Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-31
TO the Editor of the WatertoaDn Republican,

10 tho Editor Of the WatertoaUn Republican,,
"a lie well stuck to is just az good as the
truth" This infer from communication
to the REPUBLICAN published in the Ocsno-
mowoc Local, to be the motto of Mr. H.
Finn. In answer, I re-iterate my previous
statement that never told Hezekiah, land
| will here add-or any other many that
only five persons had seen the bill to amend
our city charter before being introduced in
the Legislature. This makes q fair and
square issue of veracity betw cen us two.
Ut Hesikiahs great aptitude for lying l will
produce sample: Two weeks ago for
want of something better to fire the hearts
of his followers he made speech and told
how certain man Conc of our best citi-
zens) had insulted his daughter and swore
he would have revenge! revenge Upon
| investigation it turned out that neither tn e
daughter nor her husband had ever heard
of it before. | cite this instance to show
Hezekia his proficiency in this line. 1t
would be waste Of your valuable space to
notice all the silly twaddle purporting to
! be an interview between himself and me
but will refer to portion of it. "Never
make statement in the presence of two
he says was an advice given me by the
late Mr.. Chappell. | imagine that Hezeki-
ali is by this time willing to admit the
wisdom of the advice, and had he profited
by it | would not now be able to prove his
threat that /" more bricks will be pulled
| down in Watertown this season than laid
| up" Another advice by Mr. Chappell is
said to have been get rich first, then 20
into politics. this advice Hezekiah is in
clined to follow though not literally-his
maxim appears to bel get rich by going
into politics in proof | will cite the Howe
Truss Bridge, which Hezekiah in another
mans name nearly succeeded in procurin g
| the contract for at about $4,000 more than
! other parties proposed to build it for.
having his farm improved at the ctys ex-
pense by removing the stones theretrom,
though he had previously agreed that they
might be taken away free of charge-in
fact his farm was UNNECESSARILY benefited
by removing them. might mention sey-
eral other ':jobs" that he secured because
he sis in politics. and President of the
Union League. ! have no recollection of
the interview of which a large portion Of
his communi cation is composed and have
no doubt that the whole story originated in
the crazed brain of Hezeklah there all the
foolish mischievous lies circulated by his
dupes have their orig Yin. The balance Of
his communication is only intended to be
pead by and inspire his deluded follower
though wish to call the attention of the
community to one remark, to wit: 'you
will not dare to show your heads after
election" which threat lis intended for all
those opposed to the Union League and in
case of its success at the election When
you remember the conduct of II. Finn at
the meeting on the 9th inst.-that s'more
bricks will be pulled down the com ing
season than laid up and that "you will
not dare to show your heads after election" l
think it is time for the law abidin por-
ton of our people to wake up and take
good care that men with such desperate
designs are promptly and effectualiy squelch-
ed at the poles. There can be but one
explanation for the mans present conduct
and that is that he is crazy.
F. P. BROOK.