The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-31
LErns HAVE LIGHT.


EDITORS DAILY NEws:-A really good City
Marshal Is far more difficult 20 lnd than good
Mayors, or good Couneilmen, or even good
Police Justices. Being elected by the people,
he is pretty much his own master. II he be
capable, faithful and determined 70 do his du-
ty, and is properly sustained by the Police
Justice and other officials, we will be sure of
an effective administration. But If he be in
capable or unreliable, it will be almost impos-
sIble to enforce the laws and ordinances.
Evidently the proper method Of sustaining
the laws which conduce 50 much to the fair
reputation and prosperity Of Emporia, is to
endorse the record OF those officers who have
Iaithiully carried those laws into effect, by
rendering them anti-license nominations. To
reject their well well proved claims in favor
Of new and untried men, is to strike damag
ing blow at the cause itself. This was the
public sentiment when the late anti-license
caucus met at the Court House, and as all al
lowed that Mr.. Randolph had made an excel
lent Marshal, his denomination was looked
upon a matter Of course Mr.. Cross was
not candidate, SO Mr.. Jay, who was fully
pledged TO the cause, was nominated for May
or; Mr.. CunnIngham's denomination for JUS
tice was made on the same ground, but Mt.
Randolph was unexpectedly defeated, and q
gentleman who has no special claims or quail
deations for the office put up the nominee
for Marshal.
1t was very soon aseertained that Mr.. RAN
dolph's defeat was largely due to the votes Of
the whisky men themselves, who had no right
to take any part in the proceedings, but who
were permitted to vote and telk as freely as
any, tho Judge Watson and others protested
strongly against such license. They were nu-
merous enough to hold the balance OF power,
and they virtually made the nomination for
Marshal. 1t also transpired that one OF the
seconders Of the motion TO nominate Mr.. Ran
dolph's opponent, was person who had
boasted before the convention that he and his
allies would go there and beat Randolph; be-
cause the latter had executed the law for sup
pressing houses OF ill-repute. This gang has
sworn 1t would defeat the election Of any off,
Ger who carried out that law, and its members
boast that they have made an example OF Mar
shall Randolph, as a warning to any other OFF,
Ger who dares TO do his duty faithfully and
well. For these and other good reasons many
Of the anti-license members Of that convention
promptly repudIated the fraud, and induced
Mr.. Randolph to become an independent can
didate. He is also supported by large num-
Der of other good citizens and genuine tenn
perance men, who are positively for the en-
forcement of the laws, and who spun with
proper contempt the flmsy appeal made to
stand by that ''regular'' nomination. The
temperance men who were misled into voting
against Mr.. Randolph in the convention, are
also getting their eyes open to the grave error
committed, and are leaving the bad company
they unhappily got into. 1t is very important
that the anti-lYcense vote be united upon
candidate, and every day makes it more evil
dent that to vote with the whisky interest is
not the safe way Of upholding temperance and
morality. We believe that Mr.. Randolph's
opponent would not have knowingly consent
ed to let his name be used for the purpose it
really was, and that upon learning all the facts
in the case he can gracefully withdraw for the
good of the cause he was thrust forward by
over-zealous friends and designing enemies to
represent.
At any rate, let US have no humbug. Mr..
Randoiph's record proves him to be a capable,
faithful, efficient Marshal. While some good
citizens have been led into opposing him, it is
ceItain that every whiskey seller, every Keep
er and patron Of disreputable houses, every
person who does not want the laws against
liquor selling and criminality enforced, is
against him. With Randolph as Marshal, the
laws will be executed without fear or favor,
so far as his part is concerned. A new man
is an uncertainty, and bogus nomination is
OF itself enough to condemn a candidate who
bases his claims upon it. We cannot afford to
swap horses while crossing the stream, and
Marshal Randolph is the officer who is fairly
entitled to our confidence and our votes.
MANY CITIZENS.