The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-22
LOOK 10 THE LEGlSLATURE.


LOOK I'd THE LEGlSLATURE.
We are informed that, before the meeting
Of the State Convention, Sid. Clarke had selec-
ted about thirty candidates for the Legislature
pledged to support him for the U. S. Senate.
If this is true, the peoples thosedistricts can
not be too cautious in voting for these hired
retaine.s. We know that, in Clarke's own
County, ticket was made up headed by the
notorious Wholly Unreliable Worden. We
do not know the character of the other men
on the ticket, but it would certainly be
disgrace 10 Douglas County and to the whole
State to elect such a creature as Worden to
the State Senate. His nomination is valua-
bic "a a warning. 1t shows to what a
wretched plight the whole State would have
been reduced had not Sid. Clarke been de-
feated. Our party and State would have
been led and controlled by Speer and Wor-
den. Douglas County needs no advice from
us, but she must know that the whole State
will spurn her claims as long as she puts
poor tools like Worden forward as the rep
resentatives and leaders Of her twenty thous-
and citizens. Not thus would We see the
historic valor Of the past shamed and dis
graced by the present.
A United States Senator who will hold his
seat for six years will be elected by the Leg
islature which is soon to be chosen. If this
Senator represents the honest people of the
State he will cooperate with our Congress
man, Judge Lowe, and they will paralyze
old Pomeroy before the first of next Febru-
airy. They will end forever the Pomeroy-
Speer-C Clarke regime, and revolutionize the
politics Of the State by putting it on basis
Of honor and manhood. That such will be
the result we have no doubt whatever, but
the work must he begun by the people now,
to-day. There is not an hour to lose. Clarke
and Pomeroy are both in the State, and
travelling over the State. They are in pow
eli; they have money; they have all the pat
ronage; they have some five or six hundred
appointecs in Kansas to-day.
This immense power can only be beaten
now as it was in electing delegates to the
State Convention. The people must rise
en- massc. Not a single doubtful man
must be permitted to go 10 the Legisla-
ture. Not one. Candidates must be pledg-
ed and instructed up to the hilt. No more
selling out. No more buying up Legisla-
lures. No more wholesale. bribery to the
tune Of fifty or one hundred thousand dol
fairs.
Sid. Clarke is still candidate, and boasts
that he can be elected. Pomcroy is still his
friend, and sill ready to sweat for him.
They expect to make barter of the Legisla-
ture. Can they do it? Will you permit it?
The game was tried with the State Con-
vention, hut it did not win. Money was Of
fered for votes, Offices were promised, and
pledges were made to change the location of
Land Offices in order 10 secure votes from
anita Clarke delegates. Pomeroy said in the
presence Of Geo. c. Crowther.
81 have come here TO purchase Mr.
Clarke's nomination, and shall do it,"
But as fast as these promises were made and
these brides offered, every person who had
been thus approached came into the anti
Clarke caucus and made public the base pro-
position. Not one delegate was bought. Let
this be remembered forever, for the honor
and glory of Kansas. The eighth of Sep
TENDER, 1870, was grand and historic day,
and deserves to be AZ memorable rs the day
when the Free State men first took up arms
against the Ruffians, or as the day when the
Kansas soldiers captured the first Rebel flag
The honest and virtuous people arose in
their majesty and said: "This shame shall
endure no longer. We will not live in a
State where every Legislature and every
Convention is bought up by political thieves
and shysters. We will not leave the State,
but We will redeem and reform it. Our
children shall not say of us that We left them
a profigate and debauched inheritance.
Other States shall not say of us: You whip
ped the pro-slavery hordes, and you con-
qucrcd the traitors, but you cared more for
money than honor, and you sold your souls
to political corruptionists.'
The revolution has come, and come
grandly. 1t must be continued through all
the glad and glorious future. But remem-
her the Legislature! Every vote will count.
Send true man, not liar, not thief, not a
shyster, not man who wants to go to To-
peka to make money, to betray you for a
dirty bride. Watch every man; pledge and
instruct every man. And if cauc,ises are
controlled by scoundrels, spurn and bolt the
caucus!