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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

WHY This WAR'-It may have been noticed
that a particularly bitter fight is being made
against Mr.. Heatley, by persons who do not as-
sign any good reason for it. Here is the secret
By the former law of Kansas, until amended by
the last Legislature, it was provided that in all
criminal eases, where there failure to con-
vict, the State should not be held liable for any
Of the costs whatever. In two heavy criminal
snits, occurring near together, there was a fail
ure to convict in both eases. This Sheriff and
District Clerk had large amount of fees In
those cases. and presented them Ia ihe County
Board for payment. They were referred to Mr..
Heatley, as County Attorney, for his opinion.
As was his duty, he stated the law to them, and
the claims were rejected. These officers should
have had their pay, and so should scores of wit
ment. Rut the fault was in the law, pot in Mr..
Heatley. He performed his sworn duty, and
stated the law to the Board. For that perform
ance of duty, those two officers, one of whom is
an ''independent Republican, candidate for
reelection as District Clerk, swore vengeance
upon Heatley, and ale doing their best TO
carry it out, because he prevented several hun
dred dollars being taken from the County Treas
ury contrary TO law. Why should the law be
disresarded in order tn favor two individuals,
by the same law and why should the legal ad-
wiser of the Board lie punished for stating the
law to it!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

The LASH HAS LOST ITs STING.-After all its
denuneations of st. John and his crusade for 9
third term, it seems 10 us that the Atehison
Champion is evincing extraordinary zeal in its
efforts to whip the Republican voters into the
support of st. John. Its latest demand is that
Republicans shall vote open ticket, and let
everybody know hew they vote. Perhaps the
Champion forgets that this species Of terrorism
and bulldozing played cut in Kansas about twen-
ty-five years ago. The first vote we ever east IN
Kansas, was one Of your open tickets 1t was
under the Border Ruffian law, and a relic of the
system by, which the Chivalry Of the South kept
the common voters under subjection. The voter
had to go up to the polls and hand his ticket in
The judge would call ont the voters name, and
then open and read off his ticket aloud so that all
the bystanders could hear. Then his ticket was
marked with the number set opposite his name on
the poll-book. In this way, every voter could be
spotted, and could be attended to when oppor-
tunity offered. The Champions proposition is
simply intended to cOeree the timid voter, who
has not the backbone to openly antagonize the
political whippers-in. But the law guarantees
q secret ballot, and every voter who 50 desires
should avail himself of the privilege. The bal
lots will he sufficiently open, when they are
counted ont-perhaps too much so to suit some
people But We suggest that the editor Of the
Champion organize club brigade, with badge
bearing the legend, .'Show Your Ticket" and
whenever n voter approaches the polls who has
heretofore been Republican, compel him to eI-
lhbit his ticket, or club him away from the polls.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
Signs of a Big Scare.

