The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-08-08
A POLITICAL TRICK.

There is one fact in connection with the
Governors prosecution Of the Board OF Trus-
tees that has SO far escaped general notice,
and that is, thepspers in the case-the no
tices that are supposed to have been served
en- the parties interested-are dated J uly l.,
and Published in full in the Common iOeolh
OF the 18th, before the notice could posi-
bly, have reached the parties by mail. This
"a one Of the most cowardly parts Of the
transaction ant. is in itself sufficient evil
dence TO satisfy disinterested person that
the whole action was political trick, h1-
ed up for effect upon the primaries, with
out regard to the public interest and with
out regard TO the ris hts Of the parties i'm
plicated.
The circumstantial evidence in the case
is abundantly sufficient to show that this
Was the end had in view by the Governor
in commencing the prosecution, but in sd-
dition TO all the suspicious circumstances
by which the transaction is surrounded
We have the positive testimony, published
few days ago in the Frankfort Reood 10
the effect that during the late editorial ex-
cursion out the Central Branch road, the
Governor himself stated 10 4 gentleman
in the car that he had something In re-
serve which he intended to bring up before !
the time came for the election Of delegates |
which would secure him the nomination
showing that his motive is not to protect
the public interests but TO make votes for
himself in the convention. For this pur-
pose he is willing - sssail the
regulations OF five as good men as there
are in the Stale, and set them before the
county, as lar he has the power TO do so,
as defaulters 10 the State, when the fact is
tha. not Ole OF them has taken one cent
more than the Law allowed, but they have
drawn their pay or: of the general funds in
their hands whereas the Governor and his
drawn ii from a special fund, although the
same Governor and the same Attorney
General directed them, only a year and
hall ago, TO do precisely "a they have done ,
assuming ~ run all iHt 'late oihCes, iS ,
Web. Wilder says, he not only directed tine
Trustees how to proceed in drawing their
pay, but also in the great work of impress ,
ing Anthony upon the institutions OF the
State" and having directed them to pursue .
a course that he regards Is irregular" he
now prosecntes them for doing what he d. +,
recied them TO do
George /. has been guilty Of many mean- /
er Tricks than this-that Of denouncipg q.
twenty of bis old soldiers as deserers ard
bounty Jumpers, for instance-but We 90 :,
not know of any other that combined as
much dishonesty with as little judgment. a
Every one who knows the GoEernur
knows that he has 4 very exalted opinion s'
II his own ability, and not very high
,Piuion of the ability Of other people, but a
We are wonderfully mistaken in our esti- Il
nate Of the ability and sagacity of the pee p
pie OF Kansas, il they are not able TO see te
through a trick rs transparent as this, and OF
We are also very much mistaken in our es- IN
innate Of their love OF justice and fair play tn
this infamous attempt on the part of the az
Governor TO build himself up by running ed
We good men, does not largely INCREASE az
he majority by which the co INVENTION and a,
he people will lay him on the shelf :.