The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-06


cerned us only, we should adopt our
usual course and let them go unnoticed, n
but the attack is upon the Republican v
or majority of it that acted
in issuing the call, and that committee is
n representative organization of the Re
publican party of Lyon county. If the a
committee has acted as described by |
this obscure paper, then the members
have betrayed the trust given into their
hands, and are not only unfit for such I
trusts but unworthy further confidence
by the Republicans of the county. 1t is
ments There is not word of
truth in the charges made
against the committee To put it little
stronger, we do not see how any per
son could write and publish so many
unblushing. unmitigated and inexcus-
able lies in so short a space, as is con-
tanned in this extract. It needs only
personal acquaintance with the editor of
the Journal to know that the article pro-
ceedcd from motives OF personal hate to-
ward the two members of the committee
specified. It's an old disease with the
editor of the Journal and the crowd that
runs him.
If the editor of the Journal had been
possessed Of the least desire to be honest |
or fair, he could have been furnished |
with good reason for making the
call for the Republican conven-
ton as it is. But it was no part
of his purpose Ia Inc either
fair or honest. Possessing himself
shabby reputation rs to straightforward |
ness his little narrow soul and green
eyes see everything from his own stand
point. BY implication he cries, Look
ut me- am honest. | suppose / am
the only honest man in Emporia."
| HypOcracy of the Pharasaical stamp is
written on every lineament of his face,
and stands out upon every hair of his
bushy head. Such an organization rs
his must be a blatant demagogue, and
narrow souled selfishness and self-wor-
ship leads him to suspect the motives of
his fellows. lie saw what he thought
was an opportunity TO glori-
fly himself by slandering
charges of rascality against the commit
tee. He knew he would do what he
charges the committee with doing had
the opportunity been presented for him
TO make anything out of it, or to vent his
serpentile spleen against those he hates.
| ", ..N l,n i'm Of
the committee when Mr.. 10y was there.
and do not know what he said about
naming Friday as the day for holding
the primary meetings. Knowing Nc
Cunc as we do, we shall certainly prefer
To have Mr.. Logs statements direct.
e Last year tie call was issued and pub
c lished for the primaries TO take place
c in the evening at Z 80. This was then
f believed by the committee to be the Uest
% hour. No sooner was the publication
y made than Republicans began by the
i dozen to request n change to three O'Clock
en- tie afternoon. The call was changed
TO that hour to suit the people in the
. country. They said they had to go some
distance to attend the primaries, and that
. they would not be attended if held at
. night. The result showed the wis
. dom of the change, because the
: primaries were well attended. Fri
day was fixed upon as the
= day to hold the primaries, because in
>. Emporia and surrounding townships, a
large number of the formers come to
town on Saturday, and have many er-
:, rands TO do which do not occupy their
attention on any other day of the week
Friday ,ods tired upon solely to suit
the TURNER'S. There was no other motive
(, in naming that rs the day of the pri
n maries. The Journal seeks to convey
3, the impression-in fact states directly
C that the committee fixed three O'Clock
e "for men who work for wages and
/ business men generally" Now, did
/ the green-eyed, block head read the call
/ If he did not and will refer to II he will
d see that his statement is a bare-faced lie
III The call especially specifies that in the
:. city, to sceO,nmodate working men and
V business men generally, the primaries
l. are fixed ut Z 30 r. m, to conitDne one
r. hour. Now, what is 10 be thought Ol
an editor who will thus knowingly at
tempt To mislead his readers to CRAFTY
Il his personal spite? What can he expec
c TO gain by such conduct.
II So far as we are concerned the call wa.
u not arranged to suit any class, but all
c and we know the same is true of Mr.
II Borion'S action. The very fact that tho
c call provides for a convention of over 20(
meeting of the peOple-a body that can
not be manipulated-gives the deEia
p to all the unjust and ungenerous insinu
u ations of the Journal against the com
u mittce, and stamps its statements al
&c ialsehoods manufactured from the per
a veFted head of its editor. We have beer
upon tho central committee many
A. years. always without any desire
G. for the position, and We have
e ever used our influence il
4 urging Republicans TO attend theil
C primaries. We never had two minutes
'e talk with anyone as TO what the cal
II should contain. No one ever said 1
| word about when he convention
D or primaries should be held, 81
T. the bowl about "rng" and dissatis
N faction is AL in the Journals feeble I'M
ST agination. We have no "axe to grind
D. in the forthcoming convention, and nj
p candidates 10 whose interests We are tied
n All we ask, and all we have ever asked
a is for good ticket. If there is ring
l. here, We do not know it. We have NJ
G. knowledge whatever OF its existence
g, Not dozen men have spoken to u
II about politics this season, and we haYl
Id not spent a day altogether in pOlil
Of ical work in the last three years
L. We put in from ten to twelve hour
L. of good honest work every day whei
re we are able, and have no time to stanG