The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-30

An0efsOu'b men SEEM uettAAutuFu
to make mp by misrepresentation
what they otherwise lack. The last
Saturday evening meeting at which
Albert Grimm spoke was no ex-
ceptiOn. IL was q smart speech, got
ten up to catch prohibition votes, and
10 beguIle the unwary, for anyone
who will take the pains TO inform
himself himself " IN find that many Of
his statements were Colossal false
hoods. Griffin Is one Of those incon-
sistent fellows who berate the ex
IRENE temperance element for not
working within the Republican party,
and who pretends 10 he so much con
cerned for his pSIty, as against pro
hibitiOnists who are for the third
party, yet he leads bolt that has not
an iOta OF the merit or excuse that the
prohibition party movement COM
mands. Griffin was not at COneOrdia
nor within a thousand miles OF there
when the convention was held at that
place, which may sccouht for some Of
his misstatements. At his meeting he
made the positive assertion that
Cloud county expressly, and Wash
ingtOn county by taeit understanding,
instructed their delegates to vote for
Anderson for second choice. Both
these statements are unqualifiedly
untrue, and the Cloud county claim
has been exploded long ago. That
Washington county delegates should
90 to Anderson a. second choice, Is a
recent invention, and probably
emanated from the fertile brain OF the
speaker. 1t is true that there were
some men on that delegation who
went TO the convention favorable to
Anderson, and who probably would
have voted for him had they, like
many others, not been disguised
with the Anderson Doodle gang who
spared no efforts 10 capture delegatts
even by the use Of money. But 1t is a
Well-known fact, that the leading
ones on the Washington delegation
were pronounced anti Anderson men,
and were known 10 to be when
elected. Griffin forgot to tell his
hearers that no one, even Of AndeF-
sons friends in the convention, dis
covered any fraud or chieanery until
the chief Of Kickers, George w. Mar.
tin, the Doodle gang and the bread
and butter brigade had time to con-
suit together and with John A. An
derson. 1t Is not claimed that any
thing was done In the convention 70
defeat Anderson that was not open
and above board. No one will deny
that the Anderson men, knowing all
that they have since since claimed TO
be the facts, themselves made the mo-
ton to make Wilson's nomination
unanimous, and supported the motion
by their.v6tes with every appearance
Of good faith. To say that the nom
inatIOn did not come 10 Judge Wilson
fairly and honorable Is to stultify
every Anderson man in the conven-
ton. That these fellows do not like
Wilson's standing with true Repub-
llcans IL evident from the manner In
which they treat his proposition to
withdraw, II Anderson will do the
same. Griffin says that Wilson has
no right 10 impose upon the Repub-
llcans of the district the condition
that Anderson shall not bea eandi-
date-that the party shOald be al
lowed 10 nominate any one, even
Anderson. He was not honest or
sincere enough to ssy that Wilson's
proposition IL the only feasible one 10
unite the party. He knows well
enough that the breach between the
Wilson and Anderson factions is
greater than between either Of them
and the Democracy. II he Is honest
In advocating such principles, what
has he 10 say about the Clay Center
convention being Republican, tit
Is not proper 10 exclude one man,
how Is Il that the Anderson crowd
can get upa pretended Republican
Convention In which all are excluded
bat one man? The Clay Center Con-
ventiOn was held with the expressed
understanding that no Republican
need apply except John A. Anderson.
The most that can be said for Ander-
son was that he was = man With a
hobby and that be rides Il for all it h
worth. Stripped Of IT, misstatements
Of facts and It's sOphistry, Mr.. Grimm
made = weak plea for = losing cause,
and Republicans continue 20 fall into
line as they discover the incl neeFiiy |
Of these men.