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and if you want a pull, all ri'ht, but you psrty. I am afraid that Dick Morris and the Atchisou wing of the Democratic household will have to clothe themselvas in sackcloth, and plunge their head into an ash- henp. "Little Sammie" has Mr. Tilden's i .1.. .1 i i .1..

An Illustration. Old Bill Alien, expounding his modern curren cy notions to a crowd tif bewildered Democrats at Cincinnati, about, the promises to pay gold isn't the Will postmaster McDowell rise and explain why his former republican an democratic friends are -deserting him so fast Is it not, because they now know of his villainy, whjehhas caused FRIDAY, jrXE, 16, 1878. Communicated. New Memphis. Cherokee Co.

Kan. June 3d 187G, Editor Democrat. Tbinking tho result of the Sabbath School Union pic-nic, of Saturday, Jane 3d might bo of some interest to your people, as the were expected to take a part in it. I send you the following Sixteen S. had accepted our invitation to meet with us, and hold a Union pie nic.

But on Friday, pre-ceeding the appointed day, a heavy rain fell, this as a matter- of course, dampened the ardor of some, who thinking there would be no pic- had better brinyour tool. Whitenian, with you for we are'awful when we once get Courier. We did not iotend to convey a pu gilistic idea at all. We never attack man who parts his hair in the mid dle. We had reference to the time, when a little near and dear friend of tho Courier man, led him into the presence of a supposed friend, and wanted to know the state ot feelings of their mutual heart, whether they beat as one.

You remember it don't you? not we will be more specific, eh? The matter is a purely personal and a self ish ene and should never have entered into the politics of the country, and heretofore we have retrained iroiu referring to it in politics, and are loth to do so now, but are torcedtodoso by this new combination and the course the hybrid ring ane pursuing. It is this: liigjiins tried to get us ousted and to get the postnffice of this city for himself. but failed in the attempt. A little lesthan a year after the Higgins attempt; W. H.

Whiteman, or "Jl.ijor as the democrat dubs bim, tried to have us ousted, and to get the post-office for his nice little tow headed brother, who has no'uieans of support aside from his wife's estate. We clip tho above from the Courier, for the purpose of saying, we can not see any thing criminal in the fact that Mrs. Whiteman's estate is sufficient to support her husband. It may be possible that Mrs. Dr.

Whiteman's ability, and her independence of praisworthy female character, to turn her education and accomplishments to account; that she has true womanliness enough to teach music and aid in the battle of life, is all wrong. Every gentleman and lady commends this trait. Every one who is acquainted with the lady, which tne dirty hireling of the Courier seeks to cast a reflection upon, bears' testimony to her pure, and noble bearing. Wherever she goes, all feel that her presence is enobiing, her lire wo manly, her friendship disinterested, her deportment to be admired and im itated, and she feels proud enough, to even help make a living, by turning her ability to an account. The blush of shame will never cover her cheek, with the information that her '-tow headed" husband is writing letters in lie; "notn deplume," to entrap gentlemen into questionable meetings, for questionublo practices.

That is all we desire to say now. Democratic Organ of Kansas. No man, except one whose cheek is made out of rut trap steel, will dub his own paper "the Democratic organ of Kansas." The weakness and vanity of the cur who thus writes himself a brainless in the most conspicuous placo in his paper is apparent, when one looks over itself adulatory article. "The democratic organ oi Kansas, yes, in a horn. Lucifer said he was "the liirht of Heaven," and he was sent to hell in a holy minuto.

The egotism of the is only equalled by its readi ness to sell its principles, to every purchaser, like manufacturers of crook ed spirits, sell their rot-gut, in evasion of law, and then swear they are supporting the government, by paying its revenues. If detected in its tre ichery, it flings to the breeze, its rag inscrib ed "the democratic orsran of Kansas." If the but end of this puper could be stuck through a hole in the office, and have painted in read under it, "the democratic organ of Kansas," people would not be any moie disgu.stpd, they would see the real organ of our party, a wind instruments at that. A PREDICTION. Now ns for us individually we propose to support the candidates of the St. Louis convention, no matter whether they subscribe to that platform or not, and we think there are many more that will do so, but we do olyect to any set of men placing the party in Kansas in a false position before the democracy of the nation.

