The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-08
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BRANDS THE
RAMSTEDT REPORT
HE'LL BREWED LIE

Governor Alexander has made pub
lie the Ramstedt report. The report
without saying as much seeks to give
the impression that Allen and Cole
man were not the only ones guilty. of
footing the public treasury. Cover
nor Alexander by insinuation attempts
to carry further the inference. Among
those whose names appear in the re-
port and sandwiched between the
names of Allen and Coleman is Attor.
ney General Peterson. Mr. Peterson
has replied in no uncertain terms to
the implied charge against him.
STATEMENT BY PETERSON
Attorney General Peterson yester-
day 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 Cover
nor Alexander delivered yesterday to
the legislature, that l participated in
the looting of the state treasury to
the extent OF 5000. While this is not
the language of the report, its infer
ence is entirely plain. Probably the
only reason why its authors did not
make the bold statement was because
they were too cowardly to do so, and
wereafraid to meet the legal conse-
quence 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 opportunity
of so branding the statement in Mr..
Ramstedts report
Not only is the repart a damnable
hell-brewed lie, but the authors there
of are liars. The report being made
public as part Of the governors mes
sage gave it currency in the only way
that it could have been made public
without subjecting the authors there
Of to an action in court.
Here is a biography of the RAM
stedt report from the date of its lille
unsuspecting sire and mothered by an
ambitious political harlot, until the day
it was forced upon the legislature by
cowardly damagogue.
History of Events.
Upon the defalcation of state
Treasurer Allen during the last cam
paign, | Immediately co-operated with
Governor Haines' suggestion that Mr..
Ramstedt be placed in charge of the
trcasurcr'S office for the purpose of
protecting the interests OF the state
and making a report as TO the condi-
ton of the office. | then went about
my campaign with the conviction that
the shortage, whatever il might be,
was amply covered by substantial
bond. and that the interests OF the
state would be safe-guarded by Mr..
Ramstcdt and that his report would
reveal the culpritS responsible for the
condition Of the treaSurcr's office
"ln due time Mr. Ramstedt made
his report to Governor Haincs, and,
as il has subsequently developed, the
report was made for a purpose, that
purpose apparently being to injure the
reputation of men who were in no
way responsible for the deplorable
condition of the treasurer's office.
Probably the prime motive for the
report was jealousy that some Repub-
leans were successful at the last cleo
ton
It is obvious that the report is a
at is obvious that the report is a
hood, and thus give it a palatable APP
pearance, 1t contains hearSay evi
dence, derived from secondary sources
and not within the knowledge of the
signer of the report, and sandwiches
in between the names of confessed law
breakers, tn enames of men innocent
of any wrong doing.
Afraid of Prosecution.
Upon the filing of the report with
Governor Haines it was not immedi-
ately published in the newspapers be-
cause its authors were fearful lest
they should be subjected to prosecu-
ton, but its contents was. neverthe-
less, made public by its authors by
muttered whisperings and industrious
SANDER
"The animus behind il all is doubt
less due to the fact that | have never