Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

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isfactory replies to the questions put to
him regarding these transactions There
are many who would like to know the facts
about the matter. If under our present
laws the state treasurer is obliged TO pur-
chase bonds through bond brokers when
counties issue bonds that will command q
premium in the commercial market, the
laws ought to be changed so that he can
compete with the bond brokers.
Half More Than Enough.
Hastings Tribune (rep.); If State Treas
urer Stuefer is guilty of half OF what he
has been charged with then 1t would be no
more than right and just for the republicans
to ask him TO step down and out Of the
honorable and trustworthy Office which he
now holds. The republicans OF the good
state Of Nebraska haven't any desire to keep
a man in office II his actions are in the
least shady. While the republican party is
working for the best interest OF the tax
payers 1t is also working just as hard to
purify politics and while doing this not a
single wrong should be overlooked.
Commercial Integrity Above Suspicion
York Republican: The Republican con-
fesses that 1t has had enough Of Barley
ism in the party TO which 1t owes al
legiance and II will not defend anything
that looks like it or smells like it. Com
mercial integrity. like human chastity,
usually places its possessor above sus-
picion, and when suspicion arises II multi
plies suspicion Of crookedness by suspicion
OF ordinary prudence.
No Oner from state.
Tekamah Journal: @'WII someone ex-
plain why the Burt county officials refunded
their bonds at 3& per cent when the state
had offered to take them at 3h per cent?
Does it not look as though someone in Burt
county was looking for a rakeon?-Blair
Pilot"
The reason the Burt county officials re-
funded the county bonds at ga per cent
was because they judged that they would
sell better at that rate when placed upon
the market. There was never any offer
made by the state TO take them at 3h per
cent. True, the state treasurer told sew
eral Burt county citizens that he would
take them at that rate. but when verihca-
ton OF this was sought from the state
treasurer and an attempt made to close the
deal no word could be got from him.
COMMISSIONS Rork went TO Lincoln 20
see the treasurer regarding the bonds and
was promised that he would write forth
with to Mr.. Everett, chairman Of the board.
This he never did. 1t was the wish OF the
board to float these bonds at the lowest
rate at which the state would take them at
par. Personal interviews nor letters
availed to get a proposition from the state
treasurer.
II 1t were true. as the Pilot says, that
the state offered to take the bonds at 3k
per cent, how is It they could not have made
II az per cent when the treasurer after
ward purchased them Of his friend AZ that
rate? Again, what better are Dodge county
bonds that he can take them at 3 per cent,
as he did S26. 900 last week.
This defense Of the treasurer is all bum
eombe. The state school funds have been
used for private gain and there is no use
OF denying II. There are but three propo-
sitions TO this matter: Either stuefer, the
state treasurer, was a tool OF Neligh's or
Neigh was a tool Of stuefer's. or they
worked in conjunction and divided the
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