White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-11-02
The Speaking.

We have held onr paper back. to wait
for any new issue that might be sprung
by the " distinguished speakers" this
evening; but we must confess that we
feel as if we bad set our hook for bass.
and caught tadpole. Mr.. Larzelere's
family was sick. and he could not come.
Some of Mr.. Perry's friends had visited
him, and be cocld not come. We are
sorry for Mr.. Larzelere's sffliction, and
rejoice with Mr. Perry. But the appoint
ment was filed by Capt. Price; and we
were sorry to note how he had descended
to the style of the ruffisn and blackguard,
since the time when we 6rst heard him
speak. Without exception, it was the
most disgraceful affair we ever heard
pslmed of for the enlightenment of re-
spectacle audience. This. added to q
cold and smoky room, made a very un-
inviting entertainment. We think Price
was sober; but 1t would add to his credit
to set up the claim that be was beastly
drunk. and therefore not responsible for
the mess OF stuff which he belched forth.
The speech was mainly made up Of blus-
ter and profanity. From first to last. oc-
CURED such expressions as. "D-n me il
l care what they say about me-" Every
id little squirt in the country is SLAM
dering the ticket" "I'll be id to h-ll
if | don't show them up to the peoples"
cd d-n me if 1 ask any favors Of
them;" "If 1 was in Capt. Flickinger's
place. by the living gods. would have
the hearts blood of the Cd d-d vii
lains -
The force of this bluster was directed
principally against Crabb and Tracy
thus confirming what we have been say
ing, that the object Of this Convention
movement is to beat those two men, at
all hazards. He stigm atized them as
villains, thieves, and robbers, and then
worked himself into a passion because
they did not follow him over the County
and reply to such blackguardism. The
last Grand Jury bad ordered the County
Attorney to bring suit for the recovery Of
all fees illegally obtained from the Coun.
ty; and. with view of obtaining polit-
icsl capital, had caused Mr.. Perry to be
foisted in as an assistant to the Attorney.
Taking advantage of this privilege, Mr..
Perry has had free access to all books,
and has culled out, for electioneering pur-
poses. one sided and partial claims. leav-
ing ont facts which were necessary to
show the correctness of the claims. Mr..
Perry. instead of attending to his duty,
and bringing suit for these illegal claims,
is parading the one-sided statements be-
fore the public, for political purposes.
And we predict than when the election is
over, no more will be heard of the claims,
except, perhaps. in few isolated cases.
Among the charges against Crsbb was,
that he had taken a prisoner to Leaven-
worth, and made the County pay for con-
veyance and expenses-as if a Sheriff
were bound to do all this at his own ex-
pense. Price had the County Clerks
certificate to this bill, to show that it was
correctly copied from the original. 1t is
the only certificate that he rsad to all his
statistics. and in all probability is the
only one be has-the other statistics be-
ing Misrepresentation, or altogether bo-
gus. One of the Commissioners tells us
that be considers the account of Crabb,
for conveying prisoner to Leavenwortb.
as tolerably fair-and we guess that most
of their buggaboos would prove to be
ditto, If fairly presented. To cap the
climax. Price asserted. in substance. that
MIR. Lee, one of our present Commission
ers, had confessed himself an ignoramus.
and depended upon Price, Perry & Co. to
expose and set right the frauds which be,
as Commissioner, permitted to be perpe-
trated upon the County. A very proba.
BILE story. indeed, and very compliments
ry to David Lee.
Mr.. Price had good deal to say about
our ISLANDERS Of himself, Mr.. Lsrzelere,
and the ticket. We can't ace it. About
the only thing we said of Price was, that
he made noodle of himself, in speech
to the militia, during the Price raid. We
leave it to those who heard him to decide.
We have not accused Mr.. LArzelere of
dishonesty in the army, or in his dealings
with his fellow men; but We have said
hat be is constantly seeking office, and
hat he was poor manager in the Coun- |
y Board. greatly to the detriment of the
public interests. So We still contend. and
{ is no slander. We never questioned
lis Republicanism. As to Capt. Flick
niger, we have not said word against
lis character or his qualifications. Mr..
Iuee's character we have never ssssiled,
,ut expressed our belief that he did not