The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-11-09
Greeting.

"soL. MILLER to all whom it may concern
Greeting:
The late Judicial contest was supposed to have
been b-tween Hubbard and Otis but a.perusal
of the various papers of the District would have
led an outsider to think that it was bet ween
Hubbard and -Sol. Miller" with C. ". johnson
thrown in for chnking. The supporters of Hub
bard have done little else than abuse US person.
ally, as an offset to the damaging charges brought
against their candidate. The Chief was the only
| Republican paper in the District that dared to
oppose an incompetent Republican candidate,
| who lad obtained a denomination by disreputa-
| BILE means and, until the issue was fairly made
| up, aud the war being carried into the enemy Is
| country, it was the only paper in the District
that opposed the reelection of Hubbard.
Everywhere heard the song, that the
Chief hsd no influence; that its abuse would re-
elect Hubbard; and that the support Of the Chic
invariably defeated candidate. We were told
of the reaction in Doniphan County, and that
HubbaId would receive 600 majority in the Conn
ty, in spite of the opposition of the Chief.
Communications were published, purporting
to be written from all parts of the District, which
were principally devoted to the abuse of Sol
Herald, which changes politics as the County
Offices change hands, opened the fusilade, and up
to the very eve of the election. kept up fire of
personal abuse of 'Sol Miller" rehashing every
worn-out story that had ever been invented
against us, with multitude of fresh ones made
to order-interspersed with insipid hatness about
''Squi Gonsing"
That miserable daub and burlesqne upon news
papers, the Hiawaths Dispatch, took occasion
| three or four times a week, to get off some slur
about the Chief and told how Doniphan County
was solid for Hubbard.
The Sabetha Adranoe, un;il its change, was
filled with "Sol. Miller" and the new blanket
sheet in a thumb-paper community, the Republi-
can, seems to have been started for the especial
benefit of .'Sol Miller" We gave it friendly
welcome, but it has confined itself to personal
abuse ourself, an utter stranger to its editor,
and to repeating the idiotc drivel of the Hiawa-
tba Herald, about "Squi. Gonsing."
The Seneca Courier commenced the same pas
time, but saw the hand writing on the W; II, and
wisely held up.
The Wathena Reporter has continued its copi-
GUS advertising for us, which has been of so
much benefit to us within the past three years,
considering the obscurity of the medium.
The Atchison Courier opened up its kraut bat
terry upon us, until it was spiked.
The Atchison Champion. solitary and alone of
all the Hubbard papers of the District, has not
tried to elect Hubbard by abusing "Sol. Miller"
Aud in spite Of the favors bestowed upon us,
the ChiG has been sustained by the vote of the
people. A District with 1900 Republican ma
jorty has said that the Chief is right in opposing
an unworthy Republican candidate.
They have sustained the Chief in riddng the
bench oT the District of an incompetent officer,
judicial demagogue, who used the position to
make political capital for himself
They have sustained the Chief in deposing an
officer who has rendered law and justice a laugh
ng-stOck.
They have sustained the Chief in arresting the
official career of Il man who fosters legal shys-
ters Dec luse they toady to him, and ruins the
practice of able lawyers because they refuse to
worship at his shrine.
Let him laugh who wins. Therefore we laugh.
Therefore "Sol. Miller" whose support is death
to a candidate, sends greeting 20 the litter of
influential fellows who control this Judicial Dis
trict.
So mote it be. Amen, and Amen