The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-22
TUvE sCNaTORsIulED.

Times:
Taking the broad grounds that
the very best man IN the State
ought 10 be selected for this high
and honorable position, we are per-
fectly free to say that in eur best
Judgment, Col. p. b. Plumb, of En-
poria, is that man; and in making
this assertion we are ready and will
ing to give our reasons for it.
In the first place, Col. Plumb has
the ability, energy aud courage to
make 3 United States Senator who
would be an honor TO the State and
a credit to that learned and dignified
body. Coming TO Kansas in 1857,
nearly twenty years ago, young
man full of life, energy, AID hope
for the welfare of the then territory
of Kansas, he has from that hour to
this devoted much of his time to the
development of our young COM
monWealth. Like the majority of
us, he came here poor man. For
years he devoted himself to the up
building of Emporia and the ''Great
Southwest" A lawyer and an edi-
tor, he was always burdened with
work for which he received but lit
tie pay. Always ready and willing,
his services were in constant de-
mand by the people with whom he
was identified. Kansas haVing been
admitted ns a State, he was one of
the first to advocate those measures
which have proven so beneficial to
our people. With bat few counties
organized, with no railroad commu-
Inication whatever, he was the frat
to take active measures to secure to
Kansas her splendid system of rail-
roads which has contributed SO
largely to the development of our
material resources. His master mind
whether exercised in the state legis-
lsture, or in political conventions,
was always in the advance. Our
state constitution and laws, our
magnificent public school system,
our pablo institutions and the whole
fabric of our state government,
bears the impress of his superior
intellect. And to him, as much as
to any other man in the state, are
the people of Kansas indebted for
the splendid political and CONNER
cial Standing that our state so proud
Iy holds to-day.
Entering the army in 1862, az cap
tain of company &C" 1lth Kansas
cavalry, he came out in 1865, in COM
mand of his regiment, with all the
honors of q DraYe and popular
soldier.
When the war closed, he was still
a poor man. Returning to Emporia,
he turHed his attention to the prac-
tice of his profession. Feeling as
sured that our young state was on
the high road to prosperity, he felt
justified in turning his attention to
his own private affairs; and while
at no time neglectiDg the interests
of the people with whom he lived,
his attention was more especially
devoted to his own private affairs.
Successful in everything else, he
was of course not long in accumu.
lating large amount OF property.
Ten years of close application to
business has made him q Compare
lively rich man.
But the people of this portion of
the state, at least, are not willing
that his splendid abilities should be
circumscribed by an enforced ro-
tine of business. Three years ago
they insisted that he should be
candidate for the Senate; and only
few months ago he could have
been almost unanimously nomIna-
ted for Congress from this district,
while to-day he has the almost solid
support of this entire district for
the United States Senate, not con-
sidering the many friends and
supporters he has all over the state.
Laying aside the just claims of
the Southwest to this honorable pc
sition at this time, we certainly
think the next legislature can per-
form no more honorable act than to
concede to this congressional dis
trict the next Senator; and they can
certainly feel justified in endorsing
the candidate who is so unanimous
ly supported at home.
When we consider that for the
past sixteen years, or ever since our
state was organized, all the Govern
ore, all the Congressman, with bare
ly one exception, and all the impor-
tant state officers have been uni
formally selected from the extreme
northern and eastern portions of
our state, and that at no time in
our history has this portion of Kan
sas been bonored with any impor-
tant office, save the one exception
of Congressman tor two years and
when we further consider that this
portion of the State is comparative
ly new, and needs the direct and
constant services of a man in the
national legislature who thorough
ly understands our wants, and who
has the ability to obtain such legis-
lation for us as will place us on an
equal footing with the older settled
counties, we think we ought to Sc
cure from the state at large that re-
spectful consideration W hich the i'm
pertance of the situation demands.
Having personally known Col.
Plumb for the past seventeen years,
and having faith in his honesty, in
tegrity, and ability to faithfully
represent this state in the United
States Senate, and knowing full
well that he will secure the almost
unanimous support of the members
of the Legislature from this congress
sional district, and believing him to
be the choice of the people Of the
whole people of the "great south
west" for that position, we are fully
prepared to enter upon q vigorous
campaign to secure his election.
Feeling assured that the people of
the 2Sth Senatorial district will fully
justify us in this course, we know
full we'll that we but carry out their
wishes when we announce that we
propose to use all honorable means
to secure the election of Col. Plumb
to the Senate.
Being first responsible to the peo-
pie of our own senatorial district
second, to the people of the entire
state fer our action In the premises
and being under no obligations
whatever TO any of the candidates
in the field, we feel fully justified
} in thus taking a bold position on
this ali Important question, belieY-
ing that when the final votes is
taken, and the result ascertained,
our candidate will be counted in
by handsome majority.
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