The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-04-26
We Hit him on his Sore Shin and he
Squirnis.

We Hit him or his Sore Shin and he
Squirnis.
His False Charges, TfeacheFy and In
gratitude.
The Democratic paper OF this city
can open letter" from one
Sam Crawford last week, personal to
the writer, which We beg the indul-
gence of our readers to reply to.
Were the people acquainted with both,
we should pay no attention to it.
People generally suppose that a man
who has been Governor of State four
years, should have some dignity and
some regard for his word. That Craw-
ford should stOOp to write an "open
letter" so utterly weak, silly, and false,
Is not strange to those who know him.
His letter accepting the nomination for
Governor in 1864, had to be "squelch-
ed'' by his friends, and one gotten up
for him In Leavenworth. We saw the
original letter, and had it been pub
lished there would have been a lively
time among the "bolters." While he
was going through the motions or Gov
ernor, he had occasion to go to New
York to sell some State bonds. 1t is
related OF him that instead of getting
New York exchange to bring home,
and giving the State the benefit of the
premium, he took the pay in large
bills, which he sewed up in his shirt,
and brought home in thrt shape.
When he arrived it was found that the
banks OF that early day could not
change them, and so they had to be re-
turned 70 New York by express at tlse
expense of the state and exchanged
for something that could be made avail
able. We do not know whether that
is ''matter of history" or not, but
have often heard it. Then we conld
expect nothing better from the author
of the celebrated "Whitehair'' message
and the windy Immigration pamphlet.
We advise the President of the secret
Liberal Club in this city to procure a
copy OF that immigration pamphlet
and read 1t at the next meeting of the
club. His treatise on "zephyrs'' is
only equaled by his original method of
transporting public money. Sam is a
brilliant statesman, and we really con-
gratulate the Republican party on his
accession to the Liberal ranks. There
is loss to the Republican party of one
standing candidate ut least. Looking
at all these statesman-like ira lsac-
tions; looking at his weak and vacil-
lating course in the appointment OF =
Sc incorporating it first to one and
then to another-we are not surprised
at that senseless "open letter" We
are only at n loss to know what he ex-
poets to gain by its publication. His
own party friends condemn it, and If
we had any malice toward him We
could not get revenge better than by
encouraging him to write "Open let
ters." 80 that mine enemy would write
a book"
While we strive to avoid personali-
ties, we can hardly expect the present
campaign to pass without hitting seve-
raj of the ''dead beats" that will take
part in it. Our article of two weeks
ago, which has been regarded as just
toward one so ungrateful as Sam is in
his desertion of his political friends,
seems to have awakened all his venom,
and he strikes ut Us like q blind SER
pent. We always conclude when we
are making such fellows hop that we
are doing good, and If he desires it we
can make him dance '.juber" to still
liVlier tune. We know this fellow
pretty thoroughly, and can put a few
things in his pipe that he will not rel
ish. 1t will be as well for him to ego
slow" This attack of his upon US was
intended for a bluff. When he sue
ceeds in bluffing us we advise him to
call around at No. 172 Commercial
street Cup stairs) and let us know. We
believe this ''tramping jour" candidate
for U. s. Senator will find that we
have not been entrenchipg ourself here
for a dozen or more years to be dis
comfited by any ammunition like his
"open letter." While we never boast
ed of our bravery, such bullying terms
AS "moral and physical coward" have
no particular terrors for US, especially
when they come from such political
scalawags as the author of the "open
letter."
Political apostasy is not regarded
with much favor by honorable men /;
especially is this the case when party
has done so much for the man, and the
man so little for the party, as in the
case of Crawford. He cannot hide
the sheer nakedness of his ungrateful
treachery by sticking his head in the
sand and yelling "stop thief" He
cannot brighten his own reputation by
throwing mud at othors. We do not
believe he left the party because he
thought it corrupt. He knew the party
was done with him. He has had a
sour stomach for fifteen months. He
wants to sweeten it by becoming the
Liberal candidate for Senator. If the
Liberals succeed they will be too smart
to run Crawford. The Democrats of
Kansas will furnish the votes if Liber-
alism triumphs, and they will not be
apt to give the Senatorship to such a
man as Crawford, when they have such
men as r. NJ. Ruggles, John Martin,
Tom Fenlon, Charley Blair, and others
we might mention. And we don't
know anybody who has any great de-
gre of respect for the State, that would
not rather see enc of these gentlemen
in the Senate than Crawford. So look
ing over the whole matter, we see moth
ing In store for Crawford but sour
stomache No one believes Crawford
left the Republican party because he
thought it was corrupt. He knew all
about Legate and Speer when he was
begging the Republicans for an office
the last time. He knew all about many
of the charges against the "jOint-stock
concern at Washington" Pc was fully
aware of many of the charges against
Pomeroy, when he used his
influence as Governor for the Senator's
in 1867. We can give him
another item, we think, in connection
with that election that will not add
much luster to his reputation as spur
ifier," If he desires it. We do not be-
liev0 the Liberal movement will purify
our politics much. IT is true there are
some good men in it, but the political
buzzards are too numerous. Already
it smells strong with the delightful
aroma of deadbeatism. Very little
salt was added to its ranks when Craw-
ford went over.
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