The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-06

lions, ana also George III. AnthOny's
sworn statement, together with all ac-
early day as possible.
/ J. c. WILSON, Chairman.
P.Q. BOND, Secretary.
NJ. H. INSLEY.
At. SHARPE, proxy for A. Blair.
i. C.HENRY. proxy for j. w. Hart.
w. A. MORGAN.
RE. STEVENSON.
MIN. MURDOCH, ply for n. w. Levy
| Under instructions contained in
the last resolution above, this COM
pilation of documents is prepared
for publication:
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN ANTHONY.
GENTLEMEN AT the time OF
your recent meeting, on the 9Th in
slant, an assault was made upon
my private character through the
Kansas City Times, connected with
what purpOrted to be correct rec
ord OF court proceedings, by which
1t was claimed that l was self-con-
victed of grave offences as q swind-
Ter; and also, that / was a refugee
from justice, aud guilty of innu-
merable dishonest and dishonora-
BILE acts.
At that moment arrangements
were made for q visit to Philadel-
phia in the performance of
duties of vital interest to
the State-duties could not neg
lect without extreme violence to
my official obligations as q member
OF the State Board of Centennial
Managers. A car had been loaded
with the agricultural productions
of 1876, and arrangements made to
pass it through to Philadelphia on
an express passenger train, to leave
the next day.
did not have time to even read
the article in the Times, nor did
read it till full week had elapsed.
The delay was not from Indifference
but because l felt q consciousness OF
perfect justification, if anything
in it needed reply, and confident,
also, that my life, public and pri-
vate, for eleven years in your midst
had been such as to protect me
from hasty condemnation on any
erpdrte statement, made by, and at
the instanceof men who had no char
scter of their own, and ready al
ways TO assail and impair the char
acter of others, at the bidding of
malice or interest.
AS soon as the imperative de-
mands of official duty were answer
ed, in connection with the Kansas
Centennial Exposition, I asked the
chairman of your committee TO call
you together that might meet you
aud present what believed would
be accepted, either by you or the
people, as full and complete relief
from every allegation of wrong in
the specific charge before referred
to, and of all others that have been
floating upon the current of scau-
dial from time to time since my res
Idence here.
The object had in view in this
meeting of your committee was
this. The assaults made upon me
are intended as a cunning device to
distract and put out of sight the
true Issue of the canvass now pend
ing.
My plain spoken truths are
crushing to the party of treason
now seeking the possession of a gov
eminent they failed to destroy.
They hate because they fear me,
and if they could force mo before
the people in the attitude of de-
Tending myself, instead of assailiDg
tho Democratic party, and force
the leaders of our party into a like
position, the real issue of the coun-
try would be sunk in a debasing
personal contest.
Conscious of Innocence, and en-
| tire ability TO successfully meet
these enemies, which are COM
bined to crush me because of
my representative position before
the people, and to do it in such
manner as TO maintain a popular
vote equal to the highest on the
State ticket, yet felt that il would
be better TO seek vindicatiOn by
your action.
To do this, l propose 20 present
authenticated statements OF facts
before you upon which l can safely
rely before the people, and ask you,
as the men charged with the duty
of managing the campaign, to ex-
anime such statements and expla-
nations, aud when satisfied, as
have never for q moment doubted
that you would be, that nay life in
Kansas, which has secured the re-
spect and confidence expressed in
my nomination to the highest Office
in the gift of the State, has been
simply a proloDgation OF a life of
honor and integrity lived up to the
date of my coming to Kansas, that
you would promulgate, by resolu-
zion or other form, tho fact OF such
satisfaction, thereby settling at once
the personal question involved,
leaving me free to go on with the
work of swelling the Republican
majority in tho State.
/ was less in haste TO do this be-
cause desired the enemv to reach
the end OF its measure of venom,
thus enabling me to make one ans
Wer conclusive as to ali these wick
ed and malicious allegations.
/ will now collAte in their order
the charges, and reply to them in
the same order aud connection, YER
flying by oath the truth of every
statement herein made.
l. L am charged with having
been q member OF the firm of Hill,
Anthony 81 Co., doing business in
the City of New York, and as such
co-partner obtaining and receiving
the consignment OF goods to be
sold on commission by the use of
Misrepresentation aud fraudulent
pretence. am not only chrged
with these offences, but of plead
ing guilty TO them under the SOL
elm forms of law.
In support OF these allegations,
and as conclusive proof thereof,
there has been published what pur-
ports to be a transcript from the
records of the case as they now APP
pear on file in the books of said
court, a copy of which said
record is hereto attached as pub
lished.
/ admit the business association
of Hill, Anthony & Co., and beg
leave to brief its history for your
information. The firm as organ
lied In 1859 consisted of the follow
ing parties, Robert L. Hill, /. w.
Swan, Z. S. WhsleD, A. ii. Ives
and Geo. Il. Anthony. Each mem
Der OF the firm was reputed solvent,
aud esteemed by all as persons pos