The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-07-26
THE WHANGDOOpLE MouRNETH

The Lawrence Journal, which
has up the Republican ticket
weeps over the departure of several
gentleman, heretofore identified
with the Republican party, who
have seen fit to join the Liberal
movement. 1t says:
''But these losses. though. painful
| to contemplate, are nothing to the
humiliation of spirit caused by the
reflection that these men have been
forced out of the party, as they say,
by Samuel @. Pomeroy, and the
venal herd of sycophants who fol-
low in his wake. NO Pomeroy in
ours is the watchword and reply,
the sole rallying cry, of the Liber-
ais in the State; while Grant and
POmeroy, Grant and Pomeroy,' is
chanted by tho chorus of pap-suck-
ers who seem bent on the ruin of
the Republican party in Kansas"
The Topeka Commonwealth pro-
ceeds to lecture the Journal very
forcibly aud very truthfully. on tins
style of articles, which arc every
day the burden of its song, and ex-
presses the belief that the reason
given by these gentlemen for leav-
ing the Republican ranks is not the
true ono, which statement we fully
endorse. BY leaving the Republican
party simply because MI. Pomeroy is
a member of it, and sees fit to be
candidate for Office, they would
show a spirit which would not re-
fleet much credit on them, and we
give them credit for more sense
than is attributed to them by the
journal.
In reply to the Commonwealth
structures upon its first article, the
journal is pleased to use this Ian
guage:
The Commonwealth mounts the
pulpit and breaches very able and
impressive discourse to the Repub-
lican Journal on the subject of the
Journals fears of a sale of the Re-
publican party of the State to Pom
eroy. 1t fails to see any cause for
such fear, and is positive Pomeroy
has not made q point yet. 1t
has yet to hear of single locality
where the support of Grant for
President is coupled directly or in
directly with the support of Pom
eroy for Senator"
It then asks the Commonwealth
if it has read certain papers, among
which is the EMPoRIA NEWS, and
adds:
off any man can read these papers
without seeing evidence of plan
to couple Grant and Pomeroy to-
gether, he has less sagacity than we
have been in the habit of ascribing
to the able and excellent gentleman
who is announced in the Common
wealth as its editor"
Now, We suppose the Journal
does not intend to misrepresent any
one, and in all candor we ask it if it
has seen a single line in this paper
which can possibly be construed in
to q proposition to couple Pomeroy
and Grant together2 If it has we
should like to be cited to the Ian
guase, because We have not favored
any such a proposition that we
know of. We are deeply interested
in the success of the Republican |
Presidential ticket. In Mr.. Pom
eroy's we have no interest. On the
support of Grant every Republican |
and ought to unite. On the sup
port of Pomeroy they will divide,
and we shall have no quarrel with
any one for not supporting him.
So far, the Journal aud those pa
pers who fall in with its mode of
reasoning are the only ones who |
are trying to make the people be-
lieve that Grants friends are seek
ing to couple Pomeroy with Grant
and Wilson. Whether they are try
ing to play into the hands of the
Liberals Intentionally or not, we
cannot say. Their continual fault
finding without reason is getting to
be nuisance, and If they want to
go over to the Liberals it would be
moro manly for them to go at once
than to pursue the course they are
now pursuing. The ..mares' nests"
they are continually discovering ex-
ist only in their imaginations. We
believe they are doing Pomeroy
moro good than harm by the fac
tons and false fight they make upoa
him.
We have seen no evidence any
where that Senator Pomeroy or any
of his friends are trying to foist
him on the Republican National
ticket in order to strengthen him.
Ii we believed he was mailing such
attempts we would go as far as the
Journal or any other paper to de-
nonnce him forit. But we will tell,