The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07
CONCERNING THE CONVENTION
Press Comments Touching the Action of
the Kansas Democracy at

was strongly anti prOhibitOry, and one
| SPEAKER went SO far a. to say that "this is not
cur law; We are not bound TO obey ii; it is
the doing Of the Republicans. and therefore
let them enforce 1t if they can" Yet, feeling
in this WAY, they voted down the majority
report Of the committee on resolutions which
was strongly anti-prohibition and adopted
that OF Tie ninority, which was simply q fee
bic ImitatIOA OF. that portion OF the Green
back platform referring to prohibition,
this being swathed in n mass of verbi-
age intended to distract the mind of the voter
from the real issue Of the campaign. There
is no doubt that the convention wanted to
pass strong anti prohibition resolutions, but
was afraid 70. The aim and design was to
catch those who do not feel like supporting q
ticket nominated upon strong, straight out
prohibition platform and yet hold those who
were anti-prohibitiOn.
It is safe to say that Mr.. Click will not pay
much attention to the platform 1t was pre-
pared for John Martin and not Geo ". Click
20 stand upon, and because John Martin re-
fuses to trust himself upon so frail u struc-
tuIe Is no concern to Mr.. Click. The Demo
cratic campaign this fall will present
strange appearance. There is not single
declaration of the convention that will be up
held by ans OF the candidates: an anti-prOhi-
billion candidate for governor will ignore the
| nIilk-and-water utterances upon the temper
ance question, while the efforts OF the party at
large will be directed toward bringing with
in the Democratic fold a miscellaneous
assortment OF prohibition and antiprohibi-
| ton Democrats, conservatives, disAfected
Republicans and political renegades of all
sorts. the whole batch o! which the Republi-
can ticket will walk away with to the tune
Of at least 40 900 majority.
| wealth. While no
convention did not fully meet the wishes Of
| many members OF the party in the nomina-
| ton OF ii ket anu the adoption OF u plat
| form upon which to go TO the people, it can
| not be said that tie Democrats or Greenback-
eis have eho-en the most advantageous
| grounds ufon whi,h to cons:uct their battle,
OF that ihCy tut fOI In their most popular men
Us STANDARD b aI'rs. The OppOr unity offered
| the oPI0s iiioh Ia Iaake ser iOus inFoals upon
| ihe ranks of the 0u.inant party has not been
/ TAX IL adv htage al / y either tho Greenback.
ers or Democrats, and What promised at one
| time to present n,"St formidable opposition
has been frIttsTGd away by tie usu blum
| ders of those who can always be relied u,on
| to do the wrong IhiLg ut he wrong time.
The mistakes of the Republicans arc loubly
discounted by the action OF the democratic
| eonVentiOn, 30 that the cainpaign promises
unusual duil;. ess. Il light vote in November
and the election OF the straight Republican
ticket With reduced msjOrities.
Enthusiastic Democrats who confidently
! Predicted that the EmpOrIa convention would
put up n chief standard bearer an,l -orInulate
a platform that would catch I'll small army
OF Independents Republication boxers and
srratchers, have 10 doubt concluded that u
Democratic convention still clings to its long
| established record IN always making blum
alers in exact eAtenE and magnitude to the
| opportunities offered for success. The nomi.
nation Of an unpopular caDdi late for govern
or By the Republican,, the placing Of col
| orea snss- on the tieket and the< committing
OF the ariy to woman suffrage, suggested to
| Democratic leaders the happy expedIent OF
standing their party upon its head and heels
at the same moment. which feat was fairly
accomplished at Emporia Thursday. Our
| Democratic friends can retire to the political
| obscurity from which they SO recently
| emerged. thankful that the cares and rcspon-
sibilities of Offiieal life will disturb their
Var Winklesleep for another two years.
Stan COrresps,ndeaGs Kansas City Time:
| The main and essential yghacking was done
in section 16, wherein the provision requiring
strick enforcement OF all laws was strick en-
out, AiteF Moonlight, Feplon and Click had
| thus mutilated the platform on which Col,
Martin had agrt ed to make the race, they
| then bended their efforts to even defeat him
for the nomination, but failing in this they
| gave it out that he would not be cordially
supported. He was, however, unanimously
nominate'', but alter learning the state OF
feeling among the Atchison and Leavenworih
delegates, he firmly declined to become the
candidate This created CONSERVATION and
dismay, AID they tneH offered to make the
platform to suit him, but that would have
been chiId's play, ard they had to seek
another man. Click was n willing sacrifice,
and 1t was an easy job to nominate him, as
! nobody else would have it. 1t was a ireary
sight, and threw damper on the convention.
