The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-03-06
THE REACTION BEGUN.

Press Opinions Of York ana his Grew
After York's "great flourish" in the Join
Convention, THE TINES predicted that NOR
men would be found in the future to condem,
his plot than would be found to approve il
We copy from the Washington Chronicle tn
following concerning York, which appeared
editorially under the caption Of "The Reac
ton Begun"
A special dispatch received last evenin,
from Topeka, Kansas, shows that one branch
Of the Kansas Legislature, that gave almos
a unanimous vote against Mr.. POmerOy, yes
terday adopted resolution censlring A. NJ
York, in view of his utter failure to max.
good his statements before the Joint Conven
ton, and his action on this occasion. Itwil
be remembered that the Legislature has be-
fore it all the testimony taken here, with thai
taken by its own committee. The signii.
canoe OF the vote becomes obvious in view o
these facts.
1t is always safe to wait for both sides of 8
story before making up verdict. The Kan.
sas Legislature allowed itself to be driven,
panic-siricken, astounded, into an election
for Senator by York and his confederates.
They resisted clamorously all demands fol
an investigation made by friends of the Sen.
stor. According to their own voluntary tes-
timony they resisted a postpOnsDent of the
election because that uould defeat their con-
spiracy! They admit also that Mr.. Pome-
roy would have been elected but for that con.
spiracy and its denouement. 1t becomes now
a grave question whether the proceedings do
not validate the election Of Mr.. Pomeroy q
successor, although he may not have ben
cognizant of the conspiracy.
From the first We have felt deep convic.
ton that, whatever might be the character
Of the testimony and the final result Of an in
vestigatiOn, so far a. Mr.. Pomerov was con-
cerned, there was indnbitab!e evidence in his
own testimony that Mr.. York was Utterly
unworthy of credence; that a man who
would play his part, even a. stated BY him
self must substantiste his statements by cor
roborating testimony, or, as against the de-
NAL of Mr.. Pomeroy, he would be turned
out Of court. 1t is much to the discredit of
portion of the press that it should be STAN
peded, as was the Legislature of Kansas, by
an ex parte statement carefully prepared for
dramatic effect.
In connection with the action Of the Leeis-
lature, alluded to in a special dispatch, we
would call attention to the affidavit of one
who was enlisted BY York in the conspiracy
against. Mr.. Pomeroy. The witness arrived
yesterday too late to submit his testimony
1t speaks for itself. We know nothing of the
credibility Of the witness. We are naturally
suspicious of men who enter into a conspir-
acv to do base thing. II will he remem-
bered that York denied having used the
Cation scandal at Topeka.
Referring to York's testimony, the Cleve-
land Herald puts in a word or two. The
Herald is disin:erested pager, or at least
not mixed up in Kansas politics, and We
imagine looks at the matter in the light that
outsiders generally view it. The Herald
says:
The investigation into Senator Pomeroy's
attempt to bribe State Senator YOrs, has
nearly reached its end. We have looked in
vain for any testimony corroboraiive of the
statement by York that he received the
$1,000 az bribe. Mr.. POmeroy swears
that he did deliver the money to York, but
that it was for the purpose OF being handed
over to a Mr.. Page. az a temporary loan to
assist Page in starting bank. Pomeroy
tells where he got the money, and in many
particular. he is corrobora,ed by the testi-
mony OF Mr.. Page. On the naked question
as to the object for which that money was
delivered to York, there is an issue, the
truth of which cannot be shown BY dis
interested testimony. On general princi-
Piles We would sooner believe Pomeroy than
believe York, for the reputation of the
former a. a square, liberal, open-handed
man has been better than that of the latter.
We would not convict yellow dog Of being
4 cur on the sole testimony of York, ap-
pearing, as he does, as a sneak, laying .
plot to ruin his fellow man. A man who
will lend himself to snch a plot will lie, and
he will swear TO it, As far as il il possible
to prove a negative Senator Pomeroy proves
that he did not buy votes. To be sure, evil
dence that there was dozen votes which he
declined to buy, would not prove that he did
not attempt TO buy York's vote, vet no one
will relieve that if Pomerov = money vas used
in directly buying votes York's case would
be the only one unearthed.