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THE ADVOCATE, AND TOPEKA TRIBUNE. OmoiAi. Papb or thi Pboftjl's Pabtt OV KANSAS. N. R. P. A. Published every Wednesday by ME ADVOCATE PUBLISHING CO. Rooms 43 and 45 Knox Building, TOPEKA, KANSAS. $1.00 PISH YEAK. ADVERTISING BATES. Display matter, 20 cents per line, agate meas urement, (14 lines to the Inch.) .Reading notices, 40 cents per line. Address all communications to THE ADVOCATE PUBLISHING CO., Topeka, Kansas. Entered at the post office at Topeka, Kansas, as second class matter. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1892. PEOPLE'S PARTY NATIONAL TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES B. WEAVER, OF IOWA. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, J. G. FIELD, OF VIRGINIA. PEOPLE'S PARTY STATE TICKET. For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, STEPHEN II. ALLEN, Pleasanton, Linn county. For Oovernor, L. D. LKWELLING, Wichita, Sedgwick county. For Lieutenant Governor, PEUCY DANIELS, Ulrard, Crawford county. For Secretary ol State, R. 8. OSBORNE, Stockton, Rooks county. For Auditor, VAN B. FRATHER, Columbus, Cherokee county. For Treasurer, . W. n. BIDDLE, Augusta, Butler county. For Attorney General, J. T. LITTLE, Olathe, Johnson county. For Superintendent of Public- Instruction, II. N. GAINES, Ballna, Saline county. For Members of Congress. First District F. J. Close, Tray. Second District.... H. Kino, Kansas City. Third District. ...T. J. Hudson, Fredonla. Fourth district.. .K. V. Wharton, Yates Center, Fifth District John Davis, Junction City. Sixth District Wm. Bakkb, Orworth, Seventh district.. JKUBYSiarsnN Medicine Lodge At Large. W. A. Harris, Lin wood. Presidential Electors.' Walter N. Allen. Merlden, Jefferson county. K. B, Cabbell, Pratt county. H. A. White, Butler county. D. K. Barry, Atchison county. A. C. Shlnn, Ottawa, Franklin county. II. 0. Bowen, Montgomery county. 8. A. Martin, Eureka. Greenwood county. A. J. McAllister, Cloud county. L. D. lUynolds, Montrose, Jewell county. Noah Allen, Wichita, Sedgwick county. The Advocate desires the postofjlce address of all the presidential elec tors. Will those tvhose address is not given in the list please forward it to this ojjice, or will some one who knows it and who may see this notice do it for tliemt Now is the time to push the 25-cent rate for the Advoate and Tribune. The paper will do your friends more good daring the campaign than at any other time of the year. Get up a club. EEPUBLIOAN OPINION OF GEO. T. ANTHONY IN 1876. We take the following frem the proceedings of a mass convention of republicans of Leavenworth county, held in the city of Leavenworth on the evening of October 24, 1870, said to be "the largest republican mass meeting held in Leavenworth since the war." The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, By the republicans of Leavenworth In mass meeting assembled: To1lo.Hn 4n a atrlnt olhftrAnfA tct fttir nroml.SAS of reform within the party, we regard It as the Juta nf luun rannhllpfm tn PAUt 111! Vfltfl agalnSt corrupt ana dishonest men wherever tcey may De louna, ana no maiier ou wuku u.t kuoj may be nominated. Vnnmtinn t lanraa T A nthnnv. thfl rflDllDlICan nominee for governor of Kansas, to be a man who is corrupt, dishonest, and unworthy of the confidence or support of the people of this state, Hnratur nttartv rnniulllitA him All OUT Candi date, and appeal to our fellow republicans In all pans 01 A.ansas Ml call. UltJir uauuis ataman iinu. The disgrace which has been brought upon our and .rata within thn laf. t.wn twirl hv the L.lLionu nf rllahnniiiit afAtA trcaJlirftr. Is A warning which we should heed, and we earnestly entreat me nonest voters vi unwww w cuuamc. rnii th. nAnuniMirimi hnfnrn t.hnv nlacn tn the nnAnn'a .hair o man whnaa moral AliarantAr In infinitely worse than ever Lappln's was. xnai a commiuee oi repuuuenus, oypuiuicu vj this meeting, be Instructed to prepare an address tn tha vnt arm nt ITannat tf1nn forth tn full the reasons why we believe this man should not be elected governor oi me sime, aim umi um iu- Htmlra nuinrHa onrl ftfhar nrnnfu nt h1a rituhnnftlt mH nnrmnt nruptiAa h nmhodlfld In the same. In order that the public may see and know that we are jusuiieu iu wv course we mo inuouiux. That oil raniihllran ninnri in k'antias which haiiava n rAfnrm within thn nartv. and dwiirft to save the state from further disgrace through aisnonest umcitus, uo requeBieu w iiuuuau iumo resolutions. The committee appointed in accord ance with the above resolutions pre pared and published an address, from which we take the following: In accordance with the foregoing resolutions, we hereby lay before the publlo the