White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-08-07
The Ralln0aA.

This is the all-absorbiDg issue, or ought
to be, in the Northern tier Of Counties.
We had three representatives. in the two
Houses of Congress. yet they worked and
voted as if they knew nothing of Kansas.
except what lies in the Valley of the Kaw.
The Railroad is represented to be great
thing for Kansas and Nebraska. yet the
whole thing will be monopolized by the
Kaw and Platte Valleys. Even q road
that is permitted to start from point not
iu the Kansas Valley. is compelled to run
in that direction, and to become part Of
that ro,d within hundred miles. North
ern and Southern Kansas are left to shift
for themselves. There is one chance, the
only one, and rather doubtful one, TO get
road that will benefit Northern Kansas,
and that must be done through the Leg
islature; but with the interests and cor
rupt influences that will be brought to bear
against the project. it will be a difficult
task. The pretence is. that road through
the Northern tier will soon enter Nebraska,
and therefore become Nebraska road.
After Kansas gets all she can OF it, it
must run somewhere, to connect with the
main trunk, which is located in Nebraska.
Let the ones who raise this issue. remem-
ber that the Kaw Valley road. likewise.
must run into Nebraska. and help to build
up that Territory. It is plain to see that
the most desperate efforts will be put forth
to make the Kaw Valley road monopoly
which will exercise Q greater influence.
and more completely control the political
and other intrests Of our State, than the
Camden and Amboy Railroad does in
New Jersey, or the New York Central in
New York. Northern and Southern Kan.
sas will be left behind in the scale Of pro-
gress, while the centre will be built up at
their expense.
This work was done principally by
Pomeroy. Lane did not take enough
interest in it to know what was going on.
He was thinking Of some great expedition,
or other humbug. Pomeroy's whole in
terest lies in Atchison, and it was but
natural that he should labor for that in
terest. But we want to keep the fact
fresh in the memory Of our people. that it
was Doniphan County men who elected
Pomeroy. in violation of their pledges. and
of the will of their constituents. Without
the two votes that he received from Doni-
phan, he would have been beaten. Brown,
Marshall, and Nemaha, in part. also sup-
ported him. and are likewise respon-
sible for the evil which has followed.
We strenuously opposed his election, and
warned our people that his success would
be fatal to their interests. By reference
to our files, the reader will see that We
mentioned this railroad. so
important to the Northern tier, and told
hem that Pomeroy would strsngle the
if he could; that be would
make Atchison the starting point. and run
it in tho direction Of Topeka. But beans.
corn meal and few crocodile tears, were
more potent. Just then, than argument as
to future prosperity. He held the key to
the public bread basket, and full stom-
ach, for the time being. was of more con-
seqence to them than the eternal future
prosperity of their portion of the State.
He was elected, and it has turned out
'.just as we told you"
This is lesson to the people to elect
men who arc not merchantable property,
and who will not sell ont the most vital
interests of their constituents for triAing
gewgaw, or some little temporary interest
of their own.