The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-05-12

INTO line, anu Qafe not say nay
Elect President of that party, put
the whole machinery of Govern
ment into their hands, and what
will be the result? VIII not sla-
very be re-established, the Confed-
crate debt assumed, all the soldiers
OF the rebel army put upon the PEN
sion lists and the losses of the war
made up TO the South? IN fact
will not a reign of terror be inaug-
urated which can only be put down
by another uprising of the people Of
the North with arms in their hands.
Do we want to see another war
with all its attendant horrors? If
not, we must elect Republican |
President. Now comes the ques-
ton, "Who can we elect?" We
must not let our individual prefer
ences stand in the way Of the public
good. We must go for the man we
can elect. He must be q man pure
and true, firm patriot, free from
all sins of omission or commission,
in all respects intellectually and
morally a high-toned, honorable
and upright gentleman. RecOllect
that through fear and fraud all the
Southern States, with possibly the
exception of South Carolina, will in
all probability vote the Democratic
ticket. If that party succeeds also
in carrying New York, New Jer-
sey, Connecticut, Indiana, Califor-
MIA and Oregon, or any three Of
them, with New York, they elect
their man. In fact, it will be very
hard for any man to carry New
York, New Jersey and Connect
cut against Gov. Tilden, who it is
pretty clear, will be the Democrat
ic nominee. There are many Re
publicans who voted for him for
Governor, who will vote for him for
President against all (saVe one) OF
the prominent men now named for
that position by the Republican
party. Tilden has made a good
Governor, is a Reformer, unearthed
the canal frauds of New York,
helped break up the Tweed ring, in
fact, is very popular with a great
many leading men of cur party in
New York, who called themselves
Tilden Republicans during the last
gubernatorial election in that State.
To secure their support, and we
need them as well as a great many
others who take the same view
we must nominate a man who is
identified with reform, who stesdi-
ly and faithfully, without fear or
favor, pursues rascslity wherever
found. Who shall it be7 Shall it
be New York's gifted and polished
son, Senator Conklin? Think not.
That gentleman, while q man of
great ability, aud l believe strict
honesty, is too naughty and too far
removed from the popular feeling
to answer for the present emergen-
cy. Shall it be the famed, renown-
ed, eloquent, and thoroughly patri-
otto war Governor of Indiana, who
was second TO no man in defending
and upholding our common coun-
try during it's entire peril? Again,
1 think not. While believe Gov
ernor Morton is deserving of every
thing that a grateful people could
bestow, / think his election would
be extremely doubtful. And now
comes the man that the popular feel
ing runs strong to, my own among
the number, the gallant, dashing,
aggressive, intellectual and popular
member from Maine, James G..
Blaine. If my own individual
choice would elect, there is no man
in this country that would sooner
seat in the Presidential Chair than
the man who, almost single handed,
routed, in utter dismay, the whole
troop of Confederate Brigadiers.
headed by Hill, of Georgia, and
tailed by Cox, of New York. But,
Messrs. Editors, individual prefer
ences must be postponed. While
think there would be an even
chance of electing Blaine against
any one the Democracy might bring
forth, still there is a chance to the
contrary, and in the present emer-
gency we should run no risk. Then
say my readers, "who can We
3 elect?" will tell you, sir. And
here there is no doubt. All the
power of the Democracy, aided by
every device that they can bring
assisted by all the whisky thieves
in the country, Democratic or Re.
publican, and by every other de-
frau der of the government and theil
friends and abettors, In defiance O.
the open or secret opposition of the
politicians,w who are generally agains
him; Benjamin F. Bristow, of Ken
8 lucky, the peoples candidate, can
not be defeated. He ia the only
man that the Democracy fear
8 Charge after charge is brough
against him, only to recoiI upon th'
heads of his traducers. Spies art
hired to dog his footsteps. PimpI
and informers of every corrup
ring in the country, who are trem-
bling for fear their exposure come
next, are traducing him, but all il
of no avail. Let the Republican
convention nominate him and al
, the people will say amen. "St
mote it be-" WI.