The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03

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1t seems that steps have been Ia
ken to nominate two tickets this
fall for county Offices. The Farmers
Cooperative Association led of,
andRepublicans say they must put
q ticket in the field. 1t has been the
custom in this county for some ten
years, with two or three exceptions,
for no party to make nominations
for county offices. This custom has
worked well, and was popular with
the people. Candidates announced
themselves, and people went to the
polls and made their own selections.
Under this plan few mistakes have
been made by the people. We may
say, in fact, that the local affairs Of
no county in the state ha vebeen bet
ter managed, than have those of
Lyon county. We urged this plan
two years ago, and the Republicans
made no nominations. At that time
the farmers movement had just
started, aud the politicians in the
organization prevailed, and q ticket
was nominated. This ticket was
elected. There was no fight between
the Farmers and Republicans. The
Republicans bv hundreds supported
the ticket. So far as we can ascer-
tain the county is no better of than
under the no nomination plan. And
as there are no political issues at
stake this year, more than formerly.
we see no reason for the strife which
the nomination of two tickets will
engender. We are all driving at ex-
actly the same object-good and
competent men for Office. We have
always believed that the selection of
men for township and county offices
should be conducted with as little of
the partisan strife as possible. Now
as the Cooperative Association is
composed largely of Republicans,we
see no use of two conventions of the
came party, when neither have any
advantage over the other in the
means they possess of putting good
ticket in the field, and consequently
no earthly use of two sets of nomi-
nations. Let US have free fight and
an open field. Nominations amount
to but little anyhow, because people
will scratch to suit themselves.
We half suspect it Is the Demo
cratic and Opposition politicians,
whose votes control this Co opera
tive Association in the proposition
to nominate q ticket. If the oppo-
silion to the Republican party want
to nominate a ticket, of course we
have nothing to say. If there is to
be q fight-An opposition ticket-we
should like to have it properly Ia
beled. In many counties in the state
square fight is being organized.
That is right. We don't object at
all to q mans differing with US, but
il we haYe to oppose him, we like
to know what his principles are.
Last year this same association was
sought to be made use of by politi-
clans and demagogues. There are as
many of these in this Cooperative
Association as there are in any equal
number of men that can be gathered
together in the county, and they
are after the "loaves aud fishes"
That's just exactly what ais them.
They think the chances are better in
this organization, and hence they
don't want to trust the people, but
want an endorsement in the shape
OF q nomination. OF course they
are no worse than the Republican
shysters, "Whose name is legion"
but for one we don't want q conven-
ton to accommodate either crowd.
We belong to the Republican party.
There's going to be big fight next
year, and from what we know now,
we shall support the Republican
party. II 3 Republican county tick
ct IL nominated this fall, and it is
composed of good men, we shall
support 1t, but as we said before, we
do not believe in party strife over
county offices If 1t can he helped
without sacrificing anything. Our
observation and belief is that the
best men will be secured if the mat.
ter is left directly with the people
We are willing to trust them rather
than "ticket makers." Therefore We
hope both conventions will wisely
conclude to adjourn without making
Nominations.