The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-28
OUR STORMY PETRHL.
Whom the Gods Would Destroy,
They First Make Mad"
LET TBE HILLS AND ia BEENACLEs
REJOICE
For the Enemies OF Zion Must Come to
Naught.
From Yes tordAY's Daily.

N turVuu can moe Slar. n Blk pence
can hide soul which has been cTammed
within Its own circumference. A pref
udIce eau warp virtue TO one, whom,
with q lie, can blind q community.
Blind assurance and assertion, The
commonest Of faults, often obtain for o
season, more applause than discretion,
the rarest of virtues.
The editor of our morning con-
temporary is out this morning
with another frOthY illumination.
He Is like the man who hastily un.
masked his batteries and then thought
OF loading his gun. lie is the one who
went oil half-cocked. In quoting
coPhIUsly frOm DIR. LAnpheaI's article Of
yesterday. he studiuusly avoids publish
ing the affidavit OF Cbas. Fletcher, r.
=. Payne, A. A. Wells. l. Il. Vernon, 1.
N. Well and J. q. Burnett, which af-
fIdavIt showed tue falsity OF all of Mr.
Brazier's statement so lar as il contained
anything like n misapplication of
any ballot. Frauds by which q
aman's vote Is cast contrary to his wishes
are serious and should always be re-
buked.
Tue Republican started out TO show
that MIR, Stoller did not receive major-
ity Of the 102 votes 'of the convention.
IL Is sure that such n statement Is false.
II that newspaper desired To fairly repre-
sent the Republican party, shield It's dele
gates when doing right and crilicise them
when doing wrong, as decent paper
should. It would now stop this vicious
fight against a fairly nominated can
'dIdAte. who personally did nothing 70
secure such nomination. But fairness
is not the game, nor fairness the hue
aud cry. IL Is personal spite, too con-
Iemptible to merit the name of oppOsi-
sition. Neither Is there any sincerity
in IL. IL is but freak of nature IN u
man for whom bile aud dyspepsia have
children aud honest men have partic-
uIar aversion. He decided at the outset
10 oppose Mr.. Slotler lie
soon found the ilImsy excuse that
Mr.. Stotler's candidacy had not been
considered at the primaries. The Spoon
River statesman is nearly as we'll known
for the lhlnnoss OF his excuses As for the
multitude Of his vices, but this is the
most iar-fctched and most aitcnuated of
any after his so long and Sc excruciAting
travail.
The trouble with our morning con-
temporary Is this, that Il is more Demo
cratic than Republican, q constitutional
kicking machine, having been conceived
with that propensity and brought forth
Ia discord.
Since when, may VIC ask, has the
"Stormy Petrol" become the keeper of
the conscience OF the Republican party
BY what sacrament Of baptism" was he
cOnsecrated to the communion of dictA-
tori Previous to his retiring from the
arena of politics to run a railroad organ,
ut what time during the last fifteen
years has there been n caucus when Mr.,
Eskridge was not the nominee of the
Republican party for some position,
or actively engaged in lighting the Re.
publican organization OF Lyon county
We pause for reply. Let there be nc
squiTminG or wrigGling. Give US chap
ter verse and date.
Is It not time to cease this imposition
upon votersH We furnish herewith F,
sworn statement of James Booker, Il
show how shamcfully he was treated il
appearing to say that he did not vote fol
Mr.. Stotler. II the crank WHIT
put up that job on this old colored MAJ
does not blush it is because his skin il
too thick to tan.
What good is to come from such Al
actionP No one is silly enough to thInl
that the governor cares button for the
party. His spleen only Is consulted
II is not sufficient that as journalist b,
must get on ali sides of every question,
but he must invoke his native trickerl
To introduce falsehood, and call on hi
man Friday to swear it is truth.
STATE OF KANSAS,
Lyon County,
James Booker, being duly sworn state
on his oath as follows: / was dele
gate to the Republican convention from
Third ward, city ot Emporia. J. ia,
Buck has just read to me the following
from the EmpOrIa Daily Republican o
to-day; "Mr. Jay was my choice lo
representative and ] did not knowingly
cast my vote on any ballot for anv on,
else. August 20, 1894. James Booker
further state that am unable to reaC
either written or printed language; die
not sign anv such statement as abOv
copied. further state that on the las
ballot l voted Tor Jacob Stotler, and in
tended To so vote and so stated on yes
terday to VIM 3. Jay, and meyer con
sented 70 the above quoted staiemen
nor allowed any one Ia sign nv nam
to such statement did vote for VIM
s. Jay ON the first ballot.
His
JAMES X BOOKER.
Mark,
Attest; ]. JAY BUCK,
BYRON TYLER
Sworn tn and subscribed before IN
this 9th day OF August, 1884, and Ger
tiIy that | wrote the above affidavit ate
hearing the statement made by Jane
Booker and then / read the stAtemen
over TO HIM accurately In the presenc
of BYran Tyler and Charles Schneld
CT. j. JAY BUCK,
Notary Public.
Commission expires June so, 1885.
ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL INsTI
TUrE.
The following is a program of Il
annual Sunday School Institute of BIZ
tlertown, Center township, August 81
1884:
FORENOON SESSION.
9:90-Oevotional Exercises.
/. 9;A5-PreprAtion and Presentation OF th
lesson .......-... ..........O. W Eastman
z lOIo-Eomperance.. .......--.A a. Al FlOre
lO:t0-Lesson Helps. ...... l.. .. Prics
4. ll:i5-Study OF the Lesson.
Bible Class-D. W. Eastman.
intermediate Class-A M Flory
Primary ClAss-Annie jackson,
Miscellaneous.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
5. Solicitation of Parents to School
iOC.Relaiion Of the Church 70 the Saba isa
school. ...... ..... -. j. b. RobtnsC
.-.-......... ~ W. milI