The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

Now, in his third letter w. A Wells admits
that his former two letter were extracts
picked from the newspapers of the day put
together and published as his own compost
tion, over his name, for in his third letter
he says: care not where the facts and
figures come from, &c" After winch w.
A. Wells goes off into perfect rave about
outraged peoples = corruption - robbery
lobbying monied interests" +" &C., in which
by implication-he makes of himself very
apostle of honesty and virtue, abusing the
two organizations las he calls them) and all
things connected with them, w. A. Wells
then suddenly stops, and after warning Mr..
Plexus to take care ssthat he is not buried
/ up in his bed, p informs him, 8. that he is
not after an office, and that he will bet v
that Plexus is" All of which is very en-
tightening to the public, of course. He
next says, "That he presumes that I have
discovered that he does not admire Secreta-
ry Sherman" This, doubtless, is hard on
the Secretary. Well, I have discovered
that, and more: that he admires no one but
w. A. Wells.
w. A. Wells then informs the public
precisely where he stands as to political par
ty, by stating, Il use his own words) "lst.
Dor party. End. That I am greenbacker.
I am in favor of gold and silver to be used
to their fullest extent, as long as metal
money IS used. And / stand on the princi-
pies as enunciated by the National Green
| back party of the United States" Well
this is twister-a net broad enough to
catch all votes on the pecuniary question.
Comment here. is useless. But w. A. Wells
is as consistent in this, as he always has
been in politics When first knew him,
he was rigid Democrat. and he wanted to
be the sheriff of Benton county. He then
| went into the Independent party, and still
he wanted to be sheriff He then went back
into the Democratic party, and this time he
got the nomination-ran against Sol. King
| and was beaten. Now, as he himself states,
he belongs to all parties of the financial
question of the day, and I believe he still
| wants to be sheriff of Benton county, and
that he writes his letters to keep himself be-
| fore the public.
| In the conclusion of his letter, w. A.
Wells says, That when Mr. Plexus here
| after addresses him, he will please sign his
own proper signature, or he will treat him, !"
| &C., ''with silent contempt" and w. A.
| Wells throws in, as clincher, suppose, the
| line,
"Thrice armed is he who has his quarrel just"
he should have made it appropriate, by ad-
ding,
And if don't let fly some knowledge, shall bust
| And now, w. A. Wells, never address
| ed you: my communication was addressed
to the editor of the GAZETTE. You saw it.
and published your third letter in that pa
per, in which yom have addressed me as Mr..
Plexus, and having addressed me by that
name, you clearly have no right to demand
another name for me. / am not desirous of
| seeing my name in the newspapers, md
have no motive for courting popularity, and
| in not giving my name to communication
to newspaper, / but followed the example
of thousands of better men than you or I
ever can be. There was nothing in that
communication, I would not have said to
you, in person-nothing to cause your anger
but it seems to have pricked your vanity
raised your dander-and caused you to
write your third letter, which / am forced
/ to characterize rambling-disconnecte
not to the point-loud, but feeble pro-
duction.
In that letter you have used coarse and
rough language towards me- / merely call
your attention to this, at this time but
should you not conclude to treat this and
myself with that silent contempt" of
| WHICH yCti appear TO nave So Immense d
stock, 90 not misjudge the cause of my for
bearance. I would like to treat you as a
! gentleman, but if I cannot, will try to get
down to your level, for the next occasion.
In your way, you have given me credit for
modesty; let me prove to you that possess
that virtue, by giving you a small piece of
/ advice. 1t will be hard for you to take, I
am aware, but your best friends will join
me in urging you to accept 1t: Put away
/ from you that cacoethes scribendi with which
you are soreiy troubled. The meat and sta
/ BILE business believe you are fully equal to,
but welding the pen for the enlightenment
of the public. nevair, sa1r. nevair!
have not tried to answer your third let
| ter, for there was nothing in it to answer
l have only made a few comments on the
same, in good humored sort of way, and
as you like to see your name, have stuck
it in wherever I could, to crafty you.
These comments / have made with the sole
purpose of getting you to abandon a career
/ upon which you have started for which, you
are in no way fitted, and I trust, w. A.
| Wells, that you viii ''see it" in that light.
PLExUs.
Benton Co., Sept. 4, 1879.