The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-21
..PCRELY PERSONAL

Tie Commercial gives its readers half a
column denying TIE real ownership Of that
concern, and says eve prefer to let old ami
mosi,ieS he buried.'
We desire to inform the Commercial that we
personally kor whereof We have written.
Last winter Mr.. q. c. Hume was half
owner in the Commercial. 1t is known TO
everybody that he was dissatisfied with the
course pursued by that paper during his abb
sence in the East, and on his return he de-
manded Il change, else he would sell his in
terest.
We were importunea by the chief man to
buy out Hume, and TO pay him $4,000, for
his interest. 1t was guaranteed that if We
would do this, the paper would work for our
Interests We declined ~ We had no use for
such aid
The same parties then applied to Hines &
Eaves, and urged them to buy Mr.. Hume's
interest, assuring them that if they
would buy, that the paper would defend
their bridge proposition and be in the inter
est and under the control Of the Bridge Com
pany. Mr.. Eaves informed the Commercial
man that they had no use for paper.
For the truth of the above the public is
referred TO Mr.. Eaves.
Failing to find any one To purchase Hume's
interest, the Commercial, folks went TO the
enemies of Hines. E1ves and Company.
Newman and Company employed james
l.. Mcdowell TO negotiate.
After ban,ering long time, until Mr..
Hume became disguised, bargain was
struck, Mr.. Hume agreeing to I'll for
5000.
The note for the purchase was made and
endorsed by FIVE good men. Mr.. Hume did
not accept this at first, but finally he endorsed
the note "wi,hont recourse" and Mr.. Il.
received his cash in full for one half the pa !
per. The Office is leased to the nominal !
proprietor, but all measures in which these
men, Newman AMI Company, are interested,
the Commercial is bound by agreement to ad-
vocate when so requested by the endorsers on
this note.
Our information of these facts comes d.
rectly from two Of the mer, formerly most
prominent in the Commercial, and from one
of the men who endorsed the Newman note.
As to the profession Of the Commercial,
that they "prefer to let old animosities te
Il III.
tice they would live up to their professions.
But We are sorry TO say they "fall a long way
behind"
We know that the nominal proprietor,
the fiiteen-dollar boy editor, and the digni-
fled state.man.like local." are each and all
of them our devoted personal friends. We
are certain of this, because they have all told
us 30, and We dom, think they would lie
about that.
The men who own the concern, however,
told them to pitch into us, and they had to
DO it, although il Was very disagreeable to
Them. Their manner Of pitching in was very
insolent, especially considering the fact that
Newman, in early days, lived in Leaven-
worth Only by suderance, he being, while 4
residen, Of Missouri, blatant rebel. We
''preier" peace, and can stand about As much
abuse as any one before declaring
var. For six months you have
led about us almost an hundred times, and ,
re have paid no attention TO it. We would
not now notice you, we're it not that You
eek a fight against Us for the purpose of
lrawirg our attention and the attention Of
he people from your real purposes, which are
o so manage associations and political par l
ies, that you may continue your friends in
,ower. Your. friends have been in power six {
'ears; last fall your friends were told BY the
,eople that they could not control the coun-
y longer than The first of next January, and {
,ext spring the people Of the city of Leaven'
vorth will discharge you and your friends I
rom all responsibility in the management Of
b a&aira L
In the Con~ercial Of the 12sh inst, you Z
made many charges ssainst u. You gave