The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-07

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cred. The Hon. Judge Windy Sarah
McFadden A Democratic Republican
conspiracy to "Yazoo" Greenbacker |!
A Trinity of hypocrisy The men who
'swrit'' Sarah Plexus discovered Judas
Asca,iot, Yam, Yam, Yam," Johnny
Belshazzar Dan. ch. s, v. 25-29) Windy
Sarah McFadden y One in three, and
three in onel How the MIGHTY have
fallen!l
EDITOR CORVALLIS GAZETTE In the Issue
of the Benton County Blade of Oct. Sd, my
attention was called to an ''open letter, ad-
dressed to Plexus," signed "Plexus Jun, .
also an open letter to "W. A. W." in the
issue of October 23d. of the same paper,
signed "Sarah Plexus," the contents of
which were uncalled for, and I consider very
ungentlemanly and cowardly to call in ques-
tion mans private actions in discussion
of subject involving nothing of personal
character, but one, in fact, of paramount in
terest to the whole people of the United
States. am astonished to see men, occu.
pying high positions in society. the ''bon
ton" of Corvallis, looked upon by the vo-
ters of our county as men of high culture
and intelligence, condescend to act dishonor-
ably, cowardly and hypocntically as those
have to whom this article is most earnestly
and tearlessly addressed. These men have
not the moral courage and political inde-
pendence of mind, to come forward, like all
honorable gentlemen should, and discuss
the question calmly and logically. Tie
great trouble with them is they are afraid to
place themselves on record relative to the
finance question. They do not know re.
ally which "one Of the boys they are. y
They are too cunning and cowardly to com.
NIT themselves to any definite financial posi-
tion. They desire to keep both sides OF
their bread buttered, and then when any
thing turns up of o,itical Importance and
significance they readily comprehend the
situation, their sails are already trimmed,
and they are loud in their declarations and
professions that they have always advocated
and have always been impressed with the
great importance of the new departure. >
Such men are nothing more nor less thar
political trimmers and political weather.
cocks, pointing always in the direction the
wind is blowing. Such men too, am sorry
to say, are our most popular men in society
especially in political matters. This is 6
fact undeniable. You show me a popular
man, and, as general rule, I will show yor
a-man who is very careful in giving expires
sion to his honest convictions, either polite
ally or religiously.
On the other hand. you show me mar
who freely and fearlessly gives expression tx
doubt. show you a very unpopular man il
society. Hence, the inevitable conclusion i,
that popularity and hypocrisy are almost
Synonymous terms. / can readily observe
all those traits and elements blended i,
the characters who are the subject of thes,
remarks. And now, Mr.. Editor, if zidicui,
bull-dozing, and "Yazooing " are to be thu
arguments of these men, right here / steI
forward and pick up the gauntlet in defens,
of +" w. A. w"
These men have considered themselve
safely entrenched behind their respectiv,
nom de plumes, and that they could with
ever being discovered. 1.-The worst enemy
the most to be dreaded always, is your fo,
disguised as your friend"
assert that Wells had not used anything
in his articles of personal character to jus
tify the sneers and ridicule to which he has
been subjected by these Hon. sneaks. Ane
as these are their weapons, and only these
hope will be pardoned by the too-long
imposed upon public in firing at these cow
ards with their own ammunition.
Let me state that shall more particular
ly confine my remarks to the Hon. Judg,
Windy Sarah McFadden, for he has made
himself more conspicuously interested in rid
iculing Wells, and in his sneaking, clandes
tine, hypocritical manner to lower Wells il
the estimation of the public.
Now Sarah, if you want to discuss the Fl
nance question, do it in gentlemanly. logi
cal manner. Ii your cause is just. discus
sion and investigation will not make it less
so. You must remember, Sarah, that this
is an age of progression and civilization
You cannot sneer down, bull-doze, mol
Yazoo anyone. for this is free country
freedom of speech and of the press, thank
God, still exist. Universally of opinion
cannot be brought about by force and abuse
Sarah, you ought to remember the declara
tion of Tom Jefferson, who said "error oi
opinion may be safely tolerated if reason il
left free to combat it. But ridicule and
contumely has been your only argument
thus far. Your efforts are full Of impotent
lnvectlve, and utterly void of culture ol
logic. l suppose you consider your argu
ment crusher ''as philippe they are q
success, but they are as devoid of logic OF
argument as the exhumed skull of mound
builder"
Windy Sarah thinks he can drive Wells
from the agitation of the finance question
by his hypocritical sneers and his low, vul
gar Hibernicism. But Sarah has mistook
her man. He (Wells) is not made of the
material to be driven from that which be
considers to be right and just between mar
and man, especially by one whom he consid
ers political chameleon. Those other two
high. toned, legal gentlemen. who have en-.
tered into combination with Windy Sarah
constituting trinity" of hypocrisy
eequalling in duplicity that practised by Ju
das Iscariot himself, / shall designate those
other two Hon. Bilks by the names of Ju
das Ascariot Yam Yam," and Johnny Bel
shazzar, (see Dan. ch. 5. y. xxv:xxix). Oh
how the mighty have fallen!! Oh, Shame
where is thy blush !!
Mr. Editor, what do you honestly think
OF this mighty combination Ia ''trinity'') Of
craftsmanship? Is it possible they intend
to Yazoo" Wells, because he possesses
the fearless honesty and independence OF
mind to express his convictions or senti-
ments on the finance question? sincerely
believe such is the case, since read the fol-
lowing from speech by Hon. J. c. Bur.
rows. Member of Congress, reported by the
Oskaloosa (Iowa) Herald. Here it is-read
it carefully, and see if my apprehensions are
unfounded "To-day the best thing that
could happen to the financial interests
and to the business interests would be for
congress to pass a law, at its next session,
to punish with death any member of con-
gress That would make speech on finance
for the next twenty years. What we want
is to be left alone and we are on the high