White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-08-18
Slanex Clarke.

sidney CtaIkrs WIN on g u supposed
to be caudilate Tor reelection to Con-
gress. We propose to inquire. csniidly,
Tor moment. whether he is entitled to
smother nomination ut the hands Of the
Republican Tarty. and another election
.t the hands Of the people.
In the first place. We wish to be dis
tinc,ly understood that We have no per-
sonal i'll will sgainst Mr. Clarke. We
arc rot aware that be ever did us any
wrong, either Intentionally or otherwise.
and We make no war upon him as per.
soual enemy. no, believing that h, il
such to as, as we knew we are not 10
him.
We shall oppose the domination Of
Mr.. Clarke, for fourth term in Con
gress, for reasons connected with his pnb-
lie life. and especially siuce he hiss bsen
in Congress.
One Of the 6rst things ever chsrged
against Mr.. Clarke. alter he came into
public life as . protees Of Lane. wus that
he pnrposely lost his carpet bag. con
tanning claims of soldiers. SO that he
could, through his friends and strikers.
buy NJ those claims at discount, ami
thus, by robbing the soldiers. line his
own pocket. We are aware that Mr.
Clarke processes to explain this IN after.
but we have never heard that his expla-
nation WAS fully satisfactory to any bot
himself and those interested with him.
Another game of q similar character
il charged upon him in rrgari to the
Price raid claims. 1t ia believed by
many that h.. being the sole Rep :esenta-
tive 10 the lower house of Congress from
this State. might have got bill through
years ago. allowing just claims sna ma
king an appropriation to pay them. had
he been disposed so to do. but that he
has refused or neglected to encourage the
passage Of such bill with the intent ol
buying up these claims either by himself
or his friends at an enormous discount,
thus turning the inst claims OF his con
stituents for property DESTROYED. for Ia
Tor done and services rendered in defence
Of the State. into gold to fill bis own
cspacions pockets.
This charge may not be true. but the
fact that similar claims were allowed to
other States long ago. looks very much
as if ours might have been allowed, had
our mem ber done his foil dnty in the
premises. One this is certisn. Some
holy. whether through Mr.. CIarke's con-
nivance or not, ia making big pile ol
money ont Of these claims, and his con.
stituenis arc robbed. yes robbed in the
mesnest and most contemplate way by
somebody. as they would not have been
had we had q representative in Congress
of sr fficicnt honesty onl capacity to Sc
cure. as truly capable and honest mar
might have secured. the passags OF bill
through Congress allowing these twics
audited claims.
1t is openly charged by men whos'
characters for truth and veracity are Ger
tainly as good as Mr.. Clarks's. that du
ring the penlency Of the Osage treaty
which he now claims credit for opposing
ho offered to do slI he could for it if th'
railroad men who were to become tbt
purchasers would give him money enough
Mr.. Clarke wrote letter only q fen
months before Grants nomin alton. W hich
if it mean anything. meant repudistiou o
a portion Of enr national debt, and very
pompously offered to sustain that posi-
tion before his constituents on the stumE
in opposition to all corners on the o,hc
side.
The snti.repudiation plank in the Re
publican platform took the kinks ont o
him. however. and he kept very still Of
forwards about his repudiation doctrines
Daring the penhency of the tariff bill
in the last session of Congress-. Mr.
Clarke. on some Of the most important
questions. voted with the free traders
and the enemies Of the American labor
ing man.
Three years sgo when the q1es.ion o
woman suffrage was before the people o.
This State. he professed to be friend o
the measure. and then. in an underhand
way. did it far moro harm than any oper
enemy did or could do. Always give u
an open enemy rather than q false friend
1t is now within few wseks Of six
years since Mr.. Clarke was FIRST nomins
ted and elected to Congress; in our opin
ion he has not shown himself so great and
good man as to give him claim to q
fourth nomination. Let us try and selec'
better msn.-W Wyandofte Gazette.