The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-11-29
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Whats in a name 7

What's in a namel
A rose by any other name would smell As sweet;
And murder is murder. tho his name be not John
Mr. EDrroR In the locals of the (hief. Nov. I'D,
we find the following: Rev. q. w. Wood wants
to ask 'Old Settler who John Wilson was, that was
murdered during the war He knew of no such man
being killed. Also if Republican shot Yeaklcy, the
Free State Constable of Wolf Riverr
We would be wanting in that punctilious respect
and profound reverence for the CLOTH forming a
spicuOus part of daily life not to at take
tice of simple question But, by the way, had no
reverend been mentioned. would have bet a nickel
that that question came from compouHder of the
Gospel Not that it is exceedingly deep, but it
bears the marks of who belongs to n class that
habitually evades the truth appears to deny, yet
really denies nothing in short who prevaricates
by inference The question is asked, merely to give
a stranger the impression that such murder was
ever committed. Yet the Rev. g. w Wood is ac-
quaintcd with every circumstance lived in the neigh
borhood, and ean to-day. lay his hand upon the muir
derers- And all because. instead of ",JOhn,r the
murdered mans name Gramblc L. Wilson. Viii
son was quiet industrious but stood up for his
rights as an American citizen especially for freedom
of speeei As free press and free speech had been
the baitecriss of the Republican party for six years.
lac had good to expect be- allowed lis free
exercise But he did not understand that free speech
was only TO he used in advocating ..ngger stealing
higher law,- and cursing the Constitution of the L.
3, that 'leasue with HE'LL &c.
The murder Of Webster. at White Cloud was an
other codblooded eowardly outrage. OF course,
every denounces these acts as atrociois and
nnca!le'lfor. and speak Of them merely to show
that ait the ruiiiani-m not OH one side. These
acts however the natural result of Republican
teachings: that opposition to the Republican party
was treason. II Wa. not enough that a man was a
devoted Unionist. Union soldiers. who had spent
four years IN the army have been mobbe fo- voting
a Democratic ticket. Led on by bold bad men, Re
publicans determined fo crush even the sem
blance Of opposition. Practically. for eight years.
there The result wa- t:uar.l Mobile whis-
key rings, land grabs, and such a carnival rascali
ty, tyranny, and corruption before issraced
a civilized government. Ten years Of such rule
would have bankruptedt the nation, not only financial
ly, but in liberty and honor.
As for leakley. We have mentioned him to several
old Republicans. and at his they all burst out
laughing. We fancy the Rev. George kind of
ehaiiiDgus 1t seems old Hooper, Ia very bad speei
men of the prosayery eleinenf.l kind of exhorter
in moment of Christian disgust, fired charge Of
salt into that part of Yealey usually nearest the en-
envy in retreat 1t interferred with Yeakleys seder-
tary habits for few days. and that was all Does
his Reverence consider this sufficient Offset for the
lives of hafozen men with families Periiap- ts
q kind OF matter in Peorr-[See Numbers eh xxi
v 1870 $50. We give it up at once. Everything of
that kind is way out of the reach of our muded in
tellect. OLD SETTLER
What is this Guard kobile,r that ..Old Settler,
accuses the Republican party ofs-EDJ