The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-12
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Topeka Capital; The great unauImiiy, |
not 10 say eagerness. displayed by the
various district and county conventions
throughout the state in instructing their
candidates for the legislatureto vote for
the reelection to the United States sen
ate OF Hon. p 3. Plumb Is not more
gratifying to that gentleman than il is
complimentary 10 the state itself. The
deserved recognition and appreciation of
the Iaborers of faithful servant reflect
universal credit and for the first time in
the history of Kansas win be presented
the spectacle of the election of man to
the upper house of the national congress
which will not include even the neces-
sity of the candidates presence upon
the ground. Mr.. Plumb Will therefore
remain quietly in his seat in the senate
chamber at Washington, there being
nothing more for him to do than TO ac-
knowledge the receipt Ofthe news Of his
reelection by practically unanimous
vote of the legislature.
Up to the present time nine-tenths OF
the Republican nominees for the legis-
lature have been instructed for Mr.
Plumb. and of the one. tenth who have not
been instructed nearly every one will
vote for him. In some localities,
strange as it may seem, the Democratic
| candidates for the legislature have an
nounced their intention, if elected, TO
vote for Mr.. Plumb, leaving the contest
to the people of those districts one
merely of personal preference as re-
CARDS the candidates. Such a spectacle
has never before bean presented in the
politics Of the state, bat at the same
timeiit may be said that there Is nothing
surprising ia Kansas politics. Sur
prises are the rule here. and the wise
man bets upon the unexpected as the
most liable to happen. The feeling
throughout the state at the present time,
however, is that Senator Plumb having
Iabored SO hard to advance the best in
terests of the state, the people, regard
less Of party, should show their regard
for his efforts by coming forward spon-
taneously for his return To the body
among whose members he deservedly
takes so high q rank.
There is no mistaking the attitude of
the people toward Mr.. Plumb. The de
sire to instruct Legislative candidates
fog him has become epidemic. 1t IS
sweeping nearly every district, and the
| contagion is all but universal. The les
son to be learned from this is one 10 be
needed by politicians ana public men
generally. The voting population OF
Kansas, and in this sense we mean the
voting population which constitutes the
dominant party, is essentially indepen-
dent, not taking kindly to anything
like the rule of cliques and bosses, do
ing their own thinking and acting ac-
cordingly. Tint Senator Plumb or any
other man should receive the practically
unanimous endorsement of such peo-
| pie as this is o tribute of which any man
may be proud, as it is not the result of
any sort of cut and dried arrangement.
The people have been doing all this
| without the assistance of anybody, Of
their own VSlition, and this fact makes
it all the more gratifying. kansas also
has the very best of reason to congratu-
late herself that she has representa-
tive in the senate so worthy of such a
cordial aud unequivocal endorsement as
the junior senator, for it is very few
states indeed which can say as
much. 1t will be noticed, We may take
occasion to say in this connection, that
big crops are not the only things this
year Kansas has reason TO be proud of
or thankful for.