White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-12-29
The Printer Qscx,,en.

We laid down cur platform on the
State Printer question. few weeks ago.
and have adhered strictly it. Wessid
We should solicit no member OF the Leg
islaiure to vote for Us: nor shon|d we use
or couutensucs any dishonorsbls means
to give Us sny advantage over opponents
We have lived up to these promises. to
the very letter. We have not even COP
led sDy Of the complimentary notices of
us BY exchanges. aud had not intended
abiding the subject again in our paper;
bat other aspirants. or OF least one other
aspirsnt. has resorted to q snesk;ng and
dishonorable method Of electioDeering.
which renders it necessary for us to cay
something.
When We wrote onr former article, we
did not know o! any other candidate but
6. s. Prouty. the psesent State Printer.
We have since learned that F. p Baker.
Of the Topeka Record. is q candidate.
He has not publicly announced bimsclf as
sucb, but is indos,rionsly boring members
for their votes. sni hasits.ing al no means
TO secure them. We are informed that
he bases his sole claim upon his oPposi-
iion to Sidney Clarke. 1t is his right to
beg for votes, IL he so chooses; but it is
not his right to misreprcsent us. Ii ap'
pears that, "a for as he has the thing
ciphered up. be tinds Us 10 be aunoyingly
in his way-so we judge. from the sud
den effort be and his strikers are msking
as il by preconcer,ed action. to butt u
off The track. He is writing letters Il
the members Of the Legislature. asserting
that we are being run by Clarke men G
AtcbisoD. for purpose. and ins;nua;iui
that that purpose looks to securing on
vote for Clarke for the Senate. Simul
tneously with the writing Of these letter
by Baker. ths Emporis News chimed i
with the same statement. for the guidanc
OF those members from the great South
West, whom the editor of the News i'm
sgipcs be carries in his brecches pocket
Every man in Kansas who knows sny
thing about MS. knows how we have al
ways stood on the Clarke issue. and doe
no. need any caution from F. P. Bake
to beware Of NJ. We were opposin
Clarke when Baker. for pay. was doin
all in his power to impose him upon tn
people of K Kausss-from his 6rst election
down till within year psst. The peo
pie had confidence enough in US to Sent
us to the State Convention to vote agains
Clarke, which it seems they bad not ii
Bake; and they have had cso6denc
enough TO elect Us to the Legislature
without opposition. to cast vote on an
other important question in which Clark
lie concerned. Our opposition, therefore
has been practical, while Bakers has Tee
windy-for few months past. In shor'
Baker upheld and sustained Clarke 70
long years. until be refused longer to Civ
down milk, when. out Of revenge. lie turn
ed bitterly against him. Now be ask
the party to reward him for gratifying hi
own private revenge. and sends his sneak
ing letters over the State. nuating tbs
other men are not trustw orthy--thst b
is the only man deserving Of confidence
Our position on the Clarke issue is wei
enough known to save us the necessity Q
sending letters over the State every week
to remind people of it. Bot We do no
ask votes on that account. If we hav
nothing else to recommend Us, we don
think we are Ct for the Office. We shal
thankfully receive all votes that come L
us, whether they be Clarke. Anti Clarke
or Democratic. All that voluntaril
come. will be equally welcome. NO matte
what they call themselves. And all wb
do vote for us, will do so with fu
knowleage Is to bow We stand on til
main issues.