But Leavenworth and Atchison had accom-
plished what they we're after and hoodwinked
the convention,
Alter all, 1t is andeFstood that there is q
big slnsh fund at the back OF this movement
that could not be made available with Mr.
Martin as candidate. ami hence the knifing of
him.
This slush fund, which is reported to be be-
tween SIS coo and $40 eco. Is said to have been
pledged by the liquor men to get the Demo-
cratic party to do what they wanted and was
at the disposal OF Moonlight Click and FEN
Ion. They have succeeded in sitting the
honest eonyietlons Orthe Kansas Democracy,
and gotten one of their kind placed at the
head OF the ticket. but they have dreary
outlook before than
Is is the current opinion here tonight
among the best EoSted politicians that Click
Will get even less votes than Robinson.
Martins friends and tine progressive Dem
Ocrats all over the state will wipe their hands
! Of the sorry work OF to-day.
Kansas City journal; Democrats can al
ways be relied upon to blunder. In Kansas
S they have just nominated aon, Geo, W, Click
4 | of Atchison, n very popular man who ha,
6 served several terms in the legislature. FOL
governor. but they have placed him upon ,
! platform which Is too heavy 3 weight for hin
D OF any other man 10 carry. Nothing couls
: have teen more unWise than to declare. q
n the convention lid. that I'VE are In favor o
the repeal OF the act known as the 'prohibito
< ~ law and OF ths constitutional amendmen
G upon which it is based - This Is q declare
It ton in favor Of the impossible, and sensihl
men all know It.. Had wise men ruled in tn
councils OF Democracy q simple declaration
in favor Of a rigid enforcement Of the temper
nnce and all other laws would have bee
p made. But BOurbOnism Is the same In Kan
K as in Missouri. It Iags supernuous on tn
u $ agc-neveF Iearns anything and never fol
gets ans thing. Is is Joined to its illols.
Kansas City Times >sHe think the Deme
Gratis Of Kansas at the convention which I'd
jouTnei ThuFsdaV made q grand mistake. peI
D. haps we should say blunder. The countr
f. was looking for an advanced position to b
IN tsten, but truth compels us TO say that
took a step backyard, Eiye ideas from IN
outset of the deliberations came to the front
The idea OF struggling to secure an advance
d position In that state was well voiced by on
Of delegate. when he declared that the ope
n whisky saloons in Kansas must go; that tn
intelligent opinion OF that state would not 9
&c far 90 back upon the bottom idea Of the ten
a. peFance amendment as to ever allow the re.
" toration Of the open Whiaky saloons upon q
70 street. This idea won the Grst victory in &c
ting the minority resolution of the pls
sc form Adopted lR tElst4ppe by he capYentiou
As thOaEh badly mptilated and IN so~e sespeci
&c almost fallacy. stated by what We must ca
IN the bourbon party in that convention. Thel
:, was = purpose on the part OF the leaders
- this bourbon side OF the party in thus bael
r. ing the minority resolutions. when Il
al Martin appeared before the convention A
declined the nomination for governor ii
purpose became apparent. Itseemed 70 Ia,
an been the idea y lake the platform such u
AF Martin could not stand upon is and SO
proved. Here the advanced side Of the Der
an ocratlS party suffered . defeat. be
the antagonistie idea got ahead, a
no when Mr.. Click got the nominate,
Ne it can truthfnlly be Affirmed that d
re party in Kansas stepped backward. IL Dug
IN o have Stepped forward, II ought NOT, by
" platform ard BY the Fell- knOgn opinions
ne Nr. Click. 10 have tins disappnintei 1
10 wishes Of its most fair-mindad and is me-
IT; Intelligent friends. both inside end outsi
IN. OF the state We dislike to be compelled
ais say this much, hat being well informed, ,
les think we well understood the animus Of (
an half dozen or less number Who in the e.
an achieved the Fesnlt, to-Wit-a nonsproEre
ne. ivs platform xtth rea ~ the had Of {
he ticket Who IS well knOWn in Kapsas Is