The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-22
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CHAPTEA IND
If, Mr.. editor, in continuing these
leaves from the life of Hon. Charles
Volmer Eskridge, should follow his
example and stray from the point at
Issue, please excuse me, and attribute
nc to the motto at the head of this
chapter.
Some two weeks since, in attempt
ing to appeal TO the sordid feelings of
our citizens, this learned disciple of
Lucifer walked up hornets nest and
got badly stung. In consequence of
the severe and truthful handling he
then got, and not laying to heart the
timely proVerb of ga burnt child
breads the fire. he has since been
throwing his filthy dirt around quite
pIomiscuonsly. Our temperance citi-
zens, generally, have been grossly and
shf niefully attacked, their motives ira
duce,l, their actions maiigned, and eV-
cry evil that Venomous and unscru-
pul"us tongue could charge them with
haC been done by this man Eskridge.
Not content with attacking persons in
q general way, he has, for the purpose
of covering up his public attempts to
defraud the people, specially selected
a few of our citizens myself among
the number), to vent his Billings'-gate
slang upon. He has gone further than
any man having the first principles of
manhood about him, and attacked in a
most abusive and beassly manner a
widow lady of undoutbed integrity,
whose only fault is that she in her
great love for her fellow beings de-
sires to see them saved from 4 drunk
ards grave. The eonetmptible puppy
would not have dared to have said
what he did about this estimable lady
had she either brother or son to take
her part; but with the low cowardice
which none but q bastard would
use, this man, Charles Volmer Esll-
ridge, insults the entire female COM
munity in her person. quote his ex-
act words: can old woman dy-
ing for suffrage, and seeking notoriety
by airing herself-(let us turn our
noses while she airs,)" Mr.. editor, is
not this infamous Here is a man, an
eX-Lieutenant Governor, an eX-mem-
Der of the legislature, at present a
member of the city council, candidate
for mayor at the next election, or, if
he can't get that, pound keeper, dog
killer, or any other office the people
have TO give; if he can't get one thing
he will take another-oilice lie must
have or die. l say, is it not infamous
that this chronic office-seeker, this
hankerer alter the "loaves and fishes.
this selfish seeker of self-aggradiZe-
ment at the expense of the people,
should thus dare to speak of lady
whose name breathed even respectful
ly by this ribald falsifier, is an insult.
He next tries to wind his Shiny tongue
around the reputation of Mayor Ora
hama man so much his superior in
all that constitutes true manhood that
it is almost an insult to mention them
together. lie says: "Did you not
\uACdAlhS me- LAicdItIl llS present
mayor if he yielded from the insane
policy he is now persuing under your
dictation that You would foreclose the
on his house p: 1 have only
to answer to this that never held a
mortgage on his house. Mr.. Graham
does not owe me a single dollar, nor
never did; neither does the firm to
which l belong hold either mortgage
lien against Mr.. Graham. Butt l did,
l know the mayor too we'll to ap-
proach him with such Il proposition. T
should have been kicked, and desery-
edly Kicked out of his presence, had l
so threatened. HIS name is not EsK-
RIDGE, consequently I would not dare
to approach him with any venal threat
or offer.
On = par with his gross insults to
the lady and to Mayor Graham, are his
other charges, one or two more of
which l will mention, and then retire
from the controversy, believing in the
adagc, "Touch not pitch or you will
become defiled." And now, Charles
VOlmer Eskridge, tell the truth if you
can, and answer. You, who charge me
with beng beer guzzler, did you not,
only few moons since, when running
against Rev Il. M. Oyerstreet for the leg
islatnre, and trying at the same time to
convince the people that you was as
much of temperance man as he was,
became beastly intoxicated in saloon
in the southern part of Commercial
street, and then to prove that your po-
sition was correct, and that You was
as good a temperance man as your OPP
ponent, got some one to write u letter
from Florence or Newton charging Mr..
Overstreet with frequenting and drink
ing in saloons in THAT place.
Are you not beautiful specimen of
sobriety to accuse me of guZzling 90
|, who never in my whole life haye
drank gallon of beer.
Does it not look very much as if the
charges were true that are made
against you, and that you are in the
habit of seeing double?
You try to justify yourself for taking
out an Injunction against paying your
honest debts for matchmaking in
front of your property after praying
and begging to have the work done
You say "the city is not hurt nor will
it be by your injunction, but that Mr..
Jay may be-" Will you be kind
enough to tell me the difference in the
honesty of the transaction, you come