The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-05-02
A Dream.

Ed CurEF:-I am u Democrat. and sometime.
dream Neither of these facts is very singular. But
the other night while reading the Troy Bulletin, and
having my warmest sympathies aroused by its myri
adj appeals to Democrats to to the support of
true Democratic paper, that could always be relied
upon. fell asleep and dreamed-but, strange As il
NAV appear did not dream that went to hell
This was my dream:
/ dreamed that the editor of the Chief had been
elected Governor of Kansas, and had removed his
paper to Topeka to make it the official organ, leav
ing Troy and Doniphan County without Republican
paper. dreamed that a number of the leading Re
publcans got together to talk over the situation,
and the general expression was: 'Oh, if the B"Liet
was all right politically, what good thing it would
have of it," dreamed that number of Republic
were present, whose names were written On di-
vers slips of paper beneath the of the editor
of the Bulletin, which slips were deposited in Boilers
vault, for safe keeping. dreamed that these men
hurried out, and reported TO the editor of the Bale
tin what had been done. dreamed that this was
late Thursday night, and that the outside of the
Bulletin was already printed, containing several
ticles on Republican rJscality and the editor was,
with his right hand, pennin. exhortatons to Demo
Gratis to come to the support of u true Democratic
paper and paper that stood up for the interests of
his jaw he was suppressng the throes of neuralgia
dreamed that these runners reported what had been
said at the Republican caucus, and had departed.
dreamed that it was Saturday morning, and went
the post-oiiee, for my copy of the genuine Demo
cratic paper. l saw groups of men standing around,
reading something from paper, and making COM
ments. asked for my paper, and turning TO the ed
torial columns, to take in my regular Democratic ill.,
SEPARATION, was thunderstruck. There, at the head
of the column, discovered, was the announcement
that henccforh the Bulletin, according to its original
design, would be an uncompromsing and radical Re
publican paper That it had been dissatisfied with
the corruption that had crept into the party, and
thought that II change would be for the better; but
that the Democratic party, only partially in power,
had already developed more corruption than existed
in the Republican party, and was also under the
worst rebel influence. Therefore, the only safe poll
ey for the good of the country, to continue the
Republican party in power. The next article, Il
dreaned,l call to Republicans to rally to the
support of a true Republican paper, and demand
that the County patronage should be given by Re
publican Board TO Republican paper. l dreamed
that the other papers in the County demanded that
the printing be let to bids but that the Bulletin
Showed, by quoting the law, that such procedure
was unauthorized, and that to the party i'll power
belonged the patronage And dreamed that petit
tons were circulated, ana that Republicans were
urged to demand that Republican officers favor
paper. Here became 50 badly disgust
ed, that l awoke.
Brethren, it was but u dream. Was it all dream!
Under similar state of circumstances does not your
experience of the past admonish you that another
''fop-over- would occur suddenly, that the out
side of the Bulletin might be thunder and lightning
and the inside, fire and birthstone Re
publicanl
Hoop-la.
Yours. of little faith,
OLD SPONTANEOUSLY.
SQUASH CREEK April % 1873