The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-04-26

jill WEotc tueSe meaningless ed
itorials and assumed 10 be q friend. -
bnt we went to work and secured
delegate for him, almost unaided.
So that we were chiefly instru-
mental in giving him what he
wanted most. the vote of the dis
frict. Now he abuses us for IL.
That's what we call refined mean
ness. If he will forgive us he will
never have reason to complain on
this score again.
Sam next sabnses us for being a
memterof the convention of 1858.
where We were one of the twelve
who supported him for Congress
man, and where he solicited cur
presence before the convention.
We made the minority report from
the committee on credentials by
which the anti Clarke contestants
got hearing in that convention.
Mr. Babcock nor no other man ever
saw" Us or said word to US about
what that report should be. We
reported in accordance with justice
and the facts in the case. Crawford
| ought TO remember how grateful he
expressed himself 10 US for our un.
selfish support and how he longed
for an opportunity to pay us the
debt of gratitude. He is now pay
ing as in the way he generally pays
such debts.
But enough of this. We have
shown up Crswford's charges to
sufficient extent to let the public see
just what they are. There is not a
particle of foundation in truth for q
single one of them.
We went to Leavenworth ten
days after the election in 1870 be-
cause Crawford hired us to go. On
the same trip we went to Humboldt,
Ottawa, Ft. Scott, Paola, LeaVen-
worth, Lawrence and Topeka in
CrawfoFd's interest. We did not
want to go, but he would not let us
of. For this service he paid us $50
and then was mean enough to ask
US to give it back after election, and
we paid it. Notwithstanding he
heard shut a single expression" con-
corning us from that time till the
election, and that was that we would
betray him, he still made US his con-
fident, and at his request we were
chairman of all his eaucuses during
the Senatorial contest. That story
don't hang together very well. 1t
is as consistent as the others, how
ever, and as weak. We went into
Mr.. CaIdwell's room twice while the
Senatorial contest was pending, at
the request OF the Senator. He
treated US like gentleman. Never
did he or Smith approach us in an
improper manner, for our vote.
We will say that much for them.
Crawford offered as the EnapOriG
Post office. Within three months
after that he wrote letter signing
himself slate Governor" denounc-
ing us in unmeasured terms. That
was in accordance with his custom,
and was all right. 1t did not hnrt
us any, and we hold no malice for
that. Como to think, Crawford,
since we found you out, we forgive
you for everything. You are harm
less, and can't help being weak.
No, Sam, you need not frepeat any
thing about our financial condition"
in the time you speak of. Suffice it
to say it was bad enough both be-
fore the session and after our return
from Washington. We know some
people who have often wished it
was better. Counting the $50 we
spent in your behalf, and which you
asked us to pay back, after the work
was done, and the money well earn
ed, it was about $3.50 worse when
we came back than when we
when we went to Topeka. If
you have any Interesting facts"
that might be given we beg of you
not to withhold them. 'Let her
flew, Corporal" We should like
to know all about it ourself. We
never asked you to withdraw, Sam,
but there is no doubt in our mind
that had you acted as nobly and I'M
selfiishly as did one of the candi-
dates, Caldwell would not have
been elected. With your fifteen
positive votes. and your nineteen
who voted for you because they did
not want to scatter their votes too
much, and to please us, but many of
whom would never have touched
you had there been any possible
chance of your election, you could
not see, owing to your inordinate
vanity, that you were badly beaten
until q majority of the votes were
counted out for Caldwell.
But we are getting up in the
4OAA kOoA4 OoCO ~ -CS 0o AOA Wv
now we are to get $1,000; we will
be glad when we get it. We have
Chartered away the most sacred
rights of this people" That's
worthy of smile. You do us too
much honor, Samuel. We have no
people to barter. Unlike you, we
can't turn over the people. You
have made q contract to turn over
the Republicans of Southern Kan
sas to the Liberals. You can speak
of our "bargain and sale" all you
desire. We have made none. We
have entered into no negotiations
whatever on the Senatorial ques-
ton, nor do we propose to under
take to deliver any body under any
sort of contract. When the pro-
per time comes we shall probably
support somebody. 1t will be
somebody that we think worthy of
the confidence of the people. 1t
won't be you. You can rely on
that, unless we change our mind
very materially. Aud that's what's
the matter with you. But let us
urge you not to refrain from writ
ing all the "open letters" yen
want to,
ain his brain
Which is as dry as the rSmainder-biscuit
After . yoyage-he hath strange places
cramm,d ..--
With observation, the which he vents
In mangled FORMS"
And now, i'll closing, Samuel, as
you seem to be good on cOnun-
drums. we PROFOUND few. If you
were warned just after the election
by letter from Leavenworth and
by prominent citizens of EmpOria
that we would sell you out in the
Senatorial contest, why were we
made the chairman of all your eau
cuses? In all those caueuses we
followed the policy laid down by
you to the letter. If you believed
We were corrupt in 1864, 1866, 1867,
and 1868, as you say, why were you
SO anxious for US to run for State
Senator IN in 1870? Why did you
not como out and expose us? Ifl
You were honest it was your duty
to do so. If you believed we were |
corrupt why did you insist that we
should have the postofice in EN-
poria, which we never asked you
for, when you got to Washing |
tOn7 And previous to this why did |
You support us for Congressman? |
Did you ever offer the member of
the legislature from Labette county |
$500 to vote for you for Senator? |
Did you ever offer TO bride men, |
bers by promising them offices to
vote for you for SenatorP Did you
ever offer member of the legiRla-
ture 81 500 Office TO vote for Ross
in 1857? La it true that Won sold |
your influence as Governor in 1867,
on the Senatorial question. and
If SO did you get all the money?