White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-10-29
ts.r Representative.

0ur Representatives.
Desperate attempts arc being made to
induce Grant men to vote for Vanderslics
in preference to Martin. Local prejudices
are worked upon. personal matters ere
brought 10. and nothing is left untried.
The strong argument il. that Vsnderslice
is clever man. We have known him
for almost dozen years. and have per-
sonally been on the best terms with him.
and do not mean to do anything to mar
our::personal relations. We admit that
he is q clever man. and q good neighbor.
Bot We sre not choosing . man for clev.
erness; we are going for principle. II .
man is clever. personally. but votes wrong.
be does Just as much harm thereby - il
he is not clever. The idea Of voting for
q blind sdherent Of the Democratic party.
because be is clever, is rather . silly
position for a man to take. On political
matters, we know that Martin will vote
right, and that Vsnderslice will vote
wrong. When the Republicans elect .
man to Office, and he votes contrary to
the principles Of the party on some ques-
tiop. he is denounced as q trsitsr. and
abuse is heaped upon him unspsrisgly.
Yet it is proposed that Republicans vote
for q man whom they know will aloays
vote against Republican principles. No
more OF such nonsense!
How any Grant IAN can vote for Van
derslice or any other man on the Demo
cratic ticket, We cannot conceive. We
take it. that every man who votes for
Grant, desires that bis Administration
shall be heartily supported by The people.
and rendered successful. They certainly
do not want to elect . man President,
and then 60 to work..to break him down.
How, then. can any man consistently
vote for Grant, and at the same time vote
for another man who is pledged to op-
pose Grants principles and policy! Let
us suppose case. that is in the range Of
possibility. Suppose that in other Dis.
tricts, clever Democrats are running for
the Legislature. snd that Republicans
vote for and elect them-enough of them
to give the Democrats . majority in the
Legislature. What, think you. would
be the first thing they would do! They
would set about undoiDg everything that
the Republicans have done to protect the
Union and guard against another rebel
lion. They would enfrsnchise all the
bushwhsckers and rebels who have
been disfranchised; and in case the rebels
attempted to carry out Frank Blair's
threats, and it became necessary to raise
an army to subdue them. this Legislature
would throw every obstacle in the way
of raising troops in Kausas. and would
leave the State at the mercy OF the insur-
gents. Suppose that next w inter a va
cancy should. occur in the Senatorial del
egation from Kansas. and it devolved up
on the Legislature to elect another Sena
tor. Mr.. Vanderslice would vote for .
man who would oppose Grants Admin
istrstion at every step, and who would
do all in bis power to tie Grants hands.
to prevent him from executing the laws
and preserving peace. and would render
him as worthless and contemplate as An.
drew johnson. MIR. Martin would vote
Just the other way.
We could multiply cases indefinitely.
to show how disastrous it might prove
to elect q man OF Mr.. Vanderslice's polit.
icsl belief-to say nothing of the strong
Republican Township Of Iowa reputine
the disgrace of belieing her principles BY
tying herself to an adherent Of susch
psrty. She will not do such foolish
thing again. We have no idea that Van.
derslIce stands the remotest chance Of an
election; but We would like to see the
Township vote . straight ticket, from
top to bottom.