edge Of the district as will enable him
to legislate judiciously for all locali-
ties with impartiality and justice We
have in our mind just such man.
We have not asked his consent to the
publication of this article, and we do
not know that he would accept the
honor if rendered him, but we think
he would, as he could hardly refuse to
acceed to the wishes of people who
haYe already conferred honors upon
him. The candidate which the TINES
now proposes is iii every way worthy
of, and fitted for the honor, and would
come as near filing the place made
vacant by the death of Mr.. Price, as
any man we know of. We nominate
Judge Scion II. CLoUGH, Of Superior,