Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
Ogden's Answer

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A scare head letter mot
signed) was published last
week, attempting to suggest to
the voters the idea that /, as
County Treasurer, might be
short in my accounts as such
officer, or might get to be if re
elected. That is evidently the
purpose of said article.
| desire to say to voters of
this county that in the conduct
of the office which you have
entrusted to me, | lave en-
deavored to conduct the same
in strict conformity with the
Statutes of Iowa defining
"Duties of County Treasurer
And | challenge anyone to
show wherein have deviated
an iota therefrom.
| first came into this office in
january 1902, succeeding H.
H. Mckinney, and the Board
of Supervisors have made nine
semi-annual settlements with
me, and in each instance have
found my accounts absolutely
correct.
| might state here that at
the time of my first settlement,
the Board was composed of A.
j. Gilmore, John S. Hall and
w. S. Kelly, all Democrats, and
each succeeding settlement the
Board was composed of one or
more Democrats. | mention
this that the voters may have
in mind that at no time has the
settlements been made when
my political friends constituted
the Board.
| do state emphatically that
at each and every settlement
with the Board, while the law
does not require it, they have
been furnished with an "ITEM-
lied STATEMENT" from
each bank in which | had
county funds, showing the bust
ness transacted with them dur
ing each semi-annual period.
duly sworn to by an officer of
the bank, such Statement being
made upon the blank furnished
by the County Board for that
purpose, and fully conforming
to all the requirements pro-
vided in said blank, and the
Board had full and free oppor-
tunity to carefully examine
said Statements.
Further, | desire to say that
such statements are not LOST
OR DESTROYED, and any
voter of this county who de-
sires to examine said state
men!s is cordially invited to
call at the Auditors Office and
do 50. THEY ARE ALL
THERE. / have furnished the
Logan Observer with the semi
annual balances, as shown and
sworn to in said Statements,
and which furnished the basis
Of the settlements with the
! Board, and asked that Same lie
published this week, and in
vite the voters to carefully eX
anime the Same, and then see
just how much BUNCOMBF
has been handed them by my
opponents. N person can
success fully impugn my con
troll of the County Funds, o.
the sufiiciencv of the Banl,
Statements, without seriously
rejecting upon the respective
members Of the Board Of Super
visors who have passed npoF
these matters. Ard | feel that
! can safely say, without coz.
su'ting said gentlemen, that
they would each OF them say
that my settlements with then
have been ABSOLUTELY SAT
IsFACTORY AND IN STRICT
CONFORMI1'Y WITH TIE
STATUTES OF IOWA. -
Further. i'm 1906 the Boart
employed an expert to- checl
over the work of the : Count,
Officers, and he did check ove
all work and accounts Of m!
office for my full three year
UP to January, LIST, 1905, and
respectfully invite the voter
to inspect his report submitted
to the Board.
During the past 81 years Their
has been two Republican Treas
urers, Joe Roger and myself
serving seven years. Durin,
the other 30 wears the demo