The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-28

quest be complied with, his support of
the T.. NJ. Generals nominations and If
either the last named individual or the
President should get into difficulty, even
if it be impeachment, they might rely
on his aid in getting them out. II is
further alleged that Pomeroy tried hard
to ingratiate himself into the Presidents
favor, calling frequently at the White
House, assuring johnson of his friend
ship, and announcing himself prepared
to answer to any demands the Presi-
dent might make upOn him also that
he promised certain parties to vote for
Johnson's acquittal upon receiving a
certain sum of money; and that he
wrote another letter, dated May I'd, 1868,
in which he stated that the bearer, Mr..
Gaylord, his brother-in-law, was his au-
ify any contract made by him !; that Gay
lord carried this letter to Cooper, who
thereupon counted out fifty one thous-
and dollar bills and placed thereon an
accepted draft on Jay Cooke and Co. for
fifty thousand more; that Gaylord re-
fused the draft and demanded the mon
ey whereupon Cooper withdrew both
money and draft, distrusting Gaylord,
and believing that even if johnson
bought Pomeroy's vote he would not
be sure of getting it; that Gaylord OH
going away from Cooper met Legate, to
whom he explained the failure whereby
the negotiators had lost their share of
the money.
These, in substance, are the charges
made against Senator Pomeroy. The
proprietor of the Times and ConSerUa-
tiUe says that in making them public he
has no fears ola libel suit and thinks he
could substantiate everything alleged
by such witnesses as BENZ. +. Butler,
Geo. w. Click, Elversend Cooper, j. z.
Legate, w. +. Downs, S. {. Pomeroy
himself, and others.
The disclosure in the Record is in the
shape of letter written from Washing
ton by l.. c. Wilmarth, of Topeka, and
is in substance as follows:
John Speer, editor of the Laurence
Tribune, was at one time Collector for
the State of Kansas, and in collecting
the tax for 1856, sent to Topeka depu-
ty from Lawrence, instead Ofpermitting
his regular deputy.at Topeka to make
the collection. Having collected the tax
Mr.. Speer retired from the Office and
turned over to his successor the tax list
of 1866 as uncollected. The result was
that Mr.. S. never paid over this money
TO the Government, by whom he stands
charged with over $4,000.
Hon. Sidney Clarke, who became Sc
curity on Mr.. Speer's bond, has made
strenuous efforts to have Speer freed
from the necessity of accounting to the
Government for this money, but has not
been altogether successful. One thing,
however, was accomplished. The whole
matter was placed into the hands of
Supervisor Mari, of st. Louis, whose
duty it became to report on the merits of
the case, after having diligently pryed
into ii. An attempt was made by
Speer's friends to have Mari make ia
vorable report without an investigation,
but was decidedly unsuccessful, as Mari
refused to do any such thing. MARI,
| ulICE IL VI luC C<bSC,
reported in accordance with facts stated
above. This is the gist of the story.
We do not know whetheri it be true or
false. We await further developments.
One thing, however, is certain. Ras-
cality in high places is fearfully increas-
ing. Nearly everyday is brought to light
some new phase of corruption. The
people will soon have cause for being
distrustful of everybody. Victimized
by this public servant who steals their
money, disgraced by that one who robs
their confidence by selling his principles
and turning traitor to his constituency,
observant of how Corruption, courted
and flattered instead of being despised
and rebuked, stalks up and down in the
highest places in the land, as well as in
the lower positions of. trust, it is no
wonder that they are beginning to muir
muir and to cry out against these wrongs.
God speed the day when none but hon.
est men shall fill the offices of the land