The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
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EDITOR TINES BY no means an adyo-
cate Of Col. Phillips, or iifier OF his
failure to gst az appropriation for public
buildings at Lsavenxo-th, while Kansas
City and Topeka were both successful, yet
claim that there is danger of our people
being led into al error which may cost
theEl dearly. Tne only legislation ever
had in Congress in the interest OF LNayen-
worth Is the Law which gives us alternate
sessions OF the Circuit and District courts
of the United States. That there has been
and will he on the part oil our neighbors oi
Topeka, an unfalterins and persistent eiior;
to get ali these courts at Topeka will net
be questioned by any one conversant with
facts. No one will censure citizens Of To-
peka for it, for it is 4 matter OF personal it,
terest to them, as il il TO the people Of Leav
enworth. We may claim here tha; the
courts held here accommodate the people
OF the State better than at Topeka, bu.
whatever the result OF the argument nigh,
be in other parts OF the State,
there can be no question about
what the decision of every Topeka man
would be. You may point TO the fact that
IN Ohio nei,her Of The United States Court.
is held n the capital, ard that in most, il
not all OF the states, the United
| States Courts are held at the principal COM
mercial centres, but you will fail 10 con
vince any man living in Topeka that thC
&rgu:nen. has any force; and the Topeka
man Is righ; to stand up for Topeka. Con
ceding tha. Colonel Phillips has not done
what he should have done, in the way O
obtaining appropriations for public build
ings at Leavcnworth, las the writer OF thu
believes he has not,) was it want Of skill
or want of will, that was the cause OF thu
failure. Believing il was a want Of skill
and that Colonel Phillips is p>rsonall,
friendly to Leavenworth, and that any
measure to deprive us Of the sessions OF III,
United States Courts at this place, woul,
have been, and will in future, be defeated
by him, I write this letter to call the at
tention Of the people 10 the proposition
whether they can afford 10 take an,
body rather than Philips. Ii my pre-
misrs are correct anG they should get
mer..ber who should act with the mem
ber from Topeka, we can rest assured tina
the question OF United States Courts anC
public buildinss will he pretty efitctuall!
settled within two years TO come. Ii ha
| always been our fortune whether good o
bad 10 he divided on most Gu, Stions o
representation in Congress. \ Acoilectorshipi:
of more valu. To the collector and hi
family that his individual interest in th'
interests OF the whole people, or a repre-
sentative in the Senate or House Of Repre
res.ntatiyes Of the United States. Tn,
same thing may b. said Of a marshalship
deputy marsha!ship, postmastership, q
even rout agency. Whether any suci
things are bought and held at each election
OF L Senator or nomination oi Congressman
| the writer Of this is unable 10 testify, bu
can testify To one thing and that IL tina
seekers Of such crumbs always
try 10 and too often do control
the patronage OF the people Of the county
| and then sell il ont for their own benefit
What then can the people do in their Owl
| interests? 1t seems to me that 4 sensibl,
decision would be that when they meet Il
appoint delegates 10 the Congressional Con
| vention. they should leave out all who are
\ or nave bacti, I'u'i1' 'l'l'."Vt3- VI TN'n
ers for such appointments. They should
| leave out those who have been, because
they never get over hankcring after re
| appointment and ,hould leave out all who
| .cek it, because by placing them in the del
ega,ion they place them in position to
| sell their votes for Il promise OF an appoint
ment and thereby violate that golden rule
| Lead us not into temptation" Let them
appoint men pledged to the city and cOun-
| tv Of I.eavenworth alone, and men who
| when they go TO the Convention, If they
can secure the nomination oi Judge Crozier
Judge Stilling-, Col. Anthony, Lucien la,
kor, ESD, or Col. Gilpatrick, Will dc
| it, and if they fail in that
| who will seek the nomination OF man
who can be relied upon, to be true TO our
Just rights and interests. | call your at:en,
| tion to this matter because, as l believe
there is an effort being made to get dele,
CATION from this county to go for certain
candidate by getting one pledged to &c
against another candidate. This is pretty
shrewd, but it may be found to be too thin.
The people Of the county at this time
ought to give some attention to this matter
and not allow themselves to wake up some
morning to Gnd that they have given another
proof Of the truth OF the saying Whom
the gods would destroy thy first make
| mad" II by united action We can give one
of our own citizens the nomination let Us
do it. II not, then let us not exhaust our
selves fighting against some one man, but
fighting for some one or more candidates
who would be satisfactory To our people.
AGHIC"IA.