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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

How IT LOOKS TO Us.-Thc Atchison Ckampi,
on, within the past few days, has scome ont strong
ly in favor of Capt. J. B. johnson, of Jefferson
County, for Attorney-General. Captain John
is able and good man; bnt to those of
us who are friends of Archie Williams, the thing
strikes us about like this: That the Champion
doesn't care continental who gets the Office Of
Attorney General; but from the fact that Archie
Williams took such an active, we may say con-
trolling part, in prosecuting the Pomeroy case,
the Champion proposes to do its level best to de-
feat him for ro- nomination. We claim to sym
pathize with Pomeroy strongly US the Clam
pioR does, and endorse all it has said relative to
the dismissal of the case; but we do not propose
to go back upon a good man, because, in the
line of his duty, he took an opposite view. We
would not Low mention this matter, were it not
for the other fact, that the Champion is warmly
supporting James c. Horton for GovernOr-the
man who conceived the idea and laid the trap to
ensnare Mr.. Pomeroy, and in which York was
merely the tool in carrying it out, because he
cupied a position which enabled him to do so.
If we to have Pomeroy in this fight, take the
revenge upon the men who did The mischief, not
upon the one who afterwards entered the case
professionally.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

THEY WOS'T TELL us.-we expect to hear a
lond aud concerted bleat from the Reform ont
fit about the Republican Ring" staving off the
Pomcroy 'rn, for political effect, until after the
election. But they will not tell us that the man
who worked hardest to stavo it off was John
Martin, the leading Democrat of the State. They
will not tell MS that Judge Morton, Republican
Judge, refused to ROlIe the case; that Thomas
Ryan, the Republican County Attorney for Shaw
nee County. fought the matter to the bitter end,
and then refused TO rcnce the amount of bail !;
and that A. L. Williams, the Republican Attor-
ney-GcD-rul Of the State, stood by the County
Attorney, and was rally the man who managed
the case. Neither will they tell us that the
names Of hundreds of I" Reformers" are on the Pc
tition asking for the dismissal Of the Pomeroy
case,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

THE DEVIL TO PAY.-The GaTnett PlaiRdealey
says that if Tom Osborn is nominated for Gov
ernor, it will not support him, and he will be
beaten. The Manhattan Nationalist says that il
Judge Price is nominated for Congress, it will
not support him, and he will be beaten. Now,
we can see but one hope of salvation for the Re-
publican party of Kansas. There are about half
dozen over-nice, high-toned editors in the
State, who will permit only certain men to be
elected, and have exclusive knowledge of what
the people of the State want. Let the Conven-
tions appoint these editors special committee
to select ticket, and then go through the form
of nominating it. Lordl hut wouldn't that tick
ct be fearfuly and wonderfully. made' But
we have onr mi-givings-we fear the State and
Congressional Conventions won't bluff, threaten
or scare worth cent.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

n On the day of the lynching of Grubb, the
editor of the Reporter SO overworked himself res
cuing young lady who fractured her occipital
bone, that it threw him into fever. He sue
cumbed before he got the entire edition of his
paper worked off, and was compelled to leave
half quire imprinted until he recovered and re-
cuperated. We have it from reliable source,
that Jack Selover frightened the young lsdy's
horse, knowing she would get hurt and that the
editor of the Reporter would strain himself in as
sisting her. If that young man doesn't moderate
both his ply steal and intellectual labors, he is in
danger of seftening Of the bEain and paralysis Of
the bodyi ~ y
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

