The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-12-12
The self.Made ASS Brays AGAIN.

"o' sn"s Pourea int1 aim by tine Chtg Two weeks
ago, and proclaims his honesty and integrity
from the house-tof, it were. He appears to
be in more distress than he has been since the
| time when John Z. Smith, of Seneca, treated
him for the piles. Guthrie, as editor of the Bal
letin, would have served Judge o. P. Mason, OF
Nebraska, as an illustration of @poor critter, y
instead of defining it as "a live louse on dead
nigger's rump."
New settlers of Kansas do not know the early
history of this selfmade ass of Northern Kansas
They only know that lie started out two years
ago, a. candidate for Congress, on the issue of
honesty and reform, and spent over $500 in his
honest efforts to buy support and, sigually fail
ing, is engaged in the laudabls work Of "payiug
his debts" A few bright points in his career
may not be uninteresting to the newcomers and
homesteaders.
In the early days of Kansas as a State, the
Office CT Attorney-General went a begging. No
lawyer who had any practice would have the
Office Ben. Simpson, the first man elected to
the office, refused to qualify, and Sam. Stinson
| consented to fill it until some man could be
found who would accept it. Guthrie longed for
| it, and sent man to the Republican State Con-
| vention, in 1s62, to labor constantly and exclu-
sively for his nomination. This man, having
the reputation of being cracked in the upper
! story, was, of course, great admrer of Guthrie
The fellow went. There wssf no other candi-
date, but Guthrie's man worked hard for him,
boring every delegate, until he promised to vote
for Guthrie. When it came to nomination
some delegate, in order to IVORY Guthrie's man,
placed candidate in nomination against nth.
- anII Ia all, al: r. r
beating him. Guthrie was nominated, and, of
course, elected, as fools have since been on the
Republican ticket.
Guthrie was now in Stinson's place, and he
came near filling it, that he ratified around
in it like shot in a pork barrel He at
once discovered that the State had got started
wrong, for want of his eminent services. and set
about Strengthening things up. One of his first
discoveries was, that the law defining the pow
ers and duties of a certain officer were imper-
feet. He wrote a resolution, calling upon the
Acknowledgement for his opinion as to whether
any further legislation was necessary to render
the functions of said officer harmonious aud
complete. He requested Hon. C. G. Foster, now
United States District Judge, but then men,
Der of the State Senate, to offer this resolution
SO that he might have an opportunity to enlght-
en- the lawmakers. Foster offered it; and it
was adopted, aud sent to Guthrie. By this time,
Guthrie had been informed that Foster, in offer
ing the resolution, had stated that lie did SO at
the special solicitation of the Attorney Gene raj
himself. This caused Guthrie to get up on his
ear-and as jackass has an ample ear, he got
up high. He returned reply, that, in his opin-
ion, further legislation mas necessary, and he
thought the good sense of the Senators would
show them what it was. Here was the snub
direct, after making request of him at his own
solicitation. Thenceforth Guthrie was a by
word and laughing stock
Soon after this episode, the officers of the
State Senate gave an oyster and wine supper to
the members of the Senate, which will long Le
remembered for the little incidents and acci-
dents connected with and following it. The
supper was prepared by a restaurant proprietor,
and held in large unoccupied room near by,
Oh the east side of Kansas Avenue, about mid
way. between 5th and6th Streets. They ate, and
drank, and were merry. In fact some of the
boys were pretty well "set up" and got noisy.
About or 10 O'clock here came Guthrie, unn-
viied, sticking his nose in. The boys were just
in humor to have some wisdom from Guthrie
and at once called upon him for a speech. That
was just to Guthre's hand. He arose, saying
that he would not make speech, but would
tell story. He commenced telling about an
old woman who lived up in Brown County, who
had three daughters. None of them were mar
ried, but they had a curiosity Here the up
roar commenced. Some inquired about the Gu
fbars eI fol % fba al,1
and still others moved that it be referred to the
Committee of the Whole. Guthrie began again.
but when he came to the curiosity, the uproar
drowned him out. And that fool actually stood
there for not less than honr and half, try
ing to tell his story, but was never permitted to
get beyond the curiosity Finally, seeing there
was no choking him of some of the boys went
for him, and grabbed him. scufiie ensued, and
soou Guthrie's breeches were down, and his per-
son exposed. The fellow actually beloved and
blubbered like an over grown BOBBY, upon which
he was released, and sneaked away. We think
that johnson Clark and poor S. NJ. Thorp engi-
nered this raid upon Guthrie, and it runs in
our mind that Foster made full hand
Having given these examples of the dignity
which Guthrie brought to his Office, we shall
Guthrie's interview with President Lincoln,
which many citizens Of Kansas have not heard of.
But before We conclude, We want to PROFOUND
few questions to Guthrie. He has put some
to us; but We do not purpose that he shall do
all the asking, and We all the answering Can
he tell us who it was that took widows COW
from her, in Brown County, to pay himself for
five minutes pettifogging before Justice Of
the Peacei Who drove q neighbours hogs into
bis own field, then took them up, and compelled |
the neghbor to pay for them, before releasing |
themf Who cut the bride of a Campbellite |
preachers horse, and turned him loose, in the |
night, while the owner was preaching in a |
school house, because rhe preacher refused to
support certain person f,r Office in opposition |
to the regular nominee of his partyi Let US
have direct answers to these questions, and then
We shall have more to propound.
r strong effort is being made to secure
fha annnin of ti,a u,;j,,v NJ n CaI. -. |