The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-09
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 8. 1874.
From the (Kansas) Reporter. Nov. 10.
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From the (Kansas) Reporter. Nov. 10.
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The Salina Journal makes the
following sensible and truthful
ideas the subject OF an editorial
which we gladly copy. Rival
States and chronic ''dead BEATS
are making too much capitol out of
the gross exaggerations and mis-
representations that have gone
forth in relation to Starving Kan
sas.' It is time such infamous
lies were thrust down the threats
of those who originated them, and
the beggars preying upon the
credulity of charitably disposed
persons in the East in the peniten-
tiary. Let us have no more of this
'Starving Kansas" nonsense.
s'The visitation of the grasshop
pers last summer in Kansas was
the biggest 'lay out for all the
dead beats this side of kingdom
come. As soon as the hoppers
had got through stripping the
crops, many of these human grass
hoppers started off for the East
begging aid for suffering Kansas.
Many Of them have filed their
pockets with money they stole
from c1edulous Eastern people in
the name of suffering Kansas, and
have not been heard of since. We
hear frequently of such thieves,
and their operations in the East.
The Kansas people know nothing
about suffering Kansas only as
they hear Of it through Eastern
friends and through the columns
of Eastern papers. A few thieves
have organized aid societies, but
their movements are kept secret
and are not generally known to
their neighbors. There has been,
no doubt, some suffering in few
of the western counties, but there
is no occasion for relief being
sought outside OF those counties.
Alta specialsession of thelegislature,
y law was passed by which counties
could vote bonds to aid their own
citizens. This was all that was
necessary. The counties generally
are allsprosperous, and the outlook
for crops, the next year, is glorious.
Kansas never had finer prospect
before her. The laid seekers" as
far as we can learn, are acting
without authority, and are dead
beats of the first water. They are
found in nearly all the Eastern
cities and towns, representing that
10000 Kansas people are destitute.
Such low lived liars should be
kicked ''from Dan to Beersheba, !"
by number eighteen boots having
frontage of sharpened avis.
These sinks are damaging Kansas
more than a series of grasshoppers
and drouth years possibly could
They are retarding immigration by
the most damnable lies, every one of
which should choke them to death
rs they attempted to utter it.
Something should be done by the
State to put an end to this misrep
resentation, or our citizens gener-
ally will be soon classcd throughout
the world as o tribe of paupers and
dead beats.
Mr.. f. A. Hicks, who has just
returned from Ohio, states that
one A. H. Stanley, from Jewell,
Kansas, is circulating in that State,
and asking for aid for his county.
We copy from one of his cards
which he distributes, the following:
"A. H Stanley, NJ. D., county
coroner, Jewell county, solicitor
for Kansas Aid Society" In a
corner of the card is the following
Sam. G. Bowels, Secretary, jewel
Centre, Kansas We II wage,
what little we possess that "a. H
Stanley, NJ D., is the worst deac
beat in Jewell county, and thai
Sam. c. Bowels, secretary" ii
another.
We hope that something will b.
done. and that very soon, to pre-
vent any farther damage being
done to Kansas by those abom
Unable laid seekers"