The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-11-14
7estl,,It De.,agosl.ry.

'SsJ s''s tssOsS ~As oo~SP'''''
to the rule. The one paramount curse
Of our State. politically. is. that to.
many demagogues have places Of pow.
er. to the exclusion of better men.
Let asy maa- siu. -anprsjadicsd eye
look over the field. ami where will he
fnd either a statesma IN or man Of real
talent? As TO greatness, the man whu
even approaches that dignity has not
ye, made his appe arance in Kansas. un-
less greatness is measured by seIfsh-
ssss. and then We have the greatest
men he,e the country can produce
No event can happen 70 our people
tha. is not seized upon anc endeavor- :
ed TO be appropriated BY the dems-
gogaes for their own aggrandizemsnl.
AZ 40 example. take Gen. Lane. and
what event has become history in our
State that he and his friends have not
caught at 10 make capital Of? We are
not nov writing Cor or agains, Senator
Lane. but simply arraying the facts Of
history ia order.
We have known Of no important oc-
currence with which Lane has not be-
come mixed up. whether he had any
business there or not. in justice to
Lane. however. candor compels Us 10
say. tina. his enemies are often to blame
for this. They frequently use his
m ne when there is no use Of Juggling
it in.and cry out against him when The
only result of such a course is 10 keep
his name before the people and render
him more notorious in all matters than
he need or would otherwise be. If a
man needs TO be laid aside for incom.
potency. the best way TO dispose Of
him is to let aim alone. INosoriety Is
tie life Of demcSogue. Cease to men,
lion such an one and he will presently
come to stand upon his own merits, aud
thus standing he will fall. ALI that is
necessary to keep a bad odor going. is
to STIR i up; and it matters no, . parti-
Gle whether ii is f,iend or foe that does
the stirring. the result is the same.
We are only illustrating a position
by this remark. not comparing persons
and things. tai osr So se
But while We thu. place the foes Of
Lane in their true light. We must b~
equally frank in speaking Of the Gener-
al and his friends. Andi his enemies
are een.urable. how much more him.
self and friends :? We have never
heard or read = speech of Lanes ye,
that did not have more Of Jim Lane in
i" che" auy sh;..s -iso. Perh-pe T..
acts on the motto that if he don't bras
Tor himself. nobody will do il for him
or On the dsrkey's tactics: blessed
am lie dat blow his own horn, for den
he shall know dat de same am bio we'd. -
But whatever the motive the fact j.
notorious. that Jim Lsasi, lremeude::..
on hi~self. 7oi4ane,l ss
No sooner does 4 man become promi-
uent in our State. than Jim gets alarm
ed. No Jealous lover was ever t,oo-
bed with the grsen-eyed monster over
arlval.as Jim Lane is over thsprospec,
Of another sspi,ant for Senatorial hon
ore. He scents the danger from Altar,
and imagines it when there really is
none. s5sfs 5a. ~ a
Look At lis course towards Ewing
and Carney. We do no: know thar
ei'hsr Of these n,en have any aspira
tons a'tsr the Senato'ship. The first
i'assot;o" ne had that they might bs took
i"g Mat sccy came from Lane and IL.
frieads; and, indeed. thai is al The eyi,
dencs "s have o" the subject yet!
Now. Why is this?o Can not Kans..
live without Laue. OF Ewing. or Car
oey. or all Of them together? Ger
taialy. Il is all folly to make ps,so.s
Of more importancsShsn prine;ples, me
moro promine. than s'sqsuyes. We d..
not say which is the best mau for Ssna
or. II is not the time TO say that: bu
We say that this war Of persons is al
"'O"x. "pJ 80 f.- as No can see. Ian.
and his fritnds are responsible for j.
this time.
Gentlemen. can't you let the.o Der.
sonal'.ies pass. and give some attention
u the eountry-the Stale? These dis.
casting pSds have become ususea,in~.
and this everlasting ding dong ruis
snce. Do let'us &c, up out Of Ii.
slough. where there is . purer atmos
phers. and thea abide li.ere.s H. such
q place demagosnes will de- 2a
'.-o- Editor's IN Luck.