The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-06-06
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50 well known that there is hardly a public
man IN the state who believes ni TO be n SO
Der man. And We Will add still farther, hat
We do not believe even ID. K. Anthony will
state that he himself believes Col. +. is never
under the influence of Itquor or opium
AGHhuttua Nationalist.
Now, ii Is well known that Col. Anthony is
the most active supporter the great bill intro
Queer has IN tue State. lis eazle eye takes
ia every paragraph in Kansas papers that re-
fers 70 mis- friend, - and if favorable they are
forthwith copied into the TiIncs. But he did
not rush to the witness stand when he read
the article continuing the above. Perhaps he
was Ion duty elsewhere" or conveniently
"mislaid the paper" or more probably con-
Guided TO let some rural rooster make an ASS
Of himself by denying the undoEyable 10 be
then copied into the Iimes)
II Is nov three weeks since our article was
written, and during that time not single
Kansas editor OF public man has put on rec
a stat sment that he himself does not believe
Col Phillips is drinking man.-lErnh7ttIH
Nationalist.
THE TINES has stated once or twice that
these charges against Col. Phillips were
viIlainously false. The TIMES knows from
sad personal experience that the Nationalist
is unfair, unjust and untrGIhful towards US.
That paper has never been fair and honest
towards The TINES, and We never expect
it to be fair towards Col. Phillips. We
have about come to the CONCLUSION that
there is a class Of men in our State so very
pious, and so very good, that they imagine
God has granted unto them authority in
HIS great name 10 lie about and defame
every one who hates hypocrisy.
We will, however, state, once for all, that
We have personally known, and been
quite intimately acquainted with
Col. Vim. A. Phillips for nearly twenty-five
wears. We knew him, and read his writings
in the New York Tribune, and eloquent
pleas in the cause OF humanity in the early
DAYS that tested the bravery, the patriotism,
the ability and the purity OF the men OF
Kansas. We confess that his record conf
pares fayorably with the noblest Of them
all. We have been with Col. Phillips hun
dreds Of times, have travelled with him on
his speaking trips, and have never seen
him under the influence OF liquor, and
at one time when Brother Griffin
charged him with being drunk, we
know he was sober; at other places,
when the same charge was made, We know
1t was false. We never saw him taste OF
liquor but once. We have seen him many
times refuse where others drank. No one
ever saw him drink at a bar. Doctor 5. +.
Few, OF this city was surgeon in the ar
my. lie says Phillips was near
ly dead with consumption arl he
prescribed whisky. He found him obsti-
nately drinking port wine. He finally told
Phillips that he must obey orders, drink
alcohol that il he didn't lie would soon 20
TO his grave. Phillips has undoubtedly
used alcohol un Ter the direction of ply
stefan. lie may have drank it at other
times for ought 1e know bat that he is a
drunkard is false
These same men who now denoUnce
Phillips, once declared that tLey opposed
his nomination because he vas consump-
tive, and would not live out his term. The
stories against Phillips mostly originated
with the great and good deacon Houston,
the honest Ex-United States Marshal who
wanted Phillips place.
If Phillips does drink we most earnestly
hope that Bro Griffin, the good Deacon and
other pioUs friends Will drink some of the
same whisky. It will most certainly have
a good effect upon their morals and may
be the means Of converting moral canting
hypocrites into honest men.
This talk about Col. Phillips has become
No man in the west occupies 4
propder and nobler position in Congress.
HIS superior ability ard great good sense
in championins the cause Of the people T,
command the confidence and admiration |
Of the American people.