The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-30
FACTS ARE STUBBORN fnIxes,

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FACTS ARE STUBBORN fnIxGS!
Our article las, week probed poor
Hanna's heart most thoroughly. There
was too much truth IN it, and his reply
was fraught with such random shots AS
to show that be knew toe articles could
not be successfully answered. Articles
We write against candidates tor office (no
matter how free of personalities they
are,) arc always characterized BY
the Herald, ",irades Of personal abuse"
Two years ago we gave the official rec
ord of candidate for county attorney,
without saying word about his private
character, and yet the Herald stamped 1t
at once ",irade Of personal abuse.
That same candidate was defeated AMI
The facts We produced, according 10 his
own admission, had much to do with
his defeat. We said nothing about The
private character Of Gel. Philips in our
las, weeks article, and yet the Herald
comes a. us with this combination OF
English words: "v:ndiclive, wan,on,
sp!ene,ic cong'omeration Of falsehood
and vi,urera,;oa," senselcss and ride
ulous TRADE Of personal abuse" "po,-
house slang, black-gnard Islander, and
rowdy;sh denunc;a,ioa, etc. We would
simply ask if these are all the words
Hanna :knows." We gave facts which
are legitimate subjects Of newspaper
criticism, and because the Herald could
no, answer them, it "sot on its ear" II
a man is not representative ciuzcn he
is not &. for Congress. Ii be is not in
,crested in the progress Of his town and
does nothing for it he is not man who
should be sent to Congress. 1t be IL .
drorc.in busy hive he cannot expect to
be assisted by those who do the labor.
If he is uncnterprising, without public
spirit, close, selfish and has no desire TO
forward the interests Of his pcighbers,
how car he cal! upon them TO support
him for Congress If he Is not q good
business man he will not make good
Congressman.
The chief point the Herald endeavors
to make, in answer to our article, is that
we arc inconsistent; because we pledged
Col. Phillips that we would support him
last winter, and are opposed to him now.
We never pledged Col. Philips that ue
would support him. II, however, the Col.
is anxious for Us to give tho entire
had with him with refer
cncc to supporting him, wo are ready
and willing TO do so. Ii there hal been
a positive understanding that we were to
support Col. Phillips, We should have
had tho support of his friends. As it
was, only one of his ANNIVERSARIES.
VIM. Bishop-gave us support, or aided
US in tho election.
The Herald then reprodaccs the same
old, old story, "bolter," "fusioa ticket"
etc. Guilty of the same practices him
self he should DO careful and bear in
mind that "People who live in glass
houses should not throw stones"
Again, he charges US with having OPP
posed men bitterly at one election, and
then supporting them at another. Has
he not done the same thing! Does he
net remember how he praised certain
for probate judge to the skies,
and afterwards called him by the vilest
names he could think OF? Hanna must
not be too careless in "slinging" around
his charges. Is hs "abovc suspicion "
himself is the question.
But this article was not intended to
defend the writer's character or actions,
except to correct Some matters which
in the Herald article which
might convey wrong impressions. The
writer Is not q candidate for Congress,
nor any other Office, and # be has done
wrong even many times, be is not the
"subject under consideration" We are
writing about Col. Phillips, not the edit
or of the JOURNAL.
We hope the Herald will endeavor to
answer some of our objections to Col.
without running of on matters
that do not pertain to this campaign.
Col. Phillips arrived hc,e this even
in', nd is now closely c!oseted with
ocaator Ingalls,. 1t was expected tina,
he would make speech defending his
policy, bot he found SO many opposed
TO him that he did not caro- to say a
word. The people here are in favor OF
Col. Houston or Nat. Price.