The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-29

EDITORS NEWS: Dear .SirS:-As we
are a citizen of Lyon county, and a
voter, we enter our protest against the
proceedings of that convention held
on the 10th inst. We supposed that it
was fair agreement to not make nom-
nations, as we were assured by your
self and Gov. Eskridge that, If the CO.
operative association did not make
nominations, the other party would
not. We thought it best ou-self, as we
found the majority in favor of free
fight; so we adjourned without maxi
ing any nomination.
Now, Messrs. Editors, was this not a
fair agreement as between man and
man? We think it was, if we under
stand the English language. But what
has been the result? A nomination
has been made, and one that We know
is not the choice of the people, as the
convention was, undoubtedly, packed
aud nomination crowded npon the
convention by tn" delegates favoring
the strongest candidates with few ex-
ceptions, perhaps. Now, we are not
seeking to destroy the Republican par
ty, by any means. We have advocated
reform, which, we think, would be OF
great benefit to the party if they could
be brought about. What we have
fought all the time is the people allow
ing the party to be run by few poll
ticIans and many candidates, as it was
done here on the 10th inst. AS Mr..
Skinner said, in strong and forcible
speech against the resolution offered
by E. Borton, to proceed to nominate,
''there were about twenty-five men
present when the convention WAS call
ed, and twenty of them were candi-
dates" Now here is where we advo-
Gated reform, and will continue to adj
vOcate it as long as We live.
Now, We appeal to the unprecedented
minds of the people, and ask you il
you will submit to twenty-five men
meeting (twenty of them candidates.
electing central committee and order
Ing delegate convention, and then to
have the candidates come into the con-
vention and crowd a nomination upon
the convention, against the majority Of
the wishes OF the people, after al
agreement had been had that no nomi.
nations should be had ?
AS for the candidates dominated
The majority of them are good men
and we can support them; some we
cannot. We cannot cOnscientiously
support men of disreputable character
when good, sober, and competent men
are available.
Now, word in regard to the CO
Operative association, and we are done
The principles we started to sail unde
are good, and if they could have beer
carried out, would have been of grea
benefit to the iaboring community
But we have allowed the wolf to ge
into the fold and scatter us. Composed
largely of Republicans, as it is, we cal
see no need of all this commOtion
Cannot the laboring class have an or
ganizatlon of their own, and be indie
pendent enough to sustain it? W.
pity the farmers of Lyon coun ty, WI
say. We in all humanity pity then
that they will be wheedled about b.
twenty-five men Twenty of them can
didates). This we take to be true, Al
it was stated by one who was there,
delegate to the convention.
Shame on such actions! We havt
taken much interest in the agriculture
classes of Kansas. and wish TO see then
prosper. As We are one of them, WI
consider it our duty to try to help eacl
other. w. B. Ross.