The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-29
SMOKING THEM OUT.

The Union Of last week was very
frothy, and attacked everything and
everybody in general. Such cam
paign will do themselves or their
party no good. Why don't you dis
cdss the vital public questions that
are involved in this campaign, in
diligently IL you can, and find out
IL possible what course is best for the
people Of this county, state and ma
ton to follow.
What the JOURNAL contends for
is principle-Republicsn principle
and IL there is anything in the line
OF Republican pOlity upon which the
Union would like to gain little in
formation We shall be most happy to
accommodate il to the extent OF our
knowledge and means Of research
Certainly under the present manage
ment the JOURNAL has received no
more personal gain" out Of politics
and the perquisites pertaining there
to than has its worthy contemporary
OF erroneous ideas.
In regard to that freight rate reso-
luton there is nothing in 1t to which
and honest and sensible man, no
matter what his political utilization,
can take exception. The Union, be-
ing q narrow gagged paper fsvors
class legislation, but the JOURNAL.
claims that all men should be pro
tected in their just rights, without
regard to class or vocation. This in.
cludes the thoroughly grounded be-
lief that no man, or class or corpora
ton, has the right, either moral or
political, TO impose upon anybody
else. There Is not al Interior jobber
in the state Of Kansas who will take
exception to that resolution. Not
one, although the Union editor and
his partisans have been saying on the
streets that all OF them were going TO
vote the calamity ticket because OF
il. The JOURNAL has said and now
repeats that the railroads are our
best friends. What would Sa
lima be IL IL were not for them /?
There wouldn't be any jobbing mer-
chants here for II aud other papers
Of its class to lie about, anyway
The jobbers do not want to prosecute
anybody, and much less the rail-
roads that make il possible for them
to live. All they ask is justice, this
they are going to have speedily, aud
il all the hope Of relief they had lay
in the political party represented by
the Union they would close up shop
without delay. How long has it been
since the secret hierarchy OF Gala
mityism passed resolutions Of boy.
colt on all merchants who purchased
goods Of these same jobbers?
In regard to Mr.. Kouns perhaps
the JOURNAL did not quote the IN
ion correctly in saying the Republi-
can candidate would be controlled
by the railroads in case OF election.
II it did not 1t was for shame. The
Union certainly did descend to the
level Of making an insinustion to
that effect. Insinuation Is the bull
wark Of the coward, and we much
dislike TO believe the Union and its
editors would resort to such subter-
fuge. Mr.. Kouns as a man is known
in Saline county, and
there il no blot on his name, no stain
on his manhood, no reprosch at
tached to his character, and his repu-
tation has never been sssailed.
What futile aud silly attempt was
that made by newspaper Of char
acter TO break him down! Is this
the principle the Union gIOries in?
Is whining, insinuation, petty
abuse, subterfuge and cowardice all
the weapons at the Unions COM
mand? Look out for the smoke,