The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-12-25
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HINT.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 1S'-Unised
States Marshal Tough, Of Kansas, left this
evening for home, carrying with him writ
ten statement from ex-senator Pomeroy, to
that the allegations made by Anthony in the
Leayenworth TINES and telesraphed to the
Chicago Tribune, are false in every part.
Pomeroy has made no af6davits, and has no
intention of making any revelations. he
says Anthony is trying to manufacture CAPT.
tai for use in the coming Senate contest
Wash. Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Pomeroy's explanation il neither IN.
genious or ingenious. 1t lie awkward, trans
parent and clumsy, and not any keener
than his Page National Bank story. He
knows that he did place in the hands Of bis
attorney certain damaging information, 10
be made public if he should be forced to
trial, and it is further known that his attor-
ney, either discreetly or indiscreetly, per-
nitted the information to reach others. Ii
is further known full we'll that the old and
stesdiast supporters of the ex-senator assert
both publicly and privately, in their news
papers and on the streets, that Pomeroy is
master of the situation, and will never be
brought to trial. They crack their whips over
the people, and cay, 'you dare not try
him." and, deplorable as it may seem, it
must be confessed that majority of Kansans
believe be never will be tried. There
is no use wasting space In arguing
Pomeroy's guilt or innocence. He Is
guilty. His own course has convinced the
people of his guilt. All the verdicts that
could be rendered by all the iuries in chris
tendon would not strengthen or weaken that
conviction. If Pomeroy was innocent
would his attorneys come up at every term
of court quibbling and clamoring for delay?
Innocence never exhibits itself in that man
ner. Innocence seeks investigation; guilt,
shuns it. Mr.. Pomeroy's position is we'll
understood. We hold that Pomeroy already
stands convicted, but we have not clamored
fox his punishment. We have tempered JUS
tice with mercy, and hoped that Pomeroy
would pass to the obscurity where he belongs,
but it seems that he is determined not to be
lost sight of. His strikers in this State are bold
and defiant. His old U. 8. Marshal Hous-
ton, in one of his papers threatens fearful
exposures if Pomeroy is pressed to the wall,
and in the other ISLANDERS Senator Ingalls,,
and openly avows that Pomeroy has "cor-
rupted and captured courts, attorneys and
juron." Mr::I. s. Kalloch, editor of the
Lawrence Tribune, with lofty assurance iron.
ically invites an immediate trial. Other
Pomeroy men manifest tine same defiant atti-
tude. What does it mean? 1t means SIM
ply that Mr.. Pomeroy, has threatened to
make disclosures. From sources
entitled to the utmost considera.
ton We get the information that
these promised disclosures" have been
committed to the conf 1ence of Mr.. Pome-
roy's attorney. Perhaps the Ex-senator has
made no affidavit" Containing revelations,
but all of his old supporters in this country
are defantly asserting that he is complete
master of the situation and will use his
knowledge OF prominent public men to save
himself. II Pomeroy is telling the truth to
Washington correspondents, then every one
of his ex-oiIice holders and supporters in
Kansas il giving him the lie. Let us have
Mr.. Pomeroy's written statement" and let
Us, at the same time, observe that confidence
in the Ex Senator'S Statements" is plant of
very slow growth in Kansas.