The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-17

plain of injustice from the Republi- |
can party /; for none has had moro
honor showered upon him, accor-
ding to his abilities, by that party,
than Samuel j. Crawford. Perhaps,
however, that is what disgusts him.
We cannot think of anv better rea-
son for his apostacy. Stotler seems
to have the best of the discussion,
as he undoubtedly has of the Ques-
ti0n.-Humbold Union.
A REMINIscESCE.-Th way the
papers are pitching into the shirt
tail financier of Kansas, Sam Craw-
ford, without regard to his present
vanity or former dignity. brings to
mind the scRthing denunciation ofa
failing of our people, by Captain
Jimmy Christian, in our Territorial
days-and now we come to think of
it, Crawford just about come up to
the classic standard laid down by
the eloquent Christian.
Tho circumstances were these !:
1t was while Hugh s. Walsh, Sec
cretary of the Territory, was acting
Governor. In q public meeting
held for some purpose, Walsh had
been denounced most bitterly This
brought up Christian to his defence,
who let of thus:
"FELLow-CITIzENs One of the
greatest faults of the American peo-
pls is their want of respect for their
rulers. The position. If not the
man, is entitled to respect. But we
show no regard for President, Con-
gressmen or Governor. And, fell
low citizens, while Mr.. Walsh is
not Governor de .fGcto he certainly
ts Governor. 20 rcetrna"
A HEAD THAT NEEDS A HooP.-
Anybody who would 'get mad al
ANYTHING that Sam Crawford woTl6
say about him ought to be sent to
OsawatOmie at once. We never
did. Recently Sam and Jake Stot-
Ter have been having little 'tbout,
in which Jake said that Sam was
ungrsteful in speaking disrespect'
fully of the late Gen. Lane, who
made hima G ovenoE-Rndpepr Sam
-replies by say ing HAT hsF always
thought he was nominated by the
Republican State Convention d
Topeka, and elected by the people
Such ignorance as that, in a coun-
ttfy of free schools and churches il
deplorable; and hence we must tell
how the accident struck the poor
fellow. Vi
We were talking with Lane one
day about "the political situation,
when he remarked: 1--WE have
been unfortunate in the men We
have selected for Governors. There
was Robinson & no sooner had we
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him, and no meant ght he gave us.
Then we took Carney as our friend
and he turned against US with al
his power, and gave us lively fight
Now, Speer, do you think of any
good-looking fool that we could Sc.
Iectl that could never do psany hasE
nent, and replied es, there ii
Sam Crawford, of Garnett." Lane
grinned CHASTITY smile, and said
"He will do; but somebody mus
watch his letter of acceptance or he
will ruin u.s." The friends at Fort
Scott got hold of his epistle, and
amended it by striking ont all be-
tween the words, sFort Smith, Sept
20, 1864" and the words "S. j
Crawford" and inserting few sen
sible remarks; and the thing took
flrst-rate and he was elected. So
Ion o. TEACHER ran against him and
was aquelched. One of our friends
} at the ratification meeting was re-
joicing that never was a public mar
so Inundated as Thatcher; "for,
said he, "when a man of ability il
defeated, l reckon that the bigger
, the fool that beats him the worse hi
is beaten" The big silly fellow
Crawford, is running on the same
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