All the signs of the times indicate that the St.
Jobnites are badly frightened over the situation.
The note of alarm is deing sounded all along the
line. Every public speaker who can he coaIed
or driven into the field, is being placed upon the
stump. st. John himself is working night and
day, as he has not worked since he whooped up
the churches and Sunday schools to assist him
in carrying the primaries When q meeting is
held, the st. John dailies are furnished with
flaming specials, telling how the widest enthu-
siasm prevails, how everything betokens glo-
rious victory, and how the weak-kneed and wa
vering Republicans are coming up to the sup
port of the ticket by the hundreds When was
such means ever necessary before, in Kansas,
with her overwhelming majority, to cheer up
the partyf The admission that there are hun
dreds of wavering Republicans in every commu-
nifty, is of itself an alarming sign of danger
Until recently, there were no wayering Repub-
licans to speak Of, according to the st. John pa
pers, bat the whole State was solid for him.
There is good reason for this alarm. In every
County, there are Republicans by the score and
hundred who have determined that they will
not vote for ST. John or endorse his fanatical
hobby. They are making no demonstrations
but their very quietness is the more ominous
In this County, the revolt is almost a general
uprising. Two years ago, st. John had 352 ma
jority in the County. The majority for Click,
this year, is vsriously estimated from 300 all the
way up to 1900 In Atchison, Leavenworth and
Wyandotte, the change will be equally great.
In Topeka, there is an anti-st. John Republican
Club, that numbers almost / 900 members; but
this does not measure the extent of the DETECTION
far fhar d.. IL
vote for st. John, but who do not join clubs or
make other public demonstrations. To counter
act this detection, the st. John retainers have
started what they call an Anti-Gliek Democratic
Club. But even at their best showing, they
number less than fifty members, and most of
them said to be Republicans, and strikers
for ST. John. ST. John will carry scarcely q
County on tie eastern line Of the State. Brown
County, two years ago, gave st. John S6i major
ity, and it is one of the most pronounced temper
ance Counties in the State; yet bets offered
that Click will receive majority in the County.
Whether he does not, the fact that the dssat
isfaction is so great that men are willing TO bet
on a majority for Click, is evidence that rebel
lion is abroad, and beyond the reach of the party
lash We have been shown private letter from
prominent Republican in County that gave
St. John about $50 majority, two years ago. The
writer asks what this kicking business means,
and what is going to be the result. He says if
the situation in other parts of the State is my
thing like it is in his County, St. John will be
defeated by 30, 900 votes; and that the Repub-
licans will lose the entire County and Legislative
ticket And so it goes, all over the State. They
talk of the West being solid for st. John; but
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

SPLITTING HAIRs.-Some anti-St. John people
still continue to he dissatisfied because we keep
st. Johns name in the ticket at the head of our
columns. We keep there the Republican ticket
nominated at Topeka. II We left out st. Johns
name, it would not be the ticket. We support
all that ticket except St. John, and have given
plenty Of reasons why do not support him.
We trust that no man will he worried by so
small thing 81. Johns name in the ticket in
q newspaper If they can read and understand,
it will not take them long to satisfy themselves
that We are net advocating st. John very zeal
opal,.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
IT. To the Rcpublican. ,Lis defeat

II To the Republicans this defeat has deeper
meaning. 1t means that the Republican party can
undertake to advocate the various isnis that are
floating about the country with any hope of success
We mean that il cannot undertake to drag all the
pet theories to the front. Ohio is n Temperance
State to certain extent but it s not prohibition
and the Republican party cannot make it so by bid
ding for the prohibition vote. If the Republican
party in the State is not a prohibition party. it
should fight its battles on Republican principles.
Those who claim to be wise leaders decided to do
otherwise, and the result is that the plan failed
get the Republican vote. Ohio is n Republican
State to-day by large majority, if the members of
that party are allowed to vote Republican issues.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

~ Vote for Frank Brown for District Clerk
The people of the County have known him for
years, as faithful and efficient officer, and as
private eitizrn; and whether in or ont of Office.
they have always known him as the same steady.
quiet, straightforward man. What he is to one
man, he is to all, and at all times the same He
has not got different face for each different
sentiment or locality in the County, or a differ
ent story to tell t" operate npon the feelings or
prejudices of the different voters he meets.
Those who knew him sixteen years ago when
he was first candidate. know precisely the
same man to-day. It is some advantage to have
q man who will wear.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

SLArGHTERnG MCCABE.-That portion of our To-
peka correspondence which refers the attitude Of
ST. John and his friends toward McCabe is confirmed
from various sources. In the desperate emergency
which has ovsrtaken them. st John and his forces
have resorted to this expedient for partially retrev
ing their fallen fortunes at least having an,
cuse in case Of defeat. They will slaughter McCabe
themselves, and then pointing to the defeated ticket
after the election will say: The Niger did it." Ne
Cabe's friends forewarned. Wherever they can
get vote for McCabe in consideration for voting
for Click themselves they should do it. That is the
only way they can keep even.-Itchis0n GlObe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