A CoSUNDRUN.-Aret the Christian Churches of
our time designed to separate the good from the
wicked, and to encourage and protect the good ;
or is their object to conceal villany and licen-
tiousness. to protect their msgnates in their evil
practices, and to break down those who would
expose their villainyi The latter would seem to
be their object. When it was know that Tilton
would make his exposure, and it was thought
that his wife would corrobOrats his testimony,
the Church people at ohce declared that she was
of unsound mind, was spiritualist, and was not
responsible for what she said. Now that she has
gone with Beecher, she is pure, noble, high
minded woman, of fine education and bright in
tellect. To damage Tilton, they asserted that be
was free lover of the Woodruff school; and at
the same time, they ask why he continued to
live with his wife for years after discovering her
unfaithfnlness, If they tell the truth about his
being a free lover, their question is answered at
once-he lived with his wife, because she was on
ly carrying out the doctrines which he believed
in and approved of.
The pulpit and the religions press are pretty
lame in their attempted defence of one of their
black sheep. Their whtewash is too thin to
change his color.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

WON'r STIcK.-We noted the fact, severa
weeks ago, that certain candidate for Cover
nor was inducing multitude of men in the
Counties of the Northwest to come out for Sec
retary of State, all to run in connection with
him for Governor. We have heard a good note
relative to one of his candidates. Another prom
inent candidate for Governor, a few days ago
received letter from this sspirant for Secretary
of State, which was Of the following purport
"At the solicitation of Mr.. -, who is a candi
date for Governor, consented to become can
didate for Secretary Of State. But i find that
the people of this County are all in favor of you
for Governor. Now, can't we arrange it to
unite our interests, and run togetberr 1t seems
that he watts to 60 back on the man who
brought him out, because he finds that the peo-
pie are not disposed to sing the little tune that
was arranged for them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

TELL Us!-Those papers advocating the re,
nomination of Col. Phillips, tell us, in their STE.
reotyped puff, of the many good things he has
done, how watchful he was of the interests OF
the people, and what profound lawyer he is.
They even boast that he is member of the
press. We would ask them to tell MS how be
came to vote for the infamous press gag law,
which was concealed in . bill of another char
acteri If a profound lawyer, and man watch
full for the public interest," can DO hoodwinked
into voting for such bill, without perceiving
the infamy sandwiched in its sections, would
he not lie just as apt to vote for similar bill,
containing provisions for depriving the people of
their dearest rights and saddling upon them the
grossest robbery and oppression
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06
Postage. ARafn.

We bave several times already had what We
considered good reasons for changing our mind
on the law relative 10 newspaper postage; but
We are bound to get the thing right, If we have
to try all Summer. Postmaster Leland sent to
the Department for Official information on the
subject, and in reply received copy Of the Post
Oce Gazette, Ert-a. This is the Official organ of
the Post Office Department. 1t contains the new
law. By all rules of good common sense and
good English, person reading the law, section
by section, would understand that newspapers
do not go free in the Counties where Published
until the first of January next; but the paper
gives brief synopsis of the points of the law,
upon the authority of the First Assistant Post
master General, in which it is distinctly stated
that the section permitting newspapers to go
free In the Counties where published, takes ef-
feet the first of July, 1874. Therefore, according
to this, our subscribers receiving their paper in
this County, are required to pay no postage. If
they have paid for the current quarter, they arc
entitled TO have their money refunded. Those
of our subscribers now getting their papers in the
boxes at this Office, who find it more convenient
to get them at the Post-ofice, can be accommo-
dated. by notifying
Mr.. Forncrook, Postmaster at White Cloud,
has also sent us this paper mentioned above, say
ing that he has not Collected postage on County
papers since the first Of July, and marking the
following paragrapbs5as containing information
that should be known by all:
Letters must be prepaid by postage stamps AIMED
Postmasters receive money in payment and then
mark them paid, and fcsssrd them. because they do
postmaster of delivery IL obliged BY law
collect additional the rate Of six csnts the
Newspaper COPY 10 eh actual subscriber residing
within the County where the printed and pub
shed free through the mails except at letter car
rier Offices
Newspapers copy to each actual subscriber residing
within where printed. in whole
in part and published shall 90 free through the nails
but the shall be delivered at letter carrier Offices
distributed by carriers unless postage paid thereon
A. by law provided.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06
Rouxh. h,t Praeticai..

