Political Talk

Kiíitor Register: - I atn asked why '"f" g a republican, I decline to vote for E. 1'. Alien for congrees. Tiie followingare a few of the reasons which inñuenceme,and whch,itseem8 to me, are sufficieiit to cause any república who desires the best interest of his party, to decline to vote for him. 1. Mr. Allen is asking for a thiid term, and I do not believe in third terms. Unless a man has proved himself of coinmanding importance, it is better that he shonld retire, or be retired, at the end of the second term and make room for younger, and posaibly better, men. During the four years he has held a seat in congress, what has he said or done, that anyone of the thousands republicana, who voted for him, could not have done equally well, and many of tliem better, except possibly to teil the wheelbarrow story and shout order! "Gentlemen, Order! 13 it not better if snth men are to be kept in congress for life that the democrats send tbem there? The republican party should send men to congress whose political training was not had in that school of politics that masters the art of manipulatingprimaries and forcing nominations agahiht the will of the people, but in that broader, nob'.er tchool that teaches the fitness for ludcompetency to discharge the I ;ies of tb e office. 2. In the administration of the .affairs of the district he has weakenedthe party by an attempt to belittle and drive into obscurity its prominent men, while he grows red in the face in the hopeless struggle to make great men oui of nature's remnants. He has mo'eü üissension and feeling among tlits active working members of the pari y, and imbittered thein against each Otliwr, by engendering and prolonging u.-.cssstrngglesforappointments, holding out falte hopes &nd making false pruinises, thereby dividing the party luto factions and cabala. ■i. He retains demócrata in office in orde r to secure to himself democratie rotea at the expense of the balance of the ticket, while the republicans-who bure the burden of the campaign are iniulted by the remark, " there wasn't otli -os enough to go around." 4. He has ignored the claims of the parly and appointed men to important ofiices, wliose politics is a subject of guess with their intímate acquaintances, and openly boa3t that they are under no obligatioQ to the republican party for their appointment. 5. He has abusad the (rnst imposed in liim by appointing to office men whosecompeteney for the place is found alone in the fact that they wear Allen's collar. (i. He has insulted the men who save i us a country by answering their petitions with the fling "the old soldifcrs can't have everything." 7. In the canyass he has always proved false to his party and disloyal ;o the rest of the ticket. And when the votes are counted this fall, tliis election w i 1 1 not be found an exception. 8. He has attempted to perpetúate ïimself in office, by packing caucuses and conventions, and forcing his nomnation pon the party, and bases his ïopes of election upon the ability of ïis appointees to whip into line the ïonest intelligent voters of the party. Repüblican. [Tlie uso of The Eegistek columns ïext week has been granted to'Mr. Alen or any of his friends to make full eply toeach and all of the above items. Ve expect au interesting answer will )e offered and should, in the interest of air play and for the good of Jhe party, e glad to have every one who reads liis re?d the reply to it. Efl.]