Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-27
NJ lnt..st TO RaoubGcans.

The longer the Republicans OF tnls state |
st .dy over the nomination Of st. John the |
more they are dissatisfied, and as election
day approaches they are becoming better
satisfied that under no circumstances should |
he be- elected. Every day he remains In
full fellowship with his party he Is doing
1t a. lasting injury and DOW there Is great
effort to put him out Of the way, political
ly. In many places anti-St, John clubs
have been formed and these are doing every
thing I'm their power to keep the party
from voting for the nominee Of the Topeka
convention. Republicans are generally the
oIganizers of the clobs. We have before
us document headed, "Addrrss to Re
d blicsln Voters Of Kansas" which Is
signed by the chairman and the secretary of
a large artist. John Republican club of
Topeka. The document in the strongest
terms objects to most Of the work of the
Topeka convention, and especially the NOM
ination Of the "one.idea" candidst,. We
copy below several portions Of the address
Tor the benefit of Republicans here who
will not see it in the Cresset, paper not
Independent enough to take stand on any
question; but anxious to be on any or
every side that promises to be popular. II
the anti st. Johnites should once get in the
majority that paper would declare that IT
was always on that side. But here are the
extracts:
There has never been known in the po-
litical history of Kansas compaign. such
as resulted in foisting John P. st. John as
candidate for a third gIberna torial term
upon the Republican party Of this state.
His nomination for third term was in vi
olation of all political precedent in Kansas,
and was high-handed and contemptous
disregard Of the earnest wishes Of very
large and influential portion of the party.
II was accomplished through means seldom
employed for political purposes, and
means we'll calculated to suppress a free
and fair expression Of the will of the party.
His nomination was not because Of any
particular ability of the man or for any
eminent service rendered the state for the
party, but it was made solely and alone
because he was a man with a hobby; a
hobby which he has ridden in season and
out Of season, and to the utter neglect of
every other subject which the people of
our young commonwealth are deeply in
terested In. This particular hobby has never
been any part or parcel Of the declared
principles Of the national Republican par
ty, but is. foreign to any Republican faith
known or declared since the organization
Of the party; and to emphasize this new de
parture care was taken to omit any en-
dorsement or recognition of the grand
principles or achievements of the party for
The past twenty-five years.
To-day we have in Kansas a crusadelof
zealots and intolennts banded together in
the name of the Republican party to cruel
fy every intelligent elector who dare ques.
ton their measures or the infalibility OF
their chief apostle. There is not single
living Issue presented upon which they ean
base claim to party allegiance and party
unity, and yet they presume to crack the
party whip over the heads of life long Re.
publicans.
ave hold that every man is responsible
for his o wn political actions, and for his
own vote and he should hold it sacred duty
to resist any dictations or "bosslsm," when
he comes to exercise that high prerogative
Of citizenship. Let it be understood that
petty politicians, time-servers and trimmer:
shall take back seat in the presence of the
majesty Of American manhood. and the in
volatility Of American citizenship. We
call upon every elector to think for him
self and act on his own convictions Of duty
and to allow no one to question that priv
lege.