We are compelled to admit the charge that
Judge Price would not make graceful figure on
the ballroom floor, nor could he get off q very
howery speech at ladies' tea-party. He never
took lessons in Department from any great mas
ter Of the Turveydrop school. But he was raised
on farm, and knows something Of the needs of
the farmer. 1t is true that Price Is somewhat
rough, but he is mighty practicable was so in
the Legislature, and would be SO in Congress.
We have been told of the good things that
Congress has done, and of their great retrench-
ments. Yes, they have turned lot Of poor girls
out of employment in the Departments, (not in
terfering with the favorites Of Congressman }
and have refused to appropriate money to cele-
brate the one hundredth anniversary Of our na-
tional existence; but they have left the Presi-
dents salary at the highest notch, and their own
at almost the highest But there are other steals,
worse than useless, which have been carried on
for years. Judge Price has observed these for
years, and he got clearer insight into them
during his late brief visit to Washington. Thou
sands Of dollars are annually expended on two
useless items alone. One of these is the Con-
gressional flower garden. Only Congressman
are permitted to get flowers from it, but the
whole nation pays for it. These flowers they
lavish upon their favorite women about town,
or sell them, and pocket the proceeds, in adti-
tion to their salary. The other item is the pur-
chase of millions of packages Of useless seeds,
which the Congressman send around to their
constituents, to make them think they remenl-
Der them. When these sssss are planted, prob
ably dwarf marigolds, dog fsnnrl, Of some other
,x;n H. he Ind1
if elected to Congress, to inaugurate a war upon
the bouquet and weed business, and to set apart
the amount so squandered, for the purchase of
wheat, corn, and other seed grain, to be distrib-
uted, every Spring, among the people of those
sections of the country where the crops of the
previous year nave been destroyed by grasshop-
pers drouths, Indian raids, other causes-the
facts to be ascertained and the distribution made
according to rules to be prescribed. This idea
of the Judges may lack refinement, but, like a
rough, heavy blanket in cold weather, it will be
awfully comforting to the needy.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

JUDGE PRIcE.-Last Tuesday We were agreea.
bly, surprised to receive call from Judge Ma
than Price, of Troy, a prominent candidate for
congressional honors from this district. Judge
Price is at home in this Coudty, having here a
large circle Of his old friends who will rejoice il
he is successful. Judge Price has combined in
himself many of the best qualities of mankind,
warm personal friends rs any other man in Kan
sas. That Price is an intellectual giant and that
in the halls Of Congress he would win honorable
fame, We are certain. The race for nomination
will be close between Price and Phillips, aud
either will make good congressman. Mr.. Price
went out west from here, looking up his pros
pects.-Marysriile NeWs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06
CORRESPONDENCE
OUR LEAvENwoRTH LErTE.

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He NAV not beat ia but he makes quick t;ms bronh
/ Police Court"
The Deacon may think that four days Is quick time
the Deacon not sporting man. Bot ss ~ the ap
Pearanee Of Sas in Police Court during
residence
| The MAID DrsrAScED.
The maid spoken Of Is not the celebrated GL~A Maid
but was made up OF madrns and matrons better
Is fair crusaders numbering fom twelve TO dteen who
shed their radiance the old Court House
after day till all bat fvs gave out the fourth and
| ing day.
But long the County the expense these NOBLE
these se.saerifeiag ladies willing run the
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

Hints TO SPoRrsMES.-The law of Kansas pro-
hibits the killing OF California quail at any sea-
son of the year, until the first Of November 1876.
Grouse, prairie chicken, snipe, woodcock, wild
turkey, deer, elk or fawn may be killed frum Au-
gust LIST to- March LIST, and the quail and pheas-
ant from October LIST to March LIST. No one is al
lowed to trap or net except on his own premises.
The killing of thrush rubin. blue bird, wood
Peeker, mocking bird, yellow hammer pewit,
swallow, martin, blue jay, kildee, snow bird,
wren, lark and dove is prohibited at all seasons
of the year.
The penalty is 50 for each bird killed in viola
tiOn Of the law, and sl5 for each deer elk or
fawn.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

