The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-12-28
THE STATE PRINTING.
Geo. W. Martins Arguments for a Re-
election-Their Ehinnezs Ventilated
No Claims ON the Public.

Geo. W. Martins Arguments for Re-
election-Their Thinness Ventilated
No Claims ON the Public.
ToPEKA, Kan, Dc. p, 1876.
EDITOR TINES Geo. W. Martin has
begun the advocacy Of his own claims as q
candidate for State Printer in his own pa
per, the Junction City Uaion. This ia
rather a strange and unprecedented thing
in of6cs-getting, and lays Mr.. Martin
open 10 criticism both in regard to that, as
we'll as his career as public official.
have not yet seen line in the Paola
Spirit, in advocacy of the claims Of L. ].
Perry for State Printer. BE has not even
quoted In his paper, the many favorable
notices Of his candidacy that has appeared
in the different journals. Nor has the
editor of the SsIina Herald, B. J. F. Hanna,
advocated his own claims for Printer.
Frank Root. paper is studiously silent
in regard to his candidacy. So say, Mr..
Martins txo-column Illumination in last
weeks Caioa Is rather thin.
Mr.. Martin has held the office OF State
Printer for four years. He wants ii for
another two on top of that.
Four yeas ago, S s Prouly, editor and
proprietor o: the Commonwealth, which he
had sunk thousands Of dollar in. to build
up as q central advocate Of Republicanism,
was candidate for third term as State
Printer. Geo. W. Martin "pooled" with
Joe Clarke and p II. Herman and defeated
him. The third term argument was used
very industriou.ly by Martin against Prou-
~, ard it was effective. Notwithstanding
Prouty's walls about being 'hard-up" and
financially behind, and pleading for gym
pathy on the ground that the State print
ing was supporting a Republican daily
newspaper, he had to succumb to the fate
of all third-termers. Martin showed him
no mercy, and Prouty is to day bankrupt
and his paper is in other hands.
Under the circumstances, will Martin be
any better able to buffet the peoples strong
objections to third tarms?-s deep-rooted
prejudice which even Web. Wilder, a far
more popular man, coald not overcome in
our last State Convention. Martha in his
third term uiH 60 dorm!
Martin lays claim to the Office Tor q third
term because he has done the work well
and has not swindlsd the State. This is
negative claim What officer in the Stale
of Kansas WAS more efficient and more hon.
est than D. W. Wilder, our ex-Auditor of
State? Did these claims save Web. for a
third term? No.
Martin whines for retention, because he
has not saved any money-becauss he is
not millionaire. After four years in
fat office like that Of State Printer, If he
has not been able to come out ahead, how
long, oh Lord will it take him to mend
his fortunes? Must the people forever
stand by every financial fool who happe ns
to get into an Office?
Because public official mismanages his
private affairs and is poor, is that an argu-
ment why he should be public charge
forever to the exclusion of other deserving
and competent men?
Let us examine Mr.. Martins financial
management, and determine why he is
poor, il he is poor.
Joe Clark and Pete Herman joined
forces with Martin, and elected him State
Printer. For this aid he agreed to divide
the income with them. During the first
two years, Joseph Clark was paid for his
share by Mr. Martin, $4,000. During
the same time, p. Ii. Tiernan drew
out Of the State Printing funds, So 0O0.
In short, Mr. Geo. w. Martin paid S22,-
600 for his first election TO the Office. Ii he
had that SD 600 in cash in his safe now,
would he be poor and behind? This is a
pertinent question.
Again, during his term, Mr. Martin fool
ishly spent $1,000 or $4,000 in printing
Web Wilder's ANNALS of Kansas" good
book. 1t was printed for glory, and Martin
sunk that much money. He got the glory,
and brags about it, and now he whines be-
cause he is poor.
Mr.. Martin printed, ruled and bound
fine blank book for exhibition at Philadel-
phia. 1t cos, him $500. He did it for
glory. He reaped the glory, and the prize.
Aud now he uses that as an argument that
he deserves reelection. But he claims that
he is poor.
Lastly, in laundering and idio,ic man
ner, he has about 5000 more money in
vested in his State Printing House than a
sane man would have expended. He has q
q good deal of money invested in a set of
blank school books. And he claims he is
poor, and ought to be reelected The
State has furnished him the means to "put
on STYLE" to go into all kinds Of wild spec
to underbid other publishers on
work, and now he claims sym
patty because he is poor.
Is the State to be held responsible for 3
weak mans financial freaks?
am in for a change. Let some square
man and practical printer, and practical
business man, like Leslie j. Perry or B. j.
F Hanna, be chosen, and I'il guarantee, at
the end Of four years. he will not be cam
didate for a third term, nor be whining be-
cause he has made an ass of himself!