The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-18

me. which l deposited to my personal
account. was subsequently turned over
by mo to the committee In my office,
or to an agent Of MIR. Murphy, or tn
the state comittee. Tho truth about
this In known. | will go into details
later on.
ut is now apparent that the stories
put In circulation regarding moneys
given me when ] was a candidate for
governor were grossly exaggerated. In.
dustriously circulated. and PROMINENT
~ printed for the purpose Of prejud-
icing my case before the people. But
mind about that nov. As Kip
ling said. that's another story
Much has been said about NV
financial affairs. / want to tell tho
public the truth about my financial
condition SO that there will be no
more f%alsehoods about II.
BEFORE I was a candidate for the
g~overnorship. ! was In debt about
$4,000 and had more assets than
Gives list Of Creditors.
1.-THE truth Is I owe now as fol-
IL. NJ. Josephthals. $4,000.
Hugh ]. Reilly. $26.5oo.
IF. T. Meany, $4,000.
"A. f. Spriggs. $500.
"Ogilvie & Co, $4,000.
Smaller creditors. about $500.
Making a total of $76,60O. besides
the cost of my trial.
~ own no real estate; no mort.
cages: no tocks or bonds. and 10
other assets ave an equity insurance
on stock in two small mining. camps.
value. I have been unfortunate In
mining matters. and in so far az I
could, got out of them last year.
Poorer Today.
II had N deposit in the Farmers'
Loan and Trust company before my
nomination over $4,000; I have on
deposit there now not much more:
Ind that is all the money l possess.
than I was before the fight for the
g~oNernorship began last fall.
"Had ] wanted to make money out
of my campaign for governor 1 GER
tainly would not have rejected, as Z
did. pliers of donations from several
citizens of upward Of 100000 and
borrowed the money I did from Reilly
and Meany. and several others. The
court ruled out all testimony con.
corning these large sums Of money
onered to me by Judge B%eardsley and
others. and which I declined al tho
time to accept for good and sufficient
reasons.
Il want to thank Judge Cullen ano
the members Of the court who voted
for my v~indication: the able LAWYER
who stood by me and gave me wise
ounse n the friends of good gov.
eminent throughout the state whose
nelief In my honesty and whose faith
IN the rectitude Of my intentions ney.
er wavered.
Just a few words in conclusion. 1
nave fought a good fight against ire
mendous odds. for honest government,
I rave kept the faith: i have beer
true to my ofncial oath; I have stood
~ the people; I have dared to defy
Boss Murphy: and 1 did it in the face
OF threats OF exposure and personal
destruction.
Had I but served the boss with
liam Sulzer. would have never been
impeached.
Admits He Was Careless.
Looking back over It all. l am
frank to say that I now realize I
should have been more careful in
some matters last fall, but I was so
busy In the campaign that I gave no
heed to details and trusted others.
some of whom have proved treacher-
Gus: but so far as my administration
of the governorship Is concerned 7
have no regrets, as my conscience Is
clear and ellis me truly that I have
one no wrong but my whole duty
learleSsly n hOneStly day In n
day out. to all the people Of the state
AS God gave me the light to see the
right.
Eat at some future and o op-
perfume time, I promise to make a
further public statement and / am
inclined to the conclusion that
would rather express my views from
the platform. where I can look into
the eye of the people n they can
look into mine and Judge for them
selves whether 1 am telling the
truth"