The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-10-19
the State Treasurer, when the fol-
lowing conversation ensued:

"IIave you read Wolfc's speech,
Colonel" asked the reporter.
Only partially was the reply.
Rcporler-''The Telegraph would
be glad to publish anything you de-
sire to say in regard to these
charges.
Treasurer Bu.ler-"I do not de-
sire to say anything over my own
signature. but / authorize you to say
that if Mr. Wolfe intends TO say
that anything is wrong in the Treas
ury, or that anything is being held
back from publication for the pur-
pose of deceiving the public, he
grossly SANDERS this department.
Last winter when he offered a reso-
luton in the House touching the
publication OF Treasury statements
and coupled Herewith certain in
nuendoes, courted investigation. /
earnestly desired it, because knew
everything in this department was
correct, that every dollar due the
State was in bank ready for use at
any moment, and that the Treas
ury's condition was such that
thorough investigation could not
fail to remove the suspicious engen-
dered by untruthful statements.
Reporter-"Was ali the money in
the Treasury that the hooks showed
ought TO be there, when you took
charge"
Treasurer Butler-1Evcry dollar,
every cent. The money was turned
over to me-not the evidence OF
money"
Reporter-"What about the publ
cation of the Treasury statements. i"
Treasurer Butler-"You remem-
Der that last winter Mr.. Wolfe offer
ed resolution in the House asking
me why such statements had not
been published. My reply was that
the Attorney General and private
counsel had advised me that it was
not the duty of the State Treasurer
to order the publication that it
was the Treasurcr's duty to make
an exhibit of the condition of the
Treasury on the first day of every
month under oath and forward such
exhibit to the Auditor General.
This have done and any citizen
can see my notify statements made
under oath by stepping into the
Auditor Generals office. There
they are recorded, and are open 10
the public. My answer to Wolfe's
resolution was pronounced satisfac-
tory by prominent lawyers in the
House, and the best evidence that
it was satisfactory to the House is
found in the fact that that body
took no further action after the re-
port was presented.
Reporter-"What about the state
ments not being made promptly ?"
Treasuser Butler-''They are
made as promptly as it is within
our physical power. The law re-
uuires the exhibit of the condition
of the Treasury on the first day of
each month to be made. Now, ii
it is the intention of the law that
the Treasury's condition on the 1st
of October, for instance, shall be
published on the 1st of October, it
is physical impossibility to obey
the law. But if the law means, rs
all intelligent people believe, that
the condition of the Treasury on the
first of October shall be published
as soon thereafter as it can be made
up, then we are obeying the law.
We make our monthly statements
as soon after the first of each month
as we possibly can.
This closed the interview with
| Col. Butler, the reporter thanking
him for his kindness in giving so
satisfactory a statement.
I But little remains TO be added TO
the above. Every intelligent man
will see that Mr.. Wolfe is making
charges which he has never offered
any evidence to sudstantiate, and
which the parties accused earnestly
deny, and where it is possible ex-
press their anxiety for investigation.
Mr.. Wolfe says Gov. Hoyt used
money of the State in speculation
and lost it. Gov. Hoyt says he
didn't. Mr.. Wolfe says the money
that was due the State was not in
the Treasury when Colonel Butler
took the office Col. Butler says it
was has made his statement that
it is there under oath, and further
declares that any one who doubts
the truth of his statement can make
the investigation which he asked the
Legislature to make, and which the
Legislature refused to make by q
unanimous vote, because they knew
everything was right. Finally Mr..
Wolfe says the Treasurer does not
make monthly statements. Col.
Butler declares that he does and in
vites any citizen to come to the Cap
itol and examine them. He does
not publish them in the newspapers
because the law does not require
| him to do so. Who is then to be
believed Col. Butler, who offers
evidence to substantiate his state
ments. or Charles S. Wolfe, who,
driven to desperation by foiled am
bition, is making grave charges
which he admits are founded only
on runlor, and which he tried to
raise last winter because Treasurer
Butler obeyed the law and refused
to pay him $500 extra salary Peo-
pie will not bein doubt as to who to
believe with the above facts before
them.
/ Wolf Wants His $500.
From the Lebanon Courier.
| If Wolfe held the office OF State