The Newark journal., 1916-02-24

following statement:
Il mink / am justified in saying
that this report Is indeed credftahle
10 Mr. Hodges. as It covers period
of about three and ona-haIf years, and
an amount of over two hundred and
seventeen Thousand dollars. with
every cent accounted for, and accord
ing to Mr. Hodges receipts. $2f65
over which was paid in two or three
years ago. The accountants in the
discharge of their duties cali attention
to the fact that certain amounts
should have been received BY the sec
rotary Of state. BIZ they cannot say
they We're ever rec fFed - him. Nr.
Hodges explains this in a statement
which Is hereto attached.
"In regard To the system of book
keeping, which tha accountants crigi
eised. it is proper o say that they
found the same system in vogue in al
the state Offices, and in order 70
change it in one office, it will be pro
per to change il in all The system
vas not adopted b. any of the pre-
clt state Officers and they are not re-
sponsible for it
Yours truly.
"GEO. THORNBURGII.
Dr. Brouah. in his effort to protr
dice the people against me, does not
hesitate 10 ma arr kind Ct q els -.
regardless of The Kind OF a charge
He states that had on deposit II
the banks of Little Rock, in nay own
na-lo, $2l70o000. which should hsve|
been in the state treasury The .eal|
f2cts are that ] received checks jHI
most every mail every day, and these
checks could not be turned over toll
lie state treasurer himself would
deposit them in the bank daily and at
TIE end OF The month would eettaI
with the state treasurer for all of tneI
money received by me during tneI
month | have his receipts for over
S21700000. When the accountants
completed the work in my Office. Il
was clearly shown that the $21l000oo|
received by me durias The three amt
half years time mad been turned
over to the state treasurer and l had
his receipts for the same
He leaves taa Impression that hid
deposited iii ono fine over 100000
i a baaf. when he We'll knew cor ne
could easily have found cut With slight
fnvestieationl that such a statement
was wholly without foundation and
absolutely false
Now, he claims to be lawyer, yet
he misconstrued the law Of Section
1891 of Kirbys Digest when he made
the charge that had violated that
section by depostng the funds men
toned above in hank
The last Legislature passed a law
requiring that settlements be made
daily with the state treasurer. l am
complying with that law to the letter.
and with all other laws of the state.
This could also be ascertained by the
profound doctor of philosophy if ne
were at all inclined to search for and
state the truth.
Conclusion.
II DR. BOrugh is so pressed for
issues in this campaign that he will
stoop to such tactics as the above,
how can the people of Arkansas put
faith in any statement that he makes?
He seems to have gone wild in his
efforts TO splatter mud at me and to
create false impression in the minds
of the people. Gradually the voters
of the state are learning the true
character OF this man Brough-thls
imported, poetical. taxdodging. high
browed college professor; and if
read the signs of the times correctly
they will resent with their votes the
tactics he has employed in this cam
paign by burying him beneath an
avalanche of hoSest votes
Earl E w EOnGEC