Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-16
aovERHOR CLICKS RECORD.

speech LtlHll e. - Jill
son. at the Great Mass Meeting Held AT
Abilene. October 3, 1854.
am opposed to the election Of Geo.
W. Click, because he is to-day the rep
resentative Of the worst and lowest eIe-
ments Of society. I am for John A. Mar
tin, because he is now and always has
been the representative of the best pO-
litical and social forces in the Nation
One was always a loyal man, the other
never.
From 1861 to 1865, when every patri-
otto heart beat with sohcitude for the
welfare Of the country, and when every
/ lOVal man and woman In this great Ma
ton was praying and hoping and fighting
| for the preservation of the Republic
during all these years of sacrifice and
suffering w. Click was in open
and active sympathy with the men who
would destroy the Nation and fasten
/ slavery upon this State. He reJOlced
when our boys were defeated and
/ crushed, and was sad when victory
| crowned our banners in the field. The
rivers of blood and the mangled forms
of loyal men never moved his heart, an
/ imperlled country never aroused ms
! patriotism. During all of that time his
/ heart was never moved by one single
/ patriotic impulse. He was a crawling
Shiny COpperhead of the most fOrbiddlng
| type. Applausel. To-day he asks the
/ loyal people Of Kansas to indOrse him
/ or the highest position in their gift. He
! asks the votes OF the veteran soldiers,
| whom be hated then, and would have
/ seen 90 down to death and defeat; and
this he asks, too, as against Col. j ohm A.
| Martin, who was IN the held nom the
beginning to the end of that great strug-
gle as the Colonel of one of the bravest
and best regiments that ever fought for
/ liberty. And so we have the right now
/ to investigate his record, and see If by
any act he is entitled to the distinction
/ he asks.
Now, my fellow citizens, if you viii
bear with me for moment, 1 propose
to prove the charges which have here
made against Governor Click. If you
viii act as the jury, 1 viii offer the testl-
mOnY.
In 1868, 1864 and 1865, Geo. W. Click
was member Of the Legislature from
AtchisOn. Situated as it was on the
borders of Missouri, AtChisOn was large
" Overrun by the Rebel hOrdes that in
tested Missouri. The loyal men had
gone to the front, under the command
of the young and gallant Martin, and sc
it was an easy task to select a represent
ative IN full sympathy with the rebel
lion; and Geo. w. Click was that man.
During the session Of 1868, many resO
lutiOns were introduced expressing sym
pathy for our soldiers in the field, anC
thanking them for their heroic defense
of the country. Geo. W. Click never
voted for single one Of those resOlu.
tons, so far as the record shows, and IL
every instance where the ayes and noes
were recorded his vote stands recorded
against their passage.
1 hold in my hand the House JOurnR
of 1868. On the 18th day of January
1868, Hon. Ed. Russell offered these res
OlutiOns. 1 offer them in evidence:
"ResOJUgd 5y the House Of Representatives
the Senate cO1lcltrrjng, That the thanks o
the people of Kansas are justly and en-
inently due and are hereby rendered tt
our brave soldiers and their gallant Off
GERS for the unfading laurels won on So
. many bloody fields of battle in Kansas
Missouri, the Indian Territory, Arkansas
Tennessee and Mississippi, whereby
they have so nObly sustained the glory
of the stars and stripes. We thank then
- for the deeds of ValOr shown at Wilson,
Creek, at Dry Wood, at COrinth, at Holly
Springs, at Cane Hill, NeWtOnia, Prairie
Grove and Van Buren,, and for the almOs
innumerable and brilliant skirmishe
2 fought and won in Missouri, Mississippi
Arkansas and Tennessee. We thanl
them for the undaunted courage they
have everywhere displayed, for tht
2 noble herOism they have shown in leaV
. ing the comforts of home to do battle fO-
the maintenance of the Government
and the preservation of our liberties.
"ReSOlUsd, That while we cannot be too
/ grateful to the living for their gallantry
l we tender our heartfelt sympathies Il
! the surviving friends of our dead heroes
whose memory shall be cherished by
. grateful people, and whose names shall
? be a household word at every hearth
stone in our State"
George W. Click was not grateful Il
the living for their gallantry. He haC
2 no heartfelt sympathy for the survivor
/ of dead heroes. He had no disposition
2 to cherish their memories, because the!
fought and died in a cause which b.
. hated; and so he was opposed to the res
2 OlutlOn. Applause
, On the same day, Mr.. Ide offered thu
following resolution. In this same Jour
l nal, p. 40, 1 read:
"ResOLUed by the House Of Representative,
the Senate cOllcltrrLgg, That the thanks o
] the Legislature or the State of Kansa
/ are hereby rendered to the gallant an,
/ distinguished Col. Ewing, Of tn
Eleventh Regiment of Kansas VOlun
!; teers, for his skill and heroic conduct Of
! the sanguinary fields Of MarysVille AM
Prairie Grove. Entering the army a
] but a recent date, Col. Ewing has won
e name among the military heroes of tn
/, war. His career has been one Of con
d tinued success. His courage has she,
2 new luster on our glowing arms. In tn
e brief but brilliant campaign Of the arm,
of the frontier, Col. Ewing has acted
o noble and conspicuous part, and much @
o the success achieved by the battaliOns o
t the dauntless Blunt is due to him.
e "BOrn a soldier, educated civilian
b his distinguished services-alike in CIV
life and the profession of arms-entitl
f him to the gratitude and esteem Of ever
: lOval citizen. His life illustrates tn
Q character of the Christian, the citize
Q and the soldier.