The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-07

The test Of Repubiicanlsm r. prince
pies-the great political truths and
doctrines which have made iie his
tory lustrous with achievements, So, b
ae have been recorded Of no other
poll.iesl party since governments be-
gan among men. And be, who, 81
the standard bearer and rcpresenta-
tive Of republicsnism, presents him
self FOR the sulIfaeea Of Republicans,
II q thousand times W0Tfhier the sup
port Of Republicans than be. who, a.
though personally reputable. does not
represent Republication Judge VIII
son. Whatever may be bis personal
faults. y hatrTer niay be his peisonal
shortcomings, whatever may be his
iOibies. Is yet the regularly chosen
candidate Of q properly constituted
body Of Republicans, and having
been chosen by them ~ their cHndi-
date, he stands by virtue Of that He-
sion ~ the representative Of republi-
eanism before tie voters Of this dis
irict. And, as such, by every known
principle % fairness, deeeney, aud
political honor, be Is entitled 90 the
unlesitaiing support Of those who are
really at heart Republicans. That
Judge Wilson b personally an honest
man, q man whose Integrity ~ with
out spot or wrinkle. whose career on
the beueh In the administration OF
the sacred trust eOnfided TO him, II
absolutely flaWless, whOse Republi-
eanisni il without blemisll and whose
nomination for the position for which
he now claims the suliiages OF Re
pubiirans, was thrust upon him un-
sought, and unexpected, and WhUse
CLAIM upon Republicans II thereby
30 much strengthened, no one dares
10 question, no dna can successfully
contradict. The abuse which has
been heaped upon him By AndensOn's
friends, the maligning 0f bis charne-
ter, the Misrepresentation Of his mo
tives. the attempted biackening OF
bis official record, the dastardly en-
deavOr 10 rob him Of the support OF
the Republicans Of this district by
forcing q rejected candidate between
him and the public. is an Infamous
outrage, and a piece OF political
seOaBdrelism unparalleled IN the his
tary Of American politics. II Is an
outrage that deserves the rebuke of
every decent man, and the whitening
denunciatiOn Of all who have the
inanhOOd TO do the right.
The Republican party, bright and
glOTinus rs Is his history, strong aud
mighty as are its purposes and aims,
cannot long survive the federation Of
political highway robbery, such as II
to be perpetrated by An
dereOn aud his friends. Let Judge
Wilson be defeated In this campaign,
and the beginning Of the end Of Re
publieanism is at hand IN this dis
tfict Let John A. Anderson succeed
In his present struggle for supremacy,
and the Fifth District is lost to Re
forever, for with the tri.
umph Of Anderson and his gang Of
political freebOOters, will begin the
not Of Republicans, but
Of GTeenbackers, Communists, Demo
Gratis. ahd MalcDntents, whose rule or
ruin policy will make the restoration
Of RepubiieaDism impossible. III
then, the Republican party is worth
saving, II II Is worth peTpetuating. IL
Il Is worth making the sacrifices for,
II II Is worth Rurrendering personal |
for, II it Is the marty |
whose control OF this district will be |
to the voters Of Dickinson, Saline, i
Cloud, Washington, Clay. Riley,
Davis, Ottawa, and Marshal coun- |
ties, all that IL Is 10 sll the people |
Df Kansas, and the nation. Il |
i not the duty Of every Republican, |
10 act like q Republican, and stand |
By his party and its nominee? Why |
ritter away the strength OF the party /
In the zeal for promoting the selfish /
ambitions Ofa trickling demagogue ? /
Why squander a great Republican
majority, simply 10 crafty q preju-
lice, aud 10 aid IN the advancement |
" a man, who cares no more for the /
Republican party, than the gambler
"A res for the victim he has robbed, or
he buglar cares for the house he has
lespOiled. Let the Republicans OF
he grand old Fifth district wake up,
md see what they are being led into,
mi before they take the fatal step
hat will utterly ruin their party, lei
hem, like sensible men, turn about
md do right.-AbiieHe Gazette.