Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-05-23
TO "LtEurrNANr" II

S. r. Hammer. Nv Dear "LieuHnanl ~
In The JOURNAL Of the 22d inst.yOt
have published quite lengthy com
munication concerning myself aho
incidentally touching upon your socla
standing and your legal and military
career. Although my friends nave
unanimously counseled me to ignore
your letter / shall treat you more
courteously by following the advice OF
King Solomon To "answer ZOO
according to his folly" To answer
you categorically is rather dliiicul'
matter, because your letter, like your
pleadings i'm court, is dilIused contra
dictOry and nonsensical.
In the first place you say that III
the Plum case Mr.. Plum committed
perjury, and Mr.. Hamilton deceived
him in fixing the fee. You say asked
Plum 5000 for fee. Then next that
he refused to pay that amount. Then
that Mr.. Hamilton was referee, and
that he fixed the fee at S1,2OO. A
school boy would see at once that you
were a misguided seeker after truth,
but you seem to be quite unconscious
OF IL. Look at your position. Every
one except befuddled pettifogger,
like my dear friend the lieutenant,
can see how absurd these statements
are. You are generous (?) enough to
say that / did not write the names OF
these parties to those documents, or
fill in the amount $1,000. Now my
dear lieutenant, try again, and
get your decimal points in position.
DO you yet comprehend that your
own letter, when IL states that / only
asked fee of 5000, and that the ref
cree fixed IL at $1,000, shows cohclu-
siyely that you were either drunk or
crazy when you wrote IL. In addition
TO the apparent absurditles on the
face of your letter, i wish to direct
your attention to the fact, that In
order TO cast a slur upon me, IL was
necessary for you to charge Mr.. John
A. Plum with the crime Of perjury,
and intimate that Mr.. Hamilton was
dishonest. IL is likely you Will hear
from both of these gentlemen in
different way In very short time. 1t
may be hereafter shown as II has been
In the past, that you are a moral
leper, devoid OF all character, except
an unenviable one,
The only defense that you can sue
cessfully interpose is, that you are an
imbecile; and everybody who knows
you will believe it. If you are ever
tried outside of the limits Of this
county, for any Of your shortcomings,
by all means obtain change Of venue
to Marion county, where every man,
woman and child will freely grant you
a FOOLS pardon.
Next you say | am an immigrant
from Toronto, Ontario. That is true
Lieutenant. What is wrong about
thatY am Irish by birth, but re-
sided In Toronto for some years.
have seen many people in both Ireland
and Ontario, but | am sure that
neither of those countries can pro- I,
duce such a paragon of nothingness
as you, and all these United States, |
with their vast territory and teeming
population, can only show one
Of your species. have come
here without your permission, and |
intend TO remain. do not like to be |
lnyidlous, but | cannot refrain from
saying that the merchants and busi-
men OF this city have derived more |
benefit from my living here for the
last seven years than from a whole |
colony of such nondescripts as you
during whole lifetime. Moreover, | |
nm only one OF five millions who !
ire coming. Some day the whole |
Dominion of Canada will annexed to |
and become part OF this Union, and |
then II you are alive doubtless the
name of the New Nation will be the
United States aud Hammer.
The other matters mentioned in |
your screedare too trivial to be noticed |
Your statements are devoid Of truth |
lr common sense.
One OF the,pointsyou wish me to dis
'uss is your legal ability. can't do
hat, Lieutenant. You haven't any.
It is hard toexplalna minus quantity.
Next comes your military record,
Iut as that is not written in the an
lals OF history, | can only refer to
ome of your comrades. They say
hat you spent all your time on the
eservation, and as this paper is read
" decent people l must not 90 into
letailS.
Socially your standing is somewhat
ike your legal abillty,-minus again.
Sext time you undertake TO speak OF
he high regard in which you imagine
he citizens hold you, just tell us new
omers how and why and for what
ause you are no longer a mason; nor
onSidered nit TO associate with honor
ble man