The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-10-05
STATEMENT
Made by George Anthony, Bets the re
Dubiiczn state Central Comm ittse.

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GEs1LENEy: At the time If your re-
cent meeting, on the 5-h inst, an assault
wss made upon my private character
through the Kansas City Times connected
with what purported to be correct record
of court proceedings, by which it was
claimed Tat was self convicted of grave
offences as sxindler and also, that l was
refugee from usiioe, ard guilty oil in
Vulnerable dishonest ard dishonorable
acts.
At this moment arrangements we're made
\ for visit TO Philadelphia in the perform
ance of duties of vital interest to the
State-duties could not neglect without
extreme violence to my official obligations
as a member OF the State Board of Centen-
NAL Managers. A car had been loaded
with the agricultural productions Of 1876,
| and arrangements m ade 10 pass it through
to Philadelphia on an express passenger
train. TO leave on the following day.
/ did not have time to even read the ar
ticle in the Times, nor did | read it until
| full week had elapsed. Tie delay wa, not
| from indifference but because felt a con-
sciousness of perfect Justification, if any
thing in it needed reply, and confident, also,
that nv life, public and private, for eleven
wears in your midst had been such as TO
protect me from hasty condemnation on
| any eyparte statement, made by, and al the
| instance Of men who had no characters OF
their own, and ready always TO assail and
l impair the character of Others, at the bid
ding Of malice or interest.
So soon as the imperative demands of Of
fetal duty were answered, in connection
with the Kansas Centennial Exposition,
| asked the chairman Of your committee TO
| call ycu t'grther that ! might meet you
and pr sent what | believed would be &C
cepted, either by you or the people, as
full and complete relief from every allega-
ton Of wrong in The specific charge before
referred 10, and OF ali others that have
been floating upon the current of scandal
| from time to time since my residence here.
The object had IN view i'll this meeting
| of your committee was this. The assaults
made upon me are intended as a cunning
device 10 distract and put out OF sight the
true Issues Of the canvass now pending.
NV plain spoken truths are crushing to
the party OF reason now seeking to get pos
session OF a government they failed to de-
stroy. They hate because they fear me,
and if they could force me before the peo-
pie in the attitude of defending myself In
stead OF assailing the Democratic party,
and force The leaders of our party into a
like position, the real issue Of the country
| would be sunk in deDasing personal con-
test.
Conscious Of innocence, and entire abil- |
ity to successfully meet these elements,
which are combined to cru-h 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 high.
est on the State ticket, / vet felt that il |
vould he hotter IN seek vindica,ion nv vopr
ac,ion
| To do this 7 nronose IN nresent anthem |
ticated statements Of facts before Won mon
which | can safely reIy before the people
and ask Won "a the msn charged with The
duty of managing the campaipn- 10 exam.
inc sucb statements and EXPLANATIONS and |
when satisfied. as have never for a mo-
ment do,b,ed thar Won wonld he that NV
liz in K,ns.s which has socu,.a H. 80
suect and confidence expressed in INV nomi-
nation TO the highest office in the gift of
the State has been simnIv a nrolopss,ion
of a life Of honor and in,soIi,y lived mn 10
the d,,e of INV coming 10 K,ps,s Tho, ,on
xopId nromnIoa,e 6v resoIp,ion or oihsr
form the fact of sncb sa,isf,c,;on ,bsrshv
sertIing AT once the ne,son,I ons.,;on il.
voIvsd Iesvin.y me Tree a. no o5 Win ,bo
work ~ sweII;ng the RennbIic.n m.io,,,v
in fine Stat.
iw,s is :, haste 70 do this h0o.u,o
desired the enemy 10 roach the end Of ;,s
me,sn-. ~ venom tn .,.bIinn Nc 90
make ore answer copcIrsive ,s 70 su ,b.so
wicked and maIcious aIleg.,ions
will now coIIs,e in ,he,r order tho
CHARGES and repIv 10 them in the same Or.
der AID UunntetiG.., srsif,iny ny uatL .i.
truth of every statement made.
First: | am charged with having been a
member of the firm of Hill, Anthon, GO
doing business in The Civ of New York
and rs such co-partner obtaining and re.
ceiving the consignment of goods 10 be sold
ON commission by the Use of misreprerenta-
ton and fraudulent pretence. am no,
only charged with these offences bnr of
pleading guilty TO them under the solemn
forms OF law.
In support of these ALLEGATIONS and a.
conclusive proof thereof there has been
published what purports 10 be a transcript
from the records of The case "a thew now an.
pear on file in the books of aid conrt
copy of which said record il hereto attached
as published.
/ admit tie busine,s association If Hill
Anthony d Co. and beg TO brief i,s history /,
for your information. The firm a. org,n.
lied in 1859 consisted of the following mar
ties Robert I, Hill Nv swan =
Whalep A. NJ Ives and George IT Antbonv /;
Each member of the firm vas renu,s5 al. !.
vent. and esteemed bv all "a nersons nos
.essed of means adeonate 10 tie nnJ.-i.E
inc.
The credit of the firm w,s ,u,Is and ia
busines, Iarge in bandJ;ng consirnman,s
goods unon which adv,rcss vs. -
3 the custom Of that bnsines. Par,;sS h.
Iieved 10 he rpsnons;bIa Voc LII
purcbase grain AZ Ruff,io .rJ o,ba, - 7
pavinp fo9 the sans viii 1T - f''" :
which drafts were sccomn,nieS he iii.
aiding and poIicies of insprancs 20.
;or accen,ance and navment i
In the autumn Of $50 10 had .r,no,ad n
n mt in store ard did nm, in s,ora - r. I
YORK a Iaroe amount al grain So nnrcb.s !
d having an arrangement with ON b.nI. q
rs TO hold the paneT Of the cons;gnor w;,b u
mr. endorsement for c,,in n,.rt., e. n
he close of nav;sa,;on and hsfnr. =, o,a. 4
no the folIowine snr;n. 'fe" Il
Tins bn.insss was ne Sam. :, fo o
hat common to sucb ,ransac,;on. ,hsn "a "
low, and involved no unusual baza,d 70 Il
he copsipnor .xcep, in an s.car,;on.i AZ. j.
anp.nen, Of values ,g,;ns, whi.h hrn
i. incom netept 10 puard Fl
The elect;on 81 Abr,h.r, Incl, :, Il
November Of that vesr VAS .,ddsnIv toI Il