The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-08-27
LINCOLN g. JOHNSON,
The Central Committees

The Central Committees.
There are two sets Of men at the
presen, time acting as State Centra!
Committees Of the R publican party.
One Of these is bogus, necessarily SO.
Which is il? a Gew plainiy stated facts
will show.
Two years sgc at :he regular State
convention called together TO transact
the STATE business Tor the party. a Cen
lral Committee was elected for tIoo gears
Tlis election was legal and proper. and
accepted without dissent BY the whole
parry 1! was. therefore. the unanimous
action of the party, and as such binding
upon every trsss and loyal member Of the
same.
Last spring at convention called to-
ge'her for the single purpose OF sending
delegates TO a National convention. and
rs such no, a State convention f,r State
purposes io any sense wha'ever. eau
Gus drilled majoriiv went through the
sham of eleciirg a State Central Com
mites. The body had no right 10 elec
COMMITTEE; the election itself was a
sham. farce and fraud. and the Com
mil,ee has no au,ho,iiy tha. any loyal
Republican Is under the least Obligation
to respect.
Suppose when the electors Of the
Stare meet together 10 cast their votes
TOR President and Vice President. they
should turn round snd elect Governor
and State officers; would any body pay
attention TO such a sham proceeding ?
Certainly not But it would be just as
proper as il was for the Convention last
spring. met simply aud solely TO send
delegates to the National convention.
10 elec, State Committee. Tie Com
mttee elected two years ago by the
whole party with unanimiiy to serce un-
til the present time. Is the only legal CON
mittee of the party In e-astence an the
State.
We adhere to the proper Committee.
because any other course leads 20 sn
archy and confusion. Ii men "sow TO
the wind they will reap the whirlwini;'
and il ever there was sowing to tie wind,
the bogus election OF Committee last
spring was that kind OF work. 1t wa,
contrary 10 custom. precedent an
usages. No parallel case Can be fount
in The history of the Republican party
or any other party. Il was precisel.
the same kind of action and prompted
BY the same spirit tha, led TO The pass
ing Of secession ordinances by the rebel
of the Southern States. 1t was seces
sion and usurpation. as much as are In
acts Of JEFF Davis and bis compeer:
The usurpers had the rule for the hcul
and drove along the plowshair of des
raction with vengeance.
We regret this stale Of ;hings. Il
unfortunate every way. But the gull
shall rest where it belongs. upon th
head of the schismatics and usurper.
Their action is without excuse and ha
not single argument 10 lis favor.
was the mere brute force Of msjorit
overriding all precedents. all order, a
deceucy.. with utter recklessness Of lie
sulis. And yet with tie andaciiy Q
Satan. they charge those who do nc
follow them in their mad career OF de
s:ruciion with being bolters. just as Je
Dsyis charges all good Unioa raen c
the South as being traitors. The case
are exactly parallel.
It's Impossible to hold party ,ogeili
or unless good faith is observed by tios
Who assume 10 lead it. AMI it is folly {
think otherwise. There is nothing tha
should divide the Republican or Uoio'
patty Of this State. The two division
as they now stand are both Favorable {
the election of Liacoln and johnson
The ouly difference is. one party goe
for Lincoln. Johnson. Kansas and III
Union. while the other goes Lincoln
johnson and Lane. That is precisel!
and explicitly the difference.
We have SIMPLY stared the facts ani
traced tie principles in this matter. !eav
ing parIisanship oat Of she question. l
never should have been thrust in. w,
stand by the regular Committee. be
Cause ia SO doing We stand by order
custom. precedent. usage, stability
And We 10 this from principle. not pas
sion. Without some landmarks We
shall all drift TO destruction: anl ths
time will come when all good citizens
will see tia, we are right 10 opposing
schisms an,! psurpaliens. "Men do 10