The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-10-17
DIRECT AUTHORIZED srATgNENT1
Phoebe Bank
After Funds

In the last issue OF the Search
light Bulletin there appears an
article under the heading Of
TO the Voters of Lincoln Coun-
ty." and in which Ed. w. Clark
is assailed from a political stand
point and in an official direction.
The author tends to make the
people of Lincoln county, and es-
pecially the democrats, believe
that Clark is the one that tried
to boss" the affairs of the par
ty; SO confident was Chas. Lee
Horsey in that way, that he had
the situation under such perfect
control that it had to be as he
said; what was the result? He
was outgeneraled and lost. The
first time the democrats split in
this county for years.
Regarding the candidacy Of
Henry Lee for the treasurer's
office, let it be said that no one
who has ever had any business
in the recorders office in the past
six..vears, can say that Mr.. Lee
has not made a good public SER
want; his opposition to Clark at
this time comes in such a pecul-
lar way; Lee has always had the
unanimous support Of the demo-
cratic party; why does he wish
to slap the party and its strong
est workers in the face? He is
not after the office for the salary
part; he has been boosted into
the campaign by a few Phoebe
friends that have direct interests
in the Bank of Phoebe. Some Of
his relatives and most intimate
friends in the town in which he
was raised, Panaca, are thor
oughly convinced that he is TAX
ing the wrong step.
Now, as to that county fund
deposit. Never has any official,
director or cashier now connect
ed with the bank ever approach
ed Clark for a dollar of the de-
posit. And the Bulletin has the
audacity to state, or rather the
author of the article referred;
that people are now amazed that
the money has always been in
one bank at Las Vegas. Strange
indeed, isn't it, that the county
checks have been circulated in
every part of Lincoln county for
over four years past, bearing the
name of the Las Vegas bank,
and now, at this particular time
there are are some Of the very
people that have handled the
county checks, ''dumfounded"
when the Las Vegas bank title
met their eyes. Where would
have been the county money if
it had found its way to the
Searchlight bank two years ago
at the beginning of the Clark
administration in the treasurer's
office? Lost, forever.
Who appealed to Clark to give
the Phoebe bank some of the
county funds ? No members of
Phoebe bank, now in official capac-
ity ever did. Naturally the Pr
oche bank has quit cashing the
county checks drawn on the Las
Vegas bank, and in turn all of
the license fees and recorders
fees paid into the county treas
ury two weeks ago, was paid in
checks drawn on the bank of
Phoebe.
Lee is now turning down the
best political workers he ever
had in Lincoln county; the men
that took him from the saddle of
the COW boy and placed him in a
responsible position; he made
good; but does not appreciate
the value of true workers. Who
could have done more for him
than j. A. Denton and Ed. w.
Clark?
Voters, use your common bust
ness judgment in this matter,
and entertain the Clark side of
the story. We have no fear as
to the result if this is done.
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