It is foolishness to resolve lie, and that is what cur convention' has done, because every mothers son of us 'from Ike Eaton down to Van Bennett will support the nominees of our party, even if they. -tire Eut upon a so-called hard money Atchison Patriot. Now we will bet a leather elevenpence, that the Patriot will bolt the democratic nominees, if soft money men be nominated on a sol't plutfonu. No man ever heard a blab mouthed fool boast of his democracy, and how he would support tho nominees, that was not, while uttering the words of allegiance, either gingling tho money that had purchased him, or revolving in his mind, how he could best bolt and keep up appearances to the hist. The Patriot man, has never yet supported a regular democratic candidate unless paid more for it.

than the ene my offered, and now he can be purchased for the support of the. enemy, notwithstanding his loud mouthed pretentions of love and reverence foi the democracy. Mark it, the Patriot will turn traitor to the democracy at the first clink of gold. The Convention ut Cincinnati organized and electing McPherson as Chairman adjourned until Friday. tne wa fur more of fh nn vn same -rt.

He is on it lively, is Old bil, aud he is on it like a wnir. 4TH OF JULY. Fourth of July, Meeting held in the Court House, Saturday evening, June 10th organized by electing Col. D. F.

Shepherd chairman, and A. W. McGill, Secretary. The commiitee appointed at a previ ous meeting to solicit subscription. made a report as having received 200 and over.

On motion the report of the committee was accepted, and com mittee continued. On motion an executive committee of five persons, to make general ar rangeiuents for the celebration of the Fourth of July, in Colifaibus, as fol lows: Mayor, C- A. Saunders, C. 0- Siockslager. W.

II. Timberlake, Wm. Higgins and A. W. McGill.

On motion, V. B. Bennett. Col. Whiteman and Dr.

P. Shackle were appointed as a committee to solicit speakers, and select a proper person to read the Declaration of Independ once. On motion a committee of nine Ladies and three gentlemen were appointed as a committee on decoration: Mrs. Slem Lisle, Mrs. Van Bennett, Mrs.

Blooinfield, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Dr. Scammon, Miss Ing Chrisman, Miss Nellie Patty, Miss Eva Shep ard. Miss Jennie Lawver.

C. B. Whiteman, W. Durkee and Joe Brickley. On motion, Messrs C.

O. Stocksla ger and W. II. Timberlake wero ap pointed to confer with the citizens of Baxter Springs, in regard to joining with Columbus, in the celebration. On motion the meeting adjourned to meet on Wednesday evening, June 14th at the Court House.

D. F. SHEPARD, Chairman. A. W.

McGill. Sec. OFFICERS OP THE DAY AND COMMIT TEES. President of the day, John N. Bit ter.

Marshal of the day, E. Committee on music: Saddler, Ha- zekin, Branin, Hunt, Mrs. C. A. Saunders, Mrs.

C. B. Whiteman, Mrs. Lykins, Miss Cnrisman, Miss Odel, and Miss Lawver. Committee on arbor.

J. S. Lawver, Blooinfield, llobt. Warren, F. Cush riian, K.

S. Dilworth, Geo. Beers, Goldsberry, F. E. Lewis.

Phil. Van orsdol, Alderson, D. Bunch, John Bird, Maj. Bahney, C. Foster.

T. Rood, W. L. Broadwell, A. J.

Hunt A. J. Pitzer, A W. Jay, Wm. Potter, B.

Miller, E. Sherman, W. R. Jones Geo. Iloyt, Geo.

Theis, T. J. Wilson C. A. Spencer and A.

J. Jamison. Committee on Reception. Mayor, C. A.

Saunders and WTife, John Ritter Archa Hood Louis Pi ell W. II. Timberlake A. W. McGill Col.

Whiteman W. C. Lykins Geo. W. Iloyt llobt Long P.

F. Shackle Dr. Patty Col. D. F.

Shepard A.W. Jay E. A Scammon W. L. Scranton Alfred Palmer Slem Lisle W.

