White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-05-30
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Taov, Kansas, NAV 2s, 1856


TaoY, Kansas, May IS. 1867.
Edtsr CHEZ: FL learn from your paper. and
from other sources, that some person in the in
teress of wstbeus has clrcuIated the charge
that Troy has bought certain individuals to vote
and work for her. As an electioneeriqg dodgs,
.dsE ! s.ary is stale /; and I am only fprised
that an co,sidenble numbskof mse ssoula
seriouSE listen to il for upasnt. Nov, -
me ..ssrs d public that Toy has y money
to buv ypses o. support IL she had, ~ kno4
tha. she ~osld have received several yotes is
Iowa Toscship. and have COED reasas 70 -
pect she would have received Others. which
we're for season strongly in favor of Troy. but
the poaaessors Of which .votss. and -iaasaass
suddenly turned against US, after having conf
Dental interviews with Wathena. drumness,
and pockesipg certain little sums of backs,
to the amount Of ifty dollars. more or less. as
the case may be. Even citizens Of your govn
are not free from SUSPICION; but a. know
nothing positively against them. ! make no
charges. The facts will come to light hereaf.
ter; and when they do, you shall hare them.
Ifany Of your citizens have come under suspi-
cion. place it TO the credit Of wathena men,
who thought they had such sure thing of 1t,
that they have been . little too open and loud
in their boasts. -, -. l,.g
Az said above. Trey hss no money to spend
in buying men. Beyond the necessary outlay
in procuring circulars and tickets, and expenses
in visiting the various parts Of the County. to
circulate the documents and talk to the people.
the statement of her total disbursements would
not require more than tvo figures. We have
endeavored to lay faets before the people, and
expect the common sense Of the people, their
idea Of justice, and their appreciation Of the
public interests, to carry Is through triumphant.
We do mos know that any citizen Of Troy
has attempted TO deceive OF, bibe any body
While we have no money for any such object,
We haDe money ready for another purpose. and
at the proper time mean to use it. That pur.
pose is the building Of q Court House. such ~
We have proposed and bound ourselves to do
and As soon as the people, BY their votes. To-
cate the County Seat at Troy. We shall com.
mence spending that money. Other towns may
scatter their funds in buying unprincipled men
and in circulating ISLANDERS and slang shal
reserve our means for the benefit OF the public
whenever the question is settled.
,2' TROJAN.
(For the Chiefly ~
HIAwArHA, Kansas, May 81, 1867.
EDrroR CHrrr 81 have taken some interes
ia watching the progress Of your County Sea
issue. although having no right to enter int
the Eight Really I care but little what tow
wins, and would not now intrude on the affair
ofmy neighbor., were it not that some Of m
neighbors have solicited outsiders in ,Bro~
County to interfere in .Doniphan County con
Germs. Bat to the point I wish to reach. a,;.
| A prominent gentleman interested in ws
thena was out this way, the other day an
from what can gather, he was endeavoring t
secure person, in this County to open FIRE i
the rear on your folks over the border. H
seemed to think that the weak poist of Oh
people Of White Cloud and H Highland. ras the
desire to get into Bfo~n County; and he va
anxious TO have some Of on. people come |
the rescue. BY boldiss out the inducement IN.
soa might sncceea II voa managed to put yor
own County Seat beyond your reach. Whetbe
he enlisted any recruits to cary out this it'll
piece Of strategy. am unable TO say positive
ly; but inferred, from certain remarks, tha
he had secured come help.
Nov, have but few words to add. Their
are large number Of persons in Brown Count
Who would rejoice to have White Cloud anne Z
ed to the County. There is another class, head
ed BY inauentiL men in and about fIi.waths
actuated doubtless by selfish motives. who
would oppose your annexation to the bitter enc
and If your coming was likely to disturb oul
County Seat question, this party would be large
iy increased. These things know. When.
ever you make movement to come, you will
find them - violent and active in their oppo
sitiou as on previous occasion. Whether thoy
will succeed as well as then, cannot say but
I hope not. It sheer nonsense to argue that
the location Of your Cousty Seat will have the
least influence upon the question of annexation
Those Of US who favor your annexation, and
those who oppose it. will labor Just the same il
your County Seat is at Troy or Wafbena.
repeat, 1 don't care snap where your Seat Of
Justice goes; but you will deceive yourselves
greatly, If you permit your votes on the loca-
ton to be governed by any imaginary effect
they will have upon the annexation question
Yours. for fair dealing,
SPECTATOR.
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