White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-07-23
The Fan Elections.

A~.SSeAOA&Ds
The politicians are already busily at
work. arranging the wires for the Fall
campaign. Candidates for tha Legisla-
ture are springing up in every District,
and there will be no lack of self-sacri6c-
ing patriots who are willing to serve the
dear people. While the politicians are
laying their plans, we deem it . proper
time to say few words to the people oi
the Northern Tier.
If you want your interests looked after.
elect men who are willing and competent
to do it. 1t is yet fresh in the minds oi
oil, what injustice was done to Northern
Kansas BY the last Legislature-not from
principle. but through selfish and corrup,
combinations. Northern Kansas must
stand up for her rights. and in the choice
Of Representatives lies the chief means oI
obtaining those rights. Let firm and
unyielding men be sent from oil the Dis.
tricts-men who will act as . unit on al
questions bsving . bearing upon our in.
terests. Let them be men who will gram
to Leavenw nworth what her interests re.
quire, and the Constitution of the Stats
and the rights Of other sections will per.
nit: who will grant the same to Atchi'
son, to the Kaw Valley. and to Southern
Kansas but who will demand, first and
foremost. that tie interests of Northern
Kansas shall be respected, and her jus
claims acceded to.
Eleven votes from one section of th,
State. going solid upon local issues tha
may arise. are power to be felt and re-
spected in the House of Representatives
especially when backed up by four vote
in the Senate. A majority Of the loca
issues that arise in the Legislature. are sc
hotly contested that eleven votes will turr
the scale either way. When Northern
Kansas is sold to carry such issues, lei
her make her influence felt. By acting
unitedly up6n all local or sectional meas
ures, last Winter. the members from The
Northern Tier made themselves felt mort
than any other delegation in the Legisls'
ture. To be sure. they did not carry
their fsvorite measure; but on other quss'
tions. those who had combined against
them found cause to regret their action
Northern Kansas decided the University
and Bridge questions, and thus struck .
sad blow to those who had sold her ont
with - eye to these very measures. Or
all such questions the Northern delegation
was solid, save on the Bridge bill. II
order to secure votes for that bill, Leav'
enworth had sold out the Northern Tier
yet, when she reached forth her hand fol
the reward Of her meanness, ons Northern
member was found base enough to seps
rate himself from bis friends. and support
the very scheme that was used to kill
the Northern railroad measure. Tha
man was Hidden. of Nemaha County
He afterwards boasted that he could gc
home and offer himself for reelection
upon that very issue. and would bet any
amount that b would be elected. w,
learn that he has already offered himself
It now remains to be seen what sort o.
stuff the voters Of bis District are made of
Then, let good and unainching men b.
sent up from every District, who will ge
with determination to act in harmony,
and with an eye single to the interests o.
Northern K Kansss-who will scrupulously
regard the rights Of every section, as long
as that section respects our rights. Thus,
il they cannot advance the most vital in.
terests Of their section. they can prevent
its enemies from enjoying the fruits o
their sel6shness.