The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-20
The aUBEBNATORIAL QUESTION.

Frgm the Hiavuiha World,
This wear we select another Gov
eFnoF, and the selection Of the man Il
/ one OF deeD import to more than one
million PEOPLE. We need for Gov
eFnOr now, first, q Kansas man, q man
/ saturated with Kansas q man who
loves Kansas better than any other
State who uphOlds her ct home and
abroad and who Is always trying to
make point for her. Our old Greek
/ Professor was asked, when does q
man know Greek ?" when he
dreams In Greek" was the reply.
Our Governor must dream In Kansas.
/ He must know our history because he
Is part Of Il Such O man cannot be-
tray ns or act unworthy Of US any
more than q father can betray hls
child.
Second and finally, he must be q
man OF sagacity q good business
man, wise, cool and with a sound
| Judgment that has been fully tried
and tested. The power OF q Kansas
/ Governor II very much greater than
/ the people generally appreciate Our
State institutions are almost entirely
/ In his hands. Gov. Click has been in
office = very short time and yet he
has revolutiOnized the Boards that
govern the University. the Agrieul-
fural College,, the Peniteniiary, the
| Normal School, and the several Asy-
/ lums. These Institutions represent
an invested capital that Iuns into the
millions, they have the control Of the
eIucatiOn of large numbers Of Young
men and WOMEN, aud at IlIp Whole
unfortunate aud criminal classes
The other and ordinary powers nf
| the Governor We need uni Hlhidp 10
/ they are very numerous aud iinpOi-
tani, ranging all the Way irOm the veto
Of hill Io calling nut the miliiis Ia
quell a disturbance. We have said
/ enough to show that the election Of
/ the Republican candidate j. a matter
/ Of utmost Importance Il should not
| he ieft To the excitement or paIii,- at n
convention it should " the result IT
/ long thought aud drlihefution anoiis
the peOple-in fact at just -urh aiirh
ton As they ATE nUW giving L. this
subject.
a few years ago n Republican Gull
ventlOn met la Topeka which the
people supposed wsuld nominate Col.
| John A. Martin Of AtchisDn, the man
they wanted. The ballOtinK hogan
and Col. Martin had by far the largest
| vote Of any candidate, but lacked
very few, eight or ten votes, We b.
| lieve Of q majority over all He was
/ the very decided choice of ghe Re
pnblieans Of Kansas and Ofthe Con-
ventiOn. But what happened He
was traded out Of IT, OF the three
prominent candidates the one who
! had the smallest vote received the
noulnation-the dark horse "
Martins friends found uo fault
He and they all supported the ticket
and elected a. That is the way they
have always done. But there has
been q feeling ever since that that
snap Judgment ought to Ice revers q.
Col. Martin has never lost his hold o.;
the confidence and even affection al
the people il grows from year 10
year, and the year 1884 comes up
smiling with our gallant leader On
top on top by large majority.
There is no general call for any
other candidate, and the fact stands
aud very promptly that John A. Mar
tin is the choice OF the people Of Kan
sns for their next Governor With
him ss q candidate the party will have
no factions; Il will be a unit, as il
ought 10 be especially In q Presiden-
tai year.
The o. A. r. boys would attend to
the camp fires II Their cOmrade was
nominated, and the newspapers
wOald proudly report the meetings
held In honor Of the printer who came
70 Kansas before be was twenty years
old, without q dollar, und who has
shared with the people In ell their adj
verslty and prosperity.
As the Secretary OF the Convention
that framed our State Constitution, as
the Colonel OF the 6th Kansas, e. edi-
tor Of the Atehlson Champion, and as
the present Secretary Of the National
Republican Commliteo, Col. Marlin
has a record alike honOFabls 20 him
self, 20 his party aud 70 the whole
people ~ Kansas.