The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-08-10
.aaM An OLD KANsAN.
WEST Las AxrxAs. CotoEADo,
~ August Z. 1876.

West LAS ASInAss
August 1870.
,,u,rR-The CAie| comes regularly, and Is n
,.y. y..lcome and the many formerly Oh A.nSr
l.; .h.ss ,arts sevour its contents eagerly Wei- 'e
two gre.t p,tcal parties have met abored ana oio.s
sh rv rrspectable candidates for the chief pos'ons
xi,bin the gin Of the American people There Ou'
Bt,,s enthusiasm either nomination mere. DeHo
cr.t, will vote for Tlden, Republicans Tor hayes -
- of FORM and il would puzzle the most oil US
;, ,.,, - "a do il There is good reason why Demo
.hon,d nat support Tilden, and Republicans Hayes
g.. 80; 10 identify themselves with either OF the
a, nolitical parties and so far as the profession" VI
avowrd principles of each are concerned, 'ney nin'
b,,s ,i,ccs and it would make but little dinerenoe-
The platforms Of both parties are the merest
There il no well defined issue no material dnereno IN
,ro,,.s nrinc niles beg pardon The Republican pat
g -. Ear reform" and do not now remember
:, L., iop being used in the Democratic Conven-
,on before stated there is marked ssne. bO'h
convention. were etur ed and controlled by tne SAne
noxar that has for several years. and now c"o'ro '
President anu Congress-
There ia really but one issue before the country
and that ia the peop the Industries OF the on
,bs one sds and wall Street and the European bona
-. =. ,he other 1t IL q very onesided, unequal
,, nth the chances all in favor Of the latter As
ba hav. control of the present Government and haSih
cautured both PAL ties quite to have IL all tner
own way for four years longer
We have something yet to labor for however " .
Senator's and Congressmen are nearly All =" oe oi
yet Will the people that these important pos'ions
are filled by parties in their interests Is possioie
Kausas will send to Washington to misrepreSeh.
tbeml viii Representative entertaining the views Oh
Harvey and Phillips be compelled to make room Tor the
agents Of Wall Street VIII the people OF Kansas seee'
her Governor from the ranks Of her enemiesi
ors Of Kansas soHemes called upon to appoint D
Senators One roe in Congress might decide the ques-
ton
gress and O. S Senator in Kansas. who are unconpro
msngly in favor of contraction, and an immediate re
turn to specie payment viii the people select them Id
preference to those in their interestsf
observe that Geo Anthony Is travelling about over
the State declaring that Ii Is The grandest huouS @ te
age for the people Ppose at they can receive any re
financially through legsdtion He forgets that tne oono
holders have demanded and secured legislation IN their
interests three several times within that many years
and several times before Was not the act declaring the
$40 bonds PAYABLE principal and interest in gold direct
y in the interest of the bondholders Also the several
acts reducing the Also the act declaring that
the old silver dollar should not be legal tender Also
the act known as the resumption act to take effect In
70 ? &C., &c, SC.
The people do not demand legislation to assist them
but they do that their shoudbe Representatives
egsate the interests Of the bondhoders OF
Europe and against them and they also demand the re-
peal of all of the laws this subject since the close OF
the war Grant talked smoothly of the best currency
the world ever saw" and sufficient volume for the de
mands of trade in his first but now he speaks
feebly of the rag baby" and inatonsts" and is body
and soul in the interest Of the money ring.
As before stated what relief have we to expect from
either of the two great paresi Western Republicans
should Hayes because he will be surrounded by
different influences from Tdcn. Tden Ia the mere tool
of Wall Street and will do its bidding without hesitation