The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-30
THE gEPRgsgsraTIyE QUESTION.

TIE REPRgSEsTATivE QUESTION.
Nearly three years ago Capt. J. q
Moh!er, then candidate for county a:tor-
nev, was defeated by over $50 majority
(he largest majority ever gwen against
any candidate for "A county office IN Sa-
line counly). His defeat was caused be-
cause the great mass OF people believed
bin 10 be dishonest. Facts and Ggurc>
were produced ia that campaign to show
that no was guilty of corrupt practices
while IN office, and en election day ~
November no received startling rebukr
from the people. lie now comes for
ward, with the greatest amount of ei-
frontery and impudence, and asks the
eamc people 10 elect him Ia the Iegisl.-
iure. What reason has hc Ia suppos'
that the voters have changed their "piE
ion concerning him since then? Has he
performed any great service tor the pco-
pic which has elevated him in their e..
t;matiun ? We think not. Since then
DC has been connected intimately with
Caller, the ra;irosd swindler, aud som"
IF his actions ia thEt matter will hardly
boar pablo scrutiny. Since then he a.
tempted 10 shoot Armstrong. nm ari
which WINS severely condemned By tno
ontirc community al the time il happen
cd. Since aheu he WAS commandment
chief Of The most disgrncefnl Iobl y
which ever ussem hled in Topeka IA Il C
interest Of any man, and which was
made disgracciuI by his own acts and
example, and which put a stain GA Salt
mas fair reputation. Since then he
has ever been the same relentless black
guard in all law suits with which lie has
been connected, and has shown himself
10 be low, unprinclpled man. The
criminals of Saline county will undonbi.
odly vote for Mohler. What has be done
90 gain the confidence OF the people +:
He says be wants tn go to Topeka Ia
"rcdeem himself" Why has he put of
The "rcdemphon" matter until the elcv-
enih hour2 Would il no, have been
better for him 10 have commenced this
important work long before this, that tho
people might know be was working in
that he is acting in good faith now? II,
has been tried once and found wanting
Can the people afford to try him again
Wo think not. Saline comfy has pltn
" Of able and honest men, who dom
need 10 redeem Themselves, aud who would
mako creditable representatives.. Ii is
rot necessary for the county To tack on
toan man whose official career has beer
dark as Erebus. Mohler may be ,h(
candidate of some of the politicians, bu
he is net the cdEdiSa'e Of the people.
We have been greatly surprised Il
find some men whom We have previous
considered good men, and who tire,
years ago opposed him ON the SAINT
ground that we dli,nnw supporting him
How can they be so inconsistent. Th'
FLEA of ability is urged. VIM. NJ. Tweed
- a man oi ability and so is Samuel {
pomeroy. Ga the plea OF ability L. !
necessary 10 elect those kind of men Il
Office, when there are plenty of men il
Saline county who are able IS well n
honest;
/. the Republican party Of Saln'
county expects to keep it's organization
uninpaired. il MUS, enlirely ignore suci
men ~ J. &. Mohler The party ha
already been greatly weakened by tax
iag zap with just sach men. The day i
pas, for whipping Republicans into th'
traces with the Convention WHIP, an,
the Republican voters will no; supper
man now Just becsuSc he IL nom
mated. The men who are trying TO ran
Hchler down the iAroGts o! the peopl,
csgh: 70 know this, Ny sad experience
" tbs Republican party expects 1" keel
up its organization. !; mus, pat tHrih H.
lurest rta. II a 9 O.! SCI Il men o
ron:n2.l1 a. our 0aming voaveniioH,ihS
ticket -. 80 o.eeied bg q rousin- ma
;oii;y. II u ticket is placed in the ieid
Vita M"hler for representative, not GA
" Moh!or wi.. be badly beaten, bat Ihc
balance u the tickle; will be liable u
tlTcr tho aame fate.
80 SKY distinctly here, ana 80 ere
o,;y ono Of ecores OF Republican voters
s...,::rE cc1r;r 80 "'i' 3o iikc" p,