White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-04-14
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
Thursday, :: April II, 1870.
Secretary NloonliEist and she
worth Eelecfion.
The Lssvenvortb Evening Call. in :
NV
late issue, say:


The Lsavenvorth Evening Call. in .
late issue, say:
Gru. NoosLIarr Our Gierd. Sol. Milipr. III
The White Cloud Chief, thinks Gen Moonlight
has done wrong in not supporting ID. r. An
thOny fo- Mayor of this city. Tie editor Of the
CbIef does not exactly understand .ite Issue; ne
hss, sisays denousced corruption in all places
and with. edect; and were he here he would
be fighting by the side OF Gen. Moonlight, OF
do different from what he has heretofore done
The 6ght is q local rone; tho question is
whether the city for the next two Years staiI
be pandemonium and the abode Of gang OF
codmptionisss, or that Of peace and honesty.
Both men have been tried, and were it LEFT TO
decides majority Of whom are Rcpubiicans-D
X Anthony wsuld not gee q dezen votes.
Gen. Moonlight deserves great credit for the
noble stand he has taken. and when the Re-
.publicans CT the State find oat the facts Of the
case. they win think the more Of him. Yeas
ago D. r. Anthony made many Republicans
throughout the s. ate believe that all opposed
TO him were Border Ruffians and secessionsts,
and some aspirants for Office affected to be
lievs it, though they knew better and gladly
welcomed him to work in the interest their
locality and against his own. But that "leet
tie game" is about played.
Tbs Leavenworth election gave US but
li.Ie concern. The manner in which the
Republican Convention was run, and the
composition Of Q portion of the ticket,
were not calculated to inspire much Re-
publican enthusiasm. Bat the ticket WIS
msinly . good one. and we wonIi have
preferred to see it elected. We have
some idea of the local wrsngles and .uT-
.moiIs Of Leavenworth. and we are aware
that D. r. Anthony has some grave fsnlts;
yet We believe Anthony was the man for
Mayor, as between him and Halderman.
We failed TO see that the men who
were the most deeply interested in Leav-
euwortb. opposed Anthony. Take. for
example. Gov. Carney. who probably has
larger interests in the city than any other
one individual. He certainly has no
cause to sdmire d. r. Anttony. or ID.
W. Wilder, or j. F. Legate. the Chair
man Of the Campaign Executive Com
mittee; yet Carney strongly advocated
the election OF the ticket-as did IN any Of
the best Republicans and m ost substantial
citizens Of Leavenwortb.
But as far ss relstes to Col. Moon
lights action in the matter, the Republi-
cans throughout the State will not take
into consideration the local interests, con-
tending factions, and individual spitcs, Of
,Leavenworth. Distance renders ell thrse
things invisible to them, and they will
only see the prominent facts in the con
test. They know that ticket was nom
mated by a Republican Convention, head
ed by . well-known and rndoubted Re
publican. They recollect that that man
was unanimously chosen President of the
last Republican State Convention. They
know that the Convention presided over
by that man, nominated Col. Moonlight
For Secretary of State. who received the
undivided Republican vote for the office.
and was elected. as professed aud oc
knowledged Republican. They know that
Moonlight left bis Office in Topeka. TO
which they elected him, and travelled all
the way to Lsavenworth. to cOncoct end
nominate ticket for the express purpofe
Of defeating the m.n who presided over
the Convention that nominated him.
They know that Moonlight was instiu-
mental in nominating and electinga Dem
ocrst over that man, and that the other
prominent places on the ticket were Civ
en- mainly to Democrats. They know
that willis there was sprinkliDg of res
pectsble men in that so-called Peoples
Convention. it was composed principally
Df the scum Of the earth. who compose
4he. Democratic strength in every city.
and who ere always to bs depended upon
by that party to vote any and as many
tickets as are necessary. end to commit
every outrage thst is required.
These and many other things are the
points that will present themselves to the
Republicans Of the State. Col. Moor
light may think be has done smart
thing. and that it will not hurt him. He
will have chance to feel that. at the
proper time. 1t is our impression that
be is aattencd ont abont as cfsctuslly as
Q politician ever was. @ 7ft9e;