White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-08-26
The Tounshiu Election. AGAIN.

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ton, we would let the matter rest, but for
certain misstatements which, if unanswer-
ed, Notwithstanding we have heretofore
not been aware OF them, would be taken
for truths. By dint of perseverance,, we
have succeeded in obtaining copy OF
the Iowa Point Enquirer, Of the 9th inst,
which particular number the editor acct
deRtally omitted to send us-a curious
circumstance, too, as the paper never
missed before nor since. That number
contains lengthy article on the Town
ship election. which is all strictly true,
except number of falsi6cations from the
first line to the one-hundredth and a
number more from the one hundredth to
the last
The burden Of the Enquirer's song is,
that White Cloud wanted to rob Iowa
Point. We state here again, and the
Enquirer knows it is true, that notice Of
the Convention was given in our columns.
Persons were in attendance from Iowa
Point, Highland, White Cloud, and the
country. A Committee of three was
appointed to report nominations. One of
that Committee was from White Cloud,
one from Iowa Point, and one from High
land. The White Cloud man was very
little acquainted throughout the Town
ship, and most of the selections were
made by the remaining two. We do not
think that they ran line down the centre
of the Township, then divided it and
subdivided it into sections, and quarter
sections, in order to ascertain who lived
on this side Of the line, or who on that
side but they reported good ticket,
which was unanimously adopted.
The Enquirer falsely states that the
people were dissatisfied with the ticket.
The people were well enough satisfied,
until a squad of trouble breeders put
mischief into their heads. The secret of
the matter was, Iowa Point could not
bear to see White Cloud have an office.
In proof of this, look at the " Union "
ticket, which was gotten up to show such
fair play to all parts of the Township
White Cloud has not even a Constable
an officer which every man in the
Township knows she ought to have. if
nothing else. The Enquirer recently
boosted that Iowa Point had no rival /;
yet their low, spiteful, Insignificant treat
mcnt of White Cloud, upon every pos
sible occasion, and in the smallest and
simplest matters, goes to prove something
perhaps the editor of the Enquirer can
tell what. We think Iowa Point exhibits
spirit of supreme littleness in its treat
ment of town which it does not even
consider worthy to be called rival
The Enquirer devotes two articles to
this subject, and speaks of attempting to
cast slur upon respectable Free State
man, because he consented to change the
ticket. That respectable Free State man
was the chief mover in the opposition
ticket; that respectable Free State man
is a ranting Buchanan Democrat
meanest kind of Democrat that slur
was the gift of Iowa Point; and that
respectable Free State man, in his trans
actions, is about as honest and disinter-
ested as the Devil was, when he set the
Democracy pattern-offered Christ a
land bride, if he would do thus and so !
The Enquirer throws out an insinua-
ton against one of the persons who at
tended the Convention in this place, from
Iowa Point. The Enquirer says it was
well known he had an interest here, or
he would not have attended but it knew,
at the same time, that he had ten dollars
interest in Iowa Point, to one in White
Cloud. The Enquirer referred to Mr..
Beeler-the man who has made Iowa
Point what she is. At time when de-
cent men were seized, searched and driven
out Of Iowa Point when bands of val
liant men from that place were securing
the country, aterror to defenceless women,
children and cattle; when the life of a
Free State man was in danger if he ven
tured into Iowa Point-when this state
of affairs existed, w. d. Beeler stood up
for the right, openly and boldly, although
he was compelled to lie armed in his
store, night after night, to prevent its
robbery or destruction and many an
inoffansive Free State man found shelter
there, from the Ruffian horde whe made
Iowa Point their headquarters. This
one establishment saved that Sodom from
destruction ; and when the troubles were
over, it drew the trade of the Free State
settlers-without which, Iowa Point
would never have been the magnificent
city she is |! This is the man whom the
Enquirer accuses. by inuendo, of having
assisted to disfranchise the Township,