NATHAN PncE-Hou. Hathon Price. Of Doniphan Coun
ty candidate for Congress from this district II nomi
mated, be would probably Be beaten. and sincerely
hope that the CongressonA Convention viii
the reform sentiment in the party by putting him the
ticket Coarse vulgar and vicious he should be showed
under with the Pomeroy dynasty to which he belonged
Manhattan Nationalist
Perhaps the reader will wonder whether we
copy the above a compliment to Price. They
will 50 regard it, when we state that the same
week in which the article was published, and
perhaps on the same day, Albert Griffin, the edit
or of the Nationalist publicly cowhded for
one of his abusive articles.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

missouri VALLEY HMEs."-This is the name
of paper, the first number of which was issued
last week, at Oregon, Mo-, by kaucher d Hasness
VIM. Kaucher, editor. 1t is a seven-column
paper. and well got up, barring unavoidable typo
graphical errors incident To- the hurry of getting
out the first number. 1t is independent Repub-
lican in politics. price si.50 year, aud is devot-
ed to the interests of Holt County and North
West Missouri. The editor possesses a large fund
of general information, especially of a scientific,
historical and statisrsexf character, which will
enable him, when lie gets his hand in, to make
an interesting paper. Having been resident of
Holt County for almost tm eniy years, he is thor
Oughly posted in its history, people, and capac-
tiles. We wish the paper abundant success.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

TIE PRIMARIEs.-But little more than week
remaips until the time fixed by the State Cen
trsl Committee for holding primary elections for
delegates to the State and Congressional Con-
yentious: but as yet, not single notice of such
meetings has been. issued by the proper persons.
There is no time to lose, If 1t is desirable to
avoid misunderstanding and deontested elections.
Since writing the above, the Central Commit
tees of the two wings of the party have held q
meeting, united, and called delegate elections, q
.aotiee of which will be found elsewhere in this
paper,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

II 1t gives n ludcrous appearance to a seri-
ous question, to read in papers allover the State
the very moment they heard Of the Horton SIAN
der, and before they fairly knew its purport, in
dignant editorials headed "a Cowardly and In
famous Slander!" Now, how do any of these ed
itors know that it is q slander, upon the very
first intimation, which they get from Mr.. Hor-
toms card of deniali We do not believe the sto-
ry, and perhaps they do not believe it; but only
Horton kRors whether it is q slander or not.
Hence the folly of men who know nothing about
it, tearing their shirts all to pieces
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

READY-MADE PUFFs.-To disinterested out
sider it looks good deal if the various papers,
in declaring for Col. Phillips for reelection, were
using for their leading article on the subject, a
puff furnished to order. They read so very much
alike. Occasionally, one has the ingenuity to
slightly alter the reading, while preserving the
leading ideas Can it be that the Colonel, in
journeying through the District, looks in upon
the editors, "smiles" upon them, and furnishes
them with printed slips, telling all about the
great things he has done in Congressf In this
ssereotypsd article the nader harms that about
all that was done during the last session of Con-
gress, was done by Col. Philips Now, We know,
and have admitted, that Col. Phillips did well in
Congress; but we are not prepared to acknowl-
edge that the whole work rested upon his shoul
ders Messrs. Cobb and Lowe were reasonably
industrious, and managed to get through with
a good deal of work for the benefit of the State.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

The Loss OF OUR CORN.-The recent dry, hot
weather has played sad havoc with the corn crop
in this part Of the State. The terrible hot wind
of last Saturday, sweeping across the country at
the rate of thirty FIVE miles an hour and with
the thermometer at 1869 in the shade, was the
death of vegetation. Many farmers who a week
ago Thought they had fair prospects for good
crop of corn tell ms now that it is comparatively
ruined, the lower blades all dried and withered,
and the life nearly gone "ut of the stalks. We
have not learned how widely this disaster has
affected the State. We trust that in other por-
tions, where rains have been more abundant and
the crop was further advanced, the damage has
been less, but In this quarter we shall have the
lightest crop since l560-LaWrence Journal.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

