The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-13

The following communication is sent |
to us, for the reason, no doubt, that HE |
NEWS is emphatIcally the Americas
Daily, and every Americusian reads it. |
It is for them to say whether or not tyr
amy shall rampage in this fair land of
the free and home of the brave;
Cottonwood Kan. 1880.
Mr.. Editor of the Americas Daily
Dear Sir | anu Informed that you have
had in your Township the most desper-
ate effort of Despotism that las occurred
since the days ofthe organization of the
state, it appears that the citizens was
prepareing to organize school District
and the north part of the Inhabitance
thought they could Drive the proceedings
THERE own way, my informent says that
THERE is u Methodist preacher by the
name of van hos or vos, and a man by
the name of grant, that led the north side
of the district, the % Day of January
was set for the Election at one o'clock p.
NJ. the NJ preacher and grant and others
got up a secret meeting for the northern
people to meet ON monday Night, and
they wer out until Il o'clock that night
So my informent said, and they maid
THERE plan to meet on day of Election
before one o'clock and do up THERE work
before the people of the South Side OF
would get theire, by so doing they could
Drive it all THERE own way-they cawle6
grant to the chair, and they got mar
f from americas for clerk that is living ou
{ of the District, by the name Of Willard
. and theire was gentleman theire by thu
5 name of S. Cook, that Said to them tina
/ THERE work was not legal and he hoped
+ they would consider what they was do
ine. that all the citizens had q right 4
r patisipate in this Election in lega
S form. and the vote should be Cast by bal
h lot and that THERE Bulldoseing and Dis
potic farce would not be tolerated Mr.. Sa
and others told them that THERE work wa
/. Illegal and they ought to commence
IS do the work legal and according to Law
r and those men wer ordered away Sc tol
p that they had no business THERE that th
r North was running that thing, now if ol
= citizens could not have the privilege {
+ participating in the Election of one {
IT the most important questions of our go
eminent, to-wit, Education, preparitor
{. to christianity, THERE is nothing so We
] adapted 10 keep Down tyronny, Treaso
$ and Sim, as good Education and I
p formation and the means 10 be applied
a. the School Teachers the Press and II
Christian Ministry OF Jesus Christ, an
: WHARF those means are used in the
m proper way Tyrants always mea
Y their reward sooner or late
c. Tyrant is AN arbitrary Ruler a cru
IS Master, an oppressor now if this preac
z er, Won hos, or vos, has become so u
IS reasonable, unjust unwIse and 50 despe
ID. ately wicked, that he is not willing
g. allow his neighbour the privilege of pa
d tisipating in the crate work of Educate
T and Information that brings about chri.
n ianity, he must of forgotten his cawiiI
Il. and his god and if in an Eavel hour
D. has fallen from grace and his coworke
Y. to meat in the dark hour of Night 10 pl
Treason against their neighbors al
A. against the Laws of the state, they shon
q stop and consiler what they are Loin
8 least they should get their reward, if u