The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-01
ABOUT THAT LETTER.

very lOuS may ussSC SOulcClttu8 w UO
in passing judgment upon the accuser
as well Us the accused.
PExBlNA, DIT, July g, 1884,
r. D. MosKlHs.
Editor Bathgate Sentinel
In reply 10 your letter of the 18TH inst, would
make the following reply: Some three weeks ago
knowledge came to me ofa deficit In the funds of
the Treasurer of Pembina county. amounting 70
between two thousand and thirty.fve hundred
dollars. Immediately on getting possession Of
this information consulted With an attorney ~
to my standing in regard to the old treasurer, Of
whom was one Of the bondsmen. My counsel
advised me to notify the proper county ofhcials
that they might at once proceed to take measures
70 protect the interests Of the county. Immed.
lately on receiving this advice consulted with
Mr.. II. K. Vaughn. who was one Of the old bonds.
men, and with him We repaired to the editorial
rooms Of the Pembina Pioneer Express aud re.
quested an interview with the owner and editor
Of the same. MI. RH. You Ig, who IL also Register
Of Deeds for Pembina county. made full and
detailed statement Of ali the knowledge which
had come under my observation in reference to
the deficit TO which you refer. also authorized
him to publish these facts over my signature in
-n.s that the people Of this county might be
m,'a suainted with their financial matters
a no." Ct" = company with Mr.. Vaughn, went
~ 90" W. - Myrick. chairman of the board
s...sn,... s -, aud gave him full
us, and advised him to caa..e hosri, ,oas,,,s. =.
soon as practicable in order that hsy ,nieh. 49,
action. On being told this he intervs..sd ~, ,hs
implicated parties and was assured I'D, s :.
amount would DO made good. In view Of III,
.act mat oy calling special meeting ofthe boar,
tney woa'd convene but two days sooner than tn
regular July session, he concluded To await tim
time. What action. ifany. they took then win b.
seen by referring to the published proceedings
as printed In the Pioneer Express.
You ask how this information came IN mo
Upon private investigation, I found the sboy,
:acts 70 oe true. and upon confronting the imnli
cased parties they acknowledged the deficit q
s. 400 to exist. JupsoY .Monas y
Perhaps 1t may not be amiss to make
a few observations on the above
eplstle. Mr.. Judson LaMoure ia very
much concerned about the welfare of
lie people. whose cause is dear to his
estsr5. He could not sleep If the inter.
Life vii the dear people were in peril.
he had to keae uncomfortable to him if
that the public Oh i his bosom a secret
this patriot must haNto have. How
three long weeks until finairl9ffered for
up feelings had vent through ia, pent
ums Of the the Bathgate sentiHel-
And yet, for all this, questions will
come to our minds. If Mr.. LaMoure
was so anxious to keep up confidential
relations with the entire public, why
did he repeatedly express to his friends
his desire that this affair should
not be made public, since the deficit
was made good! When the editor
OF this paper proposed to publish the
whole circumstances of the case Mt
once, why did Mr.. LaAtoure's friends
protest that it would do no good, that
it would not save the county a dollar
and that it would unnecessarily bnrt
."o .eei'ngs OF many! Relieving in
the sincerity of these professions we
not to act hastily in the
matter. The public are now aware
how Mr.. LaMoure sought to take nd.
vantage of this delay and the latter is
welcome to the entire amount of credit
he may gain by his action in tbia ,n.t.
ter.
Again, Mr.. Judson LaNloure is a |
str'klngly honest and candid gentle. |
man. He notifies the public that he
has found a deficit in the county treas.
urer's accounts. Strangely enough he |
forgets to relieve the anxiety Of the
people by stating that the lacking
funds had been restored in full. aud
that everything was now all right. |
This magnanimous patriot had his
mind SO much occupied with weighty
questions relating to the interests of
the public, that he forgot altogether to |
ADD this latter tritiing Circumstance. |
Ut course, it was not his intention any
one should be placed In u false light |
before the public.
Mr.. LaMoure makes great parade
ot the TACT that he and Mr.. Vaughn
called upon the editor of this paper
and notified him of the alleged deficit.
ne tries to convey the impression
tilat they took this step by advice of
Their counsel. This is q ridiculous
pretense. and no one knows it better
IMAM they do. The lawyer who ad.
vlsed them that this was IL necessary
legal step to take must have had n
profound knowledge of the law. The
PIONEER EXPRESS, us the official paper
OF this county has a right to publish
ohis such matters as are authorized
ny the county commissioners and ut.
TESTED ny the county auditor. ANY.
.hihg 1t may choose to publish aside
from this it does Oh its own res,Dn.
'lolllty in which case Alessrs. L;.Aloure
anu vaughn would have no more legal
'"ty in the premises than they would
nave to formally notify the editor
That some business house in town
was about to fail.
Again, notice that Mr.. L;.Sronre
brings i'll the name of II. H. Young.
,'''o u also register Of deals," The pub.
nc will feel obliged for this inforrna.
ton: There is one more incident in
tilis connection to which we take the
!'oerty to refer. "A few days after we
heard for the first time of tile deficit
IN the county treasarer's accounts, q
gentleman. who we believe had a right
TO represent Mr.. LaAioare OH the sub.
Ject' remarked that this affair would
l9re Air. Wartlwell and his friends If
u were made public but if the editor of
this paper and Mr.. Wardwell would
.',pport Mr.. LaMoure is candidate for
Tue legislature, the affair would not he
made tlss Of against them. The reply
'sas promptly returned that mo such