The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-06-18
Reply of Judge Hoogland.


EDITORS TOPEKA TRIBUNE-GENTLE-
MEN Please accept my thanks for the
first rate notice with which you have
honored me in the Tribune of the 9th in
slant. 1t was good policy for you to re-
sort to something startling" in order to
attract attention to your Budget of Fun
Unless poor devil, who is unfortunate
enough to be an editor of country pa
per, can occasionally make an attack on
some one likely to attract attention, his
sheet is apt to become "fat, stale and un-
profitable" l am, therefore, much graft
fed to observe that you have discovered
the real secret of newspaper success in
your locality, and commenced practicing
upon it at once. Feeling an earnest de-
sire that at least one newspaper should be
supported in Shawnee county-even at
Topeka-of course l shall neither enter
tain nor express any serious displeasure
when l am selected as a necessary victim
of attack. The fact that people generally
do not credit fourth of what newspa-
pers say, must not deter you from any
undertaking. Reiterate your assertions
from time to time and make up in the force
of your language whatever you may lack
in the force of ideas.
The peculiar relations supposed to be
sustained by your city towards all the rest
of Shawnee county, (viz /: an alleged die
tatorial, treacherous and selfish policy, as
heretofore pursued by your leading men
and politicisns) cannot fail to produce
and foster distrust and opposition in other
towns. Topeka influence has been over
exerted and should have time to rest and
recuperate! Perhaps it was knowledge
of this fact that rendered it advisable for
you to divert public attention to other
objects, localities, and persons; ifso, you
deserve the thanks of your fellow citizens
for your shrewdness and sagacity!
The courteous and gentlemanly man.
ner in which you have alluded to the late
election and the patriotic exertions Of the
candidates respectively, including my
own humble name, entities you to the
warmest encomiums. 1t cannot fail to
increase the circulation and popularity o.
your ably conducted journal. Although
the language of your article bears re.
markable similarity to some observation.
with which Mr.. Murphy favored me a few
days since, I regard the coincidence al
accidental or mesmeric-Mr. Murphy did
not write it!
The subject having been consid cred
sufficiently important to elicit a column Of
editorial, ] thought it might be made te
interest the people another week, and
therefore, (trusting that they are not ye'
quite tired of it, beg the privilege o.
adding a word or two. Not that l seek q
newspaper controversy. for have had my
full share of such in days gone by; pol
| would rasbly venture tilt against ar
editor who has press, types, paper and
ink at his command and the devil always
at his elbow; oh no / merely wish tc
place on record, in modest manner, 9
few words of explanation, which are rem
dered necessary by an apparent want Of
| information or Misrepresentation on your
part.
Let us go back little. Last fall ths
Topeka chairman of the Free State
County Committee called County Con.
vention at Brownville, and, without pro.
per consultation, appOrtioned the repre-
sentation in an unequal and unsatisfac.
tory manner-giviDg Topeka, with hel
fictitious precincts of Truman and
Indiana Settlement" an undue number
of delegates. In the convention, con.
trary to usage and the call, additional
delegates" from Wakarusa and Brown.
vile were rejected. 1t was charged and
lsyoHed in he convention, and subss,