The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-20
DLITTcs IN GREENWOOD COUNTY.


POLITICS In GREENWOOD COUNTY.
EUREKA, KAN, Oct. 16, 1871.
EDIToR EsfPoRIA News Dear Sir:
Permit me, for the sake of truth and
right. to briefly notice. through the coli
umns of the News an article published
in that immaculate sheet called the
'tEmporia Ledger" in its issue of The
Tab inst, under date of Eureka, October
5, 1871. Tine many misrepresentation
presented with so much adroitness and
talent, while confined to tine columns
of g newspaper almost nhknown in the
locality the author evidently intended
it for, would have required nei-
Their comment nor notice. But when
the bastard, as it is, 10 brought back TO
the home of its reputed parentage 10 be
used by vile caiuminators to cripple q
good cause and stific truth, a little ven.
tilation Of its accumulated rottenness
seems to be at least admissible.
From the spirit perVading some of
the sentences one would suspect the
authorize be sore-headed corruption
list; but from the other strain it is
patent to all, if he is not, as the bat Ia
the fable, try ing to identify himself
with the party that may perchance be
in the assendency void of all principle
that does not contribute to selfish
agrandisement, he is one of the Simon
pure, who knows no politics save that
which is incorporated in that old can
nonized dogma, a corrupt humbug.
that has been the life, the essence, the
cementing power of that old and de-
funct negative Democratic party since
the days of its abortive effort to gain q
fetal existence under old Hickory, to
the present time-''To the victor be.
longs the spoils"-so antagonistic to
that inspired doctrin of Father Jeffer-
son-''Is the man to be Entrusted with
our confidence capable /; is he honest?"
But to the author in the sequel: As
to what is said Of cliques and rings, is
nothing but that threadbare bolderdash,
although sugar-coated, which has long
since become nauseating to the strong
est stomach. And as to the rep
reservations of the honorable men who
compose our Republican ticket, save the
fiatiery heaped upon our worthy County
Clerk, they are basely false. Following
in the order that this x (Which, by the
way, Is misnomer, because we believe
the author is now in) disposes of the
ticket. We will say that instead of
Mr.. Nye being young man and a
stranger in the county, and incapable of
representing the interests of our peo-
pie, the contrary is the fact. Capt. Nye
has q war record untarnished and
equal to the. best on the calendar, is an
intelligent, high-minded gentleman,
and as to his age, his well-stored mind
and experience bespeaks something
other than the boy; and as to his citi-
zenship, he is as old q citizen as an
average in the county, having lived
among US nearly two years, and will
make representative that will reflect
credit upon Southern Kansas.
And as to the record of our efficient
County Treasurer, any man might be
proud of it. And in the face of the
published annual report of the Coun-
ty's finances, the man that represents
that the taxpayer cannot, and does not
know what become of the money he
pays into the County Treasury, tells an
unmitigated falsehood, begotten in de.
bauchery and born forgery. Mr..
Nicholas is honest and capable-bnt
the books vindicate him.
All who know Mr.. Baker, our candi.
date for Sheriff, know him to be an up
right christian man, living all his life
outside of politics, and is as capable as
honest.
III. J. Werner, is the candidate for re-
election for Register of Deeds, than
whom more courteous and gentleman
ly officer people never elected.
And as to our candidates for County
Commissioners, they are without excep-
ton, not only intelligent and scholarly
gentlemen, but men of excellent business
qualities and habits. The fact is, the
whole ticket is composed of high mind
ed and capable men, selected honestly
and fairly by-and from the plain people
of our county and the hero "X" will
find when the votes are counted out at
the November election, that the dissat-
isfaction in our ranks has been only the
creation of the inauguration begotten
by. q strong desire of few aspirants to
official position in the democratic ranks.
Never was party stronger in it's de-
termination to triumph over the ene-
miles of conLtry's prosperity, than is
the Republican party to-day in Green
wood County.
And as to wiping out the heap of
filth and corruption in the doors of the
offices of this county, the United States
Marshal is the man sent to the relief of
the people in advance of the election.
RADICAL.