The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-08-31
Democratic state Ticket.

The Democratic Convention at Topeka, last
week, after dallying with a committee from the
Greenback party, nominated the following tick
ct:
For Governor John Martin, of Shawnee.
For Lieutenant-G GovernOr-J. A. Beal of Potta-
watomie.
For Secretary of States. n. Palmer, of Saline.
For Auditor-H. +. Sheldon, of Franklin.
For Attorney -General-W. L. Mcconnell, of
Coffey.
For Treasurer-Amos McLOuth, of Jefferson.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Thomas Bartlett, of Allen.
For Associate Justice-J. ID. Humphreys, of
Davis.
Of these candidates, Beal, Sheldon McLOuth
and Bartlett, were adopted from the Greenback
ticket. ApOrtOn of the Greenback Central Com
mttee refused to allow the ticket to be dssect ed
for the benefit of the Democratic party, and will
not be transferred.
After all their boast that the tail should no
longer waggle the dog, and that the Democracy
proposed to set up for ITSELF and any persons who
were opposed the Republican party had privilege
to join in, we find leading men in the Convention
confessing that they were powerless, and must
have the help of the Greenbackers. They seem
to be willing to sacrifice everything in the for
lorn hope of re-electing GOodin, and everything
was shaped with that view. In thus surrender
ing their distinct party organization, and enter
ing into another mongrel campaign, the Democ
racy have left themselves lounderng in the bog
where they have been for years. Those Green
hackers who have been opposed to the Democrat
ic party, will refuse to support the mongrel tick
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continue to run ticket of their own. Those
trading, dickering, floating fellows who readily
went in with them, will be of no benefit to them,
but will rather be an element of weakness.
The ticket, as whole, is far inferior to the Re-
publican ticket-and, in fact, they have not
candidate on the State ticket who is superior to
his Republican opponent For Presidential Elec-
tors, they have not committed the of the Re-
publicans, but have selected their best men.
But it is an Office that ceases after the perform
ance of specific act; and for the simple per-
formaDce of that one act, clOthes-pin would |
answer IS well as anything else.
John Martin, the candidate for Governor, is |
one of the most estimable gentlemen in the State
and q number one man. He is the only old Pro-
Slavery man we know of in the State who has
come down from the old Border Rufian days
without stigma attaching to his name, or with
no grudge treasured up against him. But wecau't
understand how the Democracy can go to the
Germans with Martin, and make an issue against
Anthony on the temperance question. That Mr..
Martin is Q temperance man, is wholly to his
credit; but for electioneerng purposes, his rec
ord is unfortunate. Anthony is temperance
man, but he has never favored prohibitory law.
John Martin was a member of the Legislature of
1874, at which liquor law was passed by the
House that was practically prohibitory, and was
the most obnoxious law to the Germans and an
ti-temperanee men of any ever passed in the
State. John Martin supported and voted for
this law and its defeat in the Senate was all that
prevented its being forced upon the people of
the State.
Again, Mr.. Martin was nominated on a fusion |
ticket with Greenbackers. In the State Couven-
tion to send delegates to st. Louis, it is known |
that Mr.. Martin, opposed greenback platform,
and refused to go as a delegate, because of the
instructions to support Hendricks as a soft mon
ey candidate. He afterwards claimed the adop-
tion of hard money platform by the st. Louis
Convention q vindieation of his action. This
late State Convention, which nominated Mr.
Martin on ticket with Greenbackers, refused to
pass Greenback resolution, but endorsed the
st. Louis platform, and the letters of acceptance
of Tilden and Hendricks. Yet portion of the
Greenbsck party are willing to drop their candi-
dates, and 90 for this ticket
If the Greenback party are really lighting for
a principle, how can they accept this conclomer-
alton If they simply want to beat the Repub.
licans, why don't they abandon their organiza.
tion, and unite with the Democracyi
But it is useless to talk about beating the Re-
publicans. The Republican ticket will be cleo
ted by a majority that is stunning; and the De-
mocracy will be so sick at the stomach, that they
will curse fusion tickets, and swear eternal hos
tility to any more such foolishness-until the
next election.