The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-11
PHELPS VIEWS.
Upon tho Treasury Comphca
lions.

Upon tho Treasury Compiler
tions.
A reporter of the Kansas City Jour
nal yesterday interviewed Governor
Phelps upon the Mastin connection
with the Treasury embarrassments as
published in another column
Reporter-Are there any new de-
velopments in the treasury matter!
Gov. Pbelps-Nothing that | know
of. 1 see the St. Louis papers have
copied Mastin's talk to the Kansas
City journal, and have lengthy editor
ial comments which have just finish
ed reading. Ofoourse l read all mat
ters with deep interest. l have never
held an Office that did not leave with
clean hands, and I mean to surrender
my present trust two years hence in
such condition. 90 far Is I am person
ally concerned, that no man of any
party will entertain even . suspicion
of my integrity. I had hoped that all
my associates in the administration of
the Affairs of State would 60 conduct
themselves that their history could
not be questioned. I have no doubt
now of the personal, As well rs of the
Official honor Of either of them, but l
fear that it Is going to turn out that
Col. Gates has permitted certain
parties.
TO IMPOSE UPON HIN
in such . manner as to seriously am.
barrass him in the administration of
his affairs, even if they do not cause
him to lose considerable money. l do
not understand that he is charged by
any one with having speculated with
the public funds, or with having re-
ceived interest on the deposits he made
in the several banks. Friends whom
he trusted with deposits have unques-
tionably loaned the money and receiv-
cd interest therefor. As I understand
it, the Aastins assert they paid. and
the Burneses confess they received it.
and it looks very much as if the Mas
tins had formed
A DELIBERATE PLAN
to get into their hands rs much money
q possible, and to fail and let all par
ties raks their chances at such assets rs
they might leave. This will be the
view the people will take Of it, at any
rate. Tho Mastins are undoubtedly
daring spectators. shrewd, and not
over scrupulous. according to all ac-
counts. Bot personally I know little
Of them. They belong to the Confed-
crate wing of the Democratic party,
from which have had many profess
sions of good will and devotion, but
have never received any favors from.
Reportsr-Havs you concluded to
take any action in regard the treasury ?
Gov. Phelps-I have already called
the attention of the general assembly
to the condition Of affairs. Ny hands
arc tied 20 far Is any further proceed
ings are concerned. 1t Is for the rep
resentaives of the people to enact
such Legislation as will thoroughly
protect the States money, and if any
has been lost to ascertain who is re-
sponsible for such loss. If any officer
has been delinquent in his duties he
must take the consequences. l shall
certainly
NOT SHIELD ANY ONE.
The people now demand that the
whole affairs of the treasury shall be
probed to the bottom, and all its
transactions with each and every bank
should&e thoroughly sifted and laid
open to the public gaze. The special
committee Of the house l. now engaged
in making such investigation, and 1
understand are taking the testimony
of the State treasurer this afternoon.
I have every confidence that clean
work will be administered. and If pun
ishment Is due it will be inflicted with
unsparing hand.
Ihave it from very good authority
that resolution proposing a com.
mittee to draft
RESOLUTIONS OF IMPEACHMENT
against the Treasurer are already pre-
pared. and 1t Is with difficulty that
the member Is restrained from intro.
ducing them. It will not be . sur
prise tn me If they are thrown in at
any time, but all the cooler heads nv |
there d ''Dething to impeach on"
Newspapers have charged delinquency
% the part Of the Treasurer, but such
charge must or should brought to the
notice of the House through report Of
he investigation committee. 1 am
assured that the committee ~ill be
'eady to report the last Of next week.
An exchange says that the president of