Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-24
Mr.. DILLEY,S EXPLANATION.
HALEY, Oct. %, 1882

IHse., ulueF tHe cdptioil III Hc Dch@
ocratic Nominees" in abiding to me,
you say: "While acting as County
Treasurer, a few months ago, Mr..
Dilley, in defiance of law, bought
some county scrip" As to the particu-
lar time you mention, | think you are
in error-don't think purchased any
county scrip during that time, but
would have done so il had had the
opportunity. l did purchase some
juror certificates and large lot of
county warrants in a short time after
| resigned the Office of County Treas
urer, for all of which I paid 80 cents
on the dollar, except for witness GER
tifcates in criminal cases, for which |
paid the face or par value, and also
paid you, Mr.. Editor, for publishing n
notice for me to that effect, the sum Of
$40.
When l came to HALEY, about the
middle Of July, no person was paying
over IS to 80 cents on the dollar for
either county scrip or witness certifi-
Gates, the latter being good for their
face OH presentation to the County
Treasurer. For all my services thus
rendered, in advancing the price Of
scrip from Is and so cents, to 80, and
witness certificates to par, ! never re-
ceived the value of one cent. 1t was
done in the interest Of the people of
Alturas County, and without fee or
hope Of reward. The money to pay
for this scrip, etc, was sent to me by
parties residing without the county.
The law upon the subject that you
doubtless had in view, am quite fam
liar with, and have talked the matter
over time and again with all the coun-
ty officials, including the district at
torneys and their several deputies in
this county, from time to time, besides
many Of the leading attorneys Of the
Idaho bar, none of whom ever be-
lieved for moment that | was vio-
lating any law Of this territory.
What little county scrip has been
issued TO me, | have turned over to
the parties for whom | was buying, at
the same price ! paid to others. | am
quite willing to leave the question o.
my guilt or innocence to any grand
jury that may ever be empaneled il
Alturas County, and upon the show
ing made to them by the prosecution
alone. That | am poor and withou
property is true, but | did not know
before that poverty was crime, how
) ever announcement it may be.
As to my being an inveterate office
holder, | will merely say that of The
II wears that l have been Probat,
Judge Of this county, that eight years
of the same has been by appointments
from the Board Of County Commits
sioners, and only four years by cleo.
ton. | also held the position o.
Deputy Clerk of the District Court Of
this county from 1869 till September,
: 1881, almost uninterrupted, and life
long Democrat as | am and have been
my appointments have almost always
been endorsed by the best Of Repub-
leans.
As public official of the county
am quite willing that my political ane
official record should bear the closes
scrutiny, being perfectly willing tt
submit to the will Of the majority, ane
to trust the m srits of my cause to thu
verdict of an intelligent and UMPIRE
) JUDGED people, having no fears OF thu
result.
l do not propose to enter into
: newspaper controversy at this TIM
with any one, and am 10th to beliey,
that you would do me an injustice 0
willfully misrepresent me from an.
motive Of bias or prejudice. That on
who has been in public life as long a
| have, should have some very bite
> and INSCRIPTIONS enemies, is not t.
be wondered at Nopublic official cal
please everyone and | do not think my
self an exception to the rule. | hay
. tried to do my duty as an officer hon
estly, with goodwill toward all and en-
nifty toward none. How well | hay
succeeded, leave to discriminating
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