Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-03-04
MIR. e. c. STERLING.

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very serious allegations were made affecting
tho Official intcsrity aud the private honor Of
the Bdise County officers altogether, and par
ticulaily Of tho County Commissioners. 1t
WIS stated that the malconduct of these officers
was so serious that attorneys were employed
by the Territorial Treasurer, and by private
citizens here. to watch and guard tho financial
interests Of the Territory IN the first Instance,
and their own interests in the second instance
We will quote portion of the paragraph:
!. The Territory being swindled out of its pro-
portion Of the exorbitant bills allowed by the Com
went up there about ten days ago to look after the In
terests of the Territory He found it advisable and
necessary employ attorney to watch the County
bills and the taxpayers and scrip holders do the
same thing as means of selfprotection." rs aE
q In the WORLD of February 26th We called
attention to the paragraph in the Statesman,
and after pronouncing it totally false and sland-
erous in general terms, stated that We should
await proper time for Mr.. Treasurer Ster-
ling to make the explanation and the vindica-
ton due to the belied and slandered Boise
county officers. through the same channel by
which the information furnished by him was
used to defame aud malign them. 1t was upon
his word the article in the Statesmaa was pub
lished; it became his duty, as an honorable
man and gentleman, to speedily make repara-
ton to the officers and gentlemen SO foully
wronged, and to do SO without hint or demand
to that end. Since the publication of the ar
ticle referred to, there have been-up to Sat
urday Last, inclusive-three issues Of the States-
man. Mr.. Sterling has failed in any of these
issues to offer denial of the base calumnies to
vindicate the aggrieved officers of Boise county,
or to enact the part of true gentleman in
any way pertaining to the matter. Our course
with Mr. Sterling, therefore. is plain. We
regret that he has forced us to the duty, but it
is q duty we do not shrink from. Whenever u
person unwarrantably hits or wantonly and
maliciously assails the reputation and honor of
party brethren, or Of Democratic officials, it is
our duty. as Democratic journalist, to come
to their vindication. and TO show up the assail
ant and we shall now proceed to fulfill that
duty in the case of Mr.. 4. G. Sterling, the
Territorial Treasurer:
1t is not true, as stated upon the authority
Of Mr.. Sterling, that be had to employ an at
torney tn watch the County Commissioners Of
Boise county, to contest unjust and illegal bills
on behalf of the Territory; it is not true that
any taxpayer or scrip-holder had to do SO. Ii
is true that Mr. Sterling came up here from
Boise City, and remained here several days,
about the time that suits over some county
matters were before the District Court; aud
it il also true that during the most OF bis so
journ here. DIR. Sterling especially sought the
society of the very gentlemen who are ma
lgned ia the Statesmen. upon bis authority.
without one word of denial or vindicaiion on
his part. So is it true that, IL he really came
here to transact business for the Territory, be-
ought to have employed an attorney--aot to
watch the Boise county officers, however,
but for the reason that be too frequently,
when away from the companionship Of the very
officers whom he allows to be slandered by the
.Staiesmam upon information he gave that paper,
placed himself in such condition that he was
neither competent for the transaction Of bust.
ness, nor fitted for the presence Of men who
had business to transact
We have authority for saying that on Satur-
dag. Feb 22d. AFTER the Statesman appeared
containing the slanderous article referred to,
Mr. Sterling voluntarily stated TO resident OF
Boise county, at that time on visit in Boise
City. that Reynolds had misconstrued nearly
everything no (steriing) had communicated to
him reynolds of the Statesmaa). and that he
(Sterling) felt very much annoyed al the abuse
Reynolds had made of the information he had
given to him." or words substantially to this
effect. Then his course was certainly plain
and very simple he should have stated the
fact ia the very NEXT issue Of that paper. We
have been repeatedly told BY Mr.. Sterling, in
his own Office and elsewhere, that the returns
he received. az Territorial Treasurer. from
Boise county, were always singularly wen made
up, correct and satisfactory, and, in fact, that
Boise county affairs stood better upon his
Territorial books, than the affairs Of any county
IN Idaho; and he has always expressed himself
to ~ very warmly in commentator Of the
promptitude, the fidelity. and correct olRcial
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