The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-10-04
THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN.

THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN.
The Huntingburg News last week
says Congressman Zenor's visit to
this county has started the pot in
the Congressional race to simmer
ing" and then Mr.. Pickhardt ad-
yocates thu nomination for four. b
term for Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
ing he knows Dubois county Dem
ocrat is an aspirant for that nomi-
nation. The News editor a few
years ago was an ardent stickler for
"county pride and local rights"
when another district nomination
was in the balance, and, as he says,
was also in favor OF rotation in office.
Some Democrats are so unchari-
table as to wonder whether Mr..
Pickhardt's change OF heart on both
policies is a genuine conversion, or
whether it comes from the circum-
stance that the aspirant this year is
a jasper citizen, and Mr.. P.'s
known antipathy to most Jasper
people or interests-political, Of a
business character, or socially. But,
Of course, that has nothing to do
with the merits Of either Mr.. Cox
or Mr.. Zenor, as aspirants for con-
gress, or any other person, unless
Mr.. p. has aspirations to come in
as dark horse in tie race himself
Nearly all observers have noticed
that congressman who have been in
that position a number OF terms,
are, if they have shown an aptitude
to lead on any public question,
more efficient than new members,
but he would be considered rather
an incompetent member, and moi
well calculated to lead, if he failed
to get good understanding of the
rules governing that body during
the two years of his first term; and
in fact Tom Reed mastered them in
one year Of his first term, as have
many others, and taken leading
part during the second year Of their
first terms.
The Sd district, by reason Of it
large Democratic majority, and it
varied industrial enterprises, and it
long border on navigable, or wha
should be made navigable streams
is entitled to q man in congress who
is able to aid the public interests il
other ways than merely looking at
ter pensions, or other routine work
which any 4th grade attorney Cal
attend to as we'll. OF the min
counties composing the district
five, with Go hundredths Of tn
voting population, border on th
Ohio river, and Dubois county boz
ders on White river, which shoul'
also be made navigable as far a
Haysville, and could be at les
cost than it has taken to make Gree
river navigable. Add Dubois vot
to the others, and it makes owe
three-fourths of the voters intereste
in a good river and harbor bill
Has our present congressman don
any leading to secure an appropris
ton to improve these rivers?
SO, let ii be pointed out. II is cas-
enough to get clerk in one Of th
Departments to write up q lot {
statistics, which very few read whe
the congressman embraces th
clerks work in a speech, but it lie
different matter to 30 thoroughly il
form himself that he can secure q
influence with a committee whic
reports any bill for an act. 1t need
not only a judicial turn Of mine
which will be readily conceded I
Judge Zenor, but other qualitie
which make friends and advocate
of meritorious measures whic
members are able, by their geners
conduct, to get q chance to explai
to Others, and show their probabl
benefits. Give the district q frs,
class man, like M. G. Kerr was i
his life, and the people Of the di.
trict will reap the benefits Of his pc
sition.
The COURIER believes Mr.. Co
would honor the position, and ths
Dubois county will present Z soil
front Tor him when the time come