The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-05-22
WHAT THE REPUBLICAE PARTY
OWES TO kansas.

The Republican party Aas been in
practical and uudisputed rolitical con-
troll OF the State of kansas ever since
the organization of the cot1monw ealth.
1t promises TO retain supremacy for
years to come. Under tlsese circum-
stances the party owes ceftain duties to
the state, hich it cannot too scrupu-
lousy fulfill. Among thee duties it is
bound to furnish the STATE with able,
efficient and upright Officers in all the
departments of the government. "A
great share of the talent, moral worth
and true ability of Kansas IS to be found
among the Republicans md we say
this with no design of disparaging our
opponents, among whom arc many
worthy and capable mon. A party
which can at will choose me officers of
state, has no excuse for selecting other
than its best and ablest men. If it fails
to do SO it becomes direlict to respon-
sible trust which the people have placed
i'll its hands. We would not detract
from the force OF our remarks by any
personal illusions we speak purposely
only III the most general terms and we
| therefore appeal to every Republican,
whether ill this respect the party has
done its full duty to the people? We
concede that it has given them many
good officers but would any man be
willing that the intellectual ability. the
practical business talent and the moral
worth of the people of Kansas should
be Judged by the men whom the Re-
publican party has put in official posi-
ton during the last ten years!
Take our members OF the Legislature.
year after year, and are they a lair sam
pie even OF the average intelligence or
The people, mucll less Of the choice ma
teriai Oh the Republican party! We
have some able lawyers, men who have
made the profession their study, and
who excel both i'll its knowledge and
its practice-how many OF them do we
finu Oh the bench! In our state offices,
have we, as rule, laid the talent oil the
state ana The party under contribution,
or have we had u dead-leyel reign OF
medlocrity-not to say, III some cases,
OF actual inbeciIity! There are ex-
ceptions, We are glad TO admit, but they
are SO notoriOusIy exceptions that they
prove the rule.
These facts are a fruitful theme OF
complaint among the people, and are
doing much TO break down the power
and prestige OF the party i'll the state.
| Public attention should be turned to
them, and public sentiment arrayed
against them. n new state, with its
laws and customs TO be settled, its poii-
~ AAGu, IT'S IcSOuICGS
the foundations OF its luture growth
and greatness TO be laid, has need OF
the services OF its wlsest and best men
and the party which, with the 1ull pow
Ell to give it such men, still refuses to
do so, not only must inevitably lose the
public confidence. but infiicls IL great
and irreparable injury upon the COM
mOnwealth.
The republican party is fully respon-
sible TO the people tar the sl,ae:aet&ss +
our legislation. Every law upon our
statute books was placed there by Re
publiGans. Our whole state policy has
been directed by them. Our financial
affairs have been under their sole con-
troi. Ii i'll all respects these things are
not what they ought TO be, the party
must bear the blame. 1t cannot escape
behind its obscure and irresponsible
agents. 1t has the power TO give the
state good legislation, Il good financial
system, and All able and upright man.
! aSement OF all state affairs. 1t would
be wise to do SO from the most ordina-
ry motives Of party prudence it ought
to do so from the impulse of devotion
to the good of the people and the
growth aud greatness OF our young
state.
The Republican party owes it to it
self, to the glorious history OF Kansas,
and TO the welfare of the people, TO turn
over new Leaf. A higher standard OF
| intellectual ability, of practical efficiem-
cy, and of moral integrity III official
| lie, should be erected. Parties are
nothing unless they do their duty to-
ward the people; and party suprem-
acy cannot long be maintained i'll
the lace either Oh treachery to princi-
pie or OF intidelity TO the practical in
t-rests OF tie statc.-Lawrence Aepu5-
! iicdH.