The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-30
Republicans, Attsntinni
Rn CLnrD, N.b Oct. II, 1879.

Error CHrEr:-DurinR the past scsk
tickets with Mr. Tulleys' name 1t the
hesd &c them have appeared and are now
being riii~caInusly circulated IN seversl
parts Of the county. The people who
are openly sctive in this maneuvre. claim
that Mr.. Tullev< has no part in it, incep
ton. hu, 'ha, If ebe ted, he will .erve the
people in his present capacity Two years
longer. have no dou5, . majority Of
the voters Of Webster county will GO Wild
wi.h delight, and wonder At Mr.. Tullevs
amalinp senerosi'y. i, il - seldom they
find a man patriotic and self sacrificing
enough ia fnrego the comforts and con
venicncss IF private life. FIR fhe mere
purpose Of haldine . pubic Office the pro-
FITS and emaluments arising fherefrom
which amounts to only . pal'ry ,hsu.and
or two . year. That 10 have found such
. person is really matter FIR unhourEed
srl~frra'ulation An eminent philosopher
who had given the political history Of
mankind much thought snl study il Al
shortly for the statement that al occa-iOns
The position Of Nr. Tu'ley- in the pres
ens canvass gives ample Sssurauce that
the reed is NOT get extinct. nesnairine
Of he people heing unable to find . man
capable of filing the OFFICE of couR'y clerk.
Mr.. Tulleys unhesitatinrly ard in al the
martyr like spirit Of a medieval saint. an
%nounces his purpose to sand between
them snd their owr folly. Who can help
adDiring such infinite courage such IN
approachahle elf dcniaP such august
neral subIimiry? pc, hars however hs IL .
trife out At the enis in reckoning the
capacity Of the people to choore their "
officials; perhap- they knew what they
we're doing slI sling IN this thing and are
o at all aprsrhc"sive Of the danger he
i. 40 inordin.te'y anxious to avert 1t
NAV be thn: the evils he SEES impending
over the heads Of this people. are maani-
fed ont Of oil proportions whon viewed
through the medium 6f his official spec
tac'es. Mr.. TuIleys. IL should he remem-
tered has held the Office Of c"un'y clerk
for six years, and il is q we'll established
fact thar the longer an official remains in
office, the stronger becomes his convic-
tions that his services are indispensable to
the public. Again he has held himself
up as the lead horse Of the Republic m
party, and bnt a lew years ago when he
arprehended danger outside Of . Repuh-
lican convention. through a peoples move.
and while he himself was the nominee Of
the Republican convention, | have heard
him argue long and well for the support
Of the regular nominees. / .uDpose that
IT is useless TO assert. for the fact will not
be disputed. tina, Mr.. CARRIER vas the
choice Of a large majority Of the voters Of
the county for the office IF county clerk;
the primaries we're regularly held 10 the
several precincts. and he was almost If
not quite the unanimous choice of them
~ much 50. that in every section of the
county there was but twn candidates known
Mr. CARRIER ana Mr.. Talleys. The dele
gates were elected in regard to those twn
candidates. and tho result of the conven
ton was a< above stated, Mr.. CARRIER re
ceiving the nomination. Now it Is an es-
tshIished fact in the minds Of every voter,
that Mr.. Tulleys Was a candidate in the
caucus and up to the very day Of The con
vention, und right here let me say to him
Why was he not a candidate in the con
vention? Why does he not come gu
boldly and above board like . m.n. and
announce himself q caniids'e. that he
may stand before the people a brave man
If not true Republican, Surely even if
Mr.. CARRIER was moi the choice Of the
majority Of he delegates Of the conven
ton. Mr.. TuIleys should he the last man
in the world to find fault with him on
thar score. for he withirew from being a
candidate in the convention on the day Of
the convention. Why? For his Dam.
was not even mentioned in the convention,
nor did he seem to be thought Of any
more than it he we're Eve yea 3 10 his c"f
fin. YET il is upon this grounl that tn,
friends of Mr.. Tulleys attempt to falsift
q movement which threatens to rupture
and disol Ranize the Iarty-upo' this
ground they propose to reap for him all
the benefits of a bolt" and that gentle
men himself seeks to shield himself from
the odiu'u of striking a blow At his vi
parry, but the foundation is to Narrow TO
support the superstructure. the excuse
TOO lame to Impose upon any man. Ii ne
was sati>6.d that the people were defraud-
ed in the convention, Why did ne not act
out At once, boldly and openly like . man
to reciiiy the wrong? He would probably
have found like the man who Insisted on
butting his head against the stone wal =,
that the position was rather a,ore ex
hausting than cxhllaratine. Blu, there
would have been . certain exhibition of
pluck about it that would have attracted
respect If 10, appreciation. But his pres
ent course can excite nothing but commis-
GRAFTON and contempt h places him
self in the condition ofa man. who after
having bis nose in the public crib for six
long years, is so r%avenously greedy that
he can neither be drawn or coaxed away.
There is . principle sluost universally en-
forced in the Republican party. aud par
ticurlarly so in this state, that sanction
/, rotations in Office. and i, has always been
found 70 work remarkably we'll. Mr. Tul
legs however does not seem to have beard
of 1t. He seems to imagine that because
he has held the county clerks Office for
six years he is entitled to it . life time,
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