The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-04
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The sort Scott Li1atto- suggests and the
I,.a,euwor.h TJ1szs seconds a proposition
70 give to T. p Baker the profits and digni
ties Of State Printer. The lioli6Or argues
TO H. position after this fashion:
The great nevspapzr interests q The State
world re thus fOztered instead iiuj-r=d-sz IN
der the present s.. tem-siTs-Etheue instead o.
weakened, Th-re ought . De q ioP5i-a strong 1
nes- syapeT rep cs-HEEtiEc q caCa G tie opposing
part i-s If the republicans control me STATE /
lei the CO4ls.sHiosaiih have LSe LJzJs printing at
1atrTz.es, OF 5ioe Usfs1.
The nagn.uimous Tl,-Es sustails tlls PO-
sition with .he-e words:
Dstthe z.sr.y -.sre o z5oi stroaz organ at the |
capisai, we'll sasl.IBed. ana able to DO what Il /
utake the CeH.m0Es-ssltl such gzpCr-lt would 1
make II 20 strong that lie editor vrs.ld not fsT7
70 suiIez TIE husi.i-tiln OF tracking 70 rogues
aud sbyse1s.
Tire TIEEs takes Il for granted, Of course,
that, if Baker were selocted under the above
proposition, he would Immediately become
an honest man, turn his back upon Geo. l.,
stop misrepresentation, give up lottery
schemes, etc, etc, and fnd 10 necessity Tor
TesSrting 20 other than fair means 10 con-
duct Radical paper at Topeka under the
driprings OF the State government. lie
would not have TO ''trucbie 10 rogUes and
shys.eTs"
The proposition, as We understand it. Is
this: Give Baker the State printing, aud
lie viii stop preying upon honest cemmunl-
ties ard stop piiieriDg from poor people
The Kansas City Times would like 10 see
1ir. Baker saved. Ii il were necessary II
would raise is voice with the Monitor and
lis Leav5uEorth usmesake to bring about
ID = seFsfT tor ri
we put /; down, this question still rises be-
fore us: VIII Baker take the Office and
reform? II We could only have his prom
Use, some faith might be ieit and something
might be done. But there is great encour-
agctaent even in the hint OF Bakers reior-
latiOn. We understand, Of course, that few
men who have committed greater or lesser
crimes have ever been offered 50 tempting
bride for dong good and being content with
lair wages for fair work. Let us see: the
Office is worth, say from $4,000 TO S60OCO
per wear. Baker could make il $4,000,
but then We must not forget he is 10 act on
tie square. There is 10 be no bill putting.
Fifty thousand dollars is not a bad bait
Nrhsrewith 10 catch 2 reformed State Prin-
ter. There il a broad philanthropy about
the proposition which strikes Us "a being
unique IL the eI och Of selfshnsss. We
feel bound 10 say, from what We know Of
human nature, that there il not a prisoner
row in the Kansas PenitentisTy bot would
Jump at the chance; he would throw OH
his striped clothes in a moment and be
Ieconciled to lie Of purity il he could
only receive the tempting offer now made
20 Baker"
The Kansas City Times has a peculiar
talent for getting itself upon the wrong
side OF nearly every public question, but
in this instance our usually erTiHg con
temporary is right, and it affords us much
pleasure TO chronicle The fact that it can
turn from the bulidozers and intimidatoT'
long enough to lend Us helping hand in
the work OF putting the State printing where
II will do the most good. The profits o.
the State printing would make the Coamea-
ucalh strong and independent, and We
confidently believe that thenceforth such
falsehoods, such misrepresentation, such
abuse of friends and such whitewashing Of
rascais, as ii was crowded with every day
during the late campaign, would no longer
find place in its columns. There is no
other agency 80 potent as moral suasiOn,
and We believe that, by giving the State
printing 10 the Commonwealth We can per
suade it do right. Time after time We
have exposed its fslsehoods, and up
braided il Tor its wickedness, but
rerrOof seems to have had no other effect
than thai OF fixing IL more firmly in its
evil Wigs; hence We propose to change the
treatment ana try moral suasion, and ii by
a judicicus use OF the perguisiies OF the
E State Printers Office we can secure not only
4 strong paper, but an honest paper, at the
capital, the end is certainly worthy Of the
effort We are heartily glad that our Kan
Gas City namesame joins Us 20 cordially In
the work OF reform, and if moral sussion
works well in Bakers case we shall feel en-
Outraged to Try it, after awhile, upon
E-,rg-a II