Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-27
NOT FOR REVENGE.
Why the Investigation Of Kansas
State Treasury Was Ordered.
Gov. Dailcy Says IL Was I'm Obedi-
cnce 10 the Demand Of q n 1mbcr
of Citizens ana Newspapers
of the state.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 25.-Gc vernon
Bailey to-day gave out the following
statement relative to the state treasur
statement relative to the state treasury
Investigation:
1.-THE persistent effort that is being
made to make 1t appear that the in
vestigation of the state treasury that
Is now goins on is prompted by re-
venge and for the purpose Of defeating
the republican state ticket Is so unfair
and untrue that am prompted to
make this statement.
when the state accountant was at
work checking up the various state
institutions which he has done and
when he checked up the bank COM
misisoner's Office, which he has done.
| never heard any complaint Of per-
secution, either for political Of per-
sonal reasons, but from the time he
commenced to check up the state
treasurer's Office the claim Of persecu-
tion OF Mr. Kelly has been constantly
made.
1.-The investigation of the treasur-
er's office was commenced In obedience
to a demand of large number OF
people of the state and number OF
the leading newspapers Of the state.
A great many who believed that the
charges against Mr.. Kelly were false
said an examination Of the treasury
should be made and thus silence the
charges of dishonesty that were being
made by his political enemies.
About the time the accountant
went into his Office had a talk with
Mr.. Kelly and he assured me we would
find nothing wrong unless 1t might be
some little mistake in bookkeeping OF
which he knew nothing. Suppose this
had proven to be the case, who would
have given Mr.. Kelly the best cam
paign document possible? All agree
that II would have been the report
of the state accountant that the rec
crds of his Office were correct and all
right. And I say to the people OF
Kansas. would more gladly have pub
lishe that fact than the one am COM
PEELED to publish.
THE fault does not rest with the
state accountant or with his assistant,
neither can 1t be honestly charged
against the governor who ordered the
investigation. The fault rests alone
upon those who hsve had charge OF the
state treasury during the time the
shortages and embellishments have
taken place.
Mr.. Rowett, the state accountant.
and his assistant. Mr.. Buckingham,
are competent and honest men with
life time reputation back Of them.
Mr.. buckingham Is member of the
Z. P. Mickey auditing company. They
have done and are doing their duty
fearlessly and honestly. II their find
ings are not true, they can be dis
proved in a day by any competent
accountant. feel absolutely sure
the shortages they have reported are
true, ard no shortages will be reported
in the future until positive proof OF
their existence is had. 1t seems to me
that MIR. Kelly could explain at once
his connection with the Garden City
matter by naming the man of whom he
received the coupons which he sent 10
New York for collection and to whom
he paid the money he received for
the same. Until he does do this, he
cannot blame the people Of Kansas for
believing he has violated his trust and
that he Is guilty of embezzlement as
shown by the record"
w. ]. BAILEY.