accompany ing statement of facts, establishing everything we affirm by documentary evidence which cannot be questioned, and for the whole of which we ask the careful and unlmpassloned perusal oi every republican voter in Kansas, we are personally acquainted with George T. Anthony. We know his record as a citizen and a soldier. We know him to be a bad man, unworthy of con fidence and support of the people of Kansas, and one whose election to the governorship would be a disgrace to the state, we believe nis nomination by the republican party was a great mistake. We know that the convention which nominated him was deceived as to the character of the man. and we know that nearly all those who are supporting him are deceived. But we have confidence In the republican party or Kan sas. We believe that the love of honesty and purity Is strong enough In the hearts of the re publican masses of this state to prevent them from suDDortlna a dishonest man, when the proof of his dishonesty Is shown. Therefore we submit the following facts, not In passion, not in the heat of excitement, not prompted by per sonal malice, but coolly, dispassionately, and In the Interest of the republican party ana us im mortal nrlnclDles. to which we stand unswerv ingly attached; and we appeal to our brother republicans throughout the state, In the name of the crand old party which rescued and preserved the country, and in the name of all the glorious memories which cluster around it, to read care fully the facts which are herewith presented, and to be not deceived Into casting their votes for a man whose election would be one of the saddest calamities that could befall the party. Remem ber that defeat with honesty and purity Is a grand victory as compared to success with dis honesty and corruption. Remember the humili ation that we have suffered In the past through the conduct of corrupt officers, and elect no more doubtful men. We Drefer the following list of grave charges against George T. Anthony, and for proofs sus taining each particular charge we refer to ac companying documents. The documents herewith presented convict George T. Anthony of First Defrauding his creditors. Representing himself as solvent when he was bankrupt. Ob taining goods from Innocent parties through such false representations, selling the same and keep ing the proceeds; for which an unsatisfied Judg ment now stands against him in the district court of Leavenworth county for over $10,000. i8aa document No. 10.) Second Defrauding the school fund of the state of New York by falling to pay over money belonging to said fund, entrusted to bis hand as a loan commissioner in said state, for which an unsatisfied ludement now stands against him and his sureties in the supreme court of the state of New York. (See document No. 9.) Third Defrauding his creditors and evading the payment of his honest debts, by putting all bis property liable to execution In his wife's name. (See the records of Leavenworth county.) Fourth False swearing, by publicly stating under oath, that the property now In his wife's name was bought with the proceeds of the sale of property, real and personal, which she owned before he married her. (See document No. 8.) Fifth Holding the most lucrative federal office In Kansas for eight consecutive years, without devoting one cent of the salary thereof to the payment of his honest debts. (Refer to Geo. T. Anthony.) Slxth-Cowardlce as an officer in the army, and cruel and tyrranlcal treatment of the men under his command. (See document No. 4.) Seventh Defrauding private soldiers In the union army by taking several thousands of dol lars of funds belonging to the men of his com pany and appropriating the same to his own use. (See documents Nos. 2 and 4.) Eighth Defrauding the friends of a dead soldier by taking $75 contributed by the men of his company for the purpose of embalming the body of a deceased comrade, and appropriating the same to his own use, leaving the dead boy's father to pay the bill. (See documents Nos. 2, 3 and 4.) Ninth Publicly uttering a falsehood by deny ing! the charge In the above count (eighth) and exhibiting to the people of Leavenworth a bogus receipt for the embalming aforesaid. (See docu ment No. 11.) Tenth Having failed In business several times under suspicious circumstances, with seventeen unsatisfied Judgements In favor of his creditors standing against him in the courts of New York. (See document No. 8.) Eleventh Treating the soldiers under his com mand so cruelly and tyrranlcally that he was obliged to leave his native state, after the war, for fear of personal violence from the men he had maltreated. (See documents Nos. 2 and 4.) Twelfth Treachery and