II If the people of Doniphsn County want
an officer who will do his duty strictly, hut who
will not allow himself to be made spy and de-
tective upon mems business and harass citi-
zens to crafty the prejudice or spite of others,
at heavy cost to the County, let them vote for
t. W. Heatley for County Attorney. He is now
sncountering very bitter opposition from two
classes of people. One class is those whom his
official duty compelled him to prosecute for vi
olations of the law; the other class is pestiIent
set of mischief-makers, who sought to set CON-
munities at loggerheads, regardless of the cost
TO the County, and wanted Mr.. Heatly to shoul-
der their prcjudices, and to come in and take
the preliminary steps which it was their part 10
do, that they could crafty their spite without
performing any unpleasant work. The people
of the County are very decided upon this bust
ness. Now is the time to act. If they allow
themselves to be fooled out of their votes, no
complaints hereafter can remedy the matter
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
Tpr ONO yoTgR.-Tbe ayerage Ohio man

Tue OHIO voTER-The average Ohio man the
morning of the election calls up his wife and hired
girl, and snch other members of his family may
be supposed to know something about it, and cate
chises em upon their knowledge opinion as to the
way he voted at the last election. Finding. aeeor-
ding to the weight of evidence, how he voted the
last time he goes the polls and votes for the 9th
er side and feels that he has done his whole duty
n citizen, who intends to do right half the time
least That is how it happens that Ohio goes Demo
cratic occasionally.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

tS We have been keeping a correct tally list,
taken from accounts in St. John papers of st.
John meetings throughout the State, and find
that, up to date, l3l, ,799 weak -kneed Republic
ans, who were going to vote against st. John,
have come ont for the straight ticket; with
number of Counties to hear from. As ST. John
received only ll5,OoO votes, two years ago. this
shows that all the Republicans and many of the
Democrats and Greenbaekers were opposed to
st. John, but will now vote for him. Now. does
not all such bolstering up prove that there was
a tremendous dsaffection in the Republican
ranks, when we were assured, weeks ago, all
was harmOny' Doesn't il also indicate that st.
John is on slippery groundi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

SENATORIAL ISGATuUDE-Senator Ingalls, is re-
ported as having said in his Salina speech that he
would for the poorest Republican in preference
TO voting for the best Democrat. That certainly
does not sound well coming from Senator who
owes his Office to the Democratic votes in the Legis
lature ard DemOctatic influence in the lobby. Tom
Fenlou will probably take of this and he should
remember the Senator in his speeches-Learen,ro,ih
.Sfaadnrd
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

Y The trial of Bob Ford has ended in his ss-
quittsl 1t is generally recognized that these
prosecutions of Ford are not for the purpose Of
Furnishing him for crimes commitsed, bu; for
putting the outlaw, Jesse James, out of the way; ;
therefore, he gets the benefit both of doubts aud
csrtaintics
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

Jacob H. Bloomer. yirgille, y. Y. writes: your
Thomas Eclectric Oil cured a badly -welled neck
and sore throat my in forty-eght hours; one
application removed the pain from toe; my
wife's feOt alo infmed-sO that she could not
walk about the house; she applied the Oil, and in
twenty four hours entirely cured For sale by
ID. c. Sinclair & Bro, Troy
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

~ We would state, for the benefit of certain
gentlemen in the County, who seem to be una
ware of the fact, that Sol. Miller is not running
for any Office, and that none of the candidates
are editing this paper, or are responsible for
anything in it. We are running this sheet, and
expressing our own square-toed sentime uts, and
telling the truth with the bark off, If any gen.
tlemen want to vote against any candidate, it is
their right; but it is a mighty slim excuse to
say they do so because Sol Miller says this or
does that
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
SheriH''s Sale.

