Wichita eagle., 1886-10-24
TO PRESTON b. PLUMB.
From the Abilene Gazette,

You have been asked by the sta
central committee to come into this distri
: and work for the Republican state, co
grcssional and county tickets. You ha
ignored or refused their request. Yt
have been repeatedly urged by frient
through the press. by letter and by pe
sonal appeal, to come here where Il
danger Is the greatest, where the fight
the hottest. 1t has been shown to YOU th;
the congressional fight is endangcring OF
local and state ticket You now obsery
that Republican county central commi
tee III this county, has passed resolutio
to oppose nominee chosen by the unan
nous voice Of the county convention. an
also you may see the only Anderso
newspaper that has any influenc
III this comfy openly attacking ,h
entire Republican state ticket. Tbes
are bat instances showing the condition G
the party throughout the entire district
Yet, although appealed to time and again
for help, still YOU stay away. Still yo,
play the coward, Now, if YOU believ,
with Purcell, Joe Hudson, and the otbel
employees Of the Santa Fe railroad. thai
Anderson is the Republican nominee anC
Is inlltled to the support of Republicans
come right up here and say SO. The Re
publlcans who are supporting Judge Viii
son would think great deal more of YOU
IN that case than they do row. On tic
other hand, if you believe Judge Wilson is
The Republican nominee il is your duty to
come here and lend your great influence
the influence given you by the Republican
party-toward his election.
The spirit Of the foregoing is outrageous,
It's expressions indefensible. There are a
number Of scheming nalcontents and poll
teal traders up in the Fifth district who
seem to think that when they fiddle the
whole world must dance, that when they
quarrel the Republican party Of the state
must engage in a free fight To make
good their political calculations they would
wreck the Republican party of the state:
TO place their crowd to the front, they
would defamc the purest characters end
destroy the results of the most conscientious
work.
The quarrel in the Fifth districts purely
q local one for which the local politicians
Of that district are wholly and alone re-
sponsiole. However much Republicans
throughout tie state may have deplored |
Inc fact, no Republican outside of
he personal enemies and personal
riends Of John A. Anderson were inter
.sted IN the fight farther than it might af
ect the Republican party. As the row cx
SIS today neither side have any grounds
or demanding any action, work or SYM
'a'hy from the party at large in the state
nd Notwithstanding the fact that they
ave enlisted the two morning papers at
he capital in their fight As for Senator
'lumb, Senator ingalls,, Governor Martin
nd many other gentlemen Of political
anding now engaged il tie canvass they !
I'VE been speaking at very many points i
rouGhout the state and in every con !
'essional district, for the Republican q
rty, for its doctrines and principles. In
district have these men made appeals for u
J man. Their watchword has been the G
rty', its principles and its nominees. p
the Fifth district the Il
the people nor the people
IMPOSING the body Of the Republican c;
rty-haTe through uiseemly strifes and l.
ties, have through personal ambitions
d aspirations, succeeded in bringing !"
out state Of affairs which Senator sc
amb not only, but which every Republi- p
in the state deplores, but for which he Il
they arc in any way responsible. That pl
ode Is not only a miserable one. but eA
beyond the power Or influence Of any W
or any combination Of Republicans, III
luding the state central committee TO
ie OF compose. Such being the case pr
Repnbiicans Of Kansas, the great body gu
its level headed thinking men which an
aposc the party, do not expect, in fac. W;
not desire tlat either Senator's Tncal!s or no
nab OF Governor Martin shall 90 up
re and make bad matters worse by tax tx
sides Ia family quarrel, FOR which the IN
lily is not so much to blame as arc q
Of its unruly aid discontonsci and TN za'
;iplincd members. Had the Rcpubli- IL
5 Of taat district asked tie nomination oe'
wilson, or even thought Of itas among ioi
possibilities, or had Anderson been the
er III the common acception of that An
L, there might have been some excuse C
asking the party at large Or its state an'
oscn.atives to take sides, but even re- Tor
j in such gu event would not have war yo'
ed the abuse ard villifica:ion That has
INDUCED in by the principals to that orc
t against men whose high standing in iy
Republican party Of Kansas is unques-
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