The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-10
No 1oNarR 4 cAnprpAre.


:Iudea rhachor WaEhdrnws from the
GubaEnstoRIAI Race.
ToPEKA, Kas-, July e.-The following
letter waa received here to-day:
Hon. A. B. Campbell, Topeka, Kas.
DEAR EiR:-The anti prohibition ell
ement of the Republican party is earn
estly and actively unanimous for the
domination OF Col. John a. Martin as /
governor. To this solid and influential l
BODY IL to be added class Of temper
anca men who claim that to accord 20 Z
the anti-prohibiIionists their candidate /
will tend in time 70 make them prohIbl-
tiouisls. However fancitul the PROPOSE
ton may seem 90 rs, IL has had its
weight In distracting and dividing the
! temperance people.
The coalition thus formed ie strong
enough to secure the nomination of MIR.
| Martin. So far IS know. the anti
| prohibitionists absolutely deny the state
1 ment made by some of their temperance
associates that there il or was Stacit
understanding" whereby one side was to
have the nominee and the other the plat
form, and there Is great danger that both
nominee and platform will be sAtlsfacto-
~ to the anti only.
In the face Of such PERI, Temperance
| men must cease debating candidates and
actively work to save the platform.
Doubtless the national convention
thought in Ae nomination of Mr. Blaine,
an early prohibiuonist, in the divided
opinion of the party on the temperance
question, it had gone as far as was wise
but silence or uncertainty In our state
. platform on this subject bodies evil to q
: noble cause and party.
II If the election of Mr.. Martin to the
I position Of governor shall make one less
. dram shop IN Kansas than would that OF
some other man, no one can Guido me
3 in rejoicing over the result.
e It was at your solicitation, IS well as
{ | very many leading men, including,
i consented To the use ofmy name for gov
t ernor. For the reasons above given,
D that consent must now be Withdrawn
t Yours truly, s. y. TEACHER.
In reply to the above MIR. Campbell
| writes as follows:
l. TOPEKA, Kan, July 8, 1884
n / Hon. Scion o. Thacher.
If DEAR SIR:-Your letter of July LIST i
d before me. l regret that the circum
" stances are such that your nomination
J. cannot be accomplished. I, togethe
1t with many others, have supported yo
Ie because OF your gallant defense of tn
IT policy OF prohibition at Q time whe
b such q defense was needed, and beceus
B. you have honestly and wisely contende
= for the principle of prohibition eve
d since the struggle began in this state.
81 believe you TO be an honest man,
n Christian gentleman and wise state
H. man, and as such / gave you a loYt
d support. For SO dong am willing I
N be held responsible, On this point
It have no regrets. This Is a governmeI
W of the people. and if the people do NJ
ID | agree with me, I know of ne oth(
of course but to submit TO their will. If
ed am wrong am willing to be led RICH
be If the people are wrong they will
h time right themselves. have faith
in prohibition. and also 10 the people.
~ believe that the Republican party wi
TO stand by pr ohibition in It's platform tn
Ter year In Kansas, and will declare again
de the Democratic howl for re-submissiO
ey If Col John A. Martin is nominated {
he such q plstform, he will be elected
q 10000 majority at the very least calC
m lation. / believe that the temperan
ga, people of the state will be a III
~ upon the question of what the platfoT
on shall contain, and will see to 1t that we q
ise not deserted by the Republican par
hs But whoever is nominated, or whatev
in the platform contains, prohibition W
of because 1t is right. Men may err in inc
of ment and be led astraY. Parties m
ng shrink from endorsing this principle
on the score of policy, but the reformati
at will go right on until every dram sh
on In this land is wiped out. The hand
vas God is underneath and behind this tic
om wave of prohibition, and whoever star
ov- in its way will be submerged by 1t. II
is my faith, and by il am taught not
be discouraged by temporary defe
!. Without shating one jot or little of !
effort in behalf the cause we hold de
the and with my confidence in you uni
paired, remain yours with great
spect, A. b. CAMPBELL