The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-10-27
WE CONE TO THE CALL.

WE COME TO THE CALL.
The vctcrn journalist, who writes for the
GH, and whose large abilities and grca; ex-
i..ricnce We hasten TO acknowledge, wrote
and published in his paper of the 18th, Tor
the paper he edited very indiscreet article
in criticism Of the action of the properly, CEN
-tilu,od body, chosen by, and representing
the Republican party Of Kansas. We sup
posed the editor of the Cal was a Ecpih!i-
can, 4 life long and determined advocate OF
truth against falshood, of RICH against wrong,
ui justice against injustice, of moral progress
a;:ains, the initiating tendencies of corrup,
practices on the part of our public servants,
in fine of system of political training against
that in vogue, which shall carry the masses
upward toward an appreciation of the simple
r'rlimcntary principles, making the foun,ia-
t!"n FOR a true system of self government,
aud 50 we have right to express our>clf
realty surprised and deeply mortified at
this exhibition of Il slackeninS ofthe force OF
the moral activities and depression of the
power to stand by this right and the truth
rn the part of our old Mentor in the Journal
:s;ic profession.
He has given the best years OF his life to
t.'c PRONUNCIATION Of such ideas as can he fairly
interpreted from our statement. Now, it
seems To us very strange, when We think he
Knows the facts in the case right well, tina,
anything could encourage him 10 make the
assault he has upon the only organization in
the State, or that has ever been in it, or that
IN, existed elsewhere in the nation, that il
moved, in its organized character, hy the
psiad Of that part ofthe people whose asi,ira-
items, in the main, are toward the more per-
feet social and governmental compact.
Let ii be distinctly remembered, that the
Convention at Topeka, the Sth ult., disposed
Of Mr.. Sidney Clarke, as a party institution.
That Convention, it would be well for
Colonel Vaughan to remember, also dcci-
died for the Republican party, that its honest,
'"i!inS, reading and righ,-ieeiing, and right
thinking members, would no longer submit
10 the Misrepresentation, in the character Of
their servants in the State and national gov
ornments, of the quality OF their moral
thought and conviction, OF their sense OF
right action and truthful utterancc. Colo
nj Vaughan champions Sidney Clarke
lie is helping with his bugle blast to gather
the motley and demagogue elan who are in
favor of continuing in power men who garner
cut ofthe saving of the well paid service of
the servants OF the people of Kansas, in the
national legislature, hundreds of thousands
of acres of land six or nine years. He is
in favor-a lifetime advocate, as he is OF
the aad.7lging principle of human rights
and a standard of public morality, of
making chaos in the great Republican
party TO su!tserve the base purposes
of men who, by their numerous cor
rlptions and Plunderings in public Office,
have justified the inference drawn 10y OBJ
servers abroad, that the people of Kansas
are the grandest williams in the country.
This is our indictment of the editor of the
Gail
Now let us justify the presentation 10y |
simple statement of the facts Mr.. Clarke, |
now Congressman, representing i'm the |
lower house of the national leSis- |
laturc the whole people of Kansas,
a place he has held for six years, had ac-
Iulrcd large power in the direction of the
party machinery of the State through the
proper influence that his position gave him,
hut more especially because of the use of the
improper AMI corrupt influences that his
place enabled him to Command lie pro-
posed t" continue himself in his present Office.
Not content with offering himself rs cam
d'da'e upon his merits, and upon the record
"i his "uhlic services, he compelled the advo-
cacv and the aoedod cash contributions ON the |
par. of every Federal offccholdcr in the
State, and he also secured through COM
munity Of interest in rnholy official mis-
deeds and transactions, the earnest and open
cooperation of the old United States Senator,
the grand old farmer Of Muscutah. No L.
Ultimate urgency of his claim, no measure of
i!icsitimatc practices MAS left unused by him
in his struggle TO secure his denomination by
the late Republican Convention, for Con-
grcss. The higher and better clements oil
our great party prevailed. Mr.. Clarke WAS
sisnally defeated by the Republican party
for cause. |; was the formal discharge of this
gentleman from further service i'm an official
/; was his duty thereafter, if he is
what he 50 noisily pronounced
himself 10 I've, Republican,
to accept Of this verdict and step quietly down
into the ranks of the party. Instead OF so
the verdict Of the party and so
himself, he Immediately set him
self and his partis,ns at work to divide and
distract the party in the nomination of lis
candidates for the Legislature, witt, 4 view
10 secure, out of the confusion that he might
create, the election Of himself 10 the United
States Senate the next session of the IIccisla-
lure.
1t is the simple duty of the State Central {
Committee to organize and run the cam
,aign after the methods plainly indicated bv $
he expressions of the Convention which +,
,laced them in their position of responsible 1
ty and trust. They undertake to do tina: t
luty in that way. Sidney Clarke, s
or the reasons stated and indicated. (;
,bjeets to their way of discharging j