The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-11-20
"wanted, a Republican Party"

Under this heading, the Eldorado Times, . few
weeks ago, contained long article, which was
marked in the copy sent us, evidently for an
expression from upon the subject; but .
crowd of other matter has hitherto kept rs from
it. The article is to the effect that political
bummers and dead beats from other States have
come to Kansas, where, finding the Republican
party largely in the majority, have attached
themselves to it, although q large majority of
them are really Democrats; that these men ha We
formed the commercial element of the party,
their object being black-mail, and they have
brought corruption and disgrace upon the party.
The Times wants the party weeded out, and
those fellows kicked overheard, into the party
that they belong to. 1t says the Republican
majority in Kansas is too large; that if this
hummer element were unloaded, the majority
world be much less, and would constitute a
good reason for the party observing greater care
in selecting the best aud purest men for Office.
Having got along so we'll, the Times then pro-
ceeds to kick over its pail Of milk, by citing
the Ingalls, investigation one Of the works of
this spurious element, and thinks it disgraceful
that an ex-senator, Supreme Judge, and the
Chairman of the Republican State Central Com
mittee, should be found contributing money to
pay the expenses of prosecuting the investiga-
ton of United States Senator. The Times, af
ter crying ont against the corrupt element, rails
against prominent members of the party who
contribute their means to expose and punish the
corruption!
Now, we think that the Republican party is not
SO strong in any State, but that it should heartily
welcome all recruits to its standard. Among
those who come, some will be bogus, of course.
But the Republican party wants all the strength
it can get, instead of kicking men out. There
is no law against men attaching themselves to
any party they choose, or q majority ruling,
even If they be mercenary recruits. There is no
way to prevent bad men from getting into office
at the hands of any party; but as a rule, the Re-
publican party has selected good men. And
some very bad ones have been men who were
Republicans from the very start, and who could
not be kicked ont, even under the rule proposed
by the Times.
1t happens, also, that large majority of those
who have been demanding an investigation of
Ingalls,, were original Republicans. Ex Senator
Pomeroy and Sidney Clarke were Republicans
at the organization Of the party. The Chair
man of the Central Committee has been Re-
puDuCdu al HIS pOisiCdi hic. Suici JuseiCo AAoi-
ton has been Republican since the breakin g
out of the rebellion, and probably has been vot
er of the Republican ticket longer than the editor
of the Times has. Twice, since Judge Horton
has been Republican, Senator Ingalls, has been
q candidate a State ticket in opposition to
the Regular Republican ticket, and was support
ed by Democrats, Copperheads, and all other
conglomerate elements opposed to the Republi-
can party. Besides, if our memory is not very
short, quite q number of Democrats and other
elements opposed to the Republican party, vOt-
ed for Ingalls, for Senator. So the Times would
make bad business of it, if it established 10y
atty to Senator Ingalls, test, when it went
to kicking iuterlopers out of the Republican
party.
We think we can tell the Times what has had
more to do in bringing scandal aud corruption
upon the Republican party Of Kansas, than
the invasion of the hummer and semi Democrat
ic element. 1t has been the setting mp of one
man as the embodiment of true Rspublicsnism
and demanding, as a test of loyalty to the party,
that all swear by him, and worship him. Once
it was Lane. Now it is Ingalls,. Hereafter it
will be some other man. Some of the worst
bummers and black, mailers in the State and
men whose hatred of every Republican princi-
pie was ingrained, have fastened themselves up
on these men, like warts upon frog, and have
been accepted as the true blue, the spoSesmeu
and dispensers of the favors of the party, and
have enjoyed the fat of the public patronage,
while men who have never wavered in their de-
votion to Republican principles, have been
bounded down, and kept in the back ground, be-
cause they would not become lickspittles Men
who published Greeley papers, and abused Grant
and the Republican party, are gobbling up the
fat, and issuing orders to the Republican party,
while men who never faltered are denounced,
and selected as favorite objects to be kicked out,
because they saw proper to contribute of their
own money to pay the expenses of investigating
an alleged crime-a crime which all the investi-
gators combine to establish
No, thank you; we have been inviting recruits
to the Republican party, because We want Re-
publican party, and a strong one. We shall not
enrol under the banner of the Kickers-at least
not on the platform virtually laid down by the
Times.