The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-26
HUTCHINSON, Kas., July 10, 1878.
GEO. IT. ANTHONY. Gov. Kas.:

DEAh OIhs-W0 nave TeCelVCu u copy
of the Commonwealth of the 18th inst,
two days before the holding Of the prima-
ry election for delegates to the State
Convention, containing q demand upon
ourselves and others for the repayment Of
certain moneys.
OF course, sir, after having been in pos
session of the knowledge concerning the
matter which you have just promulg ated
since the first of January, 1877, your pres
emit action was doubtless prompted by
your high conception Of public duty.
CHEW to the line, let the chips fall where
they WILL" We, sir, are as bitterly OPP
posed to corruption In office as yourself,
and It Will afford US much pleasure to
help expose the wrong-doer. But why
haYe you maintained silence 80 lOngf You
are aware, sir, that not one dollar OF the
amount stated by you was paid, except
for service actually done and performed.
You have conversed with us on this sub
Ject frequently. You knew 1t, and refer
red to IL before sending our names to the
Senate for confirmation. You never In
any conversation claimed that it was
more than the merest technical violation
OF law, If violation at all; and said that
we should have received our pay by de-
1iciency appropriation for the service done
and performed instead Of drawing 9 war
rant upon the Treasurer OF the Board for
the amount. You know that under the
statutes OF the State the service perform
ute also fixed our pay for the services,
and you knew further that we followed
the established precedent Of the State as
to the mode of payment. Where, then,
Is the wrong OF which you complain
What money has been paid to the Board
that the State did not over or what paid
unjustly?
Governor, you are again reminded that
because OF the criticism which has been
expressed by yourself, the Auditor of the
State declined to pay the services Of the
Commissioners of the Topeka Insane Asy-
lum as required under the statute because
no specific appropriation had been made
therefor. Mr.. Knowles, President Of the
Commission, your own appointee, repre-
sented the matter to you, remarking that
| 1.-THE large deficiency would make q bad
| showing tor the Board, and requesting
you to use your influence with the AttOr-
| ney General to procure an opinion that II
/ would be legal for the Auditor Of State to
| issue his warrant on the respective funds
/ appropriated for the building Of the To-
pekA Asylum" What you may have
said to the Attorney General we know
not; suffice 1t to say that the Attorney
General went to the Office Of the Auditor
Of State, In company with Mr.. Taylor
and there advised the Auditor Of State
In substance as above stated, whereupoT
he audited the claims, and they have
since been paid monthly.
Again, Governor, 1t affords US pleasure
| to call your attention to your visit to thG
State Insane Asylum last jan, and thu
strong advice you then gave the Board
OF course there is an admirable consisten.
cy In all your actions. You will remem
Der that at that time you wished the Trus
tees to change the system OF accounts, re
marking that you desired to stimpres
Anthony 80 strongly upon the institu
tons of Kansas, that the image shoul'
not be eradicated for fifty years." Objec
lions were made to your scheme becaus
no appropriation had been made for tn
purpose, or to pay the additional salRr.
OF the clerk. You answered by sayin
we could transfer 1t from another fund G
still objected and spoke about your striC
lures. You replied that II the Boar
should agree to grant your request yO
would stand up before the State Of Kan
sas, either az Governor or as q private eli
lien, and defend the action OF the Board.
You said you had pat yourself In writiu
authorizing the Warden Of the penitentla
~ TO use funds for other purposes tina
those for which they were appropriated
and had no heaitation to give the sam
advice to Us.
Your knowledge Of the matters promu
, gated by you on the 18th instant, as "
have already said, was known to you |
December OF 1876, and to the Legislatur n
and was made q subject of Investigate
by your House Committee during the sea
. IS follows: "That we find It has been
custom OF the Board of Trustees to appr,
pirate out Of various funds pay to then
, selves for mileage and per diem, and "
recommend thar the appropriation for tf
pay Of Regents and Trustees be made sui
hcient to cover such expenses.o
Now we do not for = moment suppot
! that our refusal to do your bidding on
a promise OF -appointment1made by you
self and through your agents, or the IA
7 that you are very anxious 70 be renomi
mated had any thing to do with this.
Mol Perish the thought or course
= was q mere coincidence that this wa
. published only two days before the Or
! mary election In Topeka. That is plai
! on the face OF things.
|. You are undoubtedly actuated by
sshlgh sense Fof public duty,o In fact b
I cold blOoded patriotism such as you OnI
possess, and as no other man win prob
bly, ever have. Respectfully,
ri JOHN +. LANrRR,
THOS. 7. TAYLOR.