C. Jones, C. R. Foster, Joe. Wilson Miss Jesse Wilson, Miss Anna Sneveiy, Miss Ida Committee on fireworks.

Rod. Willis, Joe Brickley, Gus Foster, W. I. Branin, A. A.

Blooinfield, S. 0. McDowell, Wm. Higgins and John Whitcraft. Committee on Amusements.

C. 0. Stockslager, Ch'm. A. W.

McGill, E. A. Scammon, W. II. Timber-lake, Julius Viereok, Robt.

James Bliss, James Ludlow, J. II. Spear and C. B. Whiteman.

Committee on sentiments and responses. W. R. Cowley, D. M.

McKin-ney, J. N. Ritter, J. II. Spear W.

II. Whiteman, M. V. B. Bennett, W.

L. Scranton, A. B. Hutchison, L. A.

Vincent and II. C. Pursell. Gov. Hendricks' friends claim that if tho South will give him tlieir united vote on the first ballot he will certainly be nominated, and that with Curtin for Vice-president the ticket would be tho strongest-that could possibly ba chosen.

prom.se to pay tue paper just ns good and fi valid a promise as the promise to ray the i bond? They talk about the intrinsic value-iron has more intrinsic value than nil the gold and which point a disgusted Bentonian broke in. "So horse dung has an intrinsic value you "can sell it lor manure, but that don't make it a good thing for Atchison Patriot "the Demo, cratic organ of Kansas." The only place in which the Patrot is at home, is in a dung pile, or conducting a manure WM.hiGGiNa, W.J. WniTEaiAN. The two Williams' as the Courier calls them, are charged by this surcharged and immaculate oracle of rad icalism, are about to fold their tents and leave the republican party. We always thought that Higgins, was a republican.

He was elected Sergeant-at arms by a house of repre sentatives which was overwhelmingly republican. He received the endorse ment of the best republicans of the State. In official reports special men tioti has been made of him as a faith ful officer. He stands high in the estimation of ull republicans except S. 0.

McDowell, who has never acted squarely with the republican party but on the zontrary, has played into the hands of the reformers, and every other party that has had an existence in the ttate. McDowell tried to de feat him for Sergeant-at arms, by ped dling a lot of affidavits containing i tissue of falsehoods, and failed and Higgins como off victorious lie de feated Tom Lea for delegate to tho Cincinnati convention, while McDo was for him Ho defeated the ef fort that McDowell and his friendi made to get a reward for the apprehen Mun of McConnact. He did as much to defeat the attempt to change the county line, whereby an effort was made to take a large strip of territory off the west boundry of this county, and in his whole course, has lb. most persistant supporter of radicalis in in the county, and it is news that Hig- ins is corning over to the democratic party. 1 he trouble is, ll'ggms has too many brains for the McDowell tribe and ring, and hence, the ani-mos of the Courier.

We offered Billy the columns of the Democrat to re ply to the Courier, but he replied "I can not afford to notice a man whom the radical party has never regarded as true to the party." As to Whiteman, he is ihe chairman of the Republican Central Committee of this county. Was county Atty; was temporary chairman of the last republican convention, and is regarded by every body, as the most uncompromising radical in the county. Is it not news to hear that these men are coming over? Is it not the fact, that the post-office has something to do with Oscar's bile' He speaks of being vindicated by a whitewashing detective. Let us see. Did that detective know the mail bags were sent out un locked; that the Brownsville mail was thrown off at the P.

0., and watched by a citizen for fifteen minutes or half an hour before the postmaster came? Did he know that letters were opened and no explanation or cause shown? Did he know you had been drawing pay upon a route, upon which no services had been rendered? Had these things been known, perhaps the white washing would not have been so thick, But go on wth your fight on Hig gins and Whiteman, drive them from your party, and you and your ring, perhaps, can perpetrate yourselves in office. Tho Courier man has failed to con trol a single thing since Higgins and Whiteman has taken hold of the matter. You beat Middaugh, by being for him, and will eventually beat any man you support. The people distrust -ou, politicians know that they can not rely on you. and voters look with suspicion on any man you support.

