The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24
THAT FARMERS CONYEN.
Than

THAT FAKMEaSN CONVENs
TION.
DEAR NEWS: From editorial re-
marks In yOnr last issue, | under
stand You to say that at the indie
pendent convention on the IIih |
inst. new party was born. Let us
inquire something of the circum-
stances OF its birth, and see if it |
was not an abortion instead of Q |
birth. Who were the leading of
floating parties on this extraordi-
nary occasion, at this convention of
"tAe legal voters of Lyon county,"
(See call in News of the 10th inst
Who but S. N. Wood, of Chase
county, was the principal speaker
in favor of the formation of a new
party? And who but Mr.. Hanna,
OF Franklin county, was chairman
OF the committee which conceived
and brought forth" the resolutions
creating this new party? Does not
the matter seem to the common OBJ
servation of all to have been q job
"put up" for the illegal voters of
Lyon county" by parties who were
not members Of the convention nm
der the published call, and who
were foreigners among rs? And
by whom was this 7th resolution
adopted? Not by the votes of one
fifth of the members of the conVen-
ton, certainly. It was adopted af-
ter the convention had virtually
dissolved, and very large maiori-
ty of the members had retired and
gone to their homes. The other res
Olution, as adopted, reads as fol-
lows: Resolved, That the hest in
terests of the country can be sub
served and the best men elected to
fill various offices by acting regard
less of any party. Upon the adOp-
ton of this resolution the conVen-
ton, no doubt, regarded the matter
settled as against the formation of a
new party, and it being then quite
late, about 6 p. m, all but "co7POr-
ais guard" retired, and this 9TH res
olution we see reported as part
of the proceedings must have been
adopted in the absence of q large
majority of the convention. And
how do the 9Th and 7th resolutions
1 hauuann;7aS THE Rkh .a.oI-oo 40
act independently of "ony party"
and the 7th determines to act with
q party to meet at Topeka on the
9th or August. Perhaps some one
will be SO kind as to inform the
people of Lyon county what party
is indicated by the 7th resolution.
Is it the so-called Melius party, the
Sid. Clarke party, or the old hydra
headed and, cloYen footed Democrat
ic party, in disguise? That party
which, in times past, sought the de.
struction of the best government
the world ever knew. Farmers oil
Lyon county, let US take head lest
we be deceived and misIed. Let
US not hastily and thOughtlessly
take step we may have reason tc
regret, and one which may not be
easily retraced. Let us not be en-
trapped and captured by shreWd
and dishonest politicians. lido moi
wish to insinuate that all or any
considerable number of those advo
eating the formation of q new party
are insincere or dishonest. Fal
from it. l only fear that tho honest
and unsuspecting masses may be
betrayed by played out impfactica
bic and dishonest tricksters, who
have, by the people, been weighed
in a balance and found wanting
The producers hold the balance Of
power in the Republican party, and
can purge it of all corrupt leaders
and Office holders which it may
contain, and 1 admit it contains g
portion of that class of individuals
So it always has been and ever will
be with the dominant party in this
country. The Republican party
has q record of which every lover
of his country may we'll be proud
and though it may now have with
in its ranks dishonest men, would
it not be better to reform :han t.
destroy? What has the new party
of Iowa-the anti-monopOly party,
accomplished? Their state ticke
recently nominated at Desmoir
consists of four lawyers, one rail
road capitalist and one farmer
that is to say, one who resides witt
his son who is farmer. Farmerl
of the convention, do you fee
bound by the 7th resolution made
in your absence? Let us heal
from you through the press.
FARMER.