White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-01-03
Tbe Rauroad ManIa.

rue The RaiIroad ManIa.
The Railroad furore in Kansas has
settled into q monomanis, and would be
amusing. were there not great danger OF
it's resulting in calamity to the State.
No one can dispute the benefit of Rail-
roads; but it would be better to get
alose without them for years to come.
than to undertake the wild schemes that
many persons in Kansas srs1ttempting.
So is wealth desirable to an individual |:
but il be ruins his health or commits :
crime to obtain it. it viii prove srsster
curse to him than poverty.
All the public lands that could be i'm
portuned or bribsd ont Of Congress. have
been secured for the benefit of Railroad
Companies; and still they are after more.
to aid in the construction of roads that
will have no terminus this side of eter-
nifty. The choicest public lands are now
mostly held BY Railroad Compauies. and
settlers must purchase of them, on their
terms. !i.. ~ 80 y
Our sparsely populated Counties are
voting themselves hesdlong into debt. to
the amount of hundreds of thousands Of
dollars, to aid in building Railroads |;
and now that they have gone beyond the
extent of their credit. it is proposed, in
order to secnrs Q better sale Of County
Bonds, and to encourage further sub
scriptions. that the State assume the re-
sponsibility or guarantee the payment Of
the County Bonds. thus imposing lisbil.
tiles upon her to the amount Of nine or
ten millions Of dollars. Good people, if
alr.your substance is eaten up in these
schemes, what matter will it be to you
how much those are benefited who are
drawn here by the works which you were
impoverished to build I? '
If demsgogue, without ability or
honesty. desires an election to an impor-
tant ofice-to the Senate or the lower
branch of Congress, etc.-it is sufficient
for him to get up moonshins and bun.
combe Railroad schemes. and the people
will 60 for him with hurrah shutting
their eyes to every other consideration.
If designing man wishes to control
the Legislative delegation of . section
having a unity Of interests. he has only
to talk Railroad. and represent that eve
rything rests upon his shoulders. He
then has the people by the nose, and sv-
cry one is renegade or traitor who
does not sing his praises. Members Of
the Legislature are chosen with an eye
single to bis purposes and plans. Men
who really have not the ability to prop.
erly transact the business of their daily
avocations. are sent to the Legislature, in
preference to competent men, to take care
Of these all-important public interests
so they and the meu who elect them think
but in fact they are chosen becsuse
they are Of the proper calibre to become
tools in the hsads- of the designing poli-
ticiau. and because they can be used by
him at will. 10 further his interests, or
furnish. BY their votes. a speculating
capital for him.
When will the people Of Kansas see
that they are being made dupes Of, and
shut down upon the practice forever
more? Have they not yet learned
enough costly lessons. and gained wis.
dom from experience! II not, they may
soon get their eyes opened to the fact
that these political Bailrosd demagogue.s
are putting the State on the fast line to
perdition.