The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-19
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Rev. Phillip KEOhn, in . published
letter, takes up the prohibition question
as viewed from the stand point OF Col.
Martins candidaey. He ssya that not
WithsiandiDg the frantic effort OF the Kan
sss City Times and other Democratic pa
pers TO make IL appear to the contrary,
prohibition Is the settled and iTrevoca-
BILE policy of the Republican party Of
the state Of Kansas.
The Republican party of Kansas, with
the cooperation Of many prohibition
Democrats. has adopted prohibition a.
one OF its leading issues. as the supreme
tenet Of it, political creed.
The Republican party cannot afford,
and does not propose TO change front,
nor TO stultify itself, nor modify itself
upon this issue. and this year it is safe
10 predict that the Republican party, At
its coming state convention, will declare
itself unequiYOcalIy, in my opinion, for
three things prohibition, protective
tariff, and the right OF state control over
railroads. There should be, and doubt.
less will be, three plsnks TO its plat
form.
There is no reason TO believe that the
state convention will surrender an inch
of ground 20 anti prohibition, nor TO
anything else detrimental to the
best interests of the people OF Kan
sas. And there are many Tea-
sons TO believe that the large msjoritysof
Republicans, who two years ego did not
believe IN prohibition, and who are not
now perhaps pronounced prohibition
fists, will antsgonize the wish of the ma
jority of the Republican party in this
particular. The time has come when
the best element among the non- prohibi-
ton Republicans will accept the inevI-
table like true Republicans that they
are, fall gracefully into line under the
proper leader, and march forth to an old
time Republican victory. That proper
lesder who will be able TO harmonic
all the elements of the party and lead it
to victory Is, in my opinion, Col. John
A. Martin, of Atchison.
Col. Martin should be nominated tor
many reasons sufficient 10 all loyal and
sensible Republicans. He Is first q
thoroughly honest man. an Incorrupt-
ible man, free from all jobs and schemes
and unquestionable political coIlusions
He has been lifelong Republican. He
was good faithful soldier; he Is an old
Kansan who did his tnll share to make
Kansas q free state. and who has not
failed to do HIS full share TO hold Kan
sas steady and true in the Republican
column. He has never bOlted his party.
and though at times not wholly in
| sympathy with all the nominations
made, has yet always, like q true Repub-
lIcan, voted for them and to the extent
of his ability done what ne could to
elect them.
He should be nominated and elected
by the Republican party because he is
q temperance man and has been for
years, and because he is to-day In full
sympathy and accord with the settled
policy of the party on that issue, and
although he is, IN q sense q young
convert to pronounced prohibition, he
Is nevertheless 80 true and sincere and
honest in his convictions, that if nomi-
mated and elected on prohIbitorY plat
form will, to the full limit of his power,
endeavor to carry out the wish and will
of the people. And as one who knows
him Intimately and thoroughly, permit
me TO say TO the prohIbisiOnists of
the state of Kansas, as one who has
the success of prohibition at heart. John
A. Martin can be trusted and will de-
monstrate to all if opportunity permits,
that one Of the wIsest things the Repub-
lican party of Kansas ever did was to
nominate and elect him.