The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-08
NhAT RE ExPEnTEn.

From The Topeka Cspiiai, Nay eth.
lt Is not entirely surprise TO those
who have closely watched the course
Of political matters for the past month
] 30 ind the real intent Of the temper
Rnce convention OF yesterday TO be
the advancement Of Judge Thacher's
gubernatOrisl canvass. II Is plainly
evident that Mr.. Campbell, Mr.. Van
Bennett, Mr.. Jetmore, Mr.. Troutman
and Others having the management
OF the campaign for nomination will
use prohibition and the organizations
which have been built for non-parti-
san temperance work as the main
hope and reliance 10 secure strength
for Thacher and build q prejudice
against Jno. A. Martin. A blatant
demagoEue like Van Bennett Is used
10 msnufacture epithets and denounce
ell as disloyal 10 prohibition who fall
20 throw their hats for Thacher. The
fact that man was q consistent Pro
hibitiOnist while fellows like Van
Bennett were rOllickinR drunkards,
the fact that men are as strong and as
consistent temperance men as either
Judge Thacher or any Of his mana
gers, cuts no figure with them at this
time. The one test, the only test Is:
"Are you for Thacher % Failing TO
answer In the affirmative, denuneia-
ton as disloyal 10 prohibition COM
mences. It Is an impeTtinent assump-
ton Of possessing in q supeFlative de
gree the only genuine and honest
principles upon this issue. The real
fact iB that the people have az much
reason to place confidence In Col.
John A. Martin e. a temperance man
ss they have IN Judge Thacher, and
among the Prohibiti0nists Of Kansas
there VIII be found as many, and we
belive q large majority, supporting
Martin In preference 70 Thacher.
During the contest In the LegIsla.
lature for q law 60 enforce the prohi-
billion amendment, Judge Thacher
weakened and introduced q blil "to
exclude wine and beern and two years
ago. when an overwhelming majority
Of the party nominated 81. John for
the third term, no one Of the protest.
on was es bitter and hostile to the
Wish Of the Prohihitionists OF the
State as Scion o. Thacher. These
are facts which over Eealous speakers |
for Mr.. ThacheF forgot to mention IN |
the convention yesterday.
The Republican party IL largely |
made up Of people who believe In |
Temperance, who believe In the de- |
struetiOn Of the saloon, Of ProhIbl- |
tiOnlsla and every arsde and shade Of |
opinion favorable % BObFiety and law /
and order, and they win trust a man 1
for chief executive who & in harmony /
with them upon all the great issues Of /
the Republican party including pro-
hibltion. Such q man is Col. John A.
Martin whose public and private /
character is without blot or stain.
Over EealOus speakeFa In the con-
ventien of yesterday demanded that
only original, simon-puFe, dyed-in-
the-Wool ProhibitiOEists be placed on
guard and there were many unnec-
easary elu1s about recent converts.
The political Prohibitionists mana
ging Mp. ThacheF's eanvass at this
time who imagine thai iaw-bone zeal
is en- indication Of honest principle
that others do not posses, should efoD
their windy Trades long enough 20
permit the CsEpltQi 30 say, that there
are thousands Of Republicans in Kan
- today who believe the deieat Of
Qoge Ehaoher In the convention
Val Be used e. q pFetext 70 join an In
dependent movement There is not
> posalnllity Of nominating Judge
Nhecher as every candid man familiar
with the State well knows. There
are Designing demagoFues like Van
ltennnett Who are riding pEohibitien
.or the money they can make cut Of
. ready 20 aogocate any measure
that viii give them not0riety and de-
1ounce men f0T dislOynlty to pEohlbl-
hon who were hard earnest workers
Y TIE oalse while be wa d0nndaring
p the ditch q common drunkard.
/ his Fellow, q democrat, en- afIor1 30
.ayise Republicans % bolt their par
y eao yesterday his inaaiET1atorE
laa aoeAiVe no1Esose Eas opp auded /