swindling, by betray ing the confidence of an aged colored man who had trusted him as a friend, and swindling him out of his little home and everything he possessed, In consequence of which the old man Is now compelled, at the age of seventy-three years, to earn his living by dally labor. (See document No. C.) It will be observed that these charges are not ours. They are not made by the People's party. We know nothing personally as to their truth or falsehood, except as we can judge from the documentary evi dence submitted. The resolutions were adopted by a great mass meet ing of republicans of Leavenworth county, and the charges were formu lated, and the evidence to sustain them given to the public by a com mittee appointed by that assemblage of republicans for the purpose. The several documents submitted, to which reference is made above, are now in our possession, consisting of affidavits and official court records. They are quite lengthy, but they will be published if the truth of the charges is called in question. It will be observed that the repub licans who make these charges assert that they personally know George T. Anthony, and know him to be a bad man; that they know his record as a citizen and a soldier, and they sub mit this address for the purpose of inducing honest republicans to decline to vote for him for a responsible official position. With such a man on the ticket to-day we are told that it is a clean ticket, and the voters of the state are asked to "stand up for Kansas" by sustaining it at the polls. Dear reader, the little introduction we give this week of matters referring to the record of republican candi dates is only a starter, and there is plenty more to follow. Our rules are against making personal attacks on candidates, but since our republican friends "set the pace" in that direc tion, it is only fair to give them their own medicina Watch the history columns of the Advocate and you will find that they grow more interesting as the campaign advances. We want to "save the credit of Kansas" by relegating all these scoundrels to pri vate life. If they want to remain in the state let them learn to behave in stead of trying to hold down officia positions that were intended for hon est men. Extra copies of the paper are now on sale. Help to distribute them. What desperate efforts the repub licans are making to get out respect able numbers at their rallies. Last Saturday they had a meeting in Abi lene, and, to give them full credit for their hard work, they got out a very fair attendance. How they did hustle for that crowd ! Leading republicans went round and offered $3 and $3.50 for men to drive their teams in the procession. The faithful who were supposed to work for nothing were waited upon at their houses and begged by the politicians to get out and help swell the crowd. Finally the service of some ladies was en gaged, and after all the meeting was made to appear quite respectable. Our friend the enemy is not asleep. In another column we present some interesting facts bearing upon the truth of Congressman Simpson's dec laration that existing conditions in this country force men to sell their honor and women their virtue. The moral sense of the two saints, Hudson and Botkin, has been very much shocked by Simpsonte demagogy, and the whole "stand up" crowd will, of course, have to echo what these moguls say. Facts, however, are stubborn things, and will go a long way in the minds of the people toward demonstrating who the real dema gogues are. The state of Kansas is just now paying $3,000 a year for the use of a rubber stamp with which the gover nor's secretary affixes "Lyman U. Humphrey, governor," to official pa pers, while the governor spends his time in the Third district in a hope less effort to get elected to congress. It wouldn't make much difference as to convict pardons, but a notary pub lic's commission, for instance, signed with a mbber stamp, would be a val ued souvenir to hand down to future generations. Humphrey, aren't you ashamed? We do not pretend to sanction everything that the striking laborers and mechanics do. Sometimes they carry their grievances too far. But every word of condemnation uttered against them by the press, the pulpit, and society in general, is met by the one stupendous fact: There never was a strike or lock-out until laws were made to enrich idleness by rob bing labor. This is history and it is reason. Thomas O. Platt, who owns a ma jority of the republican party in New York, is president of the Tennessee Iron and Coal Company, which em ploys the convict labor in Tennessee. The company leases the prisoners from the state, and the president ex- fresses a willingness to cancel the ease.