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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

CoRREcT-We publish in another column the
remarks of a correspondent on a subject we re,
Gently mentioned-the assertion of Hubbard's
followers that the Chiefs opposition had made
him friends Our correspondents head is level
on the subject. But all such assertions are the
merest bosh. man who uses such stuff for ar
gument, lacks sense. When you hear q man say
that he was opposed to a candidate until certain
charges were made against him, just set it dow n
as fact that he had determined to support that
candidate at all hazards, but is ashamed to OPEN
ly support him upon his merits, but seeks for a n
excuse and offers this very fimsy one. If this
did not offer, he would find something else. A
man who acts from contrariness, or to spite
somebody, cannot give sensible reason for it,
but must necessarily present something silly to
uphold his action. To hear such fools talk, one
would be led to think that if corrupt or incom-
petsnt man is nominated for Office, a newspaper
must not expose him, or it might make him
friends; and if it proves all its charges, it is
certain to insure his election. If no charges
were made, it would be held that he was invul-
nersble, and above reproach, and that would be
used as an argument for his election. If the
Chief were doing Hubbard good by its opposition,
he and his crowd would not be SO wormy about
it as they are and we should hear nothing about
an irresponsible press, or efforts at indictment by
grand juries for libel. We had heard so much
about the assertion that the Chief was helping
Hubbard by its opposition, that. to satisfy some
timid friends, we tried an experiment. For two
weeks we let him severely alone, scarcely even
alluding to him, and the result was Just what
we predicted it would be. The same crowd that
were supporting Hubbard because the Chief
abused him, at once set up the claim that We
knew the charges were not true, aud could not
be sustained, and we had to cease our opposition !;
and that was used to convince the public that
Hubbard's ability and integrity were unassails-
bic. We trust our friends are now satisfied, and
converted to the belief that the only way in
which to fight incompetency and dishonesty is
with hot shot, and lots of it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

X The Wathena Reporter thinks it is playing
it mighty fine, but is not fooling anybody. While
keeping up its bypocritical cant about support
ing the Republican ticket, and carrying the
name of Col. Phillips for Congress in its ticket,
it continues to publish the vilest ISLANDERS about
him. 1t is wOrmy over the failure to get that
post.o Office and thinks this will hurt Phil
lips tremendously, by giving his opponents an
opportunity to quote the damaging things that
are said Of him by a supporter The last issue
of the Reporter wastes two columns and half of
space in this useless bushwhacking. Phillips
will be elected by such majority that the peo-
pie can't see where the Reporters licks came in.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
HIS Moprs oprRAxD1. = Theoretically, the

HIS Moprs OPERANDI. = Theoretically, the
Judge is sitting in the Court House, hearing ca
ses. or is housed in some law library, unraveling
the knotty law questions he is to make clear to
the iury Bnt practically, he is cornering jury
men. grand and petit, in his room, and here and
there eorralIing prominent citizen, and pouring
into his ear his tale of woe, and begging him for
his support. He is to GO to White Cloud, at an
early day; and as we have heard the story he
tells to men he suspects are opposed to him, we
may as well tell it in advance.
We see him holding John UT by the ear. He
says: "Mr. UT, what have you got agin me :
You know / was always friendly to you. You
was in the Convention at Hiawatha, in ".
always supposed you was one OF my friends.
Now, about that Leader press case: you know
Judges sometimes make mistakes. Suppose
was mistaken in the law, my intentions were
good had no feeling against you; besides, the
Cusey people up there wanted a printing press,
and l did not like to offend them" When Mr..
Utt has mildly suggested that he has heard the
attorneys complain of his Incompetence, he falls
to weeping and says that if he is defeated, he is
ruined-ruined financially-ruined politically
ruined professionally. That, having been Judge,
he cannot take little cases IN Court, and It VIII
he some time before he can get into the big ones.
He repeats the oft-tod tale, that it is Sol. Miller
and Charley johnson who have stirred up the
opposition to him: says, in minnie or two, that
they have no influence, and that their opposition
only gives him strength; that he is certain to be
re elected, and that his only concern is, that he
is not disgrnced by having his majority cut down;
that he will get 500 majority in Atchison County,
600 in Brown, and 700 in Nemaha, and he hopes
old Doniphan will toe the mark, and give him
1000 He reminds MI. Utt that Otis is a Demo-
crat, and that those who spew their crow will be
remembered and punished; and warmly pressing
his hand, he departs to take twist on the ear OF
Russ Williams and Phil. Kelley-and so on, over
the County.
Is this the sort of fearless, independent man
Doniphan County people want for Judgef Otis
is at the Centennial-has run away from the sus-
picion of this sort of electioneering.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
CORRESPONDENCE.
TRUE AND FALSE SYMPATHY.
SEVERANCE, KANSAS, Sept. 4, 1871

