White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-01-31

over the rights of minorities men, In
the fall tide Of prosperity and populari.
", may deny justice to the less FORUM
ate who are at their mercy; the strong
may trample upon the weak /; but Time.
the friend Of the weak. the down-trod-
den. and the oppressed. will turn the
scale at last. 1t may be sooner. or it
may be later-but the reaction is sure to
come. The mightiest human power that
ever existed. has had its brief day. and
has then tottered down. to see once de-
spised weakliug tower over it. Let those
in the fulness of power. and strength, and
authority. temper their might with right.
with justice, and with honesty then,
when their day of need comes. the same
may be meted out to them.
We have just had an illustration OF
the truth of the above sentiments. Some
four years ago, the Congress of the Uni
ted States left to the decision Of the Kan.
sss Legislature. the question whether
Government aid should be given to q
Railroad to be run on prescribed but
undesirable route. or on a more direct
and practicable route, if the Railroad
Company should prefer. A resolution
was introduced into the Kansas Legisls.
ture to meet the question. the passage ol
which would have been the making oI
the Northern Tier OF Counties Of the
State. Leavenworth was then at the
height of her power. She bad the Gov
ernor of the State. the Speaker of thu
House OF Representatives. and large aud
united delegation of members. On th'
question referred to. she held the balanc,
of power. The Representatives Of Nor
thern Kansas appealed to Leaveuwortf
to grant them justice-not. be it remem
bered, to legislate the Railroad within
their bounds, but to give the Company
the privilege Of running the road on tn
route that actual surveys should prove t.
be the most direct and practicable, in
stead of compelling them to take Ger
tsin route The appeal was in vain
she chose to unite with a commercial ri
val of her own. to deprive us of our las
and only chance for Government aid. an,
none fought us so bitterly as she. w
were overpowered by her. and to day on
material interests" languish in conse
quence thereof.
! Bu. time has turned the tables. Thi
Winter, Leavenworth sends up the or
that her material interests demand Uni
ted States Senator from that city, on,
that her Importance entities her to il
Her whole soul was centred in this ques
ton. She sent up her Board of Trade
and hundreds of her most influential citi
zens, to demand it. Petitions were cir
culated. and men who utterly despise,
the candidate. signed them in his favor
dropping every other consideration, en-
uniting on local interests. Those peti
tions were published in the papers, t.
convince the public how deeply in ear
nest Lsavenworth was. Her old rival
with whom she united to crush Us. no,
had her down. and she appealed to th
Northern Tier to come to the rescue
Although. We are sorry to say, major
ity of the Northern Tier members kisse
the hand that struck them, yet time hs
nevertheless produced the inevitable re
action, and the once naughty tyrant
overthrown and demoralized. She
resping as she sowed. Let her learn t
be just to others when she has the powe
then she may fare better in her hour {
need.