, 1874-05-04
KANSAS,
The Impeachment Of State
Treasurer Hayes.
Senators Harvey and 1mgalls-.-
Tho O1x1ahoma-Terrttory
Scheme.

Tho O1xlal,oma-Terrttory
Scheme.
Correspondence af The Chicago Tribune.
Foar soorT, Ksn.t April ~, 1874.
Kanaad is iuat now enjoying ono Of thosa
quiet 1ul1s TINT sometimes follow 4 soaaou OF
nn1iety and o1citomout We have olootod a
Senator to succeed Mr. Caldwell; pattaed sosolr-
ttona declaring that J. E.. Hayes, our State
Treasurer, mas guilty Of high orimea and misdc-
meanors; and have districted the State into
three Congressional districts.1a Ok which have
been mattoza Of interest to us.
THE HAYES CASE.
There can be but little doubt ot the guilt Of
Mr.. Hayes; indeed, thers WAS sufficient CYL
dence adduced two yoars ago, by tho nyostigat-
Ing Committee, to convict tho tod man" Of
thigh crIuos and misdomoanore; but
1t did mot suit the Republican party
jgat then to punish him; 80 healthy
RepaSeaa IL ho Tpx S1sF A. ns h
uas r.nominated BY an almost unanimous vote,
and thus virtually tho party indorsed hts irregu-
lar tiles anti encouraged him to continue to do
business attor the Same old approved fashion.
Mr. Hayoa ia not what wa generally torn
bad man but ho has boon sot upon by q morci-
less band OF TOPEKA shyloclsa, Who havo bean
making money at tho expense Of Hayes ruin
When aay that Hayes is not 3 bad man, I
but. when aet upon by those money -sharks, hb
had mot tho mornl courage to Withstand
their unlawful demands, and tho pooplo>a
money Was passed over to tho banks
to ;o,n b nj p1sd 70 +a ia n,ps private speeq3etion or
cont = month on doubtful paper. But ignorance
can be pleaded as partial pslllation for this
unlawful mode Of procedure. When Mr. Hayos
was tirst picked mp BY tho Republican party, and
vas q banker in small war in o ANAL country
town, and WAS not 1t all qualified to bo Treasr,r-
or Of . State. Had be never ,pired to such
place, but remained in bia qu.et oouutry-home,
md N % respected 6y lis me noghbors s s and friond, %
but. having trusted too much to crafty mon, WHO
wore in many inBtancss irresponsible, and al
ways dangerous, 10 las sunk to depth OF dis
honor TINT lifetimb can scarcely overcome
CONGRESSIONAL D1sTRICTe.
Kansas was divltlod into tllrco Congressional
Districts by tho late Legislature. Two Of tho
districts are Strong 1Sepubican, and ono
Granger. The Southeastern District which is
doubt, oleet, next fall. mau ID opposition 10
President GrHat's Administration, snd thus non,o
good will result from tho action Of Legislature
universally eonceded by all parties to 30 ono of
tho 'thinnt,st Kansas has had aiuco its organ
izatiou RI =. State.
As everybody knows, It Kansas has boen
moro unfortunate In ono thing than another 1t
is in the selection OF her public ollioora. But
we eau. at last boast Of having at least one
honest n,on,ber Of Congress-. I refer to Sonator
Harvey. Though, after all, it ID not such q
great thing to Boast Of, when that Ia almost his
only qualification for it has boon said by those
whc. aro not particularly friendly to Mr. Harvey,
that he don't know enough to be anything elHo
hut honost." But these assertions are to GER
tain extent malicious and, willie We may not
expoct auy groat things Of Mr. Harvey, he will
at loaBt do us no harm. With Mr. Ingalls,, how
haps more ability, and grea. doalmo cunning,
than Mr.. Harvey, lo is less thought OF by tho
people. He is . Oalob Cushing on . small scale.
It ia now pretty GENERALLY admitted by all parties
have caught Tartar, from whom there ia no os-
capo for the noxt flvo years.
OKLAHOMA.
Many dispatches havo boon sent from Kansas
and tho Indian Torritory, pnrportipg to give ac-
Legislatures fayoring tho organization OF that
Territory into tho Torrltory Of Oklahoma, to be-
goyornad by the. United statos. While there
may be aono OF tho half-breod Indians favor
ablo to such an organization, it is . woll-kpown
fact that nearly all of tho fu1l-blooas and a
large proportion OF the half-breeds. arc opposed
to Huch 3 change; and tho dispatches aboye-re-
ferred to aro only o reflex Of tho feelings
Of tho various railroad ,oorporations now
These railroad companies have ohartora which
secures large )aud-grauta tho moment tho
Indian country falls INTO tho possession OF tho
United Htatcs; henco their oyer-Zealous euro in
nursing and helping tho project along. It is to
be hoped that aoms nlomber OF Congress- will
have onongh honor to thoroughly expose this
stupeudoua grab as tho proper ti1no, and save to
the netter that land which le is justly ontitlod
land tlht will inaro to the railroad companies
under tho proposed scheme, In case tho now
| Territory should bo organized, would amount to
about ono-third OF Its ansiro hroa, 70, ,00n 900
| Of aoros; enough to make several such Statos Us
| New Jersey.
Tho Indian Territory ia perhaps tho finest
body OF land loft unsettled, aud, II admittodas
| Torrltory, would soon bo Hooded with immi-
ana the land, though not equal to that
Of Eastern Kansas, Missouri, OF Iowa, ia noyor.
tho1e4s very fair; aud, when We take the climate
| into consideration, it's products would prove
more romuueratiye than those Of sny of tho other
Statos aboyo named, III thoro Ia httlo or no win
ter there aud stock Gun roam o. Fargo there with
nothing hut what Nature provides for them.
| THE TRIBUNE sQUELCKEp(7).
| There ia young man here in tho interest OF
tho Inter- OCEAN but, 30 far as Gnu learn, he
has not mado much hoadway: AZ IN induce
mept for pooplo to subscribe for his paper, lso
grayely tolls them TINT the lnfer~ Ocean las takon
| the place Of THE THRONE In Chicago aud the
change hs referred to; that had taken TnR
| TRIBUNE on and on Tor nearly twenty
years; that had yoatcrday's paper on hand !,
and tint THE TRIBUNE gavo no slgns ct yiollnG
up tho ghoat, 90 far an could aeo. The younH
ycea'., and stEatEhtnay prooocdea to oonpsre
| 1t ws!smy Tn1nuNg tfoilnd fosty-threo special
diapatchea In Tue TR1nuHE, aud nineteen iu the
inter. Ocean. called tho young mana attention
to ths fact, and yonturcd to sugg,ost thHt u! ht
might ba miatakcn about tho nQna!chnR bnsa,
nusa; but lie said he was not; ho admitted thai
TnE TRIBUNE waa spending great doa! more :
for specials than tho Inter- Ocean, but that dtdn1
amount to anytMug-tho inter- Ocean nas the
organ OF tile great Republican partyI 30 mote