The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-08-26

Southern Kansas, / think. The road
from Emporia to Patty's mill is not i'm
passable. c. r. r.
MIR. CLARKE'S SUCCESSOR.
MEssRs. EDITORS On the Sth of next
month the people of this State, through
their delegates, meet in Topeka to nom-
mate State officers and candidate for
Congress. The most exciting question
and which agitates the people most is
who shall succeed Hon. Sidney Clarke
as Congressional Representative.
This is an important question, and in
my opinion the success of the Republi-
can party in this State as far as that
nomination is concerned depends upon
the the judicious action of that conven-
ton. If this is true, Messrs. Editors,
and the signs of the times certainly in
dictate it, ought not the people be very
careful in their selection of delegates
No man should be delegated to that
convention who goes there determined
to nominate this or that man to Con-
gress no delegates should be sent but
such as will weigh the character and
qualifications of the man they may Sc
lect, who will vote for him, not'as re-
ward for Office bestowed or promised,
but because they know he is honest and
incorrupuble and will represent the
people of the whole State, and not a
small clique of holders and expectants
IF oR6na tt &c UolI I<roxuO that q 10 PRO
portion of the thinking part of the Re-
publican party are dissatisfied with a
good many of the acts of the last Con-
gress. It contained too many men
whose acts and votes were governed
with a single eye to their return to
Washington. Craftsmanship by such
was ignored, political chicanery was the
rule that governed all their actions.
Was the Representative from Kansas an
exception to this charge, or does the
shoe also fit him? Let us see. If am
not greatly mistaken the last Legislature
of this State by vote of her Republic
can members declared q want of conf
dence in his integrity, and called upon
him to resign. The majority of the Re-
publican press of the State are arrayed
in opposition to his return. Charges of
dishonesty and incompetency are ex-
pressed and believed in by large por-
ton of the people. Whether these
charges are true or false it is not my
province to investigate. Sufficient for
me is it that the people believe it; and
when the welfare of the country is at
stake, our candidate should not only be
true, but mast be above distrust and
suspicion.
Mr.. Clarke is to me an entire stran-
ger. I have never seen or had commu-
nication with him directly or indirectly.
feeling against him !; my only motive is
a sincere desire for the nomination of a
good and true Republican who can
with certainty be elected. 1 do not
believe Mr.. Clarke can be. I am conf
dent he cannot. The time has gone by
when any man simply by having the
regular nomination can be elected. Wit
ness the recent disastrous result in
North Carolina. Less than two years
ago that State gave less than 1900 ma
jority for Gen. Grant, and elected SOL
i'd delegation to Congress. A majority
of those Representatives were found
incompetent or dishonest /; still, in def
ance of the protest of tho people, the
same members or others equally incom-
petent were nominated. And what is
tho racuIf9 nieocfrouS in tho avtrauna &.
$4,000 Democratic majority, five out of
the seven members of Congress, and
nearly or quite two-thirds majority of
the Legislature of the same political
complexion. Here is a lesson which
we should lay at heart. Do not let US
to crafty the pride or vanity of any
one run the same risk. If Mr.. Clarke
is renominated another candidate will,
in all human probability, be in the field
against him, and in the present luke
warmness and apathy of the Republican
party. it would be disastrous, and inevi-
bly, result in the election of Democrat,
and from this "good Lord deliver u.s."
Forewarned is forearmed. We have no
lack of good men of intelligence and
business experience; then why should
Mr.. Clarke be so persistently urged by
the few who support him? He has no
claims upon the party. Modesty, to
say the least, should make him retire
from the list. He has already served
three terms, and has made no very dis
tinguished mark in craftsmanship that
eh0u1d nor ovoaI1anoa anf;fIa h;S,, 70 a
denomination. Why, Messrs. Editors,
there is hardly hamlet in Kansas but
what has his peer. In our own infant
city 1 could name dozen who are be-
ieved to be his superior in all that goes
to make up man. If the balance of
I could present to that convention such
names as (pardon me Mr.. Senior Editor,
and do not let me shock your modesty),
Hon. Jacob Stotler, Speaker of the last
House, a man well and fayorably known
all over Kansas, and a name that the
breath of calumny has never furnished.
Major E. P. Bancroft, one of our earliest
pioneers, gentleman of culture and
refinement, of large experience in the
wants of the State, and who would
make most excellent representative.
Col. j. NJ. Steele, a most affable and
agreeable gentleman, and every way
qualified for the duties appertaining to
that position. Col. P. B. Plumb, gen.
tleman noted for his legal ability, ex-
tensive business experience, and of nn-
daunted integrity. I could name a
number still, prominent among whom
would be Ex-Governor Crawford,
Mayor Cross and Prof Kellogg, any of
whom would confer credit upon the
State that we might he proud of.