The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-15
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speech denies that ne has ever said any
thing I'm disparagement Of the dignity OF
labor" Perhaps We differ as TO the mean
ing of Encouragement" We prefer to get
at some "bottom facts" and then LET the pub
lie and not the Governor judge between us.
Let the facts dispose OF this question OF ver-
acity or misunderstanding whichever il be-
We have twice published an addressed de-
liyered by George T. Anthony in Medina
New York, the old home Of George 7. We
have copied it from the Medina, Orleans
county, New York, Tribune Of January 25,
1862, and have stated that the original
newspaper Is in our possession to be seen OF
all men. The address bristles with the sen
timents Of the slave-driver. 1t compares
the laborer to the OK and the devil. 1t
dwaris the farmer to galley-slave. 1t in
suits every man who labors for bread, or
10. the love of labor or OF doing good. lie
says:
81 look uron tie dignity ofla5Or rs 4 myth
la 'humbug.'"
He says:
| "No thanks TO labor that the man holds a
higher relation to its results than the OK; II
gives naLter Of them chdrcc;,r, but SoLaucs and
def'reSSeS EoTH."
He says of labor:
at is the implacable eremy a progress
everywhere"
He says:
"La me c1troGt you ncger 10 say 70 yo,rr ehI,
dyea, be i~daStTious u you ,rgU'd b. goOt, and
LCGOT u yCu tcouid be great.
lie says:
sItis small child that can not see that while
all great anG good men are indus iriouS, rLTU
fer industrious hiCn become eal'eT o oator gOId
He says:
| .sFind n MAJ that loves labor for labor'S
sake 4 regret TO admit there are sucllD aud l
| will show you one that is "A base SLAVE 70
Garth, aid rorLky 81 las J1aesge."
We know nothing comparable TO the in
fanny OF these sentiments in which the ad-
dress abounds, except the answer OF the
slave driver, who was asked TO hire black
smith. NO" said the wretch, 81 prefer TO
buy oaer" a slave, and worthy of hi,
bondage Hear it, Freemen Of free Kan
sas And tbs your Governor, and you
propose to seat him in the highest place
again. Then, are you worthy OF yoar
bondage"
1t is plain as day. These extracts are
gospel proof that he has spoken ''in dispar-
agement OF the dignity of labor" What
answer can you make, Gov. anthony? II
is no answer 10 say you are pure and hon
est, but lied about and iraduoed by bad
men. Your own acts and words are your
accusers. They pronounce judgment.
Dare you deny tha. this is true copy OF
your address? We set your address"
against your Lawrence speech. We say it
is yours. If you think We libel you We in
vite you to take US TO the courts where We
will make our words good.
You cannot plead youth or irexpericnce.
For you say al the outset:
"My views upon this subject dignity Of
labor are widely at variance with popular
teaching; aad iTasmuch as they are with me
no Idle theory bat hare grown into Pro-
FOUND CONVICTION, from much edrRest Thought.
L shall endeavo- 10 make myself und r
stood"
1t is no answer to these libels of yours
against humanity, that you go from town
to town calling your accusers "liars." You
are now before the bar OF that public opin-
ion which you have shocked. You must
answer for these revolving sentiments to
the delegates the honored representatives of
the people. Have we misquoted you? Do
You deny having uttered these barbarous
sentiments. Give US public answer
The sentiments in which the address
abounds are demoralizing as our dime nov
ell literature. They encouraged short cuts
to fortune. They are worthy of Chief
Joseph and the Nez Peroes, of the "Gold
Ring" and that Wall street that was so
pround of our Kansas Governor, of all
the vast army OF shoddyites and plumber
ers on land and sea who live by their wits
and not their labor, who toll not, nor spin,
yet reach the goal of fortune by tricks that
are vain" They are not worthy of a Kan
sas Governor