Show riche THE kalton UTOPIAN although alio election contest ia now over and the peoples party hava gained the day it would yet bo very proper to bay in contradiction of como of alie nt charged brought forward by the liberals of beaver against thac financial transactions of our county board during the past benr af the election circular by one county baud fully stated the al increased indebtedness was merely alio transfer from salt lake to this city of an old debt of several years standing which had been contracted by the previous board in erecting the court house the reason for such transfer being that the loan in question could be had hero at a less rate of interest than was being paid in salt lake city As regards stationary it would also be proper to eay that tho portion inott generally objected to it tho aprobato bbous and blanks were articles ordered not I 1 by the county board but I 1 by the one preceding it and was made three years ago and not this past year these facts arc full substantiated by alie minutes of tho settings of the county board at alio time in question the charging of alio county board with the responsibility of this purchase is just as reasonable as it would to charge them with the S nary divorce business of 1874 5 alie only apparent increase in our county indebtedness is an item that was borrowed under r resolution of the county board for the purpose of calling in as far as possible all outstanding county warrants and thus obtaining had never been had before namely a concise statement or at least ai approximation of the countes Coun tys floating indebtedness it was for this legitimate purpose and no other that the money was borrowed an amusing item in the liberal circular is that referring to alie late case of fcc vz fcc in the probate court this scurrilous reference is almost beneath notice but it to say eliat it is not true that the aprobato judge acted as cither legal or spir igual adviser in the matter unless the informing of alie plaintiff in the action that ho must employ an attorney befaro proceeding to trial could be construed as such but as the case in question was withdrawn I 1 before any trial was biad it was un to make such employment and that is all there is of it in conclusion would say that my thanks arc respectfully tendered to those who so manfully supported me during the recent political campaign and I 1 the coming will present material evidence that myself and colleagues arc not such enemies to the peoples inter cuts gentile as well as mormon as our opponent a would have had you bc I 1 would aleo reiterate that the county and probate records of description arc open at all times under care of alie county clerk for alie inspection of citizens of the county and I 1 would tender a cordial invitation to choso feeling interested to call and for themselves very respectfully F R |