The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-07-08
THE WAY WE WILL GO.

THE WAY WE WILL GO.
We clip the following article from the
Council Grove advertiser. 1t has the
right ring, and shows that at least one
is becoming tired of Sid
Clarke's promises. The people have been
fed on these for six years, and no wonder
they begin to want something more
The fact is, Clarke has new
er done anything but promise. He has
done nothing to benefit his constituents
in the six years they have kept him i'll
Congress. His record, so far as acts for
the benefit of Kansas are concerned, is
perfect blank. He has been very dill
gent, always, in scheming, and working
to get back to Congress, but the real in
terests of his constituents have received
none of his attention outside of prOmi
ses. The AdUertiser says:
:" 1t has been, of late, asked of citizens
of this neighborhood and county by
those with political irons and axes in
the State, what the people down here
propose to do in the canvass this fall,
and the one answer has been, as it should
be, that the people of Morris would cast
their strength in their own interests.
A palmer reply would be that we feel
that we have been shystered with, our
vital interests neglected and our rights
frittered away.
Promises with those whom we assist
ed in making our States representatives
and from whom we rightfully expect
help, have been absorbed in the authors
pet measures for stealing and self-ag-
grandisement. There was no consider
able sum to be made out of us, for we
were too poor and too limited in num-
bers, and so we have been passed by for
richer fields.
But the day of sure retribution is
coming and honesty and worthiness are
to prevail. We are alive to the exigen-
cies, and in common with other good
citizens of Kansas will say to unworthy
representatives, you have been found
wanting in your trusts and we shall re-
place you with better men.
Word has reached us by what we con-
slider trustworthy sources, in the past
month, that Sidney Clarke had prepar-
ed a special bill for the removal of the
Kansas tribe of Indians from this and
Lyon counties and the opening of their
lands to actual settlers and would press
it through Congress before the adjourn
ment of the present session. Though
we have watched thoroughly every tel
egram and newspaper paragraph to
elicit, if possible, some information of
what was being done with the bill, or
of any other means employed to remove
the tribe, we have failed to trace the
first syllable of the remotest move in this
direction. tits soul-sickening to contem-
plate that the Kansas Indian landslide
best lands of Morris county-are to
continue for perhaps a year longer in
their present unsettled and untaXable
state! We had no faith that Mr.. Clarke
honestly intended to do anything for
our assistance, but hoped for the best.
We believe Mr.. Clarke is an arrant and
consummate humbug. He, likely, is all
right where he can make big stake"
His cry of "land for the landless" is a
humbug, too. His history as Repre-
sentative from Kansas most wondrous-
ly fail him in his many professions OF
seeking to subserve the interests of the
poor people. No doubt he will strive
TO make it very plausible to us why no
assistance has been furnished. He de-
sires a reelection and we may expect
to be told in some such language as this,
Congress was burdened with q multi
tude of business, bnt if it had not ad-
JOuTuCA QuIIC 81 SOOu1 yOuA pCA PlCA1tAcS
would have been relieved by my BILL
Away with snch sophistry, such subter-
fuges! There is little doubt but that
we have been used as a stepping stone
for some one. PomerOy, just previous
to his last election, visited this town
and promised, when seeking the sup
port of Morris county, to become a pur-
chaser of the bonds then voted for our
graded school building, but when he had
no further use for the people, wholly re-
pudiated the promise.
We hope these maneuvers will be q
timely lesson to us. And it will We
will go for our own interests. OuI
choice will be in the selection of honest
men who will award to us our rights
and recognize our claims. The people
of Morris county are not alone in this
decision, There are others who are ag.
grieved from neglect. Southwestern
Kansas will be very much united and
will act with other sections that have
been wronged and are in favor of -puri
! ~ and faithfulness. The only axe we
have TO grind is to have justice DONE