Year: 1874

The last number of the Salina Journal contains
the following paragraph:


Sol Miller evidently don't Ike Nat Price. who is to De


candidate for Congress from the Ch mans County and
lands FeS 1aas I0f sne With s He cam take Philips and
viii take Price We believe Nat Price 70 be one o. d tn
ablest the ablest IN the Northern DISTRICT anu
would like 70 support him for Congress


We might reply to the Journal, that 1t Is no
more strunge for Troy paper TO support sa-
lima man, against Troy man, than it is Tor a
salina paper to support Troy man, against a
salina man. But that would not be saying what
we wanted to; and besides, we think we are free
from personal feeling in this matter, which we
doaSt whether the Journal can say with truth.


We heartily approved the votes of the Kansas
Congressman upon the postage ana currency
questions, and thought they deserved to be sus-
tanned. In so saying, we did not intend 10 shnt
the door against any other good men who might
aspire to Congress, for we did not think Of any
who were positively known to be candidates; all
we had seen upon the snbjeet was mere newspa-
per runior or suggestion of various names, which
"a. by no means authoritative. At that time.
some of Judge Prices most intimate political
friends had told that if lle was candidate they
did not Know it; 81 that our commentator oi
our Congressional delegation cannot even be con
strued into opposition to Price. But within Il
few days past Judge Price has himself informed
Ms that he will be candidate for the nomination;
and we Judge that he has but recently come to
final determination in the matter.


So much for that part of the subject. The
Journal is badly mistaken as to our feeling to-
ward Judge Price. TrHe for several years past,
we have been partly at loggerheads on some ques-
ID, I,uf
sonal relations have been friendly, and we have
treasured up feeling that would prevent us
from giving him a hearty support. We have
made some hard fights on his behalf in the past,
and it may fall to our lot to do so again.


In all our local difficulties, have never failed
to accord to Judge Price high order of talent
talent of far more than ordinary degree.
Without the advantage of more than a common
school education, he has won his way to a lead
ing position in the State. As speaker and
reasoner, he has few superiUrs. After passing
the age in which men resort to books for educa-
tion he found himself, by failure in business, so
hopelessly broken that he could not see even a
foundation to build upon again. At this age,
and under such circumstances, he applied him
self to the study of law-with what success, the



the leading lawyers of the State; he has occupied
position ON the bench with credit; and to-day
he Is enjoying practice as extensive and lucra-
tive as almost any other lawyer in the State.
We believe him to be fully qualified to represent
this District in Congress, honarably and credit
ably. He has his faults and we have heretofore
freely criticised them. They are such may be
easily overcOme-and no man is free from faults.
Hut dishonesty is not of Judge Prices faults
No charge of corruption stands against him.
Aud he has always stood firm and true to the
principles of his party.


We do not propose to engage in the labor of
spite i'm pHlling down Col. Philips, because be
has not run just as everybody wished to lead
him; but if any have supposed that we intended
to become bushwhacker, to keep mp fire in
the rear against Judge Price, they are mistaken
in their man. We believe that Doniphan Coun-
ty will be united in support of one of her own
citizens and that she, together with that citizen,
will be found cheerfully supporting the candi-
date who may be fairly nominated. Not the
least of our hopes in this matter, is that this
turn IN the political situation may have the eff
feet of healing the unfortunate division in the
Republican party in Doniphan County, which
has existed for several years past resulting only
in disadvantage to the party.


We hope we have been sufficiently clear to sat
isfy all how the Chief stands.