White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-06-02

sFarewell. BrssAer Desy-
Misfortunes come thick and fsst upon
the Republican party. They are NO"
falling like . we'll regulated hail-showsr.
accompanied with an occssionsl brick
bat. Another brick-bst bss just come
down. of unusually large dimensions.
George Il. Reynolds has taken formal
fareveA of tie Republican Party! Now.
ninety nine out Of every handred citizens
of Ksnsss will perhaps ct once ask ::
=" Who the dell is George A. Rsyno'ds?
That matters not-hs hes left the Repub-
licsn party. In some Of the operations
Of nature. when . pent.up volume of
wind is permitted to escape. it produces
either . noipe or . stink-frequen'ly
both. There h.s Just been such an es-
cape from the Republican party. and the
result is. q noise. Reynolds. rightly
guessing that nobody would know or
feel the difference produced BY his change
Of bsss. takes the trouble to inform the
public Of It, through . whole column Of
the Lssvsnwo,th Commercial.
George A. Reynolds is noted man
. very noted 4sn. He has for years
been Distinguished for his fancy M,sonic
watch seal. He who would steal that.
would deprive him Of one-half of his
gross weight aua nine-tenths Of his repu-
tation. In our Territorial days. when
the Republican party needed numbers.
and for several years after the beginning
Of the war. be was . Democrat. Bnt it
became known in Kansas. that whomso-
ever. be he rebel. thief. murderer. shyster.
or ienoramus. wished TO become Q great
man in in the State. and leader Of the
Republican party. and hold office. and
steal himself rich, could do so by singing
hosannss to Jim Lane. and bowing at
his shrine. It was in the days when re.
bel sympathizsrs. fresh from Copperhsad
caucnses. denounced old Republicans as
rebels. and excommunicsted them from
the party; it was about the time Of
the great " Fraud" campaign. when such
a Republican as J. D. Brumbaugh wss
elected ss Lsns's Attorney General oI
Kansas. that George A. Reynolds saw
the beauties of Laneism. and presently
was made an Indian Agent. Indian
Agent is q polite technical term for one
who gets suddenly rich through pecul'
lar species of insanity which makes ar
official believe he is q big Indian. ant
appropriate the principal part Of the an
nuity Of the tribe to himself. Reynolds
we venture to presume. had the SAM
complaint. and plundered the Indian
until Grants Quaker programme set hin
high and dry. Since then. be has spen
most Of his time in Washington-h
says. watching the course of public Of
fairs-but we say. looking for chnnc
to get his fuasE into some fat gobble
and utterly failing. be has come home il
q terrible sweat about the deplorabls con
dition of the country. He can't stand j
any louger-the bonds must be taxed
and the tariff, that is eating up the peo
pie alive, cannot be endured. While h
held offics, his duties did not allow hin
to realize that these things burt him
But now; being out Of Office. and ca,tl
Of his breed being out OF demand, th
tariff and the untaxed bonds just fittel
him right ont. like Q sow-bug that
woman has rubbed ont with her foot
therefore. he quits the Republican party
He wants it understood that be may nc
3 be able to cooperate with the Democrat
ic party in all things; but that be hs
left the Republican party, is signed. seal
!. ed, and sworn to. His future course de
pends altogether upon his chances 70
getting into position where he can got
Bile things.
Why, God bless you. Reynolds
you had left the party long ago, wit
hundreds more who have been hangin
on to it for the same purpose you did
:, the party would not now be cursed wit
= such load Of corruption. and would nc
be contemplating dose powerful enoug
to physic itself Of thieves and shystsrs.