THE STATE OF KANSAS lcc
COUNTY OF DONIPHAN.
In the District Court for Douphan County
William j. Reed, Plaintiff
William N. Mann
Mary F1eek, and
Susan E Sickles
Doing business in the firm name
and style of J. b. Sckles & Co, Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given that will offer for sale at
~ public auction for cash at the hour Of oclOek p NJ
On tie Ih day Of December, 4. d. lss7,
at the north door Of the Court House in the City Of Troy
Doniphan County Of Kansas the following described
real estate. to wit:
The north twenty ta0l feet Of Lo, number two t2 in
Block number twenty-five 2l of the original tswn site Of
the City Of Troy in Doniphan County State of Kansas
scourling to the plat Of said City.
Taken the property Of William NJ Mann and offered
for sale TO the highest bidder for cash satisfy
Judgment and costs in favor Of the plaintiff William J.
Reed and certain other Judgment in favor Of Susan T.
Sickes of the defendants of record in the District
Court for Donphan County, in the State of Kansas in
which William J. Reed is plaintiff and William n. Mann
Mary Fleek and Susan Z. Sickles defendants.
Given under hand, this 1st day of November A. D.
1sse.
y. c. BAILEY,
Sheriff Of Doniphan County
November 2 lss2-jw. Prs fee, S24 So
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

II The Click meeting in Donirhan County yes
terday 80 enthusiastic that even the Republican
associated press mentions it. There two Repub
hcan factions in DoniphIn County, one led by Cy.
Leland and the other by Charley Burkhalter. but
both opposing st. John IL is generally believed
that Click will receive thousand majority in the
County, although the Republican majority il usual
LIZ fnnr to five hundred.-iLehisOn Gls.L<
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

IL The Holton Recorder says that If there are
any Republicans in Jackson County who intend
to vote for Click, they are keeping mighty still
about it. There is just where the mischief comes
in. Men who have fully and firmly made mp
their minds, do not say much about it, but when
the time comes, they act. Your noisy fellows,
who are always on the blow and bluster, are the
doubtful ones. They want somebody to plead
with them. and hold ont Inducements
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

Can man refrain from chopping the leaves of the
Burdock with his cane, he passes; it is .'only
weed, and yet few plants weeds valuable,
and few preparations so popular, Burdock Blood
Btters, in which all its valuable properties are
skillfuy combined. 1t cures dyspepsia indigestion
constipation. gOut. and all diseases arising from
impurities of the blood. Pricesl co. For sale by d.
&. Sinclair Bro Troy
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

take this opportunity to bear testimony 10 the
efficacy of your :" Hop Bitters." Expecting to find
them nauseous and bitter, and composed of bad
whiskey. were agreeably surprised at their mild
taste, just like q cup of tea. Mrs Cresswell and
u Mrs. Connor. friends, have likewise tried, and pro-
nounce them the best medicine they have taken
for building up strength and ioning up the system.
was troubled with eOstivehcss headachs, and want
of appetite. Ny ailments all gone. | have
a yearly contract with doctor TO look after the
health of myself and family, but need him now
= GlLLILAND,
July D, 1853. Peoples 1drOodie. Pittsbnrg. Pa
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

~ Miss Willard, in a speech at the meeting
of the women temperance cranks at Louisyillr,
spoke of her beloved ST. John. If things work as
appearances now indicate, she can pick up her
beloved st. John on two chips, after election
day, and carry him home with her
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
Balm In Gilead.

There is balm in Gilead to heal each gaping wound
In Thomas Ecleetric Oil. the remedy is found.
For internal and outward use you freely may apply IL
For all pain and inflammation should surely try
Ii only costs a trife It's worth its weight in gold
And by every dealer in the land this remedy is sold
Enr sale hY d. c. Sinclair & Bro. Troy.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

MANY silly people despise the precious. not
understanding it, But dcspises Kidney Wort
after having given il trial. Those that have used
it, agree that it is by far the bsst medicine known
Its action is prompt, thorough and lasting. Don't
take pills and other nercurias that poison the
ten. but by using kidneyWort, restore the natural
artiou of all the orpans
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

