The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-05-22

Thursday, /: go: May 90, 1879.
~ The Atchison Champion growls because Con-
gresham anderson is laborng to secure building
for Custom House and Postofce at Leayenworth.
Ii claims that Atehison gave Anderson a majority,
and is better entitled to building than Leavenworth
is and means to insist upon being recognized. The
same old principle Of want it ALL Atcbison has had
q United States Senator for eighteen years II she
wants Custom House and Postof6ce why doesn't
she Try it through her Senator and not de-
mand that the Congressman devote himself excln-
siyely to Atchisou interests! There other Conn
ties in the District that entitled to some little
consideration.-Troy Chief.
Of course the old familiar air of "Hogtown- II 10
getting to be little monotonous, but it is fair tune.
after all. VIII the Chief. however, please tell us
whether there is any good reason why Atchison
should not have Custom House and Postohice If she
can get ;ti Has Atchison ever asked that Mr.. An
derson sonld devote himself exclusively to Atchison
interests AtcsOn Is the best town in his District
1t is the only town In Kansas that now has any
chance of becoming commercial centre of import
ance. And Mr.. Anderson ought to do what he can
TO help secure this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Champion doesn't come squarely up to the
scratch We have never called Atchson Hog
town. and have not the slightest objection to
her having Post-ofice aud Custom House build
ing. She may be entitled to them; so is Leav-
enworth, and perhaps other towns. But if every
town cannot have these things, and one can, the
member of Congress should con6ne his efforts to
point. If he makes Leavenworth that
point, why squeal about it As we said before
ktchison has had United States Senator for
eighteen years, and yet has no Custom House
and Post Office. IL her Senator has done nothing
for her, what right has she to monopolize the
services Of the Congressman, when other parts
of the District have equal claim upon him
That is the question we are discussing.
II There is a saying, which no person seems
disposed to dispute, that evey one is entitled to
his religious belief. To come squarely down to
the issue, is every one SO entitledf If he is,
should he not also have fhe right to preach his
faith, to make converts, and to practice his re-
hgionf Without these rights, of what use is his
religioni This would open the way for horrors
like that committed by the Massachusetts, Ad-
ventists. They had their belief, and they carried
it into practice. Should men be permitted to
preach doctrines that are calculated to make
men insane, and which they cannot fully EN-
brace until they are insanei Should they be
allowed to preach doctrine that leads to mur-
deri While no person can be prevented from
believing, We apprehend that the law will step
in and prohibit the practice of certain beliefs.
And whenthe law gets its hand in at this busi-
ness, why may it not establish State religion,
as in many European countries . The liberty to
preach monstrosties under the guise of relig-
ions belief, has filed many an insane asylum.
An INSANE MURDER.-we recently spoke of
the refusal or inability of the State Insane Asy-
lums to receive all the insane, in consequence of
which, the County jails and poor-h houses were
being filled with them. Last week, at Emporia,
one insane man confined in Jail, murdered anOth-
er. There is no reason in the law or the arbi-
trary ruling by which the incurable insane are
rejected from the asylums. A Jail or poor
house is no place for them. They cannot be
properly cared for, and are dangerous. On the
other hand, at the asylums they have the means
of taking care of persons in all stages of insan-
ity, and have q force of physicians, nurses and
employees who are trained to the work. They
can be cared for in this way much more
cheaply than in any other. As the people are
taxed to pay the expense, wherever the insane
may be kept, why not take them all in the
State asylums, and let the expense be betrayed
out of the general State taxesi
II Maj. George A. Reynolds, of Kansas, has
been appointed Superintendent of the Senate
folding room, at Washington. Whereupon, the
Democratic papers hasten to remark that here
is Union soldier given an office by the Demo-
cratic Congress. Yes George A. Reynolds served
gallautly during the Rebellion, as au Indian
Agent and amassed fortune out Of his salary,
in the course of couple of years-which, We
presume, he as quickly lost. He always was q
Democrat, but secured the Agency by subserv-
iency to Jim Lane. 1t mattered not what .
mans politics was, he could get an Office from
Lane, by doing his bidding.
~ The Republicans over the river are sick
of their investment in Nick Ford as Congress
man. He is on the straddle on every question,
but manages to straddle on the Democratic
side whenever any important political ques-
tion is up. We suggested to the Republicans
over there, last Summer, that they were fool
ing away their time in becoming tenders to
the Greenback party. If the Democratic can
didate had been elected, they would have known
where to find him; but they have elected q
shyster who cannot be depended upon for any,
thing except to play off on them in time of need.
II While the old Counties of Kansas are
struggling to free themselves from their loads
of railroad bonded Indebtedness, the new Coun-
ties are eagerly taking the burdens upon them
selves. The papers are loudly calling upon
the people to vote for bonds, and those persons
who oppose it are held up as enemies to public
prosperity. And when the Counties take all
they can stand, the Township vote seperate
patches of bonds. In few years, the people of
those Counties will begin to squeal and those
who are now hottest for bonds, will raise their
voices loudest against the intolerable burden.
rS- Some people in Atchison are working mp
the chances of Judge Hubbard for District
Judge, next year. If they are in earnest, they
must be persons who want to elect Democrat
&c Judge. We trust the Republicans of Atchison
have too much good sense to try to force that
fraud aud idiot upon the ticket again, to insure
another defeat.
II An Atchison boy writes home to his moth
er from Texas, that Republican agents are scat
tered through the South, holding out induce
ments for the negroes to emigrate to Kansas.
Is it necessary for an Atchison boy to graduate
first class liar, before he can travels
II The Presby yterians of Brooklyn have been |
trying DIR. Talmage on the charge of deceit and
living If he prashvfarians ars haromino an |