SEVERANCE KANSAS Sept T. 1876.
EDITOR CHEF-Dear Sir In your issue of August 81
under heading entitled, How We Helped Him" you
say: 1T vore ASSERT on Of the supporters of Judge
Hubbard that the denuncation Of The CHEF have crea-
ted sympathy in his favor and made him friends Now,
as am who has made such assertion would like to
explain myself for fear wrong impression will be made
In the place there is such thing as true and false
sympathy as well as and false friends. And to
sist in showing the dieren between them will give
one case very similar this of Judge Hubbard.
About twenty years ago lived in Franklin County Ohio
Election day around man nominated for one
of the County Offices. He not generally known, but
few of his personal friends said he honest
and perfectly qualified to fill the Office. So he elect
ed He went into the Office, and in two years he made
scores of fast friends. He talked of for second
term and the of the people Of both parties said they
could do better But few months before his term
of office expired few men twho were not so creduous,
having better chance of knowing how things bad
been run his office than the peOpe) began to noise it
abroad that he had done his Duty that he not
competen that he was dishonest and that he had laid
himself liable to prosecution At first but little heed
paid this kind Of talk only to assert that these men
personal enemies wanted the Office themselves
But these were be snubbed in that way They
determined to make the people know that what they
had said true So they commenced suit against this
official his bond, Several counts filed against
him. Now the fight began in earnest The prosecutors
said they working the good the defendant and
the people generally The defendant and the pebpe said
that the prosecutors liars The people in
dig the prosecutors that If they coud they would
have elected the defendant for life without inquir
ing into the truth of the charges But when the
finally tried, it proven that he guilty of
more wrongs than he had been charged with NOtwith-
standing he proven guilty few strict party part
sans, an few others who had been oiled for the
sion str In him and tn re-elect him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

II More Judicial shystering, in the White
Cloud press case. After persistent efforts for
weeks, Utt's attorneys got Judge Hubbards sig
nature to bill of exceptions, which was duly
filed and docketed in the Supreme Court, and
the required fee advanced. Monday evening,
the opposing lawyers from Hiawatha appeared
in Court, and for short time there was lively
little kear-dance, which resulted in Hubbard's
shystering again, by ordering the case to be re-
called from the Supreme Court. The question
now is, whether District Judge, although the
equal of Storrs ct al, can rip up the Supreme
Court docket al pleasure, and recall cases from
the docket of that Court, after being put there
by his official action.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

