The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-07
POMEROY.

start east from Topeka on Saturday
last.
The suit brought against him for
bribery was postponed until June.
He did not see fit, before depart
ing for The east, to give his prom
ised version of the terrible affair at
Topeka last week, over which the
country was shocked from center
to circumference. Nothing in the
history of Kansas has created so
great q sensation, except the Law
renee raid.
We have conversed with some
parties who visited him after he had
recovered sufficient to talk of the
matter, and from them have learned
that he was content 70 await devel-
opponents before the court in which
he expects to relieve himself from
the very bad fix he is now in. Be-
fore going east he sent the follow
ing letter to the editor of the Atch-
ison Champion, which is the only
public explanation he has made:
TOPEKA, Jan. 81, 1873.
DEAR SIR: When you left Tope-
ka, told you would employ my
first leisure In detailing to you, for
the public, the precise nature of the
malicious conspiracy organized for
my defeat, hut since the parties to
this conspiracy haYe summoned me
before the court, to answer to their
charges, this is TO say that, before
the judicial tribunal, I, too, am de-
siFous and anxious TO appear and
have q full investigation and ver-
dict rendered. l only ask suspen-
sion of public judgment until fair
hearing can be had in the courts.
That verdict will decide who has
committed crime, and the measure
of the guilt
Very truly yours.
s. Q. PoMERoY.
The Champion contains long ar
ticle on the contest which may fair
ly and justly be accepted as an au-
thoritative expression of the views
and feelings of those who honestly
sought to secure Pomeroy's re-elec-
ton. 1t was not attempted to shield
the defeated and disgraced man.
The facts are so positive and
crushing" it says, "that they admit
of neither excuse nor palliation in
Mr.. Pomeroy's behalf" When the
present excitement shall have SUBJ
sided, it adds, a kindlier Judgment
may be passed upon him; but he
can never recover from the defeat
that has overwhelmed him, or re-
gain the forfeited confidence of the
| State"
The Champion assures US that the
York disclosure falls like n thun-
derbolt upon PomerOy's warmest
and most intimate friends, in and
out of the Legislature, not one of
whom knew of the transaction until
it was thus made public. On this
point the Champion says further:
In this contest Mr.. Pomeroy man
aged his own canvass, relying upon
his own ideas and work, and he
kept carefully from the Knowledge
of his friends, so far as we know,
all facts concerning his transaction
with York, or any other transaction
of a similar character, if any there
were. He knew that the adoption
of sach means to secure votes would
meet the earnest disapproval and
denunciation of all men who favor
ed his reelection, because of an
honest belief that he would serve
the State usetully and well, and that
a knowledge on their part that he
was resorting to such appliances
would ALLEVIATE them, and render his
success impossible. He therefore
kept his own secrets. In fact he
was unusually reticent throughout
this canvass, and his friends were
generally ignorant of his plans and
| ter. And to them
more than to any others the revela-
lions which so completely over
whelmed Mr.. Pomeroy came with a
suddenness and shock that was ter
rible. His enemies were hardly less
startled, but to his friends the shock
was at once stunning, awful and
humiliating.
In concluding, the Champion
makes generous mention of POme-
roy's past services to the State, of
his ambition for reputation, and
of his personal d-heartedness,
and says:
He has suffered and is suffering
the consequence of his offence. and
even should his life be spared, he
will never cease to regret and SUIT
fer. If there
is any one who sees in the picture
of his condition, this sad story of his
downfall and humiliation, anything
to excite emotions other than those
of pity and sorrow, we do not want
to know the man. For ourself we
have the deepest sympathy with
him in his misfortune.
For his offence we have no excuse
and no sympathy. He understood
full well the consequences, he risk
ed them, and he is suffering them.
But for the man in his great sorrow
and humiliation we feely only the
most kindly sympathy and the most
sincere pity.
There is deep-seated feeling
here that there is something hidden
in the transaction between POme-
roy and York-that there Is another
side to it, which will yet be deveI-
oped, and hundreds of the best men
will wait "till fair hearing is had
in the courts.