The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-04-30
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Carney and his friends were running poll
tics in this State with high hand. They
were what is known as the 7'ins." Little
did they think then that before the second
month of spring had rolled By they would
be the "outs'' The State Convention last
week finished their course. Never was
party which boosted of so much power and
influence and so much money, "snowed un-
der" by an indignant people in SO short a
time. The great object Of the Senatorial
election last winter was to. kill off or rebuks
Lane. And yet that very thing has done
more to strengthen Lane than anything that
ever took place in this State. We say this
as one one who has always desired and
worked for that gentleman's overthrow, po-
litically. The leaders in the Carney move
meut committed great political blunder,
and they now see it and aoknowled ge It,
With all their bombast few weeks ago,
they are now truly sorry, and wish the thing
had never happened. For day their pros
poets were bright; they were de6ant-saucy.
They ran the Legislature Exclusively for their
own clique. Nothing could be passed
through that body unless endorsed by their
principal shysters and bottle-holders But
alas they are not. Well. they richly de-
served their fate, and they must blame no.
body but themselves. The infatuated lead
ers in the Carney election did the work
They could not possibly have done better
service for Lane. Many that had worked
always with the anti Lane party, hard and
honestly, advised against them and warned
them, but in vain. Their grasping after the
political power of the State OVERRIDE their
Judgment, and they now find themselves fiat
upon their backs. Thousands of people in
the State heartily endorsed Mr.. Carney as
Governor, and. desired to see him succeed
Lane, and there is little doubt, in our mind,
but that he would have done So, had he
waited until the proper time for The election
of SenaLor-o5 rather, had his over-anx-
ious friends waited, because we never be-
lieved Mr.. Carney advised that the election
be pushed at the last session. But they
chose to sWindle the people out of their part
of the Senatorial election, and now they can
have, Che pleasure Of seeing the people play
their part. Aud, as the last Convention
clearly indicates, they are playing it pretty
strong. An immense amount of money has
been spent by the fraudites to make the
thing go. That Convention was, almost
unanimously against the fraud. Not a cent
of money was. used, and no one bad the
promise of Office. There was very little
contest made. No interference from Lane
TWAS just the people-coming up quietly, and
unanimously rebuking a great wrong.
That's what it is, and the mercenary and
besottsd Leayenworth Times can howl cot
fee holders" and. Government officials"
until doomeday, and it will never make any
sensible man believe anything else.
We hope this will be warning to men
who contemplate committing great wrongs
in the future, 1t viii and ought to damn
any man .or set. of men. Kansas has had
en- ough of these attempts to cheat her PEG
pie out of their rights. The people are sick
of them. s. And in the future VIXEN any man
contemplates such a thing. only let him.
turn back and think of "Lecompton," and
..Miauec5.,ss;" and the, "SenatOriel Fnud, =
and then let him beware
We come now to the4sst actDof the Sen
Atorfsl farcs-the resignation, as it ie called,
of Governor Carney. Il is the weakest
thing in the whole programme and will not
affect vote one way or the other. We
give it, that our readers may all see it:
ToPEkA, April 90, 1864.
Gentlemen or lie COnveati2n:
Yours is the first Convention heio since
Jhe adjournment of the last LSgislalG 'e' an
Q enhrana the nnnortnnitv to ad0EesS yV~:
and through you, the people. u
was, as you are aware, elected United
States Senator by that Legislature.
Since then, that election has entered, or
bean forced into every political conflict.
IL there be one merit which may claim,
1t is that Of earnestly aud industTiously
guarding tho rights and interests of the
State, asA viii not endanger or sacrifice
either By causing or continuing in IT mere
personal issue.
1 feel it to be my duty. therefore. to re
sign, as l now do, all claims to the office OF
United States Senator into The Lands of the
people. fHos' CARNEY
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