White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-07-26
Politics in pakedom.

termined to 60 and see how they conduc-
ted political affairs in Missouri. So great
was our ardor, that the almost insufEera-
BILE Simeon which was prevailing at the
time had not the effect to cool it. We
accordingly went and after wandering
through the sweltering sun for about half
an hour. came to a very pleasant place in
the grove, where q stand and seats were
erected, and was evidently place fire.
quently used for meeting purposes, reli-
gious and otherwise.
At this place we found collected some
thirty to forty persons, about twenty Of
whom were candidates for Office. and FIVE
or six of the audience were from Kansas.
Two persons were constantly employed
in carrying water for the balance, which
was no doubt an agreeable operation for
said balance, but not for the two.
The devotional exercises had CON-
menced when we reached the ground
We were not long in ascertaining that
there were three momentous questions Of
overshadowing interest before the people
of Holt. ranging in Importance in the Or
der in which we state them, to wit Jim
Foster, the Railroad Subscription, and
the Oregon Clique.
Mr.. Young was the first speaker. He
is the present Representative OF Helt in
the Legislature, and is q candidate for re-
election. He expended most of his time
on the Railroad question and then went
into an explanation Of three votes which
he had given in the Legislature, for
which he had been censurcd by some Of
his constituents. lie had voted in favor
of enslaving free negroes [; in favor Of
allowing a man in Cape Girardeau to
sell liquor on Sunday and against al
lowing a celebrated preacher to preach in
the State House, because be advocated
ineendidry doctrines. Mr.. Young after
wards stated that he had always been q
Democrat, which was entirely super
6uous, after the above consistent record.
We cannot refrain from giving one of his
arguments on the Free Negro question:
He said he was in favor Of law to pre-
vent the emancipation Of fires negroes in
the State; and those that were already
there, should be given twelve months
time in which to leave-if they did not
go in that time, they should be COM
PEELED to voluntariLy return to servitude !!
He wanted to be elected. because Jim
Foster had threatened to defeat him, and
his opponent was Jim Fosters candi-
date. If he was defeated, Fosters threat
would be fulfilled but if he was elected,
it would prove that Foster did not con.
troll the politics Of the County.
Galen Crow, tho opposing candidate
for the Legislature, next arose. He was
formerly Wing and Know Nothing /;
but having held tho Office OF Sheriff for
four years past, he begins to like Office,
and has, as a matter Of course, come out
irstrate Democrat. He gets off "Fel.
low Citizens" splendidly, causing his
hearers great disappointment in the bal
ance of the speech. His utterance Of
Fellow Citizens" would answer admi-
rably for one Of Edward Everett's
speeches. After rem arking that it was
with great difference he appeared before
the public, as a candidate and that the
RAILROAD question appeared to be SUBJ
ject of great interest and topic" he went
on to give his views of the Railroad ques-
ton in general, and the Platte Country
Railroad in particular. Having men
toned the Platte Country Railroad, he
corrected himself, and called it Platte
County Railroad. Mr.. Young had init
mated that he. as Sheriff, ought to have
prevented the County Court from SUBJ
scribing Railroad stock, which he replied
to, and then wound up with an elegant
peroration, consisting Of eulogy upon
Mr.. Foster. He said Mr.. Foster was 3
man who did his own work he did not
ask other men to shoulder his RESPONSE
bilities, and never went behind the house
to do anything!
Mr.. Young and Mr.. Crow, both claim.
ed that the system Of Railroad aid, if car.
ried out, would bankrupt the State; yet
they both were in favor Of the system, if
the Platte Country Road was included in
the list. We take it, that If they can
benefit themselves, they have no serious
objection to the State being bankrupted.
Next on the list. was A. Meyer, candi.
date for County Judge. he announced
that he was Dutchman, Il self-svidsnt
fact, and that If be made mistakes, be
had privilege to speak until he got them
right. Therefore, it is hardly fair to
speak Of his effort. as it will require q
vast amount of talk to correct his mis-
takes. He was savage on the Railroad
ouestion and seemed disnosad IN Law the |