White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

Another practice Of the Anti. Bates Re-
publicans, is to sneer at the Free Labor
men Of Missouri, and at the idea Of their
carrying the State. Every decent con-
sidsration should dictate different course.
The Free Labor men Of Missouri have
established themselves and proclaim their
principles in the midst of the enemy's
country, where their fight has been one
not only Of words. but they have had to
contend against infuriated mobs, strong
preiudices in favor of an existing institu-
ton, and all manner of opposition that
bigotry and self.interest could put forth.
For their stsadfsstness under such circum.
stances. they are certainly entitled to a
more generous acknowledgment than
taunts and sneers, from those Republicans
who are wont to sit in secure places. far
removed from danger, and proclaim their
own patriotism and devotion to principle.
The great moral effect and practical ben
eft that the nomination of Bates would
produce in Missouri alone, If it resulted
in no other salutary effect. would well
repay the nomination. There are thous-
ands Of Free State men in Missouri,
whose voices are never heard. With the
exception of in few Counties, they are
unorganized, and are in q manner held in
subsection by the Democracy. Their
long residence, too. amidst the prejudiees
peculiar to Slave State, has in a meas
urO infused those prejudices into their
minds, as far as regards the Republican
party. They are made to believe that
the party is dreadful organization; and
the nomination of q radical Republican
for President, will in nowiss disabuse
their minds OF the error. But Bates is a
citizen of their own Stste-one of the
people of Missouri himself-they have
known him for years, and know that be
can be trusted. They cannot be persua-
ded that he is an enemy to the Constitu-
ton, or to any section of the country; and
they will rally around him with an en-
thusiasm never before witnessed in the
State. And when once the ice is broken,
and they have dared to break through the
prejddices with which they have been
surrounded and held in check, they will
remain firm, perfect their organization,
and at once assume throughout the State
the position of q powerful party. The
future hope of Missouri depends in great
degree upon the nomination Of Bates by
the Chicago Convention; and the selec-
ton of no other man can exercise tithe
of the influence upon the State that his
would produce.
The same species Of radical Republi-
cans contend that no man should receive
the nomination but one who has been q
straight out Republican for four years
which is intended as a barrier to those
who did not support Fremont in 1856
and this, notwithstanding the terms Of
the call for the Convention. If all per-
sons are to be prescribed, as candidates.
who did not vote the Republican ticket
in 1856, it is with but an i'll grace that
the radicals can ask the votes of the same
class of persons for their candidates.
Without the votes of snch, they will
have happy time in electing their Pres
ident. They will make a failure as in
glorious as they did with their grasshop-
per and mule eating adventurer, in 1856.
As the radicals are so tenacious Of the
claims of Republicans Of long standing.
that they will not tolerate the nomination
of any other kind, we advise them to at
least issue a proclamation altering the
terms of the call for a Convention, as
made BY the National Committee, SO
that outside OppOsitionists may know
that their presence is not desirable in that
important body.