White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-08-05
For the Chiefly

M. Enron "A certain individual, named
Johnson, took very active part in the township
lection at Iowa PoiRt, on the 2nd Of August,
IS5a His reasons for doing so must be mani
ks 10 alas near as can judge, mainly to de-
NiFs Waite Cloud Of her just rights, and con-
s.rtrste al the influence AID power in Iowa
Point, With HighlaHd as a convenient tesl- The
reasons Tor this are very plaia- johnson has
considerable property around iowa Point, and
some in and around Highland in the latter
rlace he has much more property than rcputa-
tea; and in order to cheat White Cloud. where
believe he is not interested, ne would sacrifice
honor, principle, and repGtation, to combine
Highland with Iowa Point, in quarrel with
White Cloud an however, happy to say he
only succeeded in getting few men, or rather
foSes in Highland, to rollude With him IN ms
base dessss
LP.JOlRso1. irrespective of all your crimes
asainst the moral law heretofore, just allow me
6sHsk few words Of truth in regard to your
CsOdset in the late election When you found
that Iowa Point and Highiaa1 had not all, you
gsedily seized upon the opportunity of forming
nsHisaee with pro-siaverydOm and defeating
Aspty 70 which you make vain pretensions of
belonging. Can you deny this / viii tellyou
vht'is still worse, and more CALLING to the rep
uatiO1 Of an honest m&R-you virtually offered
ne abribs, If would GO in with iowa Point m
defeating the Free State ticket 1t was in this
wise: you came to me and took me 60 oreside,
lasyOu usually de, whether there is any one pres
ent or nOt,) you said to me that Iowa Point was
dissatisfied with the Free State nominations, and
especially at having the Chairman and Clerk at
White Cloud. You told me then and there that
Iowa point was willing to give US the greater
number Of officers if We would only combine With
them in electing an opposition ticket; you told
me that | had been spoken Of as Clerk undoubt-
edty thinking would take the bait, and fasten
myself MtO your tempting clutches. This was
not only an insult to me, but an insult and offer
cd bribe to Highland. You went round town
Offering or promising nominations to this URe
and then another, until you were scorned and
O'rded by the greater portion of its people.
Now, then, here are some simple statements
Of facts, which you cannot deny without depart
ing IRON the truth. You thought if you would
merely hint that might secure a petty town Of.
nee by turning traitor, would dc SO, and act as
meah' base and dishonorable as yoS did. It is
an undeniabie fact that the tempter is always
worse than the tempted: therefore be careful,
Johnson, that YOU do not get served little like
'na' Individual we read about 10 the Bible, who
transformed himself into a serpent and tempted
0ur hfst parents and when you offer to bride
some one again, (which hope you never will
&c careful TO get some one that will accept it,
lPesume you are citizen of Iowa Point-itis
sad you voted there-and I am sorry that thai
'ir'0ous town has such man. But the truth
m0s' be told, sosneror later, and the sooner the
Deter for in these verdant, rolling prairies cor
rOpaon SHALL be crushed, and truth how oui
IN streams of crystal purity.
A CITIZEN OF HIGHLAND.