The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25
YOTE THE WHOLE TICKET.

There arc circumstances where
party boiling is excusable; in fact,
we have known a few instances
where it seemed an unavoidable ne
cessity. When the nominees of q
party are bad there is some excuse
for scratching ticket, and we could
not urge men to violate their con-
sciences to vote for a man that was
everywhere known TO be unfit for
public trust. No plan has ever
been praeliced in this country which
did away with party machinery,
and it seems necessary that we
should have conventions, especially
in the management of the political
affairs of large districts and States,
but we do not hesitate to take the
position that it Is the duty of the
people, and duty which cannot be
safely neglected by them, to keep
the party machinery pure.
But what we wish TO ask every
Republican at this time is, whether
there is any reason at all for scratch
ing single name ON the Republi-
can ticket? We do not believe
there is. Some of the men are not
our first choice, but personal prefer
ences and personal animosities
should have little or nothing to do
with our votes. We believe the
State and Congressional tickets,
throughout, are as good as they
could be. They were nominated
by the fairest means. Not cent OF
money was used by q single one OF
them to secure a place on the ticket.
The convention was a large one,
and every por ton of the State was
fully and fairly represented. 1t is
a peoole'S ticket. Many of our
readers may not be aware that the
Democrats, including the Liberal
branch, are now industriously en-
gagged trying to create dissension
among Republicans in order to in
duce them to erase certain names in
the Republican ticket. In some
places they work against Governor
Osborn. They retail the exploded
yarns of the Democrats and Repub.
lican traitors against him. They
: advise Republicans to erase the
name of Osborn and substitute thai
of Walker. In other places they
make special fight against Col
: Phillips. In others against Col
, Cobb, and 80 on. The hired emf
, saries of the Half-breed concern art
busy travelling over the State Il
create discussions in the ranks O
Republicans. They have hopes, il
this way, of securing the success O
one of their nominees for Congress
and of electing number of mem
, bers of the legislature, so as to give
, them power in the Senatorial figh
the coming winter. One of thesI
fellows, a gentleman of color, Wis
tied this place few days go, blu
did NOT we believe, meet with mucl
encouragement. His advice to thu
, colored voters was to scratch Gov
, Osborn and Col. Cobb. He is hired
to do this dirty work by the reform
party. We believe the colored Re
publicans think too much of theil
principles to be driven away from
the path of duty in tins way. They
certainly never had better friends il
the Republican party than the mel
they were advised to scratch.
The Republican ticket Throughout
is one we can most cheerfully urge
, Republicans to support. Beware o.
efforts made to induce you to scratcl
a single name from it. Vote il
solid and straight. Don't let Tho
Liberals cut down the majority Of
a single man by any such sneaking
means rs that they have adopted
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