The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-09-28

not only to himself but to every Republi.
can whose vote he solicits, to do one Of two
things: To give q satisfactory expl;na-
ton, or retire from the ticket. We hope
and believe he can do the first. 1t is hard
ly possible that q knight Of Capt. Anthony I
standing should enter the list With such 8
defective a,mor.
/ The evidence is that a commission firm
in New York, of which Capt Anthony wae
a member, sent a man through the country
soliciting consignments. That goods 20 90.
licited- were consigned to the firm; that
certain shippers never received their goods
nor the money for them that Capt An
thony was sued after he came to Kansas
that he pleaded the statute of Limitation
that q case was agreed upon and submitted
to the court who decided against Capt An
thony; that judgment for over ten thous-
and dollars was rendered against him; and
that the sheriff made . return of no goods
| found.
We have waited for an explanation. The
days OF the campaign are passing along.
Capt. Anthony is in Philadelphia attend
ing to his duties at the Centennial. With
all due respect to him, We assert that his
first duty is TO the State and to the party
whose candidate for Governor he is. Other
men can do his work at Philadelphia. No
one but himself can do what he ought be.
fore this time to have done in Kansas.
This opinion is strengthen BY an editorial
in the Commonwealth OF last Tuesday. If
Capt. Anthonys explanation is no stronger
than that article We hardly think he will
make It. And We shall agree with the Gar
net I1aindeaier's opinion concerning the
State Central Committee's duty. Reform
within the party is what We are engaged
upon.
The foregoing is . cool, calm and con-
siderate statement; there is nothing excl
ted or exaggerated in it, and it fairly ex-
presses the sentiments OF thousands of vo-
tiers in all parts of the State. OF the same
character is the following, from the Empo-
ria Ledger, of the 2lst:
We have heard a dozen good Republi-
cans, within the last week, declare that up-
less Geo. 7. Anthony refutes the charge of
obtaining goods by representing himself to
be financially sound WREN at the same time
he was virtually bankrupt, and, after get
ting the goods, disposing Of them and put
ting the money beyond the reach of his
creditors, they (,he Republicans aforesaid)
will have to cast their vote for Democrat
foe Governor. Unless he does make sat-
isfactory explanation, it will be taken as
true that he obtained his money by fraud
If he shows to the contrary, then these
men will support him only the more active
ly because his defeat will have been sought
by his enemies by foul means. He must
explain, or get out of the way.
1t will not do for gentlemen to talk about
"passion," prejudice" and "personal
quarrels," in the light of such expressions
Of public opinion as we have quoted in the
foregoing extracts-and We have not given
a 1.-THE Of the newspaper expressions upon
the subject, but have quoted only from those
papers which give reasons for the demand
they make. The German papers of the
State are all Republican, and all refuse
to support George 7. Anthony, while
the German voters Of the State, numbering
about eight thousand, all Of whom usually
vote the Republican ticket, will vote
against him, almost to man, irrespective
Of any explanations that he may be able to
make. From every quarter of the State
comes the same report, that hundreds of
Republicans who rarely ever scratch q
ticket, unhesitatingly declare that they will
not support Mr.. Anthony under any cir
1t is we'll known to all
parties-those who support him as we'll as
those who oppose him-that if he is kept
upon the ticket We shall lose every Close
county in the State. Leavenwor,h county,
for instance, which is not "close" by any
means, but which gave Governor Osborn a |
majority of eighteen hundred, will give John
Martin a majority of at least eight hundred
if George 7. Anthony remains on the ticket;
and this result will carry all the LEGAL
offices Of the county into the hands OF the
Democracy. But this is not an isolated
ease; the feeling against Anthony is strong
sr here than in other places, because this is
his home and the people know him better
han do those Of other sections, but the same
tate Of feeling obtains, more or less, in
Every part of the State. So great is the dis
affection, that the Democrats are confident
If electing their candidate for Governor,
md hope, through Anthony's unpopularity,
@ carry a majority of the representative
districts Of the State, and control the next
Legislature. Every candid man will
admit that the Republican dissfection
must be very general in order to give the
pporition even the shadow of a hope of
lecting q Democrat to the United States
'enate from Kansas. There is, of coune,
10 fear Of such result "a this, but there is
strong probability-indeed, almost an alb
dilute certainty-that if George T. An
hony's name remains at the head OF the
republican ticket, every closely contested ,
ounty in the State will be thrown into the
ands Of the Democracy. Can the Repub-
can party afford to keep him on the
cket? q.