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


One of the evils of epl'emeral movements like
the Greenbsck furore, which systematically
break out aud create an excitement for brief
time in this country, is Ike number OF ira IDS,
scalawags, and disrepuiable characters of all
descriptions, who come Ia the surfsc. rs pnblic
leaders, and for y short strut an the stage
81 eminent stafesaea! Ti' man Shnpe, of the
New York Adpocdie, is one Of these, who is just
now being exposed, and reduced to his proper
level. His fate is just bat it detracts from the
merit of the exposure, when we know that it is
done in the interest of one of the most in-
famous scoundrels that was ever permitted to
disgrace society. The war upon Shupe is made
by and in the interest of Brick Pomeroy, of Chi
cago, who aspires to the leadership of the Ma
tional Greenback party, aud who aims to retrieve
o wasted fortune, by having his paper recogniz-
ed as the organ of the National Labor Greenback
party, and receiving the united support of the
tens of thousands of dupes who are being led
astray by set Of as conscienceless shysters as
ever lived.
We notice long article in last weeks Balle
tin, signed with star, (') but whether original
or selected We do not know, eulogizing this
scoundrel, Pomcroy, ad nauseam. 1t calls him
6nement, and all other noble qualities, to the
skies. This man Pomeroy is simply an unprin-
cipled scoundrel without one redeeming quality
his assumed refinement being only for the pur-
pose of snare. He is now a Greenbacker.
During an after the war, he published the La
Crosse Democrat, In Wisconsin. Week after
week, year after year, he abused the Grecnbacks
as Abolition scabs and rags, greasy, filthy worth
less cheats, and published columns of affecting
sketches, depicting the wrongs and sufferings of
the poor, in being compelled to receive these
Lincoln rags as money, in place of the precious
silver and gold that they used to get before Alb
olitionism came in power. The soldiers who
fought for the Union were befouled every week,
and his beasty paper rejoiced at their being kill
cd. The families ofsoldiers, who were in the field
fighting for the life of the nation, were DETAINED
by this "refned" man-their wives were repre-
sented as living lives ofprostituton at home and
vile wood-cuts appeared in every issue, repre-
senting soldiers arriving at home, and wearing
look of utter CONSERVATION at finding their wives
in peculiar situation, the work of some other
man. The Germans were usually selected as
the subjects of these obscene illustrations and
sketches. He advised the poisoning BUSH
whacking, and numbering by any other MEANS
of Union soldiers. For weeks and months, he
advocated the assassination of President Lin
coin; and when his scheme was at last carried
ont, he gloated and rejoieed over it, heaping his
foul abuse upon the body of the murdered Presi-
dent. His paper had an immense circulation,
and was found in every doggery, brothel, and
place of bad repute in the land. He amassed
large fortune by its sale; and imagining that he
was great man, he removed to New York, to
enlarge the sphere of his usefulness in that Pc
culiar line. But once removed from his accus-
toned dung-hill, the charm was broken, and he
lost all his money. He now seeks to retrieve
his fortune by advocating the Greenback, that
he had so long and so foully abused.
This "refned" man had gentle and virtnous
wife; but his conduct was so beastly, and his
life so openly infamous, that she was compelled
to sue and obtain divorce. He then married q
lady of fine literary ability; but she, too, soon
discovered that she had connected herself with
refined scoundrel, and has left him. He is
probably almost ready for another victim.
This is but a brief reference to the career and
character of q scoundrel who now assumes to
lead national party, and who is being laude ed
in articles perhaps written and paid for by him
self, as the 'Great Commonerw Files of his La
Crosse Democrat are no doubt still extant. Let
all who can, get them, and convince themselves
of the truth of our statements When such men
as Henry Clay Dean, Kearney, Megys, ct al, lead
the politics of the nation, and Methodist Presid-
ing Elders become their followers, God save the
country!
And this wretch, who has been repndiated and
kicked out of the Democratic party by the de-
cent portion Of the party, finds eulogst in the
Troy Bul'etia, that claims to be genuine Dem. |
ocratic organ, and asks Democrats for endorse
ment and support.