The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-01
A CARD FROM MR.. INGALLS,.
Plain Talk to Those Who Misrepresent
Him.

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There have been more or less insin-
uations that have come to my notice,
within the past year or two, rejecting
upon my character, but knowing the
source from which they came, / dis
dained to notice 1t.
But recently my attention was called
to the report by a reputable person.
Therefore, 1 canndt let 1t pass without
announcing 1t, and in such a manner
that it will leave no doubt in the mind
of the public as to who are the guilty
ones One of the foulest parasites that
wears the human form and moves
among decent company is the man,
that laying any claim to responsibility,
who dor some trivial or imagined
wrong against a person who perhaps
did not vote for this particular person
or vote the way he did will go to work
and start lies to injure the character
and reputation of any person. They
fill a space here amongst men that
even the clergy cannot account for,
and they ought to be branded across
the forehead with a red hot iron and
stamped with letters Of living fire, as
a beacon to warn the public, the same
as a beacon light is put on a dangerous
reef to warn the ocean mariner. The
words ought to read:
II AM A LIAR"
Three years ago Qn 1899 l was prom
inently connected with raising a fund
Of some seventeen hundred dollars to
open and build a road from Astoria
to Clatsop Plains. That / made prom
ises in connection with this s~ubscrip-
uon that l was unable to fulfill, owing
to unforeseen changes that afterward
occurred, is also true, which l will ex-
plain. While circulating this sub
scription list ii Astoria, l was repeat
eddy asked: How are you going to
cross Young's rives?" / answered:
Either with a bridge or steam ferry"
At that time, as every one knows, the
railroad was under construction. Mr..
Goss was building the trestle I'D
Young's Bay with the intention of
crossing above Daggett's Point, and
myself along with several prominent
men of Astoria, had preached the pro-
Jeot to- Mr.. Goss of getting a wagon
bridge in connection with the railroad
bridge, and 1t had received his favora-
ole consideration. And, in case that
project failed, Mr.. w. e. Dement,, c. S.
Dow, j.. ". Reith, Oliver Stewart, my
self and some others were talking of
forming a joint stock and
putting on this steam ferry. Well, as
everyone knows, the hard times came
on, the railroad burst up, and owing to
the drawback that we encountered in
getting the right of way, we were de-
layed some two and oneJhalf months
with the collecting of our subscription
list and the thing got cold and we lost
$500 that we never collected. These are
the causes that prevented us from
connecting the City of Astoria with
her summer resort. l will say that nv
connection with this road subscription
cost me between two and three hun
dred dollars. You will say that was
my W fault, but I will appeal to
any man who has ever served on a
subscription committee If your success
does not depend largely on what you
pay out. A good portion of those who
subscribe expect you to treat them
to a drink or a cigar when you sign
and then when vol collect they expect
you to treat them and their friends.
and as l never vas noted for slowness
.lther in treating myself or taxing a
rink with others, 1t cost me consid-
erable money while I was soliciting
and collecting in connection with that
subscription, but every cent was paid,
and 1t all came out of the pocket of
Walt ingalls,, and not one cent ever
5ame out of the subscription fund as
| will prove conclusively by the ap-
pended, signed by the entire board of
directors that 1 worked under, except
the late E.. A. Turley, deceased.
w i. INGALLS, |