A Popular Candidate.

Wlien a man is elected to congress, md tukes his seat in the house of rcpresentative9, he must llave money or brains, or remain a nonentity, never to be heard from. If he depends on money for fa me and popularity, he may secure the latter but in the minds of the people he Is not looked p to as a representative of-which his constituents shotild be proud. Our democratie friends teil us that Hon. E. P. Allen is a poorcandidate. Ot course republicans do not depend on the judgtnentof their political opponents in 8uch matters, tbr previous to conventions the latter always decry the candidale whom they most fear. But in one sense of the word they were right when they said Capt. Allen was a poor candidate, because measured in the scale of dollars and cents he is, as he was before hig iïrst election, a poor man. But he needs not wealth to win a name, as is proven by his record in congres?' wliere, for a member of but two terins service he stands high in the connclls, and where, when his voice fs heard, his colleagues and the couiitr}1 at large'say, "well done!1' His work on the Hoor is' not for glory, for he never i-ises to his feet unless he has au object to accomplish, and his sledge-hainraer blows for good government, justice to all, and the interests of his couatituents are never without eflect. Having therefore won a position in the House of which any man inlght be proud, and whicli would be appreciated by any constituency, it is for th best interests of the second congressional district of Michigan that he be leturned. Captain Allen neecis no introduction to our readers. Three times has he made the cniivass for the positlon he now holds, and though defeated the flrst time, he was elected the second, and a tliird time by a largely increased majority. Kepresenting as he does a district whicli contains the Michigan University, and vulneres wliere prosperous schools aud churches are evidences of education ar.d inorality, and whose business rcputation is wide-spread, the congressman sent to Washington lias' inuch depending on his ability. Looking over tliu broad and l'ertile llelda, the excellent farm Improvements, and the refined and intelligent farmers of the four counties embraced in the second district, and one can in a measure realize the pnramount responsibilily with which ts congressman is intrusted. Wliile Capt. Allen has ia congress looked atter his city and village couscituency, lie has especially given lieed to the needs of the farmers, und has been itrenutus in demanding legislalion in their belialf. He bas always beeu a farmer'g candidate, and in formar cainpaigns lias reeeived tneir most liearty Bupport. Today the farmera are more than ever Allen men, and wül see to it that they work for their own interests in re-electiug hiiii. A unanimous nomination by acclauiatlon is an endorsement of whicli any man may be proud. It nicans that every delégate present was elected by his tuvvnship to go to the coiiventiou and by his vote declare tbat tho republieans of that township wanted to vote for Allen at the coming election. It means tbal they are satIs-lied with his work in congress, 'and want more of the same sort. It inééns that the republicana of the tour counties will work as a unit to eend back the man who never swerves from duty, who heeds the wishes of the poor as well as the rich, who devotes his every energy to the honest fullillment of the trust comniitted to higcare; and haring bad two term'a experii'uce, his services wilt be far more elt'cctive than would be .potsible for any new man. The congresstnnal campaign is opi ned, ind ii pubiiPans have reaiou 10 Congratúlate ttieuiselven on havlog a candidate agalnst wbom no disrepiitable chnrijes can De mude; who has giue tlirough three ciimpalgns with charactur unsullied, and who to-uay comej bef ore us with as good a record, or betler, than was ever accorded any congressman trom the fsecond district.