The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-09-14
TIE SERIOUS SIDE CT The MATTER.

In common with other Republicaus OF
the District. We have been disnosci 10 treat
the nop.iaati5u Of Mr. Fenion as 4 joke.
To the people OF tie District in general,
t.is i .hs only IisLtiI which it presents
self, but TO Ills Immediate locality his
candidacy has Z serious aspect, and Is liable
t. do rs some harm. Mr.. EeUlon IS
clever gentleman, social and companion
able, and because Of his personal popular
ity will receive the votes Of many LeaVen-
worth men who would not lLink OF voting
for any,otiler Denocrat-men.who will vote
Tor him, rot because he Is the Democratic
nominee. but because he is Tom Fenicn-
no. because Of his political position, but
Iecause he Is = genial, waole-souled good
fellow. Against all this We should not
utter word we're there the remOtest pro-
liability Of his success were there even the
..nost OF a chance fOr him to be elected, and
we're there 10 considerations but those Of a
rsrzonal nature involved, We should Ike 10
zee him receive the support Of Leavenworih
county without 4 single dissenting
vote but there ID just as much
probability Of the Missouri River
urning in lis course and running up
a.roam. as there Is OF Mr.. Fenlon, or any
other Democrat, Icing eec!ed TO Congress
from this District, and the only benefit that
could accrue 10 Mr.. Fenlon from the votes
OF the Leayenworth people would be in the
empty honor OF personal endorsement by
MS friends and neighbors. Bat while such
q result would be barren Of consequences TO
tenlon, il probably would not be 80 to
Leayenworth. Mr.. Phillips Will be elected;
ne suppose nobody doubts this fact; and
IL Is no more than natural that he should
feel most friendly toward the locality which
gives him the most cordial support. A;ch-
Ison was sensible of these facts, and when
he couldn't secure place on the long side,
vas shrewd enough 10 keep Of Of the short
one, that there might be no local attraction
TO draw votes from the winning man; but
Leavenworth, having worked hard and
4
ton, permits the ofIer Of an empty bauble
to lead her into position where the argu
ment Of locality" can be used against
him. Now, what must be the consequence
Of all this? Simply tina: Atchison, actuated
By policy, as well as by local Jealousy, viii
vote solidly for the man whom she has thus
far strained every nerve to defeat, while
Leayenworth, in order 10 please Tom"
viii compromise her support OF the man
Tor whose nomination she put forth every |
honorable effort, and whose good will is |
worth more to her than the success of any
other man on the Republican ticket.
But were the Republican majority in
the district not so overwhelming; were the
parties so evenly balanced that the Democ-
racy might have reasonable chance Of |
success, il would still be almost matter of
impossibility Tor Mr.. Fenlol TO succeed,
since his well known opinions upon the
paramount issue of the day are diametri-
caily opposed to the opinions of the people
a
well As Of the other-are overwhelmingly
IN favor of currency reform, while Mr. Fem
Ion Is among the hardest of the hard
money men, and refused to 90 as delegate
20 the National Convention OF his party,
rather than pledge himself TO sustain the
continents Of the people of the State. Net
only is his party in hopeless minority in
he district, but his position on the cuIren-
- question places him in a minority in
Ais own party. Thus, were it even possible
10 elect 4 Democrat, Mr.. Fsnlon would,
clearly, not be the man, and thus it is that
his vanity leads him TO pursue 4 course
hat can only result in harm to the best
interests Of the city, and which offers him,
IN return, TO consideration bat the worse
than barren privilege OF spending his time
and money in a race taat he cannot hope
- win.