The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-08-22

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The Grant and Wilson Ciab q 0anstt, met At
Jaly 81.
Hon. wm Spriggs in the Chair.
Hon. D. w. Houston having been prevented
from being present by circumstances beyond his
control. the meeting wss addressed by Hon.
James Hanway, Rev. J. n. Smith, Hon. A. Bergen
and Col. W. B. johnson, who were called upon
by tliosc present. and interested the audience
with remarks and speeches seasoned with the salt
If political cantlor.
Col. johnson offered the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, 1. That we do most heartily endorse
tho resolutions Of the Grant and Wilson Club 0f
Manhattan, in their denunciatiOns Of ths corrupt
record Of the Kansas delegation In the United
States Senate, and We stand ready to cooperate
with all true Republicans throughout the State
in entleavoring to Overthrow snch men a. have
-A,auglrs aaisgrace upon the Republican party in
Resolved That We heartily condemn the
course of certain Republican editors, in their ef-
forts to compel the party to sustain snch shysters
as PDmeruy Caldwell & Co., and We pledge our
selves to each other and the Republican party, to
do all i'm power within the party, to repndiate
all sncl men, and the coarse pursued by them in
their political history.
Resolred, 3. That We do most cheerfnlly en-
dorse the political record of our member Of Con-
gress, the Hon. ID. p. Lowe, and We believe him
10 be worthy of the continued support of the
Republican party in Kansas.
On motion the Secretary was requested to pub
lish copy of the resolutions in the Garuett
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Club were requested to have erected an oPen-air
stand at the southwest corner Of the public
square, for speakers on the eve Of the 18th Of
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The above processing" :" the "rant CinO copied
from the Garnett i!afsdedier ot August 9Th,
would have no sign'hcance, beyond showing q
lively interest IN the success of the party, were It
not for the peculiar yes, we say cxtraord'-
nary, resolutions they adopted. The character of
some Of the actors III the farce ana the character
of some Of the men, whom, by announcing them
as speakers, they ask the country to believe hon.
est and proper representatives Of the party, when
purified as they would have men believe they
Intended to purify them. The people, uninfu-
enced by designing men, with some sinister mo-
tive, are honest, truthful and frank. But acting
sometimes under a misstafrlnent of facts, and Of
ten under absolute falsehOod, their prejudice he
comes aroused, then they become moist clay in
the hand of an unprncipled leader, to he mOul-
ded and swayed to suit his purposes.
At such times Justice is overlooked and princi-
pie forgotten. With snch leaders, temporary
success is all they seek. While q people whose
confidence tbey Imagine has been abused, butly
seek temporary relief by any means, and too Of
ten battle with the air which Cod gave them to
inhae and enjoy, while the weapons used to re-
mel a fancicd evil are gathered I'M by real faes
and hurled back with une-ring aim to those who
"Flee when no man pursueth."
This Grant Clnih has for its President Wm
Spricgs aud Col. W. A. Johnson offered the rcsoln-
tions, and the Club passed them, and then it was
announced that (among others the Hon. Sidney
Clarke would i,e present and address the citizens
of Anderson and a,lioiuipr COMMITTEES on Saturday
August l1tb 1t is natural to presume the peo-
ple Of Anderson County expect their second re-
solution to be endorsed by the people and spea-
kers, to wit: "That We heartily condemn the
course of certain Republican editors i'm their ef
forts to con,pel the party to sustain such shys-
ters as Pomeroy Caldwell & Co., and we pledge
ourselves to each other and the Republican par-
ty to do all in our power, within th. party, to
repudiate all such men, and the course pursued
by them in their political history"
So far rs Mr. Pomeroy n concerned he and his
friends can, and no doubt will, speak for them
selves in due time
So far as Mr. Caldwell & Co. are concerned we
presume is meant Mr.. Caldwell and the eighty
seven members of the Legislature who voted for
MIN III the WINTER VI IcSl.
scrap Of history pertaining to that election,
and one more scrap from the history of the cry Of
fraud. ly whom made aud for what pur,n,se
would not come nmiss just now, to aid the peo-
pie To- form an approximate estimation IF the
accused and his accusers. s-nsclcss warfare
had for some time been kept mp between the city
of Lawrence and the city of Lcavenworth. 1t
was a feud created by politicians for personal
and selfish purposes. Their real interests, then
as now, were harmonious, bus the politicians
sought a variance between the two cities. Law
renee held the political power, LeavenwOrth the
wealth. In this condition, each city struggled
for the mastery over railrOad enterprises, until
each awake to the reality that in the conflict
Kansas City had gathered the cream, while he
tween LeaveDworth and Lawrence the skim-milk
was divided. With no other motive than to
mend 81 far as possible the evils Of the past, n
few men conceived the idea Of presenting Mr..
Callwrlrs name to the Legislature for United
States Senator.
With no other view than to raise politics above
partizanship, and have Senator who wonld
look upon the interests Of the State rather
than the interests Of individuals; one who would
seek peace rather than strife; one who would
seek to build up Leavenworth and Lawrence, not
to allow them to remain skim-milk towns, was
the sole motive of Those who were instrumental
in presenting the name Of Alexander Caldwell to
the Legislature Of 1871.
The Legislature was divided between s. J.
Crawford and Sidney Clarke, between whom and
whose friends q personal hatred existed, that
the friends Of either would have voted for al
most llOdy rnthpr than IN have tha 1fhar