The Placer herald., 1871-06-17
Hon. G. A. Tuttle's Letter.


the Stripes in his last weeks issue boldly
charged combinations, bribery, and the use
of 81, 900 in corruption money Oh the friends
of G. A. Tuttle to beat Sargent in this coun-
ty, and broadly intimated that TuttIe could
be little above fool if he did not know it.
These charges were so pointed that not to
reply to them and demand the names and
proof would have been to acknowledge their
truth. In Thursdays Stripes Mr.. Tuttle
appears in letter to its editor, which, after
recitng the charge, proceeds:
"The whole tenor of your article is calcu-
lated to leave an impression on the public
mind that if | am not using improper means
to defeat Mr.. Sargent my friends are doing
it with my knowledge and consent As
am conscious that have never, on any oc-
casion, either used, offered to use or had to
use any money to defeat Mr.. Sargent, and
am conscious that no friend of my own, to
my knowledge, has either used, attempted
to use or had to use any money for the pur-
pose, respectfully demand of you full ex-
posure of what you claim has existed. Such
charges should not be allowed to rest on in
sinuation or inuendo You owe it to me and
to the public, to make full exposure if
there is any truth in your assertions, and in
order to do so you should give names and
dates 1t must have suggested itself to you
when you wrote the article, that neither my
self nor my friends could by any means
know who was intended by such words as
prominent politician, " "moneyed San Fran
ciscan," etc. 1t is impossible for me to
guess to whom you refer, as the moneycd
corporations are all opposed to my election
and so are all the Federal officials who hold
office of any pecuniary value in San Fran
cisco and Sacramento. When any of my
friends become connected with either the rail
road or any of the moneyed corporations,
from that moment they ceases to be so. 1t
will be recolected that in 1867, when l was
candidate for the Legislature wrote anti
subsidy resolutions which passed the Repub-
lcan County Convention. During that cam
paign the Stars and Stripes of which you
were then editor, did not say one word in
favor of my election. My reason for offer
ing those resolutions was that the previous
Legislature had passed a bill aiding various
railroads with some two million five hundred
thousand dollars in State bonds, and the
members from this county voted for this bill.
1t is true that Governor Low vetoed the bill,
but desired to have the Republican party
of Placer county to take a stand upon that
question.
Now, Mr.. Editor, in conclusion say most
emphaticay all the charges in your article
of the Sth are entirely without foundation so
far as | am concerned, and so far as my
knowledge extends are without foundation
with regard to my friends, and if any pro-
fessed friend Of my own has done as you
charge, he was not a friend in reality but an
enemy in disguise"
Respectfully, etc, C. A. TUTrLE.
SERIOUS Loss.-Being hurried ycsterd ",
We asked young man to 60 to the County
Clerks Office and copy the minutes of the
proceedings had in the County Court, for
the week, for publication. The young man
asked the deputy for the Minute Book, and
he replied that "he did not have it," He
then asked the Clerk, Sewell, where the
book was, and he replied that che did not
knou" The young man then looked over
all the books he could find in the office bu.
this Minute book was not to be found. On
the young mans return to our office, we
went to the Clerks office and made second
search but failed to find the missing record
book. We. found 3 or 4 valuable books Of
record scattered around in a wooden building
separated from the Clerks office, and the
doors of this building all open and no one
in it to prevent parties from packing them
off if they felt so disposed, but nowhere
could we find the missing book. 1t may be
that the Clerk, who is consunmate blund-
erer, has been spreading things on this book
that never occurred like he did on the Su-
pervsor book and has spoiled it and through
shame has concealed or destroyed it. How
ever this may be, this book is above price to
the county and people, and cannot be re-
placed if destroyed. We call the attention
of Judge Spear and District Attorney Eel
lows to this matter as it is one of serious i'm
port to the county.
TREAsURER's MONTHLY STArEMENr.-The fol-
lowing is the Statement of the County Treasurer
for the month ending May 3lst 1871
Amount Of Cash received for Co. pur-
poses. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SlS17 %
Amt rec 'vd for State purposes. ... 1913 80