The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
.gTHE NEMSn

WHAT THE NEWS" KNOWS.
TnE NEWS continues To assert that
there is nothing wrong in the official
conduct of some of oar county officers
in the management of the affairs OF the
county, but we venture the assertion
that there are not a dozen of its readers
who believe its statements. Ii there is
nothing in these charges, why is it that
one of the Republican papers of this
city opposes some of the candidates on
the ring ticket? The News heaps abuse
upon Eskridge because he dares to OPP
pose corruption in his own party, but
why does il not abuse Mr.. VIM. Broad
well, who is Republican, and has never
been anything else, and is a candidate
on the peoples ticket for district clerk
Why does IL not abuse the hundreds of
honest Republicans who have the cour-
age TO denounec the corrupt ring, which
has fastened itselfupon the party Elm
poria Sentinel.
THE News continues to assert that
those who charge official misconduct in
the management of the affairs of our
county have not proven it, and we shall
not believe the charges until some evil
dcnce is forthcoming. THE NEWS
knows the men who have CIRCULATED
these charges. and knows something of
their motlvess TIM News believes that
enc dear bnnd suit" was matched.
up purely and solely for polit-
zeal purposes. THE News knows just
who Matched it. The NEws knows just
who IL using ii, and il believes that if
there were not political canvass now in
progress, and that IL aceTtain indiyid nal
did not want Office, there would DO moth
ing said about the bond suit. THE
News has published and silted every
word of evidence that has ever been TAX
EN- ON the bond SUIT and does not be-
lieve il amounts To a hill of beans. The
NEWS believes that until there is some
proof OF stealing it is wrong for people
to 20 over the county making charges of
theft.
THE News knows that every cent Of the
| 81 900 collected for interest on the mar
row gauge bonds is now in the treasury,
Notwithstanding the inslnuations at va
rious times that it has been turned 10
some wrong purpose. THE NEWS has
furnished the evidence TO show that all
the loose Institutions and charges,
made solely To effect the election in this
county. in regard To thousands of lille
gaiIy collected taxes" etc, are-fa1sc-
that every cent of money ever collected
Inns been faithfully and honestly applied
| We do not ask our. readers to take
our word for it, but TO go TO the
court house and satisfy themselves as we
have done. The News has shown that
Mr.. Eskridge, the principal retailer of
these false charges, made proposition
TO support Mr.. Sedgwick, against whom
the principal charge of ring" is being
1 hurled, and the whole Republican ticket,
If the Republicans would support him
for office. This of itself proves that
Mr.. Eskridge knows he is telling false.
hoods, or that he is paluoon, and will
ing to connive at the charges OF corrup,
ton and ring, which he brings against
the Republican officials THE NEWS Is
willing for him o,lake whichever horn
of the dilemma he chooses
The NEWS is in no wise
responsible for the course o.
zone of the Republican papers" in thi:
city. THE NEWS is a Republican paper
and always supports the Republican
ticket, notwithstanding there may b.
men on the ticket which it had rathe
not have had there, unless there arr
: good reasons for Withholding its support
, 1t never allows personal prejudice o
hatred to control its political principles
f We pursue the same course toward th'
E Republican party that the Sentinel pur
c sues toward its party.
We deny in toto that we have heape'
f personal abuse upon Eskridge. He IS
T crooked" politician and we have don
nothing but give the facts of his record
We have always taken it for granted tha
9 we Lad IL right to oppose him if we d.
: sired. We are supporting a good, hor
y est and upright man, the nominee of tn
n Republican party. In doing SO we hav
Il perfect right to- deal with his opp'
IS nent's public record. This is all we hay
S done. We have not abused him. If til
e editor of the Sentinel wants TO hea
s abuse let him attend Eskridge's NEE
d ings. If he can endorse his candidate
q per .urmanccs, we do not think lie hi
&c any right la complain of what VIC ha'
said of this Democratic candidate.