White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-02-24
State 'E'reasarcr.

Ee have bsckeI down. ana lost our IDde-
,endeuce. II Independence consists only
N pitching into men. right or wrong.
hen vs have los, it op this occasion.
We were strongly inclined 70 bslievs the
worst Of tbs State Treasurer, from hints
70 h.t from time to time receiseI: bat
wheu ws ssw the over-ss.lous nsnnsr in
v whicb certain parties were pushing the
N after, and who we're the prime movers.
i finally. .s:sask-us- thai -sons- -oihss- mo-
tive than selici,ude for the public good
was at tbs bottom Of the business. and
we thopgat it barely possible that the
Aiuts and rumors that had been IN circu-
lstiop. might have originated from the
same diaiuie.ested source. a -
YWsdid mot really nssn to chsrgstbat
the conductors of the Record had
attempted to borrow money from the
State rreasury-ae hardly think they
did-but we meant to suggest probable
causes which might have influenced
their action. To speak plainly. not.
with.tan ling the Records protesta'
tions of no selfish feeling in the matter.
We are fully persuaded that it is Ell,
ther sc,us.ed BY personal grudge sgains'
certain State officers. or that it is in
the interest OF parties who have set this
thing going. The zeal that overdoes it.
self. bstrays some sinister motive ct the
bottom. The Rscoad raised and kept up
tremendous howl, (although it objects
to the word. until papers 10 different
parts of the State took up the echo. 1t
then unpublished the articles from it's ex-
changes agreeing with its own views.
with glaring and sensational headings.
and rubbed them under the noses Of
members o! the Legislature, ss the pnb.
lie opinion of the State at large. to force
them to impeach the Treasurer. and per-
bsps other State officers. A Amfjority Of
the papers 10 the State, and those pub
lished in the heaviest tar paying com
muniiies, have denounced the personal
warfare upon the State Treasurer, and the
misrepreseut .tions resorted to, to prove
him guilty Of rsscality. These. the Rec
ord has not copied. except 10 few in
stances. in order TO obtain text upon
which to preach . sermon in favor Of its
own honesty and purity Of / urpose.
The Commilts to investigate the affair,
was headed BY q personal and po'i.ica1
enemy of the Treasurer. lin fact, the
Democrats in the Legislature have made
most Of the fuss. and are the principal mer
who a'e investing in the Records mare.
nest The report of that Committee wa
maniies,ly partial and unfair. The men
examined as witnesses. who were sought
to be implicated in the difficulty. havt
complained shat their testimony WAS gar
bled and altered; that it was not read t.
them after the Committee took it down
90 that they could make the necessary
amendments and explanations; but tha
the report WAS submitted to outside par
ties who were urging On the iuvestiaa aation
and by them "doctored" up. before i
was presented to the Legislature. Unde
these circu Instances, these witnesses peti
toned the Legislature to appoint join
CON mittee to make fair investigation
snd such q Commits ss could not b
packed as the former one was. The Leg
islature was fully convinced tbat ,her
bad been "sheu usnissn" on the part OF th
former Com mittec, and at once granite,
new one.
The truth seems to be, that forme
Treasurers deposited the State funds i
the bank owned BY Dan. Adams. Ches
ter Thomas. snd few birds Of the sam
feather. This money was used BY Thorn
as & Co. in specializing in Texas cattle
and nothing was said about the violation
of law by the Treasurer. But when NI
Graham came into offics. he changed th
programme. by depositing the money i
another bank. At once Dan. Adams an
his supes began to raise . rumpus abou
the illegal course OF the Treasurer. O
course. as soon IS the Legislature met
the matter was bored into the members
Adams & Co. found . willing organ i
the Record. The State officers were sup
posed to be fsvorably inclined toward th
Couuosweal,b C newspaper, .snd must b
punished BY the rival paper. j. R
Swallow. the principal man in tn
bank that Was preferred to the Texas cat
tie concern. had lately been State Audit
or. and hsd not patronizsd the Record q
be was desired to do. AMI this was goo
opportuniiy to pay him of. All this
backed up with some Of the qaid pro quo
has inspired the Record with wonderou
seal for the public veal.
/ No donbt this Treasurer hes not con6n
ed himself to the letter OF the Law; but v
believe that. upon fair investigation
the Committee will report that the safet
Of the public funds required this dspsrtor
from the letter Of the Law; that the Stat