The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-26
DEN0oRATTC BLUsrER.

II is rather amusing-all the talk we
hear about the election o. Geo. w.
Click for governor, and tits evident that
the Kansas Democracy, aided by the
Kansas City Times, are playing the
game OF bTag aud blgsier rs their trump
card. Because Mr.. Clicks meetings are
well attended they argne that the people
are for him. Mr.. Click IS a very good
man, aud popular, but the Republicans
of Kansas are rot quite ready to sur
render the state 20 bourbon of the
strietest sect. The dissatisfaction
which exists TO some extent in the larger
towns over the candidacy OF Governor
ST. John is very much magnified by the
Democratic caravan which travels from
town 10 town, making furious Demo
cratic noise. Does any man who is
posted in Kansas politics believe for
moment chat the overwhelming ma
jority of the Republicans who rallied to
81. Johns support in the convention,
giving him nearly iLree-iourths of the
votes in that body, viii low siuliify
themselves by joining IN the effort TO
defeat the man Of their own choice? The
Republicans OF Kansas are not made OF
that sort of material. There are thou
sands of Republicans who would have
chosen some other man than Governor
ST. John for their standard bearer, but
now that they lave been fairly and hon
orabiy beaten, they arc not going to
change their politics for spite Gov
erncr ST. Johns course Throughout
the campaign has been. a manly
aud straightforward one. Even his en-
emies must admire his conduct, aud
give him due credit for devotion TO
the principles which he believes in and
for a singleness and direclness of pur-
pose which are rare from men under the
circumstances which have surrounded
him.
Aside from partisan considerations the
temperance question IS very prominent
IN the campaign, and the people OF Kan
sls believe 81. John is right in isyiews
on that question. He has had the man
hood TO advocate his temperance con-
victiGns Irrespective OF personal consid-
erations. This The people admire in him.
The people DO not believe the prohibit
tion fight Is over IL Kansas. They have
made a record on that question and they
are not now going back upon that
record. 70 aid in the defeat of
ST. john would b. a square
bacl;-down from their temperance posi-
ton. The Republicans OF Kansls are
not the kind of people who are frIgnt-
ened out of their principles by lustian
and bluster. II is well enough for our
Democratic friends 20 feel good over
the prospect Of defeating St. John aud
electiDg Click. Now it is their time TO
feel good, because there will be nothing
in the Kansas election returns to cheer
them.
The Republican ticket throughout is
a splendid one. The seven nominees
for congressman are the strongest AID
best that could have been made. Every
one Of the men is true ard tried Re
publican, and ali are Kausans 70 the
manor born. The same may BE- said of
our state ticket, all the talk
about scratching ST. John to such
an extent as is predicted by
our Democratic friends is bosh.
The position of Mr. Click on the ten
perancc question is such that thousands
of Democrats will not vote for him. but
will support st. John. The same may
be said Of the Greenbackers. Governor
Robinson is widely known as bitter
opponent Of prohibition, and hundreds
of Greenbackers will desert him for ST.
John because they believe prohibition is
right, and because they do not desire any
backward steps To be taken by the state
on that important subject.