The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-10
THE ATTACK ON MR.. MCMILLAN

800 4-N-e3OAp AooS ACROoSC0
the coup FeH executed on the Fair
grounds, of exhibiting its hind
quarters, by an uncalled for and
senseless attack on Captain H. f.
Mcmillan, the nominee OF the 69th,
district convention for Representa-
tive. At least, we supp ose its ar
ticle was intended for him, as we
know of no man named r.. F. Nc
MILAN who is running for repre-
sentative in that district. 1t may
have been after Bob Mcmillan,
who sets like a nightmare on that
concerns digestive organs, ever
since its pet bond scheme was de-
feated. 1t is a little hard to tell
just what the astute sheet was
driving at. Its malice toward q
man it evidently does not know is
rather unaccountable. 1t says, in
substance, that Mr.. Mcmillan
sought the nomination he obtained,
in face OF the resolution against
Office seekers; that he possesses few
if any qualifications for the Office of
representative; he never appears to
good advantage when his mouth is
open he can make the greatest
noise with the least provocation of
any man in the county; his inter-
ests are mainly in Morris county /;
he is bitterly hostile to the county
seat of Lyon county; he is by no
means q proper candidate to represent
an intelligent community considers
the nomination mistake; the dis
trict has better men than r. +. Nc
MILAN, but the mistake can and
should be corrected at the election.
To all of which we might reply,
briefly, that we know Mr.. NcMil.
Ian did not seek the nomination {;
that he was not a candidate for the
Office when he came to the city on
the day of the convention. He was
solicited to allow the use of his
name, and replied that he would
rather not be nominated, but did
not feel like positively prohibiting
it if his neighbors desired the
use of his name; and that's
all ne did or said about it. Mr..
Mcmillan is considered, q sound
sensible and intelligent man-one
entirely fitted to represent his dis
trict in the legislature. This is the
way his neighbors look upon him,
and their judgment is probably
as correct as that of a newspaper
scribbler who does not even knew
his name, or whether it is writing
about him or some other Mcmillan.
If he does not appear well when
bis mouth is open, he has the virtue
of not shooting OFF, his mouth
about matters that he knows moth
ing about, which is more than can
be said of his critic. He is q quiet,
Straightforward man, who Is distln-
guished for attending to his own
business. He has no interests in
Morris county. He is a Lyon
county man all over, and did good
service for the county long before
the self-appointed oustodians of
the interets of the county-seat, who
run the Ledger, came to the State.
We have heard him boast often of
being proud of his citizenship in
Lyon county. He does most of
his trading here. We will take
this occasion to inform the Ledger,
that the eounty-seat question was
settled in 1860, thirteen years ago,
and that it is not now in issue, and
further that It is not considered q
crime to reside on the borders OF
the county. In all the attempts to
divide the county by cutting of q
strip from the north, which have so
frequently been made, Mr.. Mcmillan
has championed the cause of the
unity of the county. The only thing
on which the Ledger could base an
assertion that he Is 'shostiIe to the
county-seat" is in his opposition to
the last batch OF railroad bonds
sought to be voted on the people
which was a pet measure of that
paper. Does It desire to ostraeise
every man who differed with It on
that question? Mr. Mcmillan does
not in the least regret his vote on
that question, but he is not hostile
to the true interests OF Imports,
and has done as much real work
for her upbuilding IS the wonder
full beings who conduct the Ledger.
As to whether the people of the
69th district viii consult the Ledger
as to who they shall vote for on
election day, we konW not but We
do not believe that paper is doing
ITSELF or Emporia very valuabie
service when it makes senselsss at
tacks on prominent citizens OF the
county, which are dictated by no
higher motiVe than personal spleen.
Mr.. Mcmillan stands high with hts
neighbors, a. Ia evidenced by the
fact of his having been trustee fog
four or the six years he has resided
there. He is not Q little narrow
minded man, but . friend to the