The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-02

FAHR PLAY.

any of the Republicans, but we
think it nothing more than right to
give room to a denial of some of
the false stories, and notice the
character of the fight being
made upon d. W. Eastman.
We do not understand why such
special efforts should be made to
beat him, unless he is more in the
way of some of the aspirants than
any other of the candidates, and
that he is the man to be killed off
in order that their success may be
rendered more probable. He has
lived here six or seven years, and
we never heard a word said against
him as an honorable man until ne
aroused the opposition and jealousy
of few individuals by becoming a
candidate for County Treasurer. 1t
seems now to be anything TO beat
Eastman" in the camp, more espe-
cialiy, of the virtuous Democracy
They conclude he is the strongest
man in opposition to their caudi-
date, and hence the dirt throwing
at him.
The first charge we notice is that
Mr.. Eastman is a Methodist. The
man who attempts to influence
votes for himself on the score of
belonging to any church or any
secret society, is in mighty poor
business. He may safely be set
down as a demagogue. On the 9TH
er hand, a man or set of men who
use as an electioneering argp ent
that an opponent belongs to this or
that church, is in eq uslly disreputa-
BILE business, in our humble judg-
ment. We remember that some
narrOw-minded people, few years
ago, bslabOred one of the best and
most faithful and competent officers
this county ever had because he was
a Catholic. 1t has repeatedly come
to our ears during the present cam
paign that MIR. DIV. Eastman ought
not to be elected to office because he
Is a Methodist, and it is asserted
that some other Methodist already
holds an Office. Capt. North, Dem
Ocratic candidate for T treasurer, met
man on the street the other day,
and told him that it had been an
nounced from the Methodist pulpit
that Mr.. Eastman was q candidate
for Treasurer. Now, he may have
been Joking, and probably was. But
he ought to have reflected that such
things. Just now, are repeated from
mouth to mouth, and by the time
they travel five miles, he will find
people telling, as supposed truth,
that such an announcement. had real
ly been made. 1t is known that some
of his Eenchmen are using the same
argument where they think it will
count. The term methodist ring"
and all that sort of thing, has been
used in different parts of the coun-
ty by different persons, accompa-
MED by sheer, with the intention
of making capital against Mr.. East
man. Is it any crime to be decent
and consistent church member? Has
it come to pass that, in the estima-
ton of these gentlemen, connection
with a religious body disfIanchlses
man from holding office? East
mans friends might retaliate and
say that it has been announced over
the counters of every saloon in
town that Capt. North was the can
1idate of the liq uor interest. That
would be giving tit for tat" but
We know Mr.. Eastman to be a man
who is above such business. He is
known to be a mRn who attends to
his own affairs in Il quiet, ger.tIe-
manly and earnest manner, aud VIZ
venture the assertion that. he has
not made a single unfair statement,
or by innuendU cast any slnrs O..
any of his opponents. There are
probably not over one-eighth of the
voters Of the county who belong to
the church to which Mr.. Eastman il
an honor, aud the sneering state
ment which has SO often been used
against him that there is a ring
formed in that church to elect him.
is as ridiculous as il is false. His
leading supporters, and a larg ma
jority of them, do not belong T. hat
society, and he is in no wis heir
candidate.
Every man who will listen to these
peddlars of false reports are filed
with them. Only Thursday last we
heard of gentleman who had in
tended to support Eastman being
staggered in his preference by being
told that he already received fabu-
lous salaries from the post office, as
treasurer of the Emporia Mutual
Loan Association, and as treasurer
OF the city school board. The truth
Is that, for most of his term as as
sistant post master, the pay has been
so meagre as TO render him the enor-
nous profit of $50 per month. He
has been treasurer of the Loan AS
sociation for five years, taking care
of some $4,000 annually, and for
this service has 1aeUer received a sin
gle cent Of pay! He is serving mis-
third term as treasurer of the city
school board, being elected each
time without consulting him, and
does not receive cent OF pay for
this service. He did not desire
either position, but such is the de-
gree of confidence in his integrity
among his immediate neighbors.
that they insist on his doing this
work, knowing it will be done
right, and every cent of the money
accounted for.
Now, these are the facts in rela-
ton to Mr.. Eastman, and they are
known to be facts by q majority of