The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-04-20
a Good Choice.

IL is an indirect compliment TO Il
town when one of its citizens gains
complimentary mention in the sur
rounding papers, and several times of
late we have noted such mention of our
farmer. citizen, Hon. j. j. Woodman,
whom every one knows to be thoroughly
worthy of public approval.
Now that Mr.. WOodman has finally
consented to have his name come before
the public as II candidate for Congress
from the Fourth District, we find, as we
expected, hearty satisfaction mani
tested by the Press of Van Buren, Coun-
ty, and several of our exchanges last
week devoted considerable space to a
review of the qualities that fit him for
the position.
The following article from the Hart
ford Day Spring is SO complete that we
gladly give space for its insertion and
warmly endorse its every statement
The new Fourth Congressional Dis
trict is formed of the counties of Barry,
Allegan, Van Buren,, Berrien, Cass, and
st. Joseph. 1t has population of $50,
600. 1t is emphatically district of
farmers. 1t contains no town of over
5000 inhabitants and 80 per cent. of its
population live in the country, or in
Z.
It's most fitting representative then
would be a farmer, a man who not only
owns farm, but lives on it, and by
practical, everyday experience knows
the needs and wants of farmers life.
But he should be more than this. He
should be man of affairs, acquainted
with public life and conscious of the
greatness of the nation amorg whose
n1 a SIt N oh hnx a,
mind broad enough to take i'm the needs
and rights of all classes, and liberal
enough to legislate for the general
good.
There are few such men in this or
any other Congressional district, but
Van Buren, county has such man, and
it would delight to honor him and itself
by making him the first Congressman
from the new Fourth. This man is
Hon. j j. Woodman of Paw Paw. He
now lives and has lived for generation
on the farm from which his own labor
and management have wrought him a
competence. He is therefore farmer
of the most practical kind. But he is
also "A man of large understanding OF
public affairs. For six successive terms
from '6l to ~ he was member of the
State Legislature, and for the last two
terms was speaker of.the house. Those
were days when state affairs were more
closely allied to national affairs than
they are to-day, and the experience OF
that twelve years will be worth much
both To him and his constituents. in the
Halls of Congress. He served as u. s
Commissioners to the Worlds Fair al
Paris in 1867, and has been master OF
the State and National Oranges, and
has through all these years kept up his
interest in political and public life
His acquaintance throughout the dis
trict is large and will be strong ele
ment in his favor. AS speaker he il
clear, candid, and convincing, and hi,
personal canvass of the district as the
Republican candidate for Congressiona
honors will be worth many votes to tn,
entire ticket.
Van Buren, county is unanimous fol-
him and, while conceding the equa
rights of every other county to presen
the claim of "favorite son, Twill main
tain that no more able, or available, Of
more thoroughly representative candi
date is to be found than Hon. j. j
Woodman of Paw Paw