The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-03
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: EDITOR NEWS: Dear Sri have
!. been urged to take no notice of the
|, two or three weak, wishy-washy ar
ticles in the Ledger OF June 18th, over
the siguiture of J. r. Graham, as it is
r the almost universal opinion that he
has fairly pat an end to the tempest
! in teapot which he set in motion a
few weeks ago, and at the same time
has gone u great way toward putting
an end to himself so far rs Individual
manliness and popular respect are con-
cerned.
A man and a Mayor (TIeaven save
the mark who can throw his signature
around so loosely and so recklessly is
not fit subject for foundryman to
play with, and il the Association of
American Engineers TO which / belong
should ever discover that 1 had been
bandying words through the public
papers with an ignorant, uAdignified,
irresponsible and ridiculous BOBBY, a
representative ninny and chattering,
dwelling, idiotic simpleton, they
would call me to account for it.
In taking my leave of this entire
matter wish, in a very few words, to
show up the Justice Shallow" who
supposes that by virtue of his exalted
political honors he is entitled to
sit in judgment upon Emporia
foundry AMI to put its pro-
Prietors in Jail because they do not
employ more men than they have use
for. And first of all, let us take off
our hats to the man who, with charm
ing simplicity, unassuming modesty,
and in all the beauty of self abnega-
ton, assures US that he was elected to
the highest Office in this bailiwick
through the great esteem in which he
was held by the citizens-and let us
never crack smile when we remem-
Der the good humored joke which led
to his nomination IN preference to Pat.
Smiley.
All the feeble twaddle about nv
caring nothing for the good will of
the citizens, my intention OF throwing
up the business, leaving the city, &C.,
&C., will be recognized by my friends |
as the purest specimen of ''dirt throw |
Ing" that an estimable gentleman ever
INDUCED in. expect to carry on u |
hourishing and ever increasing foun-
dry business when Emporia has 5000 /
Inhabitants, when j. K. Graham is no |
longer Mayor, and when the Emporia |
Ledger has gone to pot. Further on he |
states that it is his duty to look after the
interests of the city, and 1 make no
charge for giving expression to the
very popular opinion that there is
probably no ''interest" which he could
"look AFTER with more advantage TO
the city than by procuring a ID I've of
absence tor TIE remainder of his term
of office.
But perhaps the most utterly sense
less ''Point' in his series of articles is
where he slyly proposes to the city to
recover the twenty-five hundred dol
lars which it "sunk'' in the foundry.
Certainly man who ever saw the in
side of a court house, and could seri-
ously consider such a proposition must
be non cOmpOs mentis TO the last degree,
or he must plead guilty to the clumsi-
est endeavOr ever made to frighten
somebody. 1t seems that that twenty
live hundred dollars has stuck fast to
MIR. Graham's craw and the most that
l can do ia to inform him that if he
will make a statement OF his share of
the tax which those bonds created
will pay him the money annually.
Not wishing to intrude upon the
crowded columns OF The NEWS, or to
impose upon the patience of the public,
l will close by correcting the assertion
which Mr.. Graham makes, that the
foundry has not patroRized any Empo-
ria paper. The printing and adver-
Using which THE NEWS has done
for us has made us known all
over the west and hundreds of dol
lars worth of business has been
brought to us by men who stated in so
macy words that they had seen our
advertisement in THE News. 1t is
has refused to spread an advertisement
before the 2I3 readers of the Ledger
that it has to defend itself against one
of the meanest jobs that was eyer put
up on any business.
The apology which have to make
is for the editor of q paper who grossly
insGlts a man for presenting 4 bill;
who with malice prepense publishes
him and his business as far as that pa
per circulates; who feeds Il private |
grndge by striking an undetermined
blow not only ut n private enterprise,
bat at the welfare of the city; who
woald take shelter behind the liberty |
of his own press, falls back on the dig |
nifty OF a very small office, does his |
little best 10 snuff 4 struggling bust
ness out of existence, and evidently /,
expects the injured party to sit still, |
hold his peace, and take all he has to |
give. "Picture it; think of it,
Respectfully,
GEO d. GRAVES