White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-03-17
The Indisnation M.chines.

The Indignation Machines.
That there are many persons in the
State who are honestly opposed to the
Senatorial election, we have no doubt;
and their opinions are entitled to respect,
But to this class do not belong the news
papers that are necessarily screaming
fraud. We do not believs that single
one Of them is engaged in this business
from disinterssted motives, bat are sctuat- |
ed BY personal and selfish purposes. We
further believe, that if Lane had been cleo
ted instead of Carney, there are not three
Of the indignant papers but wsuld have
spplsuded and justified IL. bet N run
over the list, and see what's the matter
with them.
The Leavenworth Conservative is the
chief organ of the howlers. Its editor
hslds $4,000 position, the gift Of Lane
that of Surveyor General of Kansas
and Nebraska. for which be is no more
qualified than Delabay is for Judge. ID
The Lawrence Tribune is terribly
wounded in feeling BY. the outrageous
fraud. John speer, the editor, holds. At
pleasure Of Lane, the Office Of Collector Of
U. s. Revenue. which pays him two OF
three Thousand dollars year. r 'a-a
The Topeka Record nourns over the
fraud. Its editor. F. p. Baker. has re-
ceived an Office from Lane. which pays
him about sl25 per month for doing
nothing. aE i"l a - .e-
The Big Blue Union is savage on the
fraud. Its editor holds an Office at the
bands of Lanes chief pimp. which pays
him about sl25 per month. with nothing
to do but arrest deserters and catch horses.
The Nemaha Courier feels that its
rights have been outraged. The editor
ha, several ssrs places. First, he is down
on Carney, because the firm of Carney d
Stevens have on several occasions dstly
dencinled to advertise in his paper. Sec
ond. he has big brother at Washington,
holding fat position which Lane procu--
ed for him, and is interested in striking
for the Chieftain. Third. the "crop-esred
Puritan" who gets up the high moral and
heavy indignant editorials for the Courier.
has several times been repadiated by the
people of Nemaha-he blames Sherry ss
the principal cause Of it, and thinks this
a favorable opportunity to overwhelm
Sherry with popular Indignation. -t-.
The Wyandotte Gazette is ravenous.
The biographies Of that County contain
nothing but Wyandotte. The Gazette
was awfully down on Lane until within q
few months psst, when Lane sold out
Leavenworth on the Railroad question,
and Wyandotte reaped the benefit. Now.
to turn out Lane. and pnt in Leaven-
worth man. outrages the Gazette's feel
ings. .s.. -r--.-..
The Manhattan Independent is under
the control of s. D. Houston. who was
member of the first State Senate, and
sold his. vote to Lane for the United
States Senate. in consideration for which
he received fat berth in the Land Office.
The Independent. therefore, is in duty
bound to be worthy.
The Junction City Union is particularly
overfowing with indignation. 1t belong,
to the Land Office. and its ruling spirit is
McBratney. During the frst session oI
the Legislature. McBratnsy was at To-
peks. in the character of Lanes pimp.
and was one of the instruments used in
getting up the coalition between Lane and
Pomeroy. For this service Lane pension
ed him with snug place in the Land
Office, where be is at present gobbliDg
exorbitant fees and peddling indignation.
The Usage Chronicle started out, few
months since. decidedly Anti-Lane pa
per. But about the beginning of the pre-.
sent year. one Of Lanes agents promised
the editor fat Office. with good pay and
little work. He commenced getting mad
before the Senatorial question was sprung
in the Legislature. and has been getting
msdder every day since. ol.g sse-.g
The Neesho Valley Register, Of course,
is down on the fraud. 1t is owned BY 8.
8. Prouty, who has for years belonged to
Lane. His master rewarded him. some
time ago. with the position of Commis.
ssry in one ofthe Indian Regiments, where
we doubt not he as already stolen himself
rich. He has Just BEEN home on visit,
giving the present conductor of his pspe,
the proper instructions On Tho suti,.. .,
indignation. 'l gs- al 81
The Psols Herald il disconsolate be.
cause Of the fraud. G.. A. Cotton, the
editor. was member Of the 6rst Stat.
Legislature. and openly boasted that b.
had sold his vote on the Senatorial ones.
tion for handsome pile. which 90 disgust.
ed the members, that some of them aros.
in their places and openly refused to serv.
on COMMITTEES with him. Lane after.