The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-10-27
SIDNEY CLARE-S CARD.

Clarke in reply to it. which appeared
in day before Yesterdays Tribune CI.awrcnce) /;
and also ID. Il. Anthony's rejoinder.
| We purpose to notice Mr.. Clarke's reply to
the letter, and, before we conclude our men,
ton in this behalf, We will very likely have
something TO say about the criticism Of the
Tribune, of this paper elninating from the
State Central Committee. Mr.. Clarke, in
the first paragraph of his card" indicates
the quality of his conduct in the business
discussed BY the Central Committee i'm their
letter. lie pronounces the statements made
therein, SO far as they relate TO him, to be
unqualifielly false. The central accusation
he virtually admits. He did not respond to
the assessment. Second, We find moth
ing in the letter of the Committee
under review, nor will our readers, about
Mr.. Ciark's course upon public measures Of
large moment to the people Of Kansas, in his
official character. What specific charge made
against him has he denied? Please, Mr.
editor Of the Tribune, point it ont. We
have showed As conclu=ively as the accurate
applications of the rules of logic in the state
ment of a case will enable us to, that lie has
made a mistake in the very outset. He pro-
nounces the statement of the letter Of the
committee unqualifedly false, SO far as they
touch him. Let us repeat. The first charge is
that he refused to respond to the moderate
demands of the Committee, or to pay any
thing toward paving the necessary expenses
Of making a canvass of the State. That in
validates the whole denial, when no one
better than Sidney himself knows
how true every charge that is made
against him in the letter Of the Com
mittee, is, and SO he purposely avoids direct
denial and runs into eloquent stump speech
making to keep back the inAowing tide, which
is set in against his political fortune, and
which will whclm him and his few friends if
they don't learn to do right Walk up
rightly and tell the TRUTH We tell him
now that We will make the charges of the
Central Committee against him specific if he
invites such an exposure and the consequent
discussion. lie is out of the republican
heavens for the present, and it is well that
he should lie told so frequently. lie is one
of the lights that have gone beyond the hor-
lion. lie should not bc contendinS
against the inevitable. The laws of
the universe must be respected.
Sidney thee we'll.
Now Mr.. Tribune, wcrd with YOU Yen
60 OFF into heroics over the attempt
of the present State Central Committee to
bring the party management back to some
thing more nearly showing its harmony of
action with its Professed principles. You
stop one minute and think Mr.. Sidney
Clarke is no more nor no less than any other
man who votes the Republican ticket.
For the good that he may do in his clarac-
ter a 4 citizen for the people among whom he
dwells, We shall not bc backward in noting.
For the wise words that he may utter that look
to,n' as though they were calctIlateltaur and
help the race in its upward way, we shall al
50 quickly and properly advertise. But We
take notice of him in no other light at
present than rs 4 great political shysier for
whose mis,lecds the Republican party are in
no wise responsible and for which they shall
not he made responsible if We can prevent it. |
Mr.. Anthony in this matter docs not need |
our defense. The party, in the same Con-
venion that rcpudiatcd MIR. Clarke, put Mr.. |
Anthony in his present position of Chairman
of the Republican State Central Committee.
lie is not a lrnatic, as the gentleman who |
indulgcs in snch aspersion will remember Ito
correct. lie goes straight at the work. He
understands, rs do the other members of the
Committee, what is necessary to be
done, 10 secure, SO far as it is pos
sihie TO 90 so, the permanent SUCCESS of
the Republican party. The Committee are
working for the success of the highest inter
es;s of an organization which seems to be
made up of the advanced mind of the times.
Mr.. Clarke is no other than private citizen
i'll the estimation of this Committee, except
in the worth of his assessment. About this
We have this much to say. While we depre-
cate the necessity tina: seems to exist at pres
ent for the raising of quite a large amount Of
money to defray the unavoidable expenses
of conducting campaign, We never
tlielcs; recognize the wholesomcness,
the healthlulness of the practice of charging
a good share Of such expense against the
greedy seekers and gc:tess of Office We
took occasion to expressIA belief, or opinion,
that the assessment made upon Mr.. Clarke
was moderate, exceedingly SO, when We con-
slider, that by the exceptional partiality of
the party, Mr.. Clarke has been kept in Office,
which pays the incumbent from Kansas, in
Gliding mileage, about 5000 per annum,
ever six years, and that he had amasscd out
of the pay for that term Of service, one hun
bred thousand dollars, after paying the ex- (;
penses of keeping a family in Lawrence, and {
icfraying the necessary expenses of jovial {
and luxurious life in Washington. i
Thomas l.. Kimball, Esq, the General !,
Western Passenger Agent of the Pennsyl- ,
'ania Central, at Chicago, has received an
elegant present from three hundred Cali
Iornans. 1t is a massive gold chain, Of :
elaborate design, containing series of links ;,
Of curious workmanship, enclosing settings
Of nicss agate and quartz. Attached to the !,
chain wis magnificent gold locket, repre- !:
'eniing on one side a grizzly on the railroad :;
rack, and on the diverse the following in d
California Teachers Excursion
If 1879, TO Thomas L. Kimball, General :,
Western Agent, Pennsylvania Central Il. :.