Says Pennsylvania, all her State documents The
Keystone State means that there irrepressible
conflict between tyranny and freedom, and one or
the other succumb. So there i. between health
and disease. Every force that fights successfully
against disease should be heartily welcomed Such
u force-a host in itself-is Hunts Remedy and its
special line of attack is against kidney and liver
diseases, over which it achieves a wonderful tri-
back, general sense of weariness or inertia or
dropsical symptoms if the kidneys liver are de-
ranged, there is no such medicine Hunts Remedy.
Ii gives notice TO all such diseases to quit Pennsyl-
vania 10 right; both Hunts Remedy and these dis
eases can't survive and it is they that conquered
The GALLANT FORTY THousaSp-There are forty
thousand Republicans in Kansas who voted against
prohibition. These Republicans have since been
ontlawed by the prohbitiOnists. The shiboleth of
the Republican party of this State is prohibition
and the next will be woman suffrage, to be followed
by the Lord only knows what. The antiprohibitic 1
Republicans do not propose to endorse any va
garies They do not propose TO surrender complete
ly to the shorthared women and the long haired
men: They do not propose to have convention of
oonies away out on the American desert construct
platform of principles for their guidance. They con-
slider that it is the business OF the National Repub
can convention to formulate and enunciae Republi-
can tenets. The National Republican convention at
Philadelphia in 1872 emphatcally resolved against
prohibition and Sunday lava, and no subsequent ma
tiOnal convention of that party has annGled the
avowals in these planks AntiprohibitiOn and anti
Sunday laws are portions of the Republican arti-
cles Of faith to-day But ST. John and his little whip
snapper followers are bigger" men than old Grant
and national Republican convention. According
to ST. John Republieanism now means prohibition
and woman suffrage, and all who do not in
dorse these sublime, enObling, progressive and
original principles are uncernIOniously. Kicked ont
of the party. Forty thousand Republicans have
thus been eliminated. but they will he heard from
next week. They will put their votes where they
will do the most good in rebuking who
chasing after false gOds.-Aiehis0H Giobe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

r. At the Republican meeting last night an old
gentleman rose to his feet and protested when the
Governor attacking the reputation of Mr. Click
The morning papers stated that the man was drunk,
Lutheran minister from DoniPhan county.-Itkison
GEobe
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

~ Writ Walton telegraphs of the st. John
meeting at Clay Centre, that hundreds of weak
kneed Republicans were made solid for st. john
What. hundreds of weakened Republicans in
Clay County, We thought the West was all
one way-no disaffection no kicking. Rather a
shaky set of constituents Writ has.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

z oh, yes, we almost forgot TO say that the
man who was TO heat Cy. Leland ont of his boots
for Commissioner, has not yet come on the track
When they came TO look around for him, they
found that he had not been born yet
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02
~ The Manhattan Natiorali.t rakes

r The Manhattan NatioHa'ist rakes up the
impeachment trial of Gov. Robinson, in which
he was almost unanimously acquitted, to prove
that he is a very bad man. Can the Nationalist
tell ms whether Robinson emigrsted to Kansas
in consequence of having been caught in too
close intimacy with another mans wife, at his
former home,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

- Some queer arguments are used to vhoop
up the Republicans to vote for st. John. The
Topeka Com monTedlh says that Chief Justice
Horton is not Il healthy man, and is liable to
die at any time and that if he should die when
there was Democratic Governor, Democrat
c Chief Justice wonld he appointed. This is a
stunner, and must be comfortin to Judge Hor-
ton. But if he is in such precarious condi-
tion. perhaps he had better resign now, and let
st. John appoint healthy Chief Justice. But
why single ont Horton as harvest for the sick
lie of deathi Why may not Brewer be struck
and killed by the comet, and Vaventine die
from the effects of eating hard boiled eggs, or
Senator Ingalls, commit suicidei There is no
end to the possibilities of death.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

II The Topeka Capital says that Capt. J. B.
johnson is going to vote he shot. Is this the
"party by the name of Johnson" whom the
Capital proved, to its own satisfaction, last SUM-
mer, never had shot to any extent worth speak
ing off
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

u Next Tuesday will he big day in Poli.
ties Every State in the Union, except Maine,
Vermont, West Virginia, Ohio. and Oregon, will
elect Congressman. and many of them will elect
State officers.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

~ An Iowa Judge has decided that the pro-
hibitory amendment in that State is not legal. it
not having been submitted in legal form.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-02

n great many arguments have been used
to disprove various religions beliefs; but wri-
ter in this issue advances something new. He
tries to prove, by steam and ice, that there is 10
such thing As overrulng Providence.