We STICK TO Tive recently applied a term
that was plain but not complimentary, to John
L. Blair for his performance at the Hiawatha
Convention. Recently, the Wathena Reporter
and certain of its anonymous correspondents
have tried desperately to defend Blair against
the Just epithet of the Chief and to show that
his ruling was right and proper. We stick to all
we said, and can dispose of the question in a few
words. The call for the Judicial Convention
gave Atchison County delegates, Doniphan 6,
Brown 4, and Nemaha 4. Under all established
usage, in case of contest, the delegates holding
the credentials from the regularly organized
primary are admitted to vote in preliminary or
ganzatiOn, and the contestants must wait until
their right is established by the Convention.
AtchisOn came up with one district contested,
the anti Hubbard delegates having the creden-
tials from the regular primary, and the Hubbard
delegates from bolting primary. Blair decided
that both sets of delegates had a right to vote
in the preliminary organization. He took the
responsibility of giving Atchison County 10 votes
when the apportiOnment allowed but g. Had
Doniphan County known that bull-headed pre-
judce and cheek were going to rule, she could
have got up contests in every District in the
County, and had the contestants all anti-Hub-
bard men. According to Blair's ruling, Doniphan
County could then have cast 12 votes, instead of
the to which the call entitled her, and control
led the Convention and after they had thrown
out enough Hubbard delegates to make the re-
suit sure one set of delegates could have quietly
withdrawn. There is no trying to rub it
ont. John l.. Blair lent himself to do the dirty
work of the Atchison ring, and wilfully made a
dishonest ruling to defeat the wishes of the Re
publican party of his own County, for petty spite.
But Mr.. Blair cannot shyster the votes that will
come from the ballOt-box, in November.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
The Best Evidence.

The following letter from Rev z s. Best Pastor Of the
NJ. Z. Church Natck Mass, will be read with interest
BY many Physicians also those suffering fran the
disease afflicted the Of the Rev. z. 8. Best No
person doubt this testimony there Is doubt
about the curative powers Of VEGETINE.
NATIcx Mass jan ist 1874
Mr. II. r STEVENS:
Dear Strive have good reason for regarding yoar
YEGETINE medicine Of the greatest value. We feel
assured that 1t has been the saving our sou
life He is seventeen years Of age for the last
he has suffered from necrosis Of his leg caused by
serofuous Affection and far reduced that nearly
all who saw him thought his recovery impossible A
council Of able physicans could give but the ntest
hope Of his ever ralyng two Of the number declaring
that he beyond the reach Of human remedies that
even amputatcn could not him. he had vigOr
enough To endure the operation. Just then
ed giving him VEGETINE, and frUm that time to the
present he has been continuously improving He has
lately resumed Studies thrown his eTutehes and
cane, and walks abont eheerfuIy and strong
Though there IL still discharge from the opening
where his limb aneed have the fullest
that in little time he will be perfectly cured.
He has taken about three dozen bottles Of YEGETINE
but Lately but little he declares he Is too well
be taking medicine
Respectfully yours,
Z s. BEST
Mrs. L. c. r. BEST.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

C.x RE PROvEN.-Very many temperance gu"
religions people, particularly in Brown county
saw that IL it can be proven that Huboaro n"s
gone into saloons and treated to beer for the Pur
pose of gaining votes, they will vote against hm'
They may rest assured that the charge Is 'r"e'
and Hubbard will not deny it openly. lie may
sneak around to individuals, and whine and deny
it. but he will not do publicly; for the WIZ
pesses TO the truth Of the charge are legion III
he were a man who was always in the habit oi
treating. il would not be so bad; but he has
never heretofore treated anybody; and his only
reason for doing it now, is for the purpose of in
Aueucine the votes of drinking people He went
into the saloons of Atchison, and treated men,
both black and white, to beer and cigars He
attended the recent Catholic picnic at Wathena,
and drank beer with the crowd. This exploit
has been boasted of by his supporters, as having
gained for him many Catholic votes. While at
Watbena he went into Zeisers saloon and treat
ed to the beer. and he and the moral and tenn
perate editor of the Reporter. w. I. Stewart,
showed each other around in loving way each
contendng for the right to pay for the drink s.
Coming to Troy, the next day, he invited crowds
into the saloon, aud treated them to cigars ana
beer, or whatever they wished to drink. One OF
the saloon keepers, who attended the Hiawatha
Convention, and was bitter against Hubbard, be-
cause of the outrages there committed, was
softened by his patronage, and has since been
RAMPANT Hu bbard man. Others, whose highest
principle is glass of liquor. have been spouting
| for Hubbard since they drank his grog, and con-
trasting his liberalty with the conduct of Mr..
Otis, who never treated man when he visited
Troy. These are all notorious facts, and can be
established by evidence that would pass in any
Court of Justice.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

