White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-11-03
WON'T Take.


abou. Beeisr and Whits Cloud. Here is
. specimen:
RErUBucAEsi those Of yon who would
do what you could to injure Iowa Point.
VOTE FOR WILLIAM BEELER
He is the worst enemy our City has ever
had arrayed against her. and is now run
ming a. . candidate for the advancement
of certain localities. under the disguise
of Republicanism
The Dispatch contains another article.
of half . column. whining piteously
about the schemes of White Cloud It
says Beeler was nominated. in order to
have the Legislature cut OF q portion Of
Doniphsn County, and attach it to
Brown, and that the line will run through
the Highland town site. And this Is to
be done. says the DiSpatch. in order to
secure to White Cloud the trade Of Brown
County
Now, all this is intended to sound
dreadful to some folks, but nobody can
be caught with such bait. The psopls Of
White Cloud, last Winter. petitiened to
have & small corner Of Doniphan attach
ed to Brown. The line would have run
no nearer to Highland than six miles.
Mr.. Beeler then lived in Iowa Point. did
not sign the petition. and knew nothing
of il until the matter was before the Leg
islature. Since last Winter, the subject
had not been broached, and we do not
believe it was thought Of in connection
with this election, until some wiseacre ct
Iowa Point happened to get it into his
pate. and imagined it would make glori-
Gus capital. He forthwith had section
al intercourse" with the verdant "School
Commissioner" Of the Dispatch, imprsg-
mated him with the brilliant idea, and
commanded him to howl.
The sole object Of this bagaboo is to
excite the people of Iowa Point upon .
local issue. and especially the merchants,
who are men Of influence, and several Of
whom are Republicans. The Dispatch
must think the people down there are
fools. There was a time when the Pro-
Slaveryites could make it tell by crying.
"Oh, vote the Iowa Point ticket the
other ticket was gotten up by White
Cloud, TO break down Iowa Point 7"
They have carried elections upon that is
sue-but that time is past. The business
Of jealousy between petty town sites has
lost its charm, and men have taken q
stand upon principle. If we are not
greatly mistaken, the Republicans Of
lows Point are made Of truer metal than
all that comes to and we do not believe
the silly cry will influence three votes
against Mr.. Beeler. Republicans can no
longer be induced to sacrifice their prin-
ciples, and jsopardize the success of their
ticket, because some of the candidates
chance to live in towns which the Pro-
Slavery men of Iowa Point have "spot-
ted" as rival Of their CITY" Some
folks have moderately good memories.
and yet recollect the boast made BY q
Pro-Slavery Democrat, after carrying
the Township upon just such an issue.
Said he: al believe there is Free State
majority in the Township; but all we
have to do. is to get mp an Issue between
Iowa Point and White Cloud. and all
Of them down this way vote for the inte-
rest of Iowa Point. So we can just lead
them as we please, and carry the Town
ship for the Democratic ticket every
timel" Such game has been played,
but it has been played successfully for
the last time. Republicans are determin-
ed to vote Hsir sentiments, and such fus-
tian is only wasted upon them. They
are not to be duped so easily.
Is not the idea supremacy ridiculous,
that change in County lines would af.
feet the trade Of White Cloud? Will
the youthful Scion Of the Dispatch tell
us in what way an imaginary line would
operate upon trade? Would it make
goods cheaper or mors plentiful in White
Cloud than in Iowa Point? Would it
make the roads better or shorter, or the
merchants more accommodating? Bub
Watrous is as smart as the old lady away
up on the borders of Ysnkeedom. She
had always thought she lived in Canada;
but the line was surveyed, and it was
found that she lived on the Vermont side.
Well, she said, she was glad of il, for It
was so awful cold in Canada Will be
also tell us in what way Mr.. Beelsr's
election would injure Iowa Pointi Could
he have law passed to suppress Iowa
Point; to prevent people from trading
there; or to cause the river to leave the
town? Any person who would serious
ly pen and publish such stuff, must be q
greater fool than he takes those Republic
cans to be. whom he is trying to inHu-
ence. He will have his trouble for his
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