The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-12-23
FAIR PLAY
Correspondence on Political Topics from
Pawaes County.


LARSED, KANSAS, Dec. "a, 1875.
EDITOR TMEs: noticed in the CONNER
eidi OF the Both . communication from
Larned signed "a Republican" which pre-
tends to give statement of facts relative
to the political situation ir Pawnee county.
The writer, it seems, did not care to give
his name 10 the public, vel knowing that
his statements would not bear the light Of
investigation.
Although signing himself "A Republi-
can, y it is we'll understood here that it was
written at the dictation OF C. A. Morris,
Register OF the L. s. Land Office in this
place, and Is one continued tissue Of false
hood and Misrepresentation To use his
Language in part, permit me ito call the at
tention OF the Republican party of the
State to the doings Of a Republican of this
county" who is Sucking pap" at the Gov
ernment teat in the Land Office at Larned.
The part that this gentleman, Mr.. c. A.
Morris, took was the sole cause of the de-
feat OF = portion of the Republican ticket
in this county. Not being able to make
suitable headway in legitimate manner,
he changes his tactics by boiling the party
before the nominations were made.
The call for Republican county conven-
tion was called By the proper officers of the
Republican Committee. In that call, prop
erly signed and duly advertised. was the
following invitation:
"All persons, OF other politics. willing to
affiliate with us, and desiring to cooperate
with the party, are cordially invited"
In accordance with the call, the primary
meetings we're held and delegates elected
tCapt. Morris running and being defeated)
To the county convention. 1t was there
that Mr.. Morris made the discovery that
his pins might be insecure, and that some
thing must be done. Nothing more feast
bic seemed 10 present itself to his mind
than to repudiate the call for county con-
vention, and ignore the action of the pri-
mary meetings. To do this, he drew up
paper boiling the action of the party,
through the county central committee, and
subsequently through its primary meetings,
and presented it TO prominent Republicans
in the county, for their signatures, demand
ing call for another convention. This
paper was signed by himself, bis brother
"Jeems" (Gho was ranting Democrat up
to his coming here last spring, his brothers
business partner, another recent convert
from Democracy, and two Others the last
two afterwards took their names off, leay-
ing quite respectable trio OF worthies TO
repudiate the Republican party of Pawnee
county. Finding this plan would not work, |
and determined 10 carry his point, he en-
tered upon new plan of action, in which |
be partially succeeded, thereby creating |
a schism in the party, which was the |
cause OF the defeat of part of the
ticket. In his insane efforts to carry his |
point he entirely ignored the party and
The private rights of Republicans who had
influence and standing in the party, and
made everything subservient to his pur-
poses. He was expostulated with by the
eading men OF the party, and the sure ef-
ects that would follow his course, if per-
listed In, shown up to him. But he would
not stop. What was done was done with
MS eyes open, and understandings, and he
mas nobody to blame but himself for the
This man Morris, having been fed at
he public crib, and being indebted TO the
Republican party for the bread that he
9ats, and for his standing in the party, and
having a government teat still in his
mouth, disresarded all the established US
,ges OF the party, the claims of common
iecency and the requirements OF political
honesty, and sought TO make the party a
to his insane ambition and
lnholy schemes. lie required that the
I'D leaders OF the party should stand aside,
rs imPediments in has way, or else bow
heir necks for him to pass over them. Mr..
Booth, and ether prominent Republicans,
Jeing aware OF this mans ambition, and of
he animus which governed him, maintain
ID passive position, gave him no comfort,
and let him have all the rope necessary 10
lang himself. The result was a portion of
he Republican ticket was defeated, The
people refused, by decided majority, to
endorse Capt. Morris action, ard admins
erred to him severe and signal rebuke. |,
He is pleased 10 attribute the result to
Mr.. Booth, and the Use of Il Press. The
.ditor OF the Press saw fit TO Use his own
Judgment IL the matter, and opened its I
columns to Mr.. Morris, and Others, repre-
entinS both parties. Mr.. Morris was de- ,
Gated, Notwithstanding his having boited
he party. the consequence is there is an
soreness about his Uranium,
md the soreness is so extensive that the
leishboring parts are affected, the brain
uflering the worst, and he imacines, and
insists upon it. l see in The TINES that
t is Booths head that is sore, instead of
lis own.
But to again use his own language, at
: useless TO show up the character of this
nan further"
Permit me, also, TO sign myself,
"A REPUBLICAN,"