The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
CEEEEzMY EDITORIALS.

l am a resident Of Kansas, inter
ested in her welfare, and if any
man is so narrow minded as 10 be
| come prciuiIiccd on that account, h(
deserves pity, instead OF censurc
Congressman represent the interests
Of the state and until men become
broad enough minded to rise above
the petty questions of locality, WI
cannot hope fer intelligent action
1t is very evident that the Iabored
produc;in'i OF the editorial entitled
"Cheek" IN the part of Ir. Stotlel
is au indcx 30 his character, and the
votes al this locality who are IN fl,
vor of men having moral courage
enough 10 try and tell the truth (al-
| though they may secure an editorial
brow beating 10: doing the same)
will do well 10 remember Kim and
weigh we'll his motives. 1t is q
new phase in editorial life, for an
editor TO keep a.: ordinary commu-
uication to his por over week
to prepare an s.,ji5fu Tor political
effect viliiiying and traducing the
character or an individual by hav-
ing the same passed to the mem
bers of great political convention
on the day of their meeting, and is
only oqnaled by the assertions
made in his Office that il was not
the intention OF the Republican
press to say anything about the In
dependent movement; if they let it
alone it would die, SC. when the
Grange movement first started, Cir
culars were presented TO him by
oac of the masters OF the Grange in
this county and he took the same
position. The fact is there are a
few editors who are so concaited
about the power of tn G press" in
controlling and directing the "dear
people" that they undertake to ere
ate public opinion in perfect ac-
cord with their own selfish ideas
and purposes, ard If man dares
speak out what no believes to be
true, and in opposition to their
selfish wishes, they undertake TO
br0wbeat him, cali him simpu-
dent" "fuli OF check, ;" and assume
to know moro about him than he
knows about himself. l speak
from editorial intercourse, and |
there are many truths thus Incl |
dentally obtained, some of which
refer to the connection of the News
With the ring, post Office and con-
gressional combinations, that 1 may
have cheek enough to yet ielI. Ny
travels in connection with the Mas
.er of the State Grange are well
enough known to most readers of
he Spirit OF Kansas, and my BUSH
less needs no vindication, with re-
gard to my personal integrity and
'oliticsl character. ] ask only an
by men whose record
Ire clearer than of the writer of so
Tiie an article as Check, which can
my De explained TO my mind that
he writer judges other folks by
imself, and his charges and course /
n the convention aud elsewhere
owards the candidates show
whether he was working honorably
T otherwise. The exposure in
onvention of the falseaess of the
larger made against Mr.. Maxson
nd myself have the truth of the
ssertion that a few old politicians +
t the corrupt class start the lies in II
regulation abont3 the times of nom
nation or election and presume i
aey think it no sin 10 lie under +
UGH circumstances. 1 may be $
Trong. 1 may commit errors and
eason iIlogicaliy, but they are err 5
ors of che head and not Of the :
cart and I hope l shall always :
ave that kind of cheek that dares .
Ill what they believe to be true G
bout public men and measures. / i
W. S. Hanna. II