The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-28
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Governor Click hiss dene isiEIY IS
governor, but the Democrats spread IL
on q little toe thick in their platform in |
giving him credit for everything that
has been done IN the last two years. II
must be remembered that this platform
IL the productIoa Of Col. Thomas Moon
light, who had been a mighty hungry
Democrat for several years-ever since
the Republicans declined 70 keep him
In office longer, and on The ascension OF
George the LIST TO his throne Thomas was
relieved Of his shIYering pO-
sitiou ''out in the cold"
and placed in a 81 500 Office. Thomas
feels mighty good about it and therefore
the Democratic platform is mostly de-
voted TO singing the praises of the great
governor. Mr.. Click was In favor Of
the railroad law and the restoration of
the unearned railroad lands 10 settle
ment. So was every other good citizen.
He Is not entitled to any particular
credit TOR the contamination OF either of
these popular measures, because the
public sentiment that brought them
about was made by the Republican par
ty long before Click thought
Of being governor. Hon. 3. j. Crawford
is entitled to the credit OF restoring the
railroad land TO settlement, and he was
made the agent of the state ct Washing
ton for that purpose by the Republican
legislature before Mr.. Click was made
governor. In fact some of the lands
were restored before Mr.. Clicks term of
office began and all the preliminary
work which resulted In the recovery of
the lands was accomplished before the
present governor took his seat. We have
no doubt but that Mr.. Click did what
he could to assist Governor Crawford.
He could not have prevented the
restoration OF these lands If he had tried,
and the credit for the work belongs to
the Republican party and not to George
w. Click. What we say of the restoFa
tion of the unearned railroad lands we
may also assert as true in regard to the
passage of the railroad law. Mr.. Click
fell into line with these measures when
he came into Office, and deserves credit
for what assistance he rendered and NJ
more.
The. booming Thomas also gives Gov
ernor Click credit for bringing immiGra
ton to the state. That's wher'
the laugh comes in. Did no
George Click emerge from the "cave Of
COON" when he was nominated for COY
ernor. aud was he not bewailing from
: every corner where he could be heard
that immigration had stopped coming
to Kansas because of the adoption Of tn
prohibition amendment? We think b
was. The increase in our population i
IN no way to be credited to Governo
Click. The two things that hs
brought the people to Kansas, and i
!, bringing them here every day, Is goo
crops and the adoption of the prohibi
ton amendment.
Governor Clicks action i
calling special session {
the legislature last spring when tn
state was frightened over the appeal
ance of cattle disease, was endorsed
:. this paper then, and is just as hearth
endorsed now. That was the best act {
: his administration. He did not want
= do that but finally yielded to the publ
pressure. No governor who had Ii
:. welfare of the state at heart would hay
refused to act as he did under similt
4, circumstances.
But there is one more thing to tai
,f about, and that is the mo
u serious of all. After taking
solemn oath to support the CO
VI stitution and laws of the state he b
p deliberately trampled under foot the DR.
20 hibition amendment and the law mat
~ to enforce 1t. When persons have be-
IA convicted of a violation of this law
x, has carried his partisan preiudices so
I'D as to pardon many of them, thus col
M pletely multiplying the law. 1t is for Il
more than anything else that he mt
answer to the people of Kans
he who will hold him responsible for
on open disregard of one OF the most il
he pOrtant laws on our statute books.
- In q general way he has done as W
40 az 1t was expected he would do. T
In taffy IN Mr.. Moonlight's platform "
amount to nothing when the facts 8
laid before the people as they will
during the campaign.