BosH The Kansas City Times is trying hard
to get up a sensation about Radical rascality in
Kansas, by resurrecting, with loud blare Of
trumpets, the old division of the 100000 acres of
State lands among ceatain railroads. This thing
has been raked up almost every campaign, since
the act was passed, but somehow the people
don't sensash over it worth cent. Congress
gave those lands to Kansas for purposes of in
ternal improvements; the best authorities in the
State agreed that the Legislature had right SO
to dispose of them; the Legislature did do it,
and did the right thing-and that's all there is
of il.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

MowRY ALL RIGHT.-The trial of A. j. Mowry
has been in progress, for some days past, at To-
peka, for the Comanche County school bond
frauds On Monday, the State dismissed the suit,
not being able to sustain the charge, or make a
case against him. Thus Mowry comes out with
flying colors. After having been expelled from
the Legislature by means of put-up job, and
hooted at as thief and swindler for the last
eight months, his prosecutors acknowledge that
they have no case against him, and throw up the
sponge, after having spent several days in the
examination of witnesses. 1t would have been
a nice thing, had Attorney General Randolph
succeeded in preventing him from getting bail,
and kept him in Jail all this time. This result,
too, leaves the angelic saint of the Wathena Re
porter in the condition of the boy that met with
a mishap six miles from water. He knew Mowry
was guilty, convicted him in advance of the
trial. and the sighings of his pure soul went forth
like the roar of the mud-valve of q steamboat
boiler If Mowry doesn't put in some time max
ing few oficious fellows hunt their holes, we
shall think he has last his old-time get-np.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

II The Atchson Champion protests against
the taunts and slurs that have been used toward
the followers of Mr.. Guthrie, as being calculated
to drive them frum the support of Col. Phillips.
We call the attention of the Champion to the
following little circumstance, and ask 1t how
much tenderness is necessary to cure such vio-
lent case of sours: gentleman of Doniphan
County says he stood by, the day Fenlon was
nominated for Congress by the Democratic Con-
yention at Atchison, and heard Guthrie pledge
Feplon bis vote.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

t9- The persistence with which Guthrie, NJ.
c., goes around crying over the way certain men
have "done him dirt" reminds us of the old
darkey who, one hot day, was sitting under a
bridge fishing, his under lip hanging down about
six inches. A wicked boy mp on the bridge, let
something not very dainty fall, which lit square,
ly on the aforesaid lip. "Look dar now" ex-
claimed the darkey, pointing to the deposit on
his lip; "Ps just gwine to let dat lay dar, and
go home and show your fadder what you dun"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
WHAT is VEGETINE?

1t is compound extracted from barks roots and herbs.
1t Is Nature remedy II is perfectly harmless from any
bad upon the system. 1t is nOurishng and strength
ening. 1t directly upon the blood. 1t quets the
system II gives good weet sleep at night
1t panscea for aged fathers and mothers. for is
gives thom strength quies their and gives them
Natures sweet seep-as has been proved by many an
aged person. Ii Is the great Blood Purifier II is sOOth
ing remedy for children. 1t has relieved and cured
thOus 1t il very pleasant take every child likes
it, relieves and all diseases originating from
impure blood Try the VEGETINE. Give it 4 fair trial
your complaints; then you will say your friend
neishbor and acquaintance. Try it II has cured me-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

q The dyspeptic of the Wathena Reporter
belches his bile upon the County Central Com
mittee, because they did not send him request,
on perfumed, rose-tinted paper, to publish their
notice of meeting. Perhaps the Committee
thought that he was jealous and unselfsh in
his support of the Republican party, that he
could copy the call from the Chief and save the
trouble of writing, as the paper reached him
three days before the issne of his concern. Next
time they will send An official messenger, with
instructions to present the report on silver
waiter, with head uncovered, and polite bow
to his majesty. However, as the Reporters at
tention was called to this neglect by member
of the Committee, it is evident that the members
have seen the notice and as this was the sole
object of publication, it is immaterial whether
the notice appeared in the dish-clout or not.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

