The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-11-05
Rebuke the Infamous Swindle of
Last Winter.

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Doubtless many voters will go to the polls
next Tuesday and deposit their ballots without
a proper appreciation of the advantages or dis
advantages resulting to the State therefrom
Such issues as are involved have never before
engaged the attention of a people, and their very
greatness justfes the conclusion that years and
perhaps centuries may pass away before their
like will again agitate people. Not only in
National point Of view do these issues amount
to greatness and Importance, but to our own
State Government, the Commonwealth of Kansas,
it is the turning point for good or evil.
Nothing is palmer of proof than this assertion.
Two State Administrations-the last by far
worse than the frst-have brought us to the
verge Of bankruptcy and ruin. ProAigacy and
corruption, cunning and trickery. low political
schemng and demagogueism have characterized
every official act of Thomas Carney, and many
of the leaders of the party now laboring to save
him FROM the inevitable rebuke of an outraged
people. To-day a most Infamous deception Is
being practised. Thomas Carney holds in his
hands certificate of election as United States
Senator He has made pretended resignation.
It is false, and is only designed to deceive the
people in the election next Tuesday. Remember
that the only way by which the election OF last
winter can attain ON appearance OF validity "
| by the prevention of one this winter. To obtain
a majority of the Senate, and thereby prevent
joint session for an election, is the manner In
which they propose to accomplish th's' and
thereby fasten upon you the Infamous fraud and
bargain and corruption Of last winter.
We need not remind the people of the danger
| to their liberties as such an act as that OF last
winter carries with it. The universal outspoken
indie nation of last spring, and which compelled
the Pre.ender to this sham resignation, attests
their realization Of it. One such precedent
established, and your liberties, the very essence
of which so much blood has been sacrificed for,
will be entirely at the mercy Of demngogues and
corruptionists. Selfgovernment will exist only
in name, and become by-word among men.
Kansas, who opened upon her own Prairies the
great conflict now purging the country, and
which is rapidlyrepublicanizing South Carolina,
will retrograde in this respect, and her masses
become the thumb pieces of designing tricksters,
as the people of South Carolina have been to the
aristocratic Shareholders. Let it not be said
that the intelligence and the devotion to the
principles of our form of government of the peo-
pie of Kansas ranks not with the highest And
it will not be SO said, unless you ore led away
by the deception which is being practiced. See
to it that the party now bolstering up Thomas
Carney gets as few votes as possible. Give your
influence to the nominees at the head Of our
columns, each one of whom is unalterably
opposed to the swindle, and is in favor of an
open. uutrammeled expression Of the people.
a more direct manner of resisting and con-
demnipg this usurpation lies in your vote for
Senator and Representative. Vote for no man
who has not from the start iven it on unqnali-
fed resistance Vote for no man who can be
bought. Bartlett and Callen stand pledged
against those who have had hand in this fraud
The Senate particularly commands your atten-
ton. Remember that the rascals engaged in this
villainy have boasted that they can elect Ger
tain number of Senators, and BUY enough more
to make majority. Therefore elect Senator
who cannot be bought.
WILLIAM K. BARTLETT is that man. Bob
Miller sold you on the bridge question. and you
have no guarantee that he will not sell you on
any thing else.
, Consider this question well before you deposit
your vote. Let no man or set of men jeopardizs
your rights in their warning with political
. rival. Go to the polls and give such a rebukt
by voting the ticket nominated on the 9Th, and
which sta nds at the head of our paper,