White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-02-13
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10 the last issue of that psper. takes oc-
casion to define his position. lie says he
is Republican. and that although he pre-
fers Gran: for President. he will support
the Republican nominee. As evidence OF
his soundness, he states that he acted
with the Republican Union party in Cal
ifornia. Bnt our reason. more particu.
la,ly. for refcrrins to this important sn-
nouncement. il bersuss Of one or two
cross grained sllusions in tbs article to .
"neighboring contemporary" which. we
take it. means the Chief.
Our connection with the matter. We
will relate. Soon after the present editor
took charge ofthe Sentinel. Brown Conn
ty Republicans called upon as every week.
we may say every day. and expressed the
belief that they had been beautifully sold
in the Newspaper affair. They gave. as q
principal reason. that. whereas. the paper
had formerly been very outspoken 10 its
Repnblicsnism. the new editor had never
even whimpered of politics. AMI seemed
to carefully exclude everything from his
columns having political bearing. We
had observed these facts. but considered
sh.t it Was none Of $or ku.ines,. and
therefore said nothing By degrees. po-
litical items DOW and then slipped in.
Pretty soon. the prospectus of the leading
Copperhesd paper of the West. the St.
Louis Republican, wss inserted. Ieaded.
occupying most OF the FIRST page; and the
editor occupied q column. (exac,ly the
space he now occupies. in defining his
position. in which he distinctly declared
that he was "com mitted to no party
clique or faction" bnt invited correspon-
dents to pitch in and say what they chose
on politics. no matter which side they
belonged to. The very next week. we
believe. an article Of the Copperhesd style
Of literature was copied. telling how The
Radicals were putting up the niggsr. and
logubriously prophesying that the South
would soon become q second edition oil
Hsyti or san Domingo. About this
time. citizen Of Brown County wrote Of
brief communication, mentioning Ger.
tain pertinent facts. and asking our opin.
ion. No names were mentioned. bat We
well knew what paper was alluded to;
and. having been asked. we gave on,
opinion. briefly and to the point. W.
frequently heard that the people Of Brown
were Dissatisfied with the course of the
Sentinel. and we're stopping their sub.
scriptions. Something. it appears. ba,
stirred up the editor. and he comes on,
with new declaration of principles.
Promising that, as fer as our expert.
ence goes. California politicians are the
most unreliable beings in our Govern
ment. We have but few more comments
to make. We have not the least doubt
that the edhor-nf the Sentinel. coming in
just as the people of Kansas had defeated
negro suffrage. supposed they were ripe
for gathering into the Dem mocratic fold.
He determined to feel their temper grad
ually-first by being mum on politics;
then almost impreceptibly creeping to
ward Democracy. BY publishing such ar
ticles as would tally with the public pref
udice on the negro qnestion-and il he
found that they stood it pretty well up to
the right point. be Intended to make .
plunge fall length into tbs Democratic
party. But he found he had mistaken
his game. and that by the time he was
ready to 6op over. he would have precious
few supporters to aop with him. He
therefore hastens to "get ont Of the vii
derness." and to swallow Republicsnism.
but exhibits his distaste for the article by
sugr-coating and concealing it. by say
ing he is a Grant man! IF anything the
Chief has sail, has baen instrumental in
smoking him ont. AMI placing him in po-
sition. We are heartily glad va said it.
and are snre that tn. Republicans OF
Brown County will thank Us for it.