R- Three or four papers in this District Oh
jected to David Martin for Judge, because he
was attorney for a railroad; and they object to
Mr. Otis, because he is attorney for railroad !;
but they pitched in head over stomach for Guth-
rie for Congress, the only man fit for the place,
notwithstanding the fact that he is attorney for
a railroad.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
RELIABLE EVIDENCE.

The following unsolicited testimonial from Rev. o. T.
Walker formerly pastor of Bowoin Square Church
t0n and present settled In Providence R. L. be
deemed reliable evidence. No should fail OBJ
that this testimonial Is the result of years
perienee with the Of VEGETINE in the Rev. Mr..
Walkers family, who prunounees it invaluable:
PROVIDENCE, R. l., 164 TRGSsIr STREET.
II. R. STEVENS, ESQ:
feel bound express with my signature the high val
ne place upon your YEGETINE. Ny family have used
il for the last Two years. In debility nva
uable and recommend it to all who may need invig
Grating, renovating tonic
O. T. WALKER
Formerly Pastor Of Bowdoin Square Church. Boston.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

The PRosPEcT.-The prospect for the triumph
ant election of Hayes aud Wheeler grows bright
er every day. The miserable bungle the Demo-
Gratis have made in New York, renders still more
certain the previous certainty that the Republi-
cans would carry the State. The reports from
the States in which elections will be held in oc-
tober, are cheering. The Democrats have about
abandoned Ohio in despair. Their last faint
struggle for that State, consists in "ROerbaek''
to the effect that Carl Schurz has written that
Ohio is lost to the Republicans, and that for this
the Republican Central Committee have retired
Schurz from the canvass. The best reply to this,
is Schurz's emphatic denial that he ever wrote or
said such thing, and the fact that he has ap-
pointments far ahead for speeches.
The Democracy are concentrating all their des-
perate effort in Indiana. But there they are
losing ground. Senator Morton knows as much
about Indiana as any other man. and is engaged
in canvassing the State; he says Indiana is sure
TO- 900 to Is, 900 majority. Zach. Chandler, Chair
man of the National Committee, who keeps con-
stantly and thoroughly posted in the progress of
the campaign, says that Indiana is safe. The
New York Herald, one of the shrewdest papers in
the country, with decided Democratic leanings,
says that the last hope of Tilden is in Indiana,
and that the State may be set down as hopeless
ly lost to the Democracy.
Wherever elections have been held in the
North, the Republicans have made immense
gains, and won overw whelming victorious. The
only victories the Democracy have had to rejoice
over, have been in the South, where outrage and
terrorism prevail. 1t is almost the identical
old fight of 1860 over again.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

Y Since Judge Hubbard has been on the
Bench, period of almost four years and half,
there has not been political question before
the Court for decision, if there ever has been one
1t will therefore be seen how immensely import
ant it is to re-elect Judge Hubbard over an able
man like Mr.. Otis, because the latter happens to
he a Democrat
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

B"Ots is a Democrat" is the only argument
the Hubbardtes can use against Mr.. Otis; and
almost in the same breath, they boast that many
lifelong Democrats are going to vote for Hub
bard, in preference to Otis. But when it comes
to the pinch, they can name but two or three,
among whom we invariably hear the names of
Pardun, of Highland, and Mr.. Delaney, of Wolf
River. However, they forget to tell why these
men object to Otis. They are mad because he
refused to be nominated as Democratic csndi-
date, or to make party contest for the Office.