White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-03-17
The Cru.nde Of so.irt-G..s.

The Crusade Of Sqairt-Gans.
Never. since the days when the Chiv-
airy of Europe followed Peter the Hermit,
Bohemond Of Antioch. Prince Tanersd,
and other noble Knights. into the Holy
Land. undsr. the Banner Of the Gross. has
there been such an array Of genius and
courage a. that now concentrating to set
forth upon crusade against the perpe-
traitors Of the great fraud Of eusting Jim
Lane from tie Senate and. after doing
their utmost to coavinss The people that
they have been wronged, to redress their
wrongs. They may b likened unto big
guns, which are ever ready to belch out
death and destruction npon The enemies
of the public good; but. as big guns,
however ready and terrible. require the
.pplieation Of some other principle. such
Is spark Of Ere, to start them believing,
so our Kansas big guns and sons Of gems.
although ever ready to denounce fraud,
yet cannot raise the howl without . slight
application Of something to set thsm 60
ing. A fat ofice, or one in prospective.
is the spark th.s never fails to produce a
terrific discharge. Here are seme of the
uames of the formidable array who are to
stir up the Fraudites in various parts Of
the State:
Hon. w. F. Potter. Hon. James Nc
Grew. Capt. Sidney Clarke. Capt. james
McC Cahon. Hon. j. s. Emery. Hon. W.
w. H. L.wrenc. Judge Philip G. Schuy-
Ter, Hon. Robert McBratney, Hon. s. A.
Cobb. Hon. G. v, Eskridgs. Hon. Jacob
Stafford. Jonathan Ollhan, Es9., Hon.
NJ. Barnes. and others. '.u has "
oh, for some one learned in science Of
heraldry. to give us the family pedigree
of each of these champions, their armo-
rial bearings, and their notices. Ac-
knowledging our incapability to ftly
perform the task. yet we are willing to
do our best, that the valisnt knights may
not start forth unheralded.
Potter is celebrated as the man who
never sold his vote or his Influence upon
any question; as . young man Of extra-
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ordinary financial ability; and for his
innumsrabls legislative protests-from
which latter fact he has acquired the
reputation Of being determined Protes.
tant. The first occupation be followed
Was the la.t-that is. he was an honest
cobbler. Next. he opened public hose,
and demonstrated to the world that he
could "keep hotel" After several IN.
successful attempts in politics. as an An
ti-Lane man. he was at length elected by
the people of Coffey County, upon purely
local grounds. to represent the city ol
Lawrence in the Legislature. He is very
bitter against Carney's rotten 6uanciaI
policy-especially that part of it which
leads him to refuse credit TO young mer
desirous Of setting up in the grocery bus
mess. The device on his shield should
be huge boot. with the motto. "For sale
cheap" fa .9
McGrew is another who goes in OF
high financial points. and has discovered
the rottenness. of Carney's system. He il
noted chiefly for his iutim acy with Cush
ing, and his contempt for the memory o
Noah Webster. Last Spring. he wrote
a letter (Which Barnum ought to secure
at any cost to the Secretary Of the In
terror. warning him not to purchase thf
Bonds just authorized by the Legislature
as they were unlawful. This Winter, h,
wanted to impeach Carney for selling th'
Bonds at ten cents more on the dollal
than the law required, and thus saving
almost ten thousand dollars to the State
Device, copy Of Webster's Dictionary
motto, "This is a fraud, which I an
again the fraud"
Sidney Clarke has a reputation as wide
as Lanes influence extends. sad viii bt
long remembered BY many 9 soldier
poor widow and orphan. His peculiar
forte is lightning-rods. and other kinds
of rods. From his many observations
Of the irregular shaped lightning. he has
acquired monomania for things irregu
lar-especially irregular claims. He has
during his brief career. mst with sad mis-
fortunes. such as being robbed. and being
kicked BY people. which has given hin
q retiring and modest disposition. De
vice, an irregular-shsped carpe,-sack. pro
tected by lightniug.rod ; motto, "Mys
terious are our freaks" 40
McCahon, since he came to Kansas
has been Speculation, q lxwye-. politi
clan. a City Recorder. and a candidate
for Mayor, in all Of which be was emf
nently successful-in running himself into
the ground. Being completely played
out, he was just the subject for Jim Ian.
to work into msterisl for his own use
and he improved the opportunity. Per.
haps Government pays him 70. going
srounde making indignation speeches.