The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
THE LEAVENWORTH WEEKLY TIMES IA 1872
LIBERAL REPUBLICANIsM.
Speech of Hon. Marcus J. Parrott.

LIBERAL REPURL1CANI6M.
Speech of Hon. Marcus J. Parrott.
Delivered at Laing's Hall. on the Even
ing Of March 9Th.
FELLOW CITIZESs:-I frankly confess
that it is painful to break up political ascot
atoms of long standing and pleasant memo
ries; to give up cherishsd friends, however
imperative may be the demands of duty, to
make the sacrifice in behalf of just cause.
know, moreover, that the path tread is
not the path of political preferment. Al
ready have been decorated with the censure
of q time serving and venal press. Already
have those who act with me had their views
misrepresented, and their motives aspersed.
Nor am ! surprised at that. But am some.
what surprised that, although the leading
arguments of the leaders in this movement
have been generally before the people of
Kansas for two weeks, no one has yet VEN
tured to answer these arguments, unless
epithets and scurrilty can be taken for an
answer.
"
leaving an old established political organi-
zation, owes it to his fellow citizens, and to
himself to explain the ground on which he
stands with judicial candor and clearness. 1t
IL necessary, therefore to draw aside the veil
that hides corruption and expose the frauds
and the false and mistaken principles in which
the Government has been administered.
Full we'll do l know the power Of politi-
cal patronage; but know. also, that there
is another power which is more than a
counterpoise for it. 1t is the power of intel
ligent public opinion. 81 know one," said
Talleyrand, "that is greater than Napoleon
and all his ministers, that are now, or ever
will be-that one is political opinion"
We are in q crisis, and want to meet it
with argument and reason before this peo-
pie, who are to decide between Us. The
manly and patriotic courage with which this
people have looked for day of deliverance;
the deep, and may say religious faith
which they have cherished that such day
would at length come, Is evidence to my
mind that the present seasonable opportu-
nifty for restoring their Lost prestige will not
pass away unimproved. The popular revo-
luton against corruption il of national di.
mensions, and in its spread it has reached
and stirred the public mind of Kansas. The
war for the Union almost inevitably demon
allied the country. 1t generated an amount
of corruption which in its effect upon the
country was only less evil than that which
the war averted. One of its effects was to
unsettle the sober habits of the people
People were not content to wait upon the
slow but steady accretions of wealth, by reg
ular pursuits, but all were struggling to
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wnen mI va :: e'I' pe.nais ONE u .ne
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tne PuI'ic ueu. me "eMofIlils'ion was
muIn si s nao sPleau
.ntougnou' .hs snu.s county, ulgan,,c
scnsmss 70 PiunoeI 'ne Pubic !LeA.uly, 70
sea- me pubic 'anos, 70 eAungolsn inc 10.
Tt.n heselses oy an ,nsaIla!e LOBBY al
w asS,neton, were Prolec'ed ana carried our.
Inc otaIe Legis'iI1ures we're surrounded o
men ANXIOUS 70 guy ONCE OF ger 'nrougn
lnelr selnsn scne%es Oh plunoeii Al the
way dcWn 'niouga sccle.y, 70 .ne ooalcs
Sn,cn .Lns sO. coeny Ousl1e, l%oac DUST
.ess oJuru nvs y ."S W: "I1nou' oorIuP-
ing pubic o"cl.s. si!ue seems 20 nave
nl1ie power 70 fep,oouce i,Sei,, ouI vice mes
On Tue WIG o tne "lnu. SoliuPuon 1e-
cu ePlaemlc 1 p :PieAo tniougnou. 'ne
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ana FPeAe ne .onsti'uens VINO
annualiy .e'uIneI i.eg% % .ns heelsialule.
Inc country s'ocu ,PP.,e1 ~ .he corruption
a.m ~ s:s'n sne psOP.e, Without
uls'llon ~ NY, ~ ou s suPme enol''
ovsi!ne: : TINS :HaA IN. y, auu, anu lIss
geo is m!iuon1, nNe common mAe!.c,
t vWs, o IL 'n I'm III a. VI en IA Jus.ce
wnsueI '.cy III snP II.o'e. gu, 'ne nieSne.
" .ne l.~, W .ne.ueI ney vii se'. on.
JuA sentences In yome PIo.c Prison' - hot
ior US " s1y: ony ~ mat 'nis oisPiay OF
the power OF tne people Is one OF tne most
notaoie ins..hces Oh iecoro' Vi 'neir aoiity
70 reaiy ABUSES anu overcome iraud win
mi,hons al IL. PACK.
50 these Investigations ran from cry to
CITY tiii they reached Kansas, ctate which
had long enjoyed the most unenviabie repu-
tauon Tor Us VICIOUS Poiiucs. DO not know
that there mas been time, within ten years.
IN which 1t va: Pos:ibie to investigate any
body, or anything. IN Aansas. But at Last
Taste ior investlea,ion Seems 10 nave got hold
OF our people, and 1t has excited universal
interest II u an anomaly that the evils and
abuses wnicn oeione 70 tne great cities or
o1a'e just gilssenlpg IN lhe liquid morn
: ana aes .. yoo!n. Aaos.s had passea
,nIo.sn a .er n I.sef Q. tfsnscsnaen!
me1.. neL :PeoP.e ne oeen oneiPllneo
anu schooiea 10 sen-acfance; her men were
: xnoIn 70 nave Zen unnIncnIng oeiofe tne
olandishmen1s Of eongress'onai and e1ec9'
i've iavor. 1hey mad STOOD by principle
and had achieved success. But It seemed a
though hope, In the moment OF It's fruition,
was destroyed. IL seemed as though, before
we could gamer inc fruits OF Victory, they
were SUING ana olastec, ana turned to ashes
IN our NOUNS. AemtIed into the folds OF
. .s ne.s,: ~. ,sHI;aL - e' an eA.mPle 70
G0nRxl0eOva Which adhered