THIRD TERM-Action Of clubs forming Louisiana
and Alabama the Of the President himself and
more especially the conversations Of members Of his
hossshn IN fact all the signs Of the times settle
: tbs I. !. s.ss la ersat already candidate
such Republicans n represented by the S. Louis
Democrat and the Troy Ch uAo now bitter against
Grant persstently for the Giant organization the Re-
publican party will by and by, see their nistakes-Tope
Ia Record
We know that the papers, whatever they call
themselves, that are opposed to the Republican
party, delight in calling the party the Grant
party. But such papers as the Troy Chief do not
admit the correctness or the sense Of the appii-
cation. The Republican party stand by the
President whenever they can possibly do SO, but
are not tied to him. A majority of the Republi-
cans in Congress opposed him on the currency
veto, but Democratic assistance saved him; and
the Republicans Of the West are almost unit
against his policy. We have no doubt that he
desires third term, but We have as little doubt
that the Republican party will repudiate the
claim. The Record would do well to wait and
see, before accusing the Republicans of favorng
the third term scheme. II Grant is a candidate
for third term, it will be found that he is the
candidate of the conglomerate opposition, to
which the Record belongs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

BEECHER's WITNEssEs.-Oac of the latest thin
stories sent out to aid Bcechcr, is purported
interview with a woman who confesses herself
to be prostitute-that is what it amounts to.
Her father was wealthy; she married, Int her
husband turned out bad, ran off to Florida, and
died, leaving her in New York, in destitute cir
cumstances. Her father was rich, but she did
not want to ask him for assistance, she went
to live with Mrs. woodaull and Clafiin, where
she remained for months, witnessing dreadful
carrying on. Tilton frequently came there, and
abandoned himself to lewd practices. His Beech
er story is false, and he invented it only to ex-
cuse his own conduct. And this is the sort of
evidence that Beecher's friends are availing
themselves of.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06
asPUBLICAN DIsTsICT CONVENTION

The Republicans Of the First Congressional District Of
the ssute Kansas will meet b Delegate Convention at
uhe Court House in the city Of LaTenworth. the sh
day Of August d. lt Of DE hsur Of O'Clock
for the purpose somatsg Aeer Of Congress for
said District
This Convention shah BE- composed Of two Delegates from
each Representative Dist h This Congressional District
recommended that the Delegates to this
he elected the 18th day Of August at the primary meet
ngs called for the purpose Of eecng Deiegates to the
State Convention and that the time Alternate
shall be elected for each Delegate
By order of the Committee. at their regular meeting at
Manhattan on the 18th Of June.
s. D. LECOMPTE, Chairman.
CYKUs LELAND, in, Secretary.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

BEEcHER's sMIsTAKE.-Beecher's fatal mistake,
when he felt like st-hiding" was in not going
where they kept it for sale, and made business
of it. There they have no conscientious scruples
TO be quieted, and never "squesl on their Gus
TONERS. But he went to q woman who wanted
TO be virtuous, and whose conscientious scruples
it Was hard to overcome. Even when they were
apparently quieted, they would periodically re-
turn, and she would have doubts whether she
had done right. In her perplexity, she would
consult her husband and friends about it, to get
their opinion, and of course the business got
out. We thought Beecher was a smarter man
than that.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-08-06

u If wewere a candidate for Office, we would
like to have newspaper organ that was couduc-
ted by an intelligent, well-posted man-for in
stance, like the venerable gentleman who is
wearing out his brain on the Wathena Reporter
one, for instance, who would inform its readers
that Judge A. H. Horton took an active part in
the Hayes impeachment, out Of revenge because
Hayes beat his brother, J. C. Horton, for Treas
urer; or that Ward Burlington, nov travelling
in Europe, is a candidate for Secretary of State!