Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-01-21
MIR. STEWART REPLIES.

EDITOR HERALD:
We expected this howl, it was pre-.
meditated at the time of the election pu.
we gave them credit for better Judgment
than by their unseemly haste 70 oe.'ay'
utterly their motive. No one is decelVeo
by their chicanery; it is too evidently
desperate effort to shake pubic conn
dence in the new members, by when
means the fading ring hope to retain
their clutch upon the public purse.
The object of the Bulletin ed'tor III
publishing these letters needs no eA-
planation his attitude to me Tor some
months past has been that OF mallgner'
but. though recognizing the power OF the
press in moulding public opinion, L fear
him not for the influence of his nasty
sheet, in that line, is less than that OF
snowflake in ruff1ing the bosoIn OF the
ocean. The chief objection to my course
in the council is not in this mooted ordi'
nance but is my known opposition 10
making the city's business a family
affair. believe that men OF contendlng
interests should fill public places OF trust;
and believe that all public employees
should be appointed Gas are the en-
ployes of any city, solely because OF their
usefulness, and kept only SO long as they
are useful.
But to the ordinance. 1t was handed
| ~ OH har anh l
offered it without hesitation, although l
had not had time to consider 1t, Tor l
believed that salaries should be fixed be-
fore electing our officers ,and these would
have been elected that night but for the
siwash diplomacy OF certain members),
and l know that if there was anything
wrong in it we could either change it, or
vote it down. But to assert that l offered
it to favor any one is false, and they
know it. am in the council by the vote
of the people; and, in accordance with
my reason and conscience, God helping
me, shall serve them to the best Of my
ability, without favor or prejudice and
without fear. If was elected because it
was supposed that l am an economist
shall endeavor not to disappoint; and to
that end shall do what can to prevent
expenditures where the furden will ex-
coed the benefit, and all such expendi-
lures as SAVIOR Of favoritism. Yet / shall
not feel compelled to oppose any neces
sary public improvement, and in the
matter OF salaries shall act upon the
principle that adequate pay should be
given for faithful work. Now, 1 wonder
did "Citizen, ~ whoever that scheming
clod may be, expect his presentations to
he swallowed whole? If so, he has offered
choking dose, for that portion which
asserts that ever "coerced" or in any
manner procured the council "to pay un-
warranted claims is lie. and if he
is man he knows it, and is therefore a
liar. l offer no apology for this language
for no other word could accurately ex-
press my meaning.
AS to the letter of Taxpayer, the ed
itor exactly expresses my opinion, and
that of many who have read it, in the
very fitting title under which he has pub
lished it: can Infamous document. I"
Strange that my friend was able to get
rid of the ''beam in his own eye'' long
enough to discern the true character of
that letter! 1t is not long since an effort
was made by this same clique to get I'M
lawful possession Of some of my property,
failing in this, an indignation meeting
was instigated against me, the result of
/, which was indeed to arouse public indig-
nation and contempt, but against the
instigators only. And the present effort
Of this bowling, hungry pack will,
know, be as signally failure.
JAMES STEWART