But drive out the men of brains, and then run your party on slush. For (lie Benefit ot Tildemfcs. We clip the following extract from a letter by J. A correspondent of the Atchison Champion, written from Philadelphia, May the 28, 187G. It simply shows that Tilden and hard money is played.

It is as follows. There is another item of political news that may interest our Democratic brethren, especially the Atchison ilden wing, who were bo badly routed by Van Bennett and his cohorts. Mr ilden is not in the cards. He is, and has been for weeks past, steadily dropping to the rear. A serious revolt has broken out against him among the faithful in his uwn State.

They will have none of him. The Uemocratie lenders and wire-pullers They gay that lie is a load, and that he fifis a record which would sink the such honorable gentjemen us White- man and his friends to avoid his company and denounce him. Senator Ingalls will accept the thanks of this office for finance reports of 1870 and 1871. We hd Mr: Uiggins write him, and they came promptly. We had written for them months ago, but failed to get any reply.

We mailed our letters in the P. 0. here, and Hijrgins mailed his on the train. Van Bennett, who ran the Democratic State Convention in this State, also run a newspa per duriujr the war called the Copperhead. Atchison champion.

The above is a radical lie, and the Champion knew it. Wo published the Democratic Standard up to Aug. G2, and commenced the publication of the Copperhead Jan. 1st, 18G8. Does S.

0. McDowell want honest republicans to support and sustain him when they know of his attempt to de fraud the government out of severel hundred dollars, by reporting services performed un certain mail rtmtes when there was no services performed? If he does, he will be mistaken, as Uiggins, Whiteman, and their party friends, are the kind of republicans that are too honorable to wink at fraud in their own party. The Courier says we belong to a "h-i b-e-d ring," and then claims we belong to a "h-i-b-r i-dring." Where is the school master? Was he abroad when your assistant wrote tho article "by their company ye shall know them." Are there not republicans enough in the county you could call in to assist you in writing your editorials who have a little familiarity with the English language? Try again bub you may find some one that has sum cient sense to convey in ordinary En glish what you mean. A very interesting article? copye into the columns of tho Courier las week, under the heading, "bow to see the exhibition." It is like his pitching into such Re publicans as Whiteman and Higgins, some what scattering. We would sug gest that he clean out his machine perhaps it would not slobber over him self so much.

-'make up" of the Courier, is always throwed together but last week, the typos must Lave had only one eye oa the paper, as wel as the supposed editor, or all beeu on drunk. Whiteman, Higgins Van Beunet, is the name of the tinn that is to run both the lie- publican und Democratic parties in this county. Whiteman is a candidate lor bint Senator and so ia Van. Which ever gets th nomination the other will support him. Courier.

We object to being run for office without, our consent. But we feel free in saying the chap who furnished the bruins for the hermaphrodite of th Courier, would like to change offices and go to the Senate himself. Wh don't you cull in all your ring and seat them at the editorial table, and say, go in with your squirt guns, but spell your words right. "Van, you will find the Courier of fice second floor, stone building, east side of square." Courier. Until now, we thought the editor of the Couriers office was in a frame building down stairs, occupied by a saloon, over which the Courier's editorials were written by the heavy man, ut we are glad to be placed right in this matter.

So its the first door to the right, up stairs, in the stone building, where the fellow squints over the editorials of tho organ Which one of them answers your purpose best, or which is the severest task master? They are having a red hot time at Cincinnati. Those opposed to Morton say he is weak legged, and hint that his bodily weakness is the result of indiscretions, and that he could be distanced by a vigorous democrat. Bristow is called the "more honest than thou" candidate. II ayes is called weak-kneed, and he "never made anything better, and he never made anything worse." It is said that money ia beipg used freely by the aspirants for presidential honors. It is uncertain who will get the nomination.

Blaine was tho favorite in the start; but Morton may yet be tho dark horse in the race. Van Bennett says 'we are afraid of him and that bo intends leading us around by the ear. Vun, you will find the Courier office, second tluur, stoue building, tst side of square, unless called away on business, will be ot home. We are not noted for pugilistic proclivities, but we have good sized ears, Editor' M. V- B- BENNETT, L.

