The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-01-15

Thursday, ;: January Is, 1880.
A Republican ssCoup Detawv-The
Tables Turned i'm Maine.
The situation in Maine has changed front.
The Democratic and Greenback conspirators
could not raise quorum in the Legislature TO
transact business; the State Treasurer would
not pay their orders for salary and the Govern
ment was turned over to military control The
command fell upon Gen. Chamberlain, Repub-
lican, who was commander of the Malitia OF the
District. He refused to play TO the hands OF
the conspirators; and on Monday morning, the
Republican members made bulge for the State
House, securing possession of both chambers,
and proceeded to organize, admitting, by reso-
luton. the Republican members who had been
counted out. A squirt named Lamsou, pretend
ing TO be President of the Senate, elamel to be
acting Governor, but nobody would obey his or
ders. Gen. Chamberlain ignored him, and he
threatened TO have Chamberlain indicted for
mutiny. The Republican Legislature, after or
ganizing at once submitted the question of its
legality to the Supreme Court, aud will not
transact any business until that is decided
But they hold possession of the State House, and
will continue to hold it, until tho dispute is set
tied One Of the Judges of the Supreme Court
is Democrat, but he was one of the frmest in
deciding GarcelonIs questions against him. The
worst thing for the conspirators is, that they
have not the full support of their own party.
1t was discovered that the State House was
garrsoned by miscreants in the interest of the
Garcelon gang, who had loaded muskets, pre-
pared to slaughter the Republican members, if
they should endeavor to demand their rights.
These have been hustled out and the muskets
removed to the armories.
Of course, all the malice of the thwarted revi
olutionists vents itself upon jim Blaine. He
has remained at Augusta the whole time, direct
ing the movements of the Republicans. Last
week, it was reported that he had had another
stroke of prostration, requiring the presence of
physicians for five hours; but there was NO
truth in it. Then, it was said, an attempt had
been made to bribe q Democratic member, and
that the person brought the money from Blaine's
house. But Blaine held his grip, disregardng
all charges, and has made his point. The Re-
publicans will have their rights in Maine, and
Blaine is the man that has managed it. "lf the
Democratic rascality in Maine succeeds, am
for Grant for President" has been common
expression. The Democratic rascality in Maine
has not succeeded and the man for President is
James G. Blaine, who defeated it
ATHIN ExCUsE.-One of the poor excuses for
the Demo cratic outrage in Maine, is that the Re-
publicans have been keeping control of the
State by fraudulent counting out This has
never before be en- made public. Under Repub
lican rule, the majority in the Legislature has
never been changed from the way the openly
published returns fixed it. There never has
been a Democratic majority made up from the
returns, but Republican majority given certif-
icates. If Republicans were in the ha bit of do
ing that way, why did they permit the Demo
Gratis and Greenbackers to have a majority last
yearf Then, surely, would have been good
time to put in practice this alleged counting
ont. The returns showed q small majority of
Democrats and Greenbackers, and the Republi-
cans officially gave certificates to that majority,
and thereby put it in their power to pc rpetrate
the outrage they have done. This year, the
turns showed large Republican maj ority. Not
word Was whispered of frauds or irregular re-
turns; but, as the time approached for issuing
certificates, it leaked out that returns were to
be thrown out by wholesale, and the will of the
people reversed. The people of Maine have
learned lesson that will profit them.
r. When the white women at the Ute Agen-
cy were rescued, it was announced that they
had not been violated by tn, Indians. We
thought this very strange, and had made up our
mind that the Mormons, instead of inciting the
Indians to revolt, had disguised themselves as
Indians, and had committed the murders. But
the mystery is cleared up. The white women
III hat fba Iudi Win ia
every one of them. Indians may not attack the
United States mail coaches, or scalp red-headed
men but one thing you can always bet your
bottom dollar on: whenever Indians get white
women into their clutches, they make it q relig-
ious duty, without any unnecessary delay, to
violate their persons. If they do not do it, there
is something wrong that cannot be explained
u 1t is reported from Washington, that the
kilograms to and from Senator Ingalls,, in the
Topeka office, during the Senatorial contest,
have been destroyed by the telegraph authori-
ties-it is added, pursuant to custom, after
keeping copies of telegramms for six months"
If this is true, it has decidedly a bad look for
Ingalls,. Those copies were destroyed after it
was known that they wanted evidence
in the Ingalls, case, and after he pretended to
committee. If they showed nothing crooked,
and Ingalls, desired that they be produced, why
were they destroyed, when it was found the tel
egraph agents were compelled to appear before
the Committee!
II The Indianapolis Journal undertook to
inaugurate o "Grant Boom" in that State, i'm
mediately after Grant swept over it, and for
that purpose, sent circulars to hundreds Of
prominent men throughout the State, asking
their preferences. The replies thus far received,
put Blaine far ahead of any other candilate-in
State, too, where four years ago he had no foot
hold. But there is good Judgment in this. If
Blaine is nominated for President, Ben. Harri-
son will be the vice-President, without much
doubt, and Indiana will 60 Republican. If
Grant or Sherman is nominated, Ben. Harrison
cannot be, and Grant cannot carry the State.
= The Emporia National Era, Sam Woods
Greenback organ, has busted badly. 1t has
been sold by the Sheriff, under mortgage, and
the new proprietor is issuing paper called the
Journal. Sam. Wood is a political fraud, and
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