The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-15

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August 9, 1873
The Greenbackers or "Nationals- for they are the
same thing with different Names difficult to agree
with, because it is impossible to find out exactly what
they propose to do about the currency notice that
| an effort made, yesterday, at several annual
school meetings. to get expression of opinion as to
the strength of certain candidates for Office.
Some of the parties whose names were the paper,
don't believe worship in the Greenback synagogue.
All very well, gentlemen; though few in numbers,
you possessed of considerable shrewdness for
some of your leaders old stagers in political
chinery; but 1 take it, that after the exposure of
your weakness in the coming elections, you will fall
| like Lucifer-never to rise again. leading paper
aptly says that sin spite of all the professions about
running tickets strictly independent of the old par
tics, there will be coalitions and bargains. Human
nature is the everywhere and these enterprsng
and vrtuous beginners not entirely free from the
imperfections and failties of their fellows" After
while, it will be found out that financial theories
visionary speculations, and impracticable notions,
will not bring work for the willing or bread for
the hungry. Demagogues are always ready for q
departure for they have nothing to lose and
willing to to take their chances for gain but in time
the intelligent laboring Masses that they are trying
to mislead, will find out, through their reasoning
powers, and natural good sense that there be
so crude that the ideas Of each member vary much
that neither knows what the other wants. or pro-
poses to do. The only thing that the Greenbackers
appear to agree upon is that God Almighty didn't
start things rght-that all human nature, outside of
their organization corrupt that the Democrats are
d-d rascals and the Republicans d-d thieves; and
thatevery mans pocket oughtto be full greenbacks.
see it stated, in the Ottawa Republican, that two
members of the Methodist Church, having met to-
gether after the National Independent Reform Green
back absolute money party had made its nominations
and one of them refusing to his influence in behalf
of Elder Mitchell and stated that Mitchell was as wild
on the financial question that old political repro
bate, Brick Pomeroy illustrated his views by telling
the following Revolutionary anecdote:
An old Scotch Presbyterian, who had been an ad.
mirer of Tom Paines political writings was asked
what he thought of him. after he had published his
"Age of Reason" "Wel, sir" replied the Scotchman,
81 think Paine is excellent politician, but most
damnabe divine" "Now, sir, in regard to Elder
Mitchell, think the Elder most excellent divine
but q damnablc fnancier.r
Politics certainly makes strange bed-felows Think
of the Cody Mitchell the sanity ODriscol and the
immaculate Blair, all pulling together in Greenback
traces To quote the language of the "Grim Chief.
tain" of Kansas, "Great GOdr
The heated term is continuing too long. The Oldest
nhabitant, finding it too hot to lie, admits that he
does not recOllect such weather since he boy.
If continues this hot much longer it will be un-
necessary for those only born to have q change
of venue.
Corn down here generally looks well and thrifty,
hut complaint is made by of the farmers of the
injury done to it by q white worm, resembling the |
apple tree borer that attacks the roots of the corn
The most damage is done on the old corn stubble |
ground