Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-27
Our Candidate for Congress
HON j. W. BABCoCK


unanimously renominated by tue Re-
publican Convention at BarabCO, on
the 18th OF July. for Representative in
Congress tor the Third Congressional
District. is q native of Vermont, and
when a child was brought by his pa
rents TO the west, where he has since
resided He was elected to the Wis
consn Legislature in 1888, and again
ia 1890. He was elected TO the Fifty
third Congress over A. H.. krouskop
tDemOcrat). receiving 1896 votes,
against 16.419 for Mr.. Krouskop.
MIR. Babcock rad Lo sooner taken
his seat in Congress than his presence
and influence were felt and recognized
by the older Members, aud it wss but
a short time before his advice and
counsel were sought by those who had
for many years been leaders in public
life. Early in the session he introduced
bill regulating national banks, and
his argument before the Committee on
Banking and Currency attracted the
attention of the whole country from
the clear. concise and busiuess-like
tioanciai views it embodied, and Mr..
Babcock was heartily complimented on
both sides Of the House for his mastery
presentation of the matter. Had this
bill been enacted into law 5000, 600, 600
of a sound, stable currency would have
been Immediately added to the circula-
ting medium of the country by a plan
which had already received the approval
of the ablest financiers of the United
States, to whom it had been submitted.
Unfortunately, however, the Democrat
ic majority in the Committee, while
conceding the great merits of the bill.
and all that was claimed for its pro-
visions in Mr.. Babcock's argument,
were unwilling that a Republican
should haye the credit of placing so
excellent measure upon the statute
books
In recognition of bis clear judgment
in financial matters, Mr.. Babcock was
placed by Speaker Crisp upon the
Committee for the District Of Columbia,
and oil questions affecting the expenses
OF the District have been in large
measure submitted to him. The sub
ject OF the S7,00O,O00 bond bin for
sewerage and other District improve.
meuts, coming before this committee,
was referred by Chairman Heard
DEMOCRACY to Mr.. Babcock and two
others as committee. We
mention these matters to show the
confidence felt in our Member of Con-
gress by his Democratic associates.
Probably no Memter of the 53rd
Congress has devoted SO much of his
time and attention to looking after the
claims for pension of the residtnts OF
his district as MIR. Babcock, and GER
tainly no Member has secured the
allowance of greater number. This
has required an immense amount Oh
work and in addition to his personal eff
forts which have been given in this d.
rection be has kept employed private
secretary and stenographer in looking
after the interests of his constituents.
He is a man of immense energy and
great capacity for work, and his ex-
ertions in behalf OF the people of his
district hare been persistent and I'M
firing.
Upon the organization of the Ma
tional Republican Congressional
Committee, Mr.. Babcock was selected
as Vice Chairman. and upon the re-
irement of Chairman Caldwell, was
unanin ously selected as Chairman Of
the Committee. an honor never before
accorded to new Member. His duties
in this position have necessarily en-
tailed vast amount of work, and
nearly all of his time at present. is
devoted to the effort 10 secure a Repub.
lican majority in the next House of
Represep tatives, the prospects of which
are certainly very encouraging. Mr..
Babcock will be able to devote but q
very few days to the campaign in his
district, on account of his larger work
with the Congressional Committee, and
the details of his campaign in this dis
ttict will necessarily have to be en-
trusted TO his friends. II should be a
matter of pride with every Republican
in the district to see that his interests
are not neglected while he is perform
ing service of the greatest moment to
the Republican party throughout the
nation
MIR. Babcock's record on all public
questions in Congress is unaSsaIlable,
and no Democratic paper has had the
temeritv 10 criticise his course at the
National Capitol.