The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22
WHAT KIND OF A REpuBLr-


Eskridge appeals 10 Republicans for
support. He bases his claim, We sup
pose, on his political record A brief
examination of his political course dur
ing The past few years of defamation of
the Republican pariy--of wholesale
falsehood against its history and achieve
mcnis-when the party needed staunch
defenders, shows that lie has continually
made an unenviable political record. He
has been on all sides but the Republican
side. While his voice was Republican,
his acts have been anything to beat the
Republicans. His course is just ike
that he pursued one winter in the legis-
lature. There was an important and ex-
citing local measure in the Legislature
which DIVIDED what was known as the
"northern tier'' and Atchison. Eskridge,
in explaining his vote, performed the won
derfully smart and cute trick of making
an ''able" speech for the Aichison inter
est and as he sat down voted in faver
Of the .'northern tier" In 1876, he was
good Republican, but he bolted the
Republican nominee for the important
office of Congressman and supported the
Democratic nominee. That's the kind
of Republican he was in 1876.
In 1878 Eskridge was a candidate for
representative, AS usual. He was beaten.
What did he dos Did he act like q
good Republican and support the nomi'
nee of the conventions No. He bolted
and used all his power and influence to
elect Democrat at a time when sena
torial election was pending. That's the
kind of Republican he was in 1878.
In 1870 he made an alliance with his
old enemy, the notorious Sam Wood, to
defeat the Republican ticket in this
county. He attacked the ticket with
virulence. and peddled ISLANDERS over the
county against some of our best men who
had always been his political and per
sonal friends. He raised the cry
that year. as he is doing this, of cor
ruptIon in county affairs 10 cover his
motives and objects. That's the kind OF
Republican he was in 1879.
This year he ran as candidate fol
delegate 10 the Republican county and
district conventions. His intention wa:
to be a candidate for representative
He even went SO FAR rs to place a lettel
of deelinatiOn in the hands Of dele
gate from this city to the Repub
lican district convention in case hi
saw he was liable to be defeated. Blu
the Republicans of Emporia township
very properly "sat down" on him, anC
he was not elected delegate. On thu
day of the convention he was tolC
that James Miles would be brough
before il as a candidate for representa-
tive. He replied, "Miles is a good anC
honest man, and if he is nominal
cd will support him." Notwithstand
ing this pledge, his next step was to flsl
| for the Grecnback nomination, and afte
this for the mongrel nomination. H
was defeated. The gentleman who wa
nominated declining and others VIII
were desired TO run, refusing to do sc
Eskridge went before the mOngrel CON
millce, composed mostly of Demo
Gratis, and with request" signed mos
ly by Democrats, received the nomin'
ton from the committee. This he has
lily accepted notwithstanding a majorit
of the committee are nOn-residents of th
district, aud had no right to nominate
candidate for the people of this distric
He is engaged in going over the count.
accompanied to his meetings by Demt
Gratis, retailing those same old falls
hoods and ISLANDERS against the Republ
can ticket which he and Sam Wood pc,
died last year His sole object is
break up the Republican party an
build in Its place an Eskridge par
which shall have no priI
ciples except to elect him to offic
a His hackers aud associates are Dem
Gratis. He accuses the Republicans
, committing frauds on the county trei
a ury, while he knows, il he knows an
thing about the condition of the tire;
:. ury, that he is telling falehoOds, and Ii
every cent of the money ever raised
taxation has been faithfully applied a
I, honestly accounted for. The quarter
e statement OF disinterested examine
n which have for years been published
Ie our columns prove this. He mai
o wholesale charges against the Reput
4. can party, but has never offered SIM
n item of proof to sustain a single char
c he makes. His unsubstantiated charl
ID in political matters are not worth
wind he expends in uttering them.
That's the kind of Republican he
q in 1880. These are facts which ev'
q Republican knows, and we leave it
e them to decide whether he has @
10 claims ON Republicans for support.