Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-31
sHERlrF MecARTNEYs OFFICIAL
CAREER.

Sheriff p. r. Mccartney inserted
card In Saturday evenings Herald In
which he declares himself gtiilt'ass of
the charges made against him. both as
70 receiving money from the gam
bling fraternity and the county. in
viting nm investigation Of his Official
career. This being the case, The
Herald feels called upon TO investi-
cate the same. and we must confess
hat II does not look well for the sher'
m
We will first take up the charge u
receiving bribe money simple DE-
nial Is not at all satisfactory.
The charge In serious one and eth
or the parties making same should be
behind prison bars for slandering
ones character or the guilty one OF re-
cciying money should be there The
Herald was of the opinion that Me
CARNEY would at once have those
making the charge arrested ON Grim
innI libel. The fact that district
court is not In session has nothing To
do with such procedure. as the pre-
iimIuary examination could he hold
prior to election. Failure to do this
has weakened confidence In Mr.. Nc
cartney, and any action he may take
this week VIII have little effect.
When the charge wsa made McCart'
ncy owed II TO his future reputation
10 take steps to have the matter aet-
tied. Whether as a public official or
a private citizen. the impuia,ion is
one that should not stand II II is not
the case The Herald In convinced
that the gamblers put MP money. and
that some one received H. Let
there he mn investigation and the evil
placed where II beloDgs The gam
blcrs may not have contributed direct
" to Mr. Mccartney bu, they viii
did not put mp the sums OF money
with which they are credited and
TINT some one got H. That the gam
bling fraternity has bccn bied IN Ger
tain Now. who rot the money! II
IN time the matter Is fully inves'ign,-
ed and stop put To such practices.
II Mr.. Mccartney received one cent
Of the gamblers money he is not n
Ht person TO be sberin or hold
my utHtI ItlF w 'hi
for Immediate investigation and the
proof Of the charge. ns before stated.
weakens his case Under these cir.
ctlmrtnnoes. The Herald feels called
upon 10 ask every voter 10 carefully
consider " II Is wise TO re,cloct him
sheriff this fall. for probably two or
three yrnra' scrvic.g We say not
As TO the collection OF Illegal fees.
there can be no getting around the
fact. II Mr. Mccartney can do 30. he
can have plenty OF space In The Her
aid 10 cnnmeraie every item and his
connection herewith The law re
Quires officials 10 make oath that the
bills nied with the commissioners nra
correct In every particular. How can
Mr.. Mccartney explain the Illegal
payment OF fees To the amount OF sew.
eral hundred doiiars' Tho board of
commissioners and their attorney are
supposed to be n check on such mat
tiers. II being duty to carefully scan
every bin and every item, The fact
that the commissioners ARE responsi
BILE for allowing Illegal charges does
not change the fact that Mr.. MeCart
ney swore that the items charged
were correct.
The Herald has heretofore refrain.
ed from handling these charges. but
the makeshift manner In which they
have been denied makes II imperative
for the public welfare that we do so
II is with Mr. McCartney's ofncial ca
recr that we have to deal, not his
private life, This he has invited and
We give him the privilege OF making
afI'davit that the money collected
from the county has been legal In ev-
cry respect