The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-12-13
TROY, KANSAS:
Thursday, :: December 13, 1877.
To Doniphan County Republicans.

We have few words for the consideration OF
the Republicans of Doniphan County, which al
SO slightly concern Ourself. Recent occurrences
place the politics of the County in an entirely
new aspect Hitherto, there have been several
Republican papers in the County, which was an
epcouracemenr to the disaffected, for it afforded
all factions an opportunity to have an organ,
and the result was a division of the party. At
the same time, the Democracy were really the
favored party; for the Republican factions spent
all their strength fighting each other, while they
let the Democracy escape, inasmuch as they had
no means of defence. But that is now changed.
A newspaper of this County, sailing under the
Republican flag, having failed to betray the
County into the hands of the Democracy, has
thrown off its disguise, and openly sold out to
that party, the consideration beng hope of re-
ceiving the united party patronage. Hereafter,
the political contests in the County will take a
new shape-or, rather, the old shape. The Dem
ocrats having organ of their own, the issnes
will be open an squarely defined 1t will he
Republican against Democrat, and the Republi-
can who attempts sell-out of the party will fare
even worse than they did in the recent campaign.
The County is strongly Republican, and the re-
cent "hop-over" will unite the Republicans once
more.
In view of this state of affairs, every Repubii-
can in the County should take Republican
County paper. There are many Republicans in
every Township who do not take the Chief.
Many of them take the Bulletin, that has just
gone back OH the party. We shall now hear ex-
hortations, every week, to the Democracy to
come to the support of the Bulletin. Already
suggestions are being thrown out that Demo-
Gratis should not patronize the Chief, and ere
long this will be made an open issue. We shall
not advise Republicans not to patrOnize the
Bulletin, but we do say that every one of them
should take the Chief. We hope that every
friend of the Chief, and every Republican, in
every part of the County, will add his name to
our list and use his influence to have Others do
SO. Any job work or advertising that they may
have, let them send it to the Chief. We want
correspondents to send items from every locali-
ty in the County, so that the paper will be of
interest to all.
As an inducement to subscribers, we offer to
send the Chief to clubs of ten or more subscrib-
ers, at 81 so year each; but at this rate, the
money must be paid in advance. There is not a
post-office in the County at which there are not
more than twice ten Republicans who ought to
take the Chief, but do not. With little effort
on the part of active friends, our list could be
largely increased by the first of January. If Re-
publicans can afford to take both papers, all
right-it is best to hear both sides; but if they
can afford but one, that one should be a pa
per that advocates the principles aud supports
the party they hold to.
As an inducement to single subscribers, we
have clubbing arrangements with a number of
leading publications of the country, which we
can furnish, in connection with the Chief, at
greatly reduced rates. Below, we give the names
of somes of them. and shall be able to add 9th
ers to the list, by the beginning Of the new year.
We give the price of both publications at regu-
lar rates, and ut club rates, to show the saving
hu the climbing arrannement: