White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-01-27
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS
Thursday, {: +: January "a, 1859.


DoueLAsITEs IN KANsAs.-The Doug
las men are arduously and insidionsly at
work in our Territory. They are making
rrosslytes wherever they canfnd a person
in ct condition to be sfaken in - and
we have been informed That there is even
q strong Douglas influence in one branch
of our Territorial Legislature. Thus is
Democracy at work, ostensibly making
Douglas men, but in reality making
Democrats, who will remain such, no
matter whom the leader may be. They
have taken advantage Of the great Doug
las farors prevailing in the land they
mold him up as one sought to be sacri-
feed for his independence; and they arc
finding many sympathizers. They will
warmly attach themselves to Douglas.
who will attempt to crawl back into the
regular Democratic ranks, taking them
along. He will submit his chances for
the Presidency to the Charleston Conyen-
tion-if he is successful, these followers
will stand by him but If he fails. which
is quito probable. they will declare that,
having gone into the Convention. they
are in honor bound to submit to its de-
cision, and therefore they will vote for
the candidateswho he may be. This
will be the upshot Of the Douglas move
ment, and such its managers intend il 10
be-
We have been one Of those who have
stood up for the Free State party, as at
present organized but we confess that
we are beginning to have misgivings as
to its efficacy-itallows too much latitude
to any one who may choose to enter the
organization for disreputablc purposes.
ANY person may enter the party. and
claim honor and promotion at the hands
of its members, The great enemy Of the
Free State party, is the Democratic par
ty; yet, under the present organization,
Democrats can enter it in order to destroy
it. There are men everywhere throughout
the Territory, who claim to be Free State
men yet, when it comes to voting, they
vote the Democratic ticket. Tell them
of it. and they reply that they voted
against the English bill, and are in favor
of making Kansas Free State Put a
Free State ticket in nomination, upon
the old Free State Platform, and in OPP
position to Democratic ticket, and these
men will. support the latter, and do what
they can to break down the former. They
come before the Free State people, and
claim their votes, upon the strength Of
entertaining similar sentiments /; but elect
them, and they favor Democratic meas
ures. The fact is, the two parties are
utterly antagoniStic. The Democratic
party is the one which attempted to kill
the Free State party, and force Slavery
ufou NauSoo anu iC WIZ - q OCulC-
crat, cannot be a true Free State man.
The exigency of the times requires
some other organization to combat the
Democracy yet we arc at loss to know
what kind of an organization will best
answer the great end for which it is de-
signed. We are not fully persuaded that
the Republican organization would an.
swer the purpose-there arc Objectionable
features in 1t, and great prejudice exists
against it. 1t requires a union of all
parties upon some definite and liberal
platform of principles. We think such
party is now forming throughout the
Union and we hope that its founders
will get itup on such basis that all good
men can stand upon it.