The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-02-20
Saturday,, February 20, 1864.
The Senatership.

We have taken no active part IN th,
Senatorial quarrel. having no 'friend
to reward, and no enemies 10 punish
Because there Was division of opinion
on the question in The public mind. We
favored the postponement of the elec
ton until next winter; and vet we are
fully persuaded the election should take
place year in. advance Of the time the
Senator elect is to take his seat. He
needs time TO prepare for his duties and
to arrange his business.
But this froih and fury over the mat
ter is sheer folly and madness. If the
people are outraged by the fraud"
certainly they already know It. or can
easily find it ou, without all this ado.
1, reminds us Of q school boy auecdote.
which We condense as follows:
Two boys, Jim and Tom. were not
on very good terms. ani Jim was de-
sirous that Tom should ge, a flogsing,
but Tom was quiet sort Of boy, and
didn'. often get into scgapes.
The play grounds were divided OF
for the larger and smaller children. and
The two classes were prohibited by the
rules Of the school, from trespassing
upon The territory of each other.
One day. however. the bali with
which the large boys were playing. was
knocked over into tie territory of the
smaller urchins.snd Tom bcing nearest,
hastened after it. AS he ran along
little fellow crossed his path and was
thrown down by the contact.
"Now's my time = iliought Jim 40
get Tom aoggins; and Ill do it,"
So he ran TO gather the liitle fellow
up; but he was no. quite in time. as the
boy was already upon his fee, before
he reached the spot. Blu, he was not
going 10 be cheated Of his revenge; so
he made a show Of deep concern for
him. and inquired:
did Tom hurt you. Billy ?"
''No." Was the prompt reply.
"Why, he Knocked you down didn't
be p
mo. | fell down"
"But You run against Tom. and he
was on your playground; and tina.
made you fall"
81 know that
well. :hen. .didu'l Tom hur, YOU ."
NO"
"Aint you hurt al all 80
NO"
why. how could you gel such a fall
and moi be hurt -
Il don't know"
.'Well, now, feel Of yourself and see
il you aint hurt
81 guess if was hur, bad Id know
it,"
well. Tom throwed you down; he's
a bad boy. and I'd say was hurt. any
how, and get him whipped"
81 tell you ! ain, hurt; Tom didn's
throw me down; threw myself down;
and sint going to lie about it 10 please
you"
Jim sloped with an uncommon sized
''flea in his ear"
imagine this to be pretty much the
way j, is with the people Of the State
at this time. The ofice-holders, fear
ing their ''craft is in danger. are labor
ing with as much disin,erested (?)l
good Will for the people as Jim did for
the boy; and We think with about the
same success IL the people are hurt,
we guess they ought TO know it, with
Out being told Of the fact. We incline
10 the opinion iha, this effort 10 per-
suade them that they are 'ou'gaged'
and 'defrauded.' will be about as such !
cessful as Jim's endeavnrs to make |
Billy belieyc he was hurt; and the an
swer will be the same: 1--WE are no,
cheated, and will not lie BY saying We
are. TO please yoa."
Ye Office holders. take warning from
Jim, and escape from under before you
hear ''somet' in drap. aud on looking
carefully a1ouai find IL is yourselves"
"a word 10 the wise," DC.