, 1898-10-08
IS JUDGMENT PROOF
THE GENTLEMAN WHOM THE
DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING
FOR STATE TREASURER.
Judgments to the Amount of More
Than $25, 900 Stand Against Him on
the Records Of the Court Of the
First Judicial District-The Story
of a Poor Stage Drivers Experience

of a Poor Stage Drivers Experience
The Lusk Herald grows eloquent in
its %laudation of Luke Voorhees, for
state treasurer and predicts his cleo
ton by a vote SO emphatic that no one
can mistake the voters of this state
in their desires for honesty and COM
potency in the administration Of their
financial matters" This is beautiful
but it is not all that the Herald has to
say about this wonderful fnancier, this
paragon Of honesty. Listen to this:
THE voters of Wyoming are growing
thoughtful and they want a treasurer
who is at once one Of themselves and a
mar of affairs. They want a public
official ripe in years, experience and
honor-not a mere bank accountant,
green in years and in all else" Voor-
hees has reason to cry wi in agony,
Save me from my friends" Honesty
in a citizen of this commonwealth Is
greatly praised by the average voter
and experience and honor are almost
synonymous terms, for a mar who has
gained experience and has successfully
run a business career should be hon
ored, but II the experience is not honor
able, hat man and his friends should
refrain from boasting. Facts prove
that Mr.. Voorhees, is not a successful
financier. This is not said to injure
him but to convince his fool friends
that it is not in good taste to say ques-
tionable things which must react.
There is a judgment in Cheyenne
against the democratic candidate for
state treasurer in favor OH. C. Gray,
amounting to 1904, which Is unsatis1ed
for the reason that the officer a find
nc property in Mr.. Voorhees, name.
The man holding this judgment is a
poor, Woodworking stage driver. He
carried mails for the government and
complaint in this case sets up that
Voorhees, collected this none from the
government and appropriated 1t to his
own use. Inasmuoh as the gave Gray
a judgment for the amount he claimed
it naturally follows that his allegations
are true. The receiver of the Cheyenne
National bank brought suit against
Mr.. Voorhees, on a note for $1.174.34,
money due the bank. Included in this
suit, and in addition to the note, was
an overdraft of 1852. Judgment was
taken for the amount, $685. SO. After
waiting some time this judgment was
advertised for sale to the highest bid
der, OF July 8, 1896. on the steps Of the
court house, at Cheyenne. The judg-
ment brought $11 and Ira Fredendall
was the purchaser. The depositors OF
the bank realized less than / per cent
of the amount which Mr.. Voorhees,
owed them. 1t is not necessary to take
the space to tell of all the unsatisfied
claims against this wOuld-be state
treasurer, and they will not be furnish
ed unless the political friends OF this
candidate demand them. Let us make
another quotation from the article in
the Herald: Under republican prac-
tice, the state treasury is regarded as
simply a place to keep campaign funds
SO that the money would be handy for
use when needed. If Tom or Jack had
a hard fight ahead a few thousands
were handed over and nobody has ever
as yet made a kick" 1t is hard to
treat such an assertion as the above
seriously. The editor Of the Herald
should know, If he does not, that there
is a constitutional provision authoriz-
ing the legislature to pass laws to pro-
tect the state treasury, and in accord
ance with this law the first legislature
provided for a state examiner. This
act was passed by a republican legisla-
ture and it was approved by a republi-
can governor. This officer from time
to time investigates every state office,
every county Office and every state
bank. The first state legislature also
provided for the appointment, at each
session of the legislature, Of a Joint
committee. composed of members from
each branch, made up of democrats and
republicans. to examine the accounts of
each state officer and report to the leg
islature then sitting. Every two years
this examination has been made nv the