White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-03-03
Right Overcomes Spite.

The movement that could be regarded |
in no other light than that Of warfare
based upon person Il spite BY certain Re. |
publicans against the State AImioiars-.
tion. has just received its quie'us. in the
msnnner that We hoped and predicted it
would.
The Joint Committee OF the Legi.ls
ture 10 examine into certain acts OF the
6tsts Treasurer. has reported, sxoneratins
the Treasurer and other State officers
from any criminal act. and highly com
mending their course They say the
State Treasurer has not specu'ated with
or spplied TO bis own use any money Of
the State or the interest thereon; that the
State has 20, lost . dollar by his course;
and that although the law forbade it. his
dspositing the money in . safe and re-
sponsible bank. was absolutely necessary
for tbs safety Of the public funds and the
credit Of the State; and furthermore, that
by having the money thus deposited. he
secured advantages and favors in trans
acting the public business. They say that
the Auditors officers is admirably con-
Quoted. snd that the law reqniring the
Governor and Auditor to make certain
examinations of the % ALTERS of the Treas,
urer, is utterly inpracticable, and some
other mode should be prescribed for Sc
caring the object Of such examinations
When q howl was raised against the
Treasurer. at the beginning of the session.
and almost superhuman efforts were made
to manufacture public opinion throughout
the State; and when, at last. the ring
leaders did get packed Committee to
work into their hsnds. and that Com.
mi,tee made fslse and gsrbled report,
dictated by the interest that started the
excitement. they imagined that their &C
tioa was final, and that the Treasurer's
doom was sesled. But the truth has
been sought for and found, and it
leaves not only the former Comiitee, bot
the men who raised the stink. and those
Who became the instruments in spreading
It. in the condition of the dsrkey who
dirtied himself for nothing. when be
thought be was listening to Msssa Whit
fsld preaching.
A great part Of the time of the Lesis
lsture has been occupied with the Neutral
Land question. which was sprung for the
purpose Of making political capital, and
damaging the Governor. 1t will be re-
men bered. that when the first resolutions
On the subject were passed. the despatch to
the St. Louis Democrat. evidently written
by the same hand that writes the edit
orisls Of the Topeka Record, stated that
the Governors friends sqnirmsd, and op-
posed the resolutions. bat that they pass
Cd, which wss clearly a triumph of the
opponents Of the State Administration
Well. the Committee appointed for the
pu-pose. has been down to the Neutral
Lands. (exceptths shyster who started the
business. and who claims to represent the
Lesguers. They have reported. and on
the strength of that report. the Legisla-
iurs has passed resolutions. which, while
sympsthizing with the settlers in securing
titles to their lands. declare that the
sending of troops to that country was
necessary. and that the Governor did bis
du'y in asking that they be sent.
So that the State Administration has
been sustained at every point, and in
every department. The parties who rails.
cd the issue against them. have made q
magnificent 6zzle. But lest their faculty
for making dismal sounds should suffer
from disuse, we would advise them te
look up another mares nest, and howl
over it.