The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-27
Taking IL to Heart.

We knew the Chief would exert powerful in
fuence on tl.s Ohio election, but we didn't know
the folks there would take it so hard. A CORES
pondeut of o local paper in that State walls as
follows:
aThe prospect is much more favorable than it
last Fal Notwithstanding few foreign Republican
papers rejoicing over every Democratic victory
In other States and praying for the same In Ohio
in October, because Hayes will not take advice Of
them"
BY 9 certain sign and token, We are aware
that the Chief is the "foregn paper" referred to
and therefore, the Chief must face the music
II Ohio did happen to furnish the incompetent,
who 10 scattering the Republican party like
Johnny Steele scattered the millions that came
to him in the coal oil excitement, We have q
faint recollection that other States and Kansas
by rousing maturity, assisted in electing him !;
and We are under the impression that the Repub-
licsns of every State have an equal right to an
opinion upon his policy. We wish the Republ-
cans Of Ohio could enjoy him exclusively, but as
the balance of the country is compelled to en-
6orss him, it should have a right to express its
disgust. The Republicans Of Ohio, hitherto FORE
most among the Radical in standing up for tho
established principles Of the Republican party,
have been seized with the most abject coward
ice. Nne-tenths of them despise and loath the
treachery and imbeeility of this man Hayes; yet,
fearing defeat unless they cringed and knuckled
to him, they have got down with their noses in
the dirt, and have worked themselves into such
state, that they below and paw the dirt at
those who, standing in "foreign" position, can
NOT admire the gracefulness of their attitude.
They cannot conceive that defeat in defence of
a. I'll II r.. ,x,,n loor -,
in thousand times healthier condition than a
victory won by trailing the flag in the dust, and
denying their principles for the sake of present
success. Hayes was several times elected Gov
srnor of Ohio, because he amounted to so little
that be made no bitter enemies. Some of the
people Of Ohio though it was because of his abil-
ity; but he laid It to his luck, and to his having
seen the moon over his right shoulder. As q
matter of State pride, he was put forward for
the Presidency; and in the great rivalry be-
tween men who amounted to something, he got
ft, because he was too Insignificant for any tai
ented man TO be jealous of. Except in rare cas-
es, it requires about the same ability to fill the
Office of Governor of Ohio as it does to be Vice
President Of q meeting assembled to hear lec-
turs OH phrenology. OF course, Hayes filled that
President, aud attempted to spread himself over
the whole country, there was not enough of him
to cover up the piss-aut holes Not competent
to grasp with the great issues that presented
themselves, he sold ont his party, and called
that "policy" If Ohio will insist upon fur
nishing the President merely for the honor of
the thing, ist her furnish somebody with brains
and backbone, for she used to have them-not
one who is not able to bpild up, or to manage
that which somsbody else has built, but goes to
breaking down, and call it o "polisy."
If il will be any consolation to this lament
ing Ohioan, We will say that the Chief hopes the
the Republicans will have q majority in the
Legislature; and II the Chief were q resident of
Ohio, it would vote the Republican ticket, not
withstanding that platform. We are not in IA
vor of breaking up the party, because its Presi-
dent has "gone hack" on it. There is SO much
more reason for sticking together, so that the
party may be able to work off the bitter dose of
Hayes, when his course is rum and come cut
healthy and strong once more. But if the Rspub-
ioan ticket In Ohio is beaten, the Chief will say
ssrved it right; for il the party cannot win on
its principles, it had better 70 under. But be
the fate of the ticket what it may, there is one
thing sure: the Republican party of Ohio may al
lsHa weak sister of President to lead them rump
deep into the mud, and may sGlemnly resolve
that the mud is fresh smear-kase; but they can
not force those contrary "foreign" fellows to
spread the truck on their bread, as long as they
know where TO get good, sweet butter, such a.
their mothers used to make.