The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-03-14
PONEROY AND YORK,

Most OF our space IL occupied thls
week with matters pertaining to the
investigation OF the charges Of corr
ruption against Senator Pomeroy.
On the first page wiitabe found the
argument OF Hon: Caleb Cushings
before the Senate committee, in his
defense, and the majority and mil
nority reports OF the committee Of
our Legislators. On the second page
will be found Hon. b. +. Simrson's
argument for. the prosecution. We
have thought best to publish these
to the exclusion OF our usual yarIe-
ty Of news matter, because large
number OF our readers desire to
read both sides OF this question in
their full extent and VIII have no
other opportunity OF doing SO. We
have heretoEore Published the gist
OF York's testimony, the statement
OF Mr.. Pomeroy and the report Of
the u. 3. Senate committee, and
with the matter In this issue relat-
ing 10 the case our readers will have
the principal facts OF the fnvestiga-
tlon. The case now goes to the
courts. and all will await the result
with. iderable interest. 2fa--' 20
When the. startling charges were
made by York, Mr.. Pomeroy asked
the country to withhold Judgment
until he could be heard. This re-
quest has been granted by the peo-
pie with surprising unanimity. His
former friends have stuck by him
with great tenacity. Under the cir
cumstances which existed this paper
favored the return of Mr.. Pomeroy
TO the Senate; and 81 doss not expect
TO, or wish 10, shirk the consequent
ces OF that position. 1t plainly said
II preferred another gentleman for
Senator, bnt he was not, until after
the legislature met, q candidate.
The case now stands much az II
did before the election, 80 far as the
division of the people on the ques-
tion of Pomeroy and afiti-Pomeroy
is concerned. And Mr.. Pomeroy
always had much more strength
with the people than his enemies
were willing to give him credit for.
York's infamy is almost universally
admitted, aud he Is about the worst
damaged individual in this whole
business. Take his low-lived way
ofgetting &C Pomeroy in reference
to the removal of the Independence
land ONCE; his dishonest scheme
with Stephenson, one of the claim
ants of the Independence towns
site, to swindle the people of indie
pendence ont of $1,000; his Islander
upon his fellow members by assert
ing in his speech. they were bought,
which he afterwards sneaked out of
in an unmanly way; HE two-faced
course and his unfair and dishonest
speech in connection with the State
Printer matter his Shiny and sneak
ing way in working himself into
Pomeroy's affections to expose him,
and he cannot be held up success
fully as . pink of perfection. By
reflection his course has helped
Pomeroy. Perhaps this ought not
to be so, but ii is. Then, In addi-
ton, the majority ofthe U. S. Sem
ate committee find that York did
not sustain his charges. A strong
and very respectable minority of
the legislative committee come TO
the same conclusion. Tho investi-
gators who find thus are just as
pure ami sincere as those on the 9TH
err side. No matter about the finn
sy parts of Pomeroy's celebrated
d" statement" and the Pettifogging
portions OF Cushing's argument;
there is enough without these to
leave room for division as to Pome-
roy's guiltin the minds ofthousands.
Pomeroy may be dead politically,
but one thing is certain, York
smells very badly, of which fact
none are more rsioiced, secretly,
than those who used him. TWAS
the fArthest from their purpose to
raise up q new star in the Southeast
which should darken their horizon.
We have York's charges and
Pomeroy's denial. They are the
only men who know the real truth
OF the matter. As to which one
shall be believed, the people are
divided. We have given ali the
important facts and the people can |
draw their conclusions for them
selves. .