White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-06-14

Johnsonian Progress.
It is as true now as ever, that one eau.
not handle pitch and not be de6led. A
few individuals undertook to be faithful
disciples Of A ndrew the Apostate. and to
still preserve their reputation as earnest
Republicans. The attempt is failure.
and they are gradually sinking into tho
slough. The editor of the Atchison
Champion is q Gaze in point. In the
lays Of his modests and innocence. be
acquired the name Of an uncompromising
Republican. Even when ambition gain.
ed the N astery over him. he still had
lingering regard for that reputation. and
clung to it with one hand. while he held
fas. to Johnson's skirts With the other
But the latter has proven the stronger at
traction, as o recent editorial in the
Champion plainly indicates. lie has
embraced the doctrine enunciated by
Lane, that Republicanism is played out.
and tbst the party is crumbliug to pieces.
or will and ought to crumble. if they 10
not abandon their old fogy fallacies. He
contends that the principles advocated by
that psrty. and so repeatedly endorsed by
the people, have served thir purpose. and
that i, is now timo to discard them. and
take up something fresh aud juicy-for
example. My Policy" He declares
that no man can afford to be consistent,
who desires political success aud con-
cluies with the startling military propo'
sition, that no good General would ex'
pect to conquer by lingering on trium'
plant battlefield. ~ =@sr#
We take it, that be has been the recip
lent Of about as many brevet and orna
mental honors az he can conveniently
carry, end now aspires to political posi-
tion-something that be can feel, snc
take hold of. and put in his pocket. As
suming that the people are a tickle rab
Bile. end that the demsgogue who cal
tack about quickest to catch the popula
tide, is the biggest man, he kicks consis
tency aside, declares the mission Of th
Republican patty ended, and lays ava.
its principles ss so much useless lumber
The road to political Canaan is now il
the footsteps of the new Moses; and a
the Republican platform was not bull
with a view to that kind OF journey
this enthusiastic disciple deliberately set
a slow match to it, expecting every mo
N ent to hear the thunder of its explosion
and to see the fragments flying into tn
air. The brevet system Of military tao
ties. as promulgated by this new apostle
seems to teach that. after lighting terri
BILE battle and routing the enemy. it j
the essence of good generalship to beat
precipitats retreat from the field, aban
ioning killed and wounded. artillery
ammunition. stores. trains. conque-e'
territory, and bfeset Brisadier Generals
to the mercy of the vanquished foe.
Well, the editor of the Champion
still young. ani may vet live to cut thre
or four new eye-teeth. He will lear
that the people of Kansas DO no regar
the mission of the Republican party a
ended; but that. having whipped the reb
els, they do not mean that the fruits q
the victory shall be surrendered. The
will leave it to the johnson party to max
sacred promises before being entruste
with power. and to basely violate tbei
pledges when their object is attained
They can afford to let them work ont th
doctrine that honor and consistency ar
humbugs.a The decision of the people
at the polls. may be slightly in an oppo
site direction. -. .s,t rsf H.f