White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-12
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
Thursday, ;: October II, 1865
Mr.. Larzeiere's Expianation.

Thursday, :: /: October II, 1865.
MIR. Larzelere's ExPlanatiOn.
In another column will be found Q
communication from Mr. Larzelere. with
reference to matters contained in last
weeks Chief. He claims that be made
no charges against any of the County Of
6cers. If be made no direct charges, be
did what was just as bad-msde random
assertions and insinuations. intended to
convey the impression to'tbe public mind
that the managers Of County affairs. since
be Left it, had been extravagant. and had
managed to run the County in debt to On
alarming extent. In order to further bis
scheme for County Convention. he
must raise q hue and cry against the
men in power.
To Mr.. Larzelere's statement that the
taxes have been doubled. we reply that
all kinds of expenses have more than
doubled; while the amount Of taxes paid,
for reasons stated last week, has been
comparatively far less than before the
war. Suppose q man were deeply in
debt, and had no money. before the war.
If prices of all kinds doubled, trebled,
or quadrupled, and that man were COM
PEELED to live through four years Of war
on the amount that was insufficient before
the war, would Mr.. Larzelere expect to
find that man, on his return from the ar.
ny. no deeper in debt than when he left?
We think, all things considered. our
County has got along remarkably we'll.
Mr.. Larzelere also explains the matter
Of leaving the County free from debt
that is, if she had had all that was due
her, she would have been clear of debt.
If he had taken the pains to examine in
to the matter, he would have discovered
that this statement makes ths showing
worse for himself. He left the County
$4,000 in debt. with but $4,000 due
her on delinquent tsxes-msking q bal
ancs of $4,000 in favor of the County,
If all arrearages were collected. Now,
after four years of high prices, ieranged
business. and public turmoil. the County
debt is only little over $4,000, (not
S2S. 900. Mr.. L., while the resources,
great proportion of which are collectsbls,
are some S88. .000-leaving the balance in
favor of the County, in round umbers,
S65. 900. In the matter of economical
expenditures. character OF allowances by
the Board, &c, we have some interesting
figures. which we m ~ uee her after. We
had intended to give some of them this
week, but an almost disabled right hand
compels us to confne our editorial matter
to as few words as possible.
Another reckless assertion in Mr.. Lar
zelsre's speech. we learn, was that the
County. within the last two years. had
spent enough money in keeping prisoners
in the Atchison and Leavenworth jails, to
have purchased two iron cells for our
County Jail. A few figures will settle
that During the past two years. the
County has not spent one hundred dol
lars for the purposes stated above. Iron
cells cost one thousand dollars apiece.
Now. cypber out how many iron cells
could have been bought with the money
You have no sore finger.
We are making no fight against Mr..
Lsrzelere, because he is in favor of .
County Convention. But we do object
to the means he has adopted to further
his object. For four years our County
has been managed by staunch Republic
ans. 1t is so managed now, and there
are none but Republican candidates in
the Geld for election. Mr.. Larzelere gets
up. and by random charges and ground
less assertions, attempts to make the peo-
pie believe that they are being imposed
upon and robbed by those officers. This
be does. while professedly engaged in or.
ganizing the Republican party. If there
were any Democratic party in the Coun-
ty. Mr.. Larzelere's speeches would be Just
as good g thing as they could desire
against the Republicans. Under ordina-
~ circumstances. we should also favor q
Convention but Convention, at this
time. would simply be the Republican
organization making itself party in q
personal quarrel. which had better be set.
tied by the people. upon the merits of the
candidates, untrammelled by party obi
cations. 1t will do the Republican party
infinitely more harm than good.
Our columns are open for the commu-
nications Of all who wish to discuss the
question. or to correct any errors in our
statements. But we claim the right to
reply to any that may appear.
BurrER.-There is complaint that the
COWS don't give much milk, and couse-