The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
GUBERNATORIAL oUEsTTON

GUBERNATORLAL QUESTION. |
The following endorsement Of Col, |
John A. Martin for Governoe. comes
from the Winfield Courier, ons OF the |
strongest prohibition papers in ne state:
I'VE do not doubt lhe honesty and an
cerItY Of such pSohibitlonlsis az Van
Bennett, Campbell and Troutman, but |
when they make use of q general pro-
hibition meeting at the state capital. as
they did last Saturday, to make mean
and unjust attacks and slurs on the
most prominent Republican candidate
for governor In the state, and in support
lng another at his expense, We think
they care q great deal more for favorIt-
ism than they do for prohibition.
Their favorite candidate is Judge
Thacher. Now we consider Judge
TEACHER asa strong prohIbitionist, not
withstanding the fact that he In some
way became the fhVcrits of the anti
pEohibitionIsls - against St. John two
years ago; but We cannSt support him
Tor tue nominatlon this year, 30 long as
he IL the attorney Of the Southern Kan
sas railroad. and We think this is the
sentiment ell over the state. II he should
at once resign his position, Golng out Of
the paid service of all railroad organIza-
lions and announce himself as ready to
work in the service Of the people as
against all corporations when their In
terests seem 10 cofiict with the Interests
OF the people, there might be 9 cOnsid-
cradle show for his nomination, but
even then he would be In no sense pre-
ferAble 70 Col. Martin.
The faults these prohibitiOnists find
with Col. Martin are that he was not an
original prohibitionIst, and that he has
four saloon cards in the advertising
columns Of his paper.
The men who make these objections
are all lawy ers, az Is Judge Thacher,
and are in the habit Of selling their le-
gal services, not only to railroads but to
criminals Of the deepest dye, and Of
helping such to escape the Just punish
ment for their crimes by their legal
learning and skill; yet each would con-
slider il the height of meanness for one
to try 70 create prejudice against them
on that account, and would claim that it
was In the line Of their business and pro-
Fession and that Of course their profes-
sional services are for sale to whosoever
will pay for them.
Now Col. Martin is publishing a
newspaper, and like those of other
newspapers, his advertising columns are
for sale to advertisers. Three years ago
he had thirty or forty liquor ads. Now
he has only tour. Why? Simply be-
cause his editorial columns were not for
sale. Simply because he has strongly
advocated and urged the strict enforce
ment Of the prohibitoTy law. He has
sacrificed q, 500 to 81, 800 year in legIti-
mate advertising business and suOscrip.
, tion, because he earnestly supp orted the
} prohibitory law.
, Has Thacher or Campbell or Van
, Bennett ever sacrificed 5000 or $10.OO(
! on the altar Of prohibition We dCub
!, If either of them have ever Lost $50 al
Q told on account of their support of the
z prohibItory law.
3 Were either of these pure gentlemen
original prohlbitionistsP Were thel
born prohibitionists? How long must
4 man have supported prohibition to be al
: original? IT TO have been a warm tenn
b perance advocate and teetotaler from
Q youth up, Col. Martin Is at least as gooC
r an original az either Of them. It is tru
! that in 1880 he did not believe prohibi
. ton could be made q success in this state
o and said so; but when it was carries
l. he demanded that 1t should have q fai
g trial and supported the laws to enforc'
/ it. True, he believed two years ago tina
9 IL would not benefit the cause of prohi
e bition, but would endanger the success
L ofthe Republican party to put prohi
q bItiOn plank in the Republican platforr
d and nominate st. John, and he oppose
J. both before and 10 the convention; bU
1t when the plank was put In and 81
y John nominated, Col Martin mounte
the platform, and no OthG
man was more able, earnest and eff
a. cIent in the support of st. John tina
w Colonel John A. Martin. He did ju,
If what we knew beforehand he would dc
m We know Col. Martin well, and we q
n ways know just where We are going
a. find him always fighting for the e
"a forcement of the law and for the Repu
IL lican party and its principles.
ar We are a prohibitionist died in Il
n. wool. Like Col. Martin, we believe
the enforcement of the amendment
v the most efficient way, and no resubmi
Of sion. aud that prohibition Is growing
at strength and bound to succeed; and c
Is prohibition grounds alone we woul
# rather trust John A. Martin with Il
8, gubernatorIal office than either OF Il
10 other gentlemen above mentioned.