White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-10-24
ns Cauital Issue.

The Capital Issue.
As the election 10 close ct hand. and
rs all the other pspss arc having their
say. we must put in . few words for our
candidate for State Capital. II Topsks
succeeds, we shall rest satisfied. for It is
doubtless . good point, and is displaying
enagy. But We prefer
Lawrence that ws love Topeka les,
but that We love Lawrence more.
A number Of issues arc made against
Lawrenoe, one Of which is. that she is
striving for the Capital now. in order to
remove it farther west at some future time.
and thus put the State to . double ex-
pense. This issue is not worth replying
to. Who supposes that Lawrence will
willingly give up the Capital. if she once
gets it? No one believes that she is try
ing go hard for it now, that she may. af-
ter enjoying It for . few years, give it
away to some other point.
Central location is another issue. The
difference between Lawrence and Topeka
is so small. that it is no object in the con-
test. But we still contend that central
location for State Capital is not essen.
TALLY necessary, particularly when the
great bulk ofthe population must always
lie at one side of the State. Massachu-
sets, the most prosperous State in the
Union, has her Capital on the sea-coast.
Albany is very near the eastern boundary
of New York. yet the State does not sp-
pear to be in any way retarded by the
circumstance. Pennsylvania is certainly
q model Of prosperity. yet Harrisburg is
far toward her southeast corner. Even
old Virginia, with Richmond we'll down
toward the sea. has always seemed to
''never tire" and to jog along as smooth
ly as though her State House were locat-
ed at Staunton.
But there is more important conside-
ration. which comes homo to the people
of Doniphan County. Atchison and To-
peka have formed an alliance of interests,
are going hand-in-hand, and evidently
feel that they must rise or fall together.
Atchison is working as hard for Topeka
as the latter is for herself. Their railroad
interests are in great measure identical.
and every enterprise that will not work
to their advantage. receives no counter
ance from them. Atchison has ever been
an enemy to the interests Of Doniphan
County, as she has fully shown. We
held up this fact during the Senatorial
contest, but it was unheeded. There was
railroad projected from Palermo to To-
peks, but it was smothered to make way
for Atcbison interests. They were at
work, several years ego. on railroad
from Doniphan to Topeka. Does any
one remember the course pursued by At
Gibson toward that enterprise? The road
is dead, and Topeka appears to be shed.
ding no bitter tears over it. She depends
upon Atchison for road in that direc.
ton. There is another railroad in which
Doniphsn County feels deep interest
one to run from the Missouri River to the
Pacific Ocean. Elwood cherishes that
project as the apple Of her eye, yet she is
going hot and heavy for Topeka. We
venture to predict that Atchison and To-
peks will spare no effort to divert the
project from the contemplated route-and
why? Because Atchison has an eye up.
on it for her own benefit, and Topeka hs.
allied her interests with those of Atchi.
son. And we opine Brown. Nemaha and
Marshall Counties have an interest at
stake. which will perceptibly affect thei,
Topeka proclivities, if they once realize
the danger they are in. he is blind who
has failed to perceive that Topeka and
Atchison have been unitedly and indus.
triously at work to build up an inauence
through which they can control the affair.
Of the State, and shape everything to
their own advantage. We do not know
that Lawrence contemplates any impor'
tsnt connection with our County but
we do know that BY locating the Capital
there, it will be no detriment to the State
while it will take a vast amount of wind
out of the sails Of an inveterate enemy o
Doniphan County interests, and give q
quietus to dictatorship which she is en-
deavoring to gain over the State.
Let the Northern tier of Counties lool
to their own interests, and vote for Law
renee.
~ We are informed that . certain
individual over in Holt, who processes sucl
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