The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-07-31

10 ncd ntnu- WIN tne tHtS, WIN ali inc
and degraded elements OF Kan
sas politics, and to-day they are following
me with stupid Inslignity."
''Ho~ do yOn regard this investigation
Do YOU anticipate much trouble from il?
81 csnnot say that do
DON'T READ THE TIMES
"Ycu read the Times regularly, Iprs-
sum-
NO. sir, ! do not ! have not read
copy "f it for five years except the one last
winter that contained Autographs of some
letters which had been stolen from dead
friend. purchased five hundred copies
Of that ISSUE and disti ibuted them among
my friends. OF Course ii il annoying and
y,xs,icus to be pursued by such vermiu,
a. it il to have bed bugs in your mattress,
or squash bug. in vour garden. There Is
not reputable man in tn State who IA
engaged in this business against me. Ii IL
the old Pomeroy Clarke gang, and com
prl-e4 the Acknowledged felon-, lep-r., and
mal-factors Of Kan-as politics. They are
political trsmps and deaf beats, who have
been kicked down s,sirs and out Of the
bsckdcors and are now hanging round
lunch counters, ready 10 drink thefrinsings
of beer glasses aud steal cold victuai. out
Of sSiii-iub. There has rot been an hour |
duIi-g the past ak years when | could not \
have siieDced The whole mob hSd been |
willing TO make terms with then, bat their |
support would cost me the respect snd con- |
idence of all decent men Of the tate. |
There will be no Compromise ror surrender
on my part and they know H."
THE STATUS OF THE ClsF.
"What is the status Of your case AT the
present time?'
A sub committee will visit Kansas 20 take
such testimony aS they may deem advisa-
bic ia rt ard to the aileg alton made against
me. Tie original memorial contained
only the charges which were examined at
Topeka. Under the prscedents of the
Senate this was not the subject Of inquiry.
| SO another memorial was filed, containing
| allegations that ten or more men were cor
ruplly induced TO support me. The COM
m.i,ee We're divided upon the question
whether these impudent falsehoods should
| be the basis OF inquiry. Several Of the
| Democrats were disposed to kick the thing
out, and ther.upon it was charged that
| these gentlemen had also been IL iiuenced by
corrupt and me. censry motives in my
favor. | was member of the committee,
and resigned in favor Of Gen. Logan, and
the sub commiltee was appointed with no
reference either TO partisan or personal
| consideration"
What time do you expect this committee
to STRIVE"
| Probably late in September"
| "Who are the members OF The sub COM
mfttee >"
salisbury, of Delaware: Vance, of
North Caroline; Houston, of Alabama; Logan,
of Illinois, and Cameron, Of Wisconsin
three Democrats End two Republicans"
"Wha, do you anticipate tie result Of the
| inyes,i CATION will be ~
TIE RESULT PREDICTED.
| at can have but one issue, and that is
my complete vindic4iiOn. All the charges
| were Investigated last winter at Topeka by
a hostile committee, organized to convict.
| They sat several weeks, examined fifty wit
resses, and exoDerated lie. The Lee stature
adopted the report of the committee. WIS
not present, and offered NO witness and WAS
not 40 flied 10 appear. They have no new
evidence, and only hope to haIrass and him
Ger me, aud prevent me from becoming
more powerful in State and National poll
TIC hereafter. Bat they vail fail, 40 they
have always done"
"Do you think your ercmies will con-
tinue their warfare if they Tail IN this at
tack >"
Il hope SO. prefer their i'll will to their
irieldsh p. | should re uLessy if they
quit. Tuey have pursued me for six years.
| presume you have often seen when irav-
cling thr ugh the Country a ch-legged,
NANCY cur rush ont of a jImrs)n patch and
run yelping after the train, supporting he
was driving it cut Of the county? You
observe that the dog generally rolls over
into the ditch and Ihe train keeps right
alorg? That il MY case. These mengrel
whelps have been driving ME out OF public
life since 1873. A we,l-ordered, tirst-cl asa
lightning sx press train il not stopped to
allow the conductor 10 lick every puppy
that barks at it. Ii would console the dog,
but would be unsatisfactory 10 The stock
holders"
| INGALLS, BECOMES SEVERE.
"Some unfavorsble commen. is made by
the people upon your long continued silence
while this war IL b,iGg msde on you
Many take your silence ~ a confession Of
guilt. Why don't you Lake some re-
spDDseY
"a do not thiuk any public man ia put on
the defensive by newspaper caiumnies. II
a bucket OF slOprs Is ernpGed on yOu as you
are passing along the street, you can only
wipe off your face and pass on. 1t will
not do to quarrel with scavengers aud gar
bsge deae:s. 1t is just what the scu'ilons
want. | have been DETAINED for six ye ara,
and have never written nor spoken a word
il reply. The people Of ksn-as under
stand it, and last fall when the only real
question WAS who Should succeed me, they
elected legislature largely in favor of my
return. Pgoiic opinion is ultimately al
ways Just, and judges a mao not by the
assaults Of enemies or the adulation Of
friends, but by his conduct and his life.
Character il a shield against cslumny, and
the nasty defamation OF my foes has helped
rather than harmed me. People like fair
play, and enemies always DegeI friends. II
they think a man il unjusty assaulted they
are very apt to support him beyond his
deserts.