White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-06-16
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
Thursday. ::::: June Is. 1919
A,,,rentiy, il Hurts Him.


,im where he lives" He founders away
hrough three mortal colamns Of iwpo- !
ent wrath ana meaningless slang. He :
exhibits the anger OF cross child-makes I
faces ct us; calls ne names; throws up all
he charges. ramors end hesrsays about
rs, that have been circulated by certain /,
men in this County during the last ten
years, all Of them stale. and most OF them /
exploded long ago; says be don't want
iuss, then ds,es us to pitch in. As we have
private business arrangements together,
for our materiai intstssts. and as we have
written him several priv ate .st.ers relative
to business. the only wonder to 1s is. that
he has not embr aced this occasion OF
slight clash on local politics 10 lay before
his readers full expose of those business
matters, together with copies Of our let
tiers. As he hints ar6nrd about it. and
touches it here and there. we cannot con-
ceive what prevented him from making
foil sweep while he was at it.
And what is the cause OF all this rig
maro,e OF scandal, gossip. insinustion.
end random statements? Simply this:
The editor Of the Republican has had q
falling ont and business difficulty with
one Of the leading merchants and po'iti.
clans Of Troy. No. content with whin.
ing over It for two or three weeks in the
columns of his pspeL he endesvors to
thrust his private grief into the politics of
the County. Because prominent men in
Troy did not dsnce attendance upon him,
he s,igmatizes them ss a "clique." who
are endesvoring to control the County;
and whenever persons from throughout
The County chance to be ssen in company
with any Of those men. especially the one
with whom be had the difficulty. his dis
tempered imagination suggests that they
are at work with the "clique" fixing mp
slate for the coming election. But this
is not at oil; he throws out his inuendoes
against other men, who have nothing to
do with the "clique," and seeks to create
the impression that he is the only pure
man in the County. His evident design
Is, to impress the people with the ides
that set of men intend to "fx up" things
on them. This will tend to keep them
awny from all political meetings aud
Conventions. and make them easy sub
'iects to be led iuto bolt against ticket
that they had no part in nominating. il
he. their great law-giver. is not Satisfied
with it.
We thought there was too much o.
this good thing. and we said so. in plain
words. We find there were good many
others in the same fix. As to his hear
ing, on the Wednesday previous to tn
issue Of our paper. that We were going t'
pitch into him, it is simply home mann
fac,ure of his own. to assist his "cl'qne'
bugbear. He never heard any such thing
Our paper was printed on "Wednesday
evening, and we wrote the article th
night before. and had no idea Of doing st
until after reading his paper. which reach
ed rs that afternoon. Sothere is q "clique'
pin knocked out.
It will hardly win, for the editor o
the Republican. after chewing over chsrg
es against certain men, and rolling then
under his tongue daily. as sweet morsel'
to send them forth, week after wek. j
the columns Of his paper. and when tbs
are resented. eyclaim: "Why. l did nc
dream that you would take it mp! ! di
not know the shoe would ct you!" Thi
independent, honest editor, has not th
manliness to make direct charge. 1t
oil insinuation and inuendo. Then, whe
he is pinned down to it. he can say !
meant somebody else, or that be undel
stood or was told so.
This independent editor also talks I
selfishness. His Independence is that I
The leech. Everybody and every.biu
must pay tribute to him. or take the col
sequences. He delights in having it III
ders,ood that be publishes a paper 4
money. So we all do; but there is som
thing significant in this eternally puttir
forward the prerequisite. money. I
will besl.ver and exalt the meansst Co
perhead in the County. who liberal
shells ont his tribute; and will slur al
badger, snd dencunce as shysters RI
"cliques." good Republicans who cam
or do not psy their tribute unsiinted; th
he will talk of his tremendous Radicals
away up 10 Iowa!
Now. come at Us sgain-it is go
turn. If we once supported the claims
Troy, in time Of need. but failed becsu
Of skullduggery in other places. XII
MS for ii! You did SO much for the Cou
ty, in times when ii would help. that "
can afford to kick. 1fpledges were ma
to Us. that we're violated for your benef
hold it up before the people IS an e'
deuce OF ycur superior merits! If we e
Or tried to enact a law giving lahore
Just wages for their work. you among I
rest, show it up to the people until