SCRAN TON- PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KANSAS. Adopted in State Convention at Topeka, May 18th, 1S7S Deeming It not inapplo)riateiipon the era of the approaching Democratic National Convention, that the lieinoerae.y of Kansas shooM ile-llne its position upon the linaucial question, of the clay, we io hereby resolve, 1st. "lliat we are opposeil all banks of is-fiio. whether eliartereu bv Crtnjrivs? or the state Legislatures, ancl we desire that banking on the part of tsorporaiionsor private imliviiluals gliall be confined by law exclusively to exchange, tlis-nnt an'l ilenosit. 2nd.

We demand that the act of Congress vreatins the national bankinir svstcm be re jiealed; that the note of the Nation bank be withdrawn from eirculation, and in lieu thereof the paper of the government of the United status be substituted. 3rd. That as t'onitress has the sole power to coin money, and to regulate the value thereof, that it should also have the sole power to provide a uaoer enrrencv for the oeoule. 4.h. That suvh a paper currency be made a legal tender in the payment of debts, public anil private, and that the same be receivable for all Uemauusou the government, including duties on imports.

Sell. That we regard the act of Congress, requiring the resnmption of specie payments in the retirement of legal tenders ami the mibstitntion of the inferior currency of the National currency in its stead, as a fraud and an outrage, and we demand that the Democratic House of Kebresentatives in Congress immediately pass a bill for its unconditional repeal, and that the responsibility for the continuance of that infamous measure on the statute books be thrown on the Senate and President. ttth. ThatTlios. A.

Hendricks, of Indiana, is the llrst choice of the Democrats of the State of Kansas for President of theVnited States, aud thatourdelegates to the National Convention be and they are hereby instructed to support no man for President or Vice-President who does not fully endorse our financial resolutions. Democratic State Convention A Delegate Convention of the democratic party of the state of Kanaas, will be held iu the hull of the House of Representatives, ia the city of Topeka, atioYlork p. on Wednesday, Augusts, A. I). 1870, for the purpose of nominating candidates for state ollicers, aud presidential electors.

Also for the purpose of selecting a State Central Committee, aud the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Convention. The Convention will be composed of three delegates from each representative district, under the apportionment act of 1S70. We respeetfullv recommend that the democratic voters of the state, ancl such other good citizens as may choose to act with them, meet in county mass convention, at their respective county seats, at 2 o'clock p. on Sat, Aug. 12, W76, and select three delegates and three alternates from each representative district in the county, and that the secretary of the county convention immediately thereafter transmit to the Secretary of the State Central Committee, at Topeka, a list of the delegates and alternates so selected.

We also urge upon our friends throughout the state to complete immediately their county and districts organizations, aud that the names and post ollice address of the oflicers of the county committees, and other local organizations, beat once sent to the Secretary of the State Central Committee, at Topeka. We respectfully invite the co-operation of all good citizens, without regard to former party names or association, in an honest- and determined effort to correct the evils and abuses that threaten our system of government, and to secure to our selves and posterity the blessings of a pure and free government, whose beneflts shall be felt aud enjoved by all its citizens, irrespective of race or religious opinions. Tiv order of the State Ccntrai Committee, flat ed this 1st day of June, A. I). 1S7H.

JOHN MARTIN. II. Miles Moore. Chairman. Secretary.

The Cincinnati Convention completed their organization Wednesday, and adjourned at a late hour, with Blaine in the ascending scale. Dr. Whiteman has employed a bar ber to color his head read. He thinks then it would look as hot as the Courier was last week. If we could draw to the Blade and Patriot, and get a privy it would be a full hand that would beat anything in Bob Schenck's book on draw poker.

It is amusing and very encouraging, to hear prominent republicans say, if Perkins is nominated, this county will give a heavy majority against him, Thats so, Goodin will beat him two to one in this county. The Republican caucus last Saturday was captured by men who have heretofore been considered workers in the democratic ranks. McDowell and his friends got away witn the baggage, by calling in his mongrel friends. Our thanks to Hon. John II.

