The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-12-06
Goodbye, Columbus.


The disease has run its course, and has result
ed precisely as we expected it would. The BMlle-
Tin has coue ont squarely Democratic. The last
issue announced that it would hereafter be a
Conservative" Democratic paper. Saturday
morning, every person you would meet, would
inquire, "Havc you seen the new Democratic
papers" The Democrats would say, "Have you
seen our paper i7-then they would shrug their
shoulders lower their chiBs and snicker. The
tone and look Of every one who would mention
the subject, plainly said, pretty thinw or,
"Hasnt he played smash now:"
We said, months ago, that the editor of the
Bsliefia would sell Jesus Christ, or the best
ffiend he ever had, for some little advantage to
himself. This last move does not surprise a
bit, except in that thought that the man had
enough shrewdness not TO put his foot in it so
bungingly. His effort, since he has been
here, has been to tlisorganize, snd to defeat the
ticket of the party that he progressed to belong
to. Having so utterly failed that even he could
see that he was played ont with the Republican
party, and was powerless for mischief, he has
gone over squsrely to the enemy, a last des-
perate effort effort to retrieve his lost grip. 1t
is like Que of the old German Irish stories Of
man about to die, selling himself to the devil
for brief lease of life; or, like a man hanging
over precipice, letting 60 his hold to spit on
his hands for better grip. He has gone to a
party that has no confidence in him, for it knows
that he cares nothing for its principles, but is
after what little money he can get out of it, and
that be will sell it out, whenever it is his inter-
est to do so-and that it will be his interest, if
the party does not soon get in situation in which
it can benefit him. He ought to know, il he
does not, that his course has been snch 10
lose him the confidence of everybody, and that
the best advice ever given him, was given by
Charley Burkhalter when he advised him to ego
West"
The Republicans of Doniphan County can now
see what they have escaped, by not following
the lead of this marplot and renegade. When
the Chief denounced him, and exposed him. and
kept stirring him up, be howled for public SYM
pathy, on the ground that he was being perse-
cuted. The Chief had seen enough of the man
to thoroughly understand him, and to read all
his plots, and it was acting for the welfare of
the Republican party. We would like to know,
now, what those Republicans think, who went
back on the old Cnief, and tried to give this
concern foothold. They have kept him on his
feet long enough to enable him to kick them in
the ribs for thanks-his favorite mode of return
ing thanks for favors Having now forfeited all
claim to begging for Republican sympathy and
support, he will expend his sweetness on the
Democracy, and strive to prolong the existence
of his weak bantlng by commanding the united
Democratic patronage of the Couuty-which he
will not get Those Republicans who backed
him financially in starting his enterprise, may
not relish being given away. But they knew him
long enough TO have known just how reliable lie
was.
We congratulate the Republican party upon
being rid of this mischief maker, who has been
. source of discord and division ever since he
has been in the County. He has now placed
himself in position in which he has no right to
advise Republicans, or to lead them off from
the right track. He will now dictate to the De-
mocracy, tell them what to do, and keep up a
commotion in their ranks when they refuse to
follow his lead We wish them joy of their ac.
QUESTION.
Horace Greeley was right, when he said all
"Independent" and "Reform" movements led
straight into the Democratic party. W henever
Republicans begin to think that something
needs reforming that cannot be reformed within
the party, or have a hankering after independ-
ent or peoples" parties, they are in fair way
to become meat for the Democracy. Let all
take lesson from the melancholy case of the
editor of the Bulletin, and stick to the Republi-
can party.