The daily star-mirror., 1915-01-06
BY D. W. GREENBURG


(Staff Writer for The Star -Mirror)
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 6. = AttOrne
General Peterson's denunciatio
Of Governor Alexander, his privat
secretary, Mr.. Brsxon, and Ia
Commissioner Axel P. Ramstedt, 70
connecting his name with the Allel
defalcatiens In Mr.. Ramstedt's repOr
read by the governor before the leg
isIatare yesterday, which he issued las
night, prompted Commissioner Ram
stedt TO issue statement this morn
ing reiterating the charge that Peter
son did receive money from Allen, AM
winding up with: II propose to de
vote all time at my disposal and, !
necessary, the rest of my life to ex
terminating maggots that have beel
circulating in and about the stat
treasury"
Peterson Starts Something
Attorney General Peterson las
evening gave out the following state
ment:
An inference is sought to be made
in the report of Axel Ramstedt, made
public through the message of Gov
ernor Alexander delivered today to
the legislature, that I participated in
the looting of the state treasury to the
extent of $500. While this is not the
language of the report it's inference
is entirely plain. Probably the only
reason why its authors did not make
the bald statement was because they
were too cowardly to do so, and were
afraid to meet the legal consequences
of their acts.
Every man and woman in the
state who knows me, will, | think
believe this statement to be lie with
out explanation or denial on my part,
but as there are a good many who
do not know me ! take this opportu
nifty of SO branding the statement in
Mr. Ramstedt's report. Not only is
L
lie, but the authors thereof are liars.
The report being made public as
part of the governors message gave
it currency, the only way that it coulf
have been made public without sub
jecting the authors thereof to an ac-i
ton in court.
"Here is biography of the RAM
stedt report from the date of its lille
gitimate conception, fathered by an
sire and mothered by
an amibious harlot until the day it
was forced upon the legislature by a
cowardly demagogue.
"Upen the defalcation of State
Treasurer Allen during the last cam
paign, Immediately co-operated with
Governor Hainess suggestion that Mr..
Ramstedt be placed in charge of the
.reasurer's office for the purpose of
protecting the interests of the state
and making report as to the condi-
ion Of the office. / then went about |
ny campaign with the conviction that
he shortage, whatever it might be,
vas amply covered by substantial
,ond, and that the interests of the
tate would be safeguarded by Mr..
and that his report would
eveal the culprits responsible for the
onditioR OF the treasurer's office.
"In due time Mr.. Ramstedt made
is report to Governor Haines, and,
S it has subsequently developed, the
eport was made for a purpose, that
urpose apparently being to injure
ne reputation of men who were in no ,
7ay responsible for the deplorable
onditions of the treasurer's office.
the prime motive for the
eport was jealousy that some repuD-
cans were successful at the last cleo !.
on It is obvious that the report is
silly attempt to mix truth with
llsehood, and thus gave it palatable
Dpearance 1t contains hearsay evil d
snce, derived from secondary
,urces, and not within the knowl-
lge of the signer of the report, and
lndwiches in between the names of 5
law-breakers the names OF
en- innocent of any wrongdoing. j
"Upon the filing of the report with a
overnor Haines it was not immedi- t
ely published in the newspapers be- a