Good in for finance report of 1875. We wrote him more than a month ago for the reports of 1870 and '71, but never heard from him. We are much obliged for the report of 1875. The Atchison Patriot, after publishing an article from this paper headed, "Don't like 'em," says: "Now we are satisfied that the convention made an ass of itself and that M. V.

B. was its wind," and its sh shant say it. was the Patriot The following correspondence explains itself, if taken in connection with last week's Courier. Columbus, Kan A. J.

Smith, Baxter Springs Republican: Forbearance censes to bo a virtue. I go fur my enemy this week. I am red hot. S. 0.

McDowell. McDowell has crushed out Maj Whiteman and Wm Higgins, and the next thing they will wont to join the Democratic party. Don't want yon gentlemen; men who can't associate with McDowell of the Courier has too V4 a character for us to take in. ic stayed at home, yet according to previous arrangements, a majority of the Rising Sun, S. met at the scho I house at 8 o'clock in the morning, and moved in procession toward the ground prepared for the pic-nic, until they arrived at Cherry creek, and -finding it past fording, agreed to hold the pic nic at Mr.

Dan Johnson's, as it would be impossible for the schools to meet at the grounds prcpared-it being in the forts of Cherry creek. Wo.d was sent out and soon all of those on the west side of the Creek were assembled at Mr. Johnsons. Those in the forks of the creek assembled at the ijrove, prepared for all tho schools, and on the East side were quite a large crowd holding a pic-nic. What was to have been one pic-nic, divided into three.

But with all this misfortune, I can say for us on the West, we had a good time as the fol lowing paogranime will show: Miss Ella Markham, with ber organ assisted by a lull choir of ladies and gentlemen, discoursed most beautiful music. Wa were entertained with a short speech by Mr. J. Porters, a live Sunday school worker. Amusements consisted of singing croquet and Base Ball.

About the hour of 1 o'clock, tho signal was given for dinner, which was quickly spread in various places. Ta bles were loaded with delicious and substantial luxuries. There were enough provisions on the grounds to, have fed three times as many, notwithstanding a large crowd was in attend-ence. Nothing marred our enjoyment, except the abscence of the good peo ple of Columbus, and the band that was to have accompanied them. K.

STONECIPHER. REPUDIATION, OF THE GREENBACKS. Important Testimony of an Influential Repnbli- can. I. From the X.

Y. Mereantile Journal. We are in reseipt of the remarks of the Hon. E. G.

Spaulding, formerly an eminent member of Congress, the father of the national bank act. and now president ot a prominent' national bank at Buffalo, N. delivered before an assembly of bankers and brokers who met at Philadelphia on the 30th to dedicate a building erected by the bankers on the Cenn-tennial grounds. The prominenco of this gentleman when a Congressman, and his latter peculiarly successful career as a national banker, combined with the fact that his utterances were before an emportant body of bankers, and on the premises of what may be termed the world's congress, demand of us more full consideration than we can at present give. We may recur to this speech at another time.

Now we confine ourselves to an extract from his earnest denunciation of our "repudiation of the Greenback." He said: "I said on another occasion, and I reproduce it here: 'The great mistake greater than all other mistakes in the management of the war was the abrogation of tbe right to fund the greenback currency into gold bonds, as provided for in the two preceding All the other mistakes, civil and military, which occured during the war were of slight consequence when compared with the mischeivous and grave. consequences resulting from this one mistake. Taking away from the holder of this paper currency, the right to redeem it 'demand in goid(?) bonds, besides being manifestly unjust to the holders, let the government and the whole country banks and. people down into the slough of an irredeemable paper currency, where we have remained for over eleven years. "If the right to fund tho greenbacks into the six per cent, gold bonds had not been abrogated, no financier or practical business man whose opinion is worth quoting, ean doubt that we would have gone to specie payment within two or three years after the close of the war in spito of ourselves The individual indebtedness ut tho close of the war in 18Q5, was small.

Every one was comparatively free from debt. The 8ix per cent, bonds were sought fot as an investment. They soon appreciated to par in gold, and if the right to fund had been continued, the greenback currency would have appreciated to par in gold with.