The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-07
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EDITED BIZ An Association of oftrzENs
OF COUNCIL GROVE.
TO THE VOTERS OF NORRIS COUNTY.
You are cognizant of the fact that the
policy Of the publisher of the Council
Grove Press has been to permit nothing to
be published in that paper but laudatory
accounts Of Sam Woods achievements ~
Legislator, fulsome praises Of Gov. Carney,
and articles denuncia.ory Of Senator lane
and all others who do not support the Sen
atorial Fraud Of last winter, interlarded
with invectives against citizens of Morris
county who felt it to be their duty and
privilege to oppose and condemn the action
Of the late Legislature, in the election of
United States Senator, and whose only fault
Gf that is faulty is to dare to think and
act for themselves.
Not long since, worthy citizen Of Nor.
ris county, feeling aggrieved as the course
pursued by the Press, took an article which
was published in Washington city paper,
on the Senatorial question, to the publisher
of the Press and requested that it should
be published, and, on refusal, offered to pay
advertising rates for its insertion; but it
was not permitted to appear, although that
gentleman is subscriber, and pays for fs.
teen or twenty copies of the paper.
The delegate convention %Ehhich met here
on the 10th Of last month, passed resolu-
ton that the proceedings of that convention
should be furnished for publication in the
Council Grove Press and other papers.
The Secretary made out a copy of the pro-
ceedings and sent it to the Office about the
middle Of the week, before the first side Of
the paper was printed. In few hours the
manuscript was returned, with note from
Mrs. Wood, who oficiates as CO editor, with
the information that it Was too late. The
next number of the Press says that the
officers failed to furnish copy for publica-
tiion; seeking by such subterfuge to jus.
tify the refusal to publish them in the
previous number.
Iu view Of these facts, we have made
arrangements with Messrs. Bartlett 4 Strick.
Ter, of the junction City UNION" for a
column in that paper, which shall be devot.
ed to the interests of this county. In TAX
ing charge of the same, we wish to define
our position. We are in favor of the re.
election of Abraham Lincoln. We are
opposed to and condemn the action of the
majority Of the last Legislature in the cleo.
ton of United States Senator. In the
language of the resolution adopted by the
Morris County Convention, " We are ready
to unite with all citizens of this State to
condemn this usurpation of our rights,
without reference 20 individual preferences
for United States Senator" We shall
advocate the local interests of Morris coun-
ty, and shall avoid personalities but when
we think it necessary shall expose the hol
low pretensions of some persons, who would
like to be looked upon as the great I AM
We shall endeavor to keep the voters Of
Morris county posted on the political topics
Of the day. This summer aud fall will be
Of momentous import. Superadded to the
exciting events Of our National struggle, We
shall be called upon to choose our National
and State Executives. The entire Legisla.
tive body is to be elected, and in that cleo
ton the voters of Kansas will decide
whether they shall have voice in tho SC.
lection of their United States Senators, OF
an accidental majority of Legislature are
to foist upon them ct will one who may
have money and appliances sufficient to
control and direct that body.
To citizens of Morris county this will be
. campaign paper, aud will be furnished
for City cents until after the Presidential
election. 5 -u1-
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