Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-26
The Sage Of Heceta'
Airs HimseIfAgainst the Bryan Mer
Of Oregon.
He is Probably the Only Honest Man il
the State.
HEcETA. Feb. 1S.

sue find an article headed "Spaugh
and the Gold Trust" which is such
an unmitiRated batch OF falsehoods
that l consider IL my duty to reply to
although had thought l would not
take any part in the campaign. So
far l have not wrote single line to
any paper in this state for publica-
Jion. As secretary OF our club here l
signed some resolutions that was sent
to our local paper for publication.
They were sent to no other paper and
IL these resol lut!ons have been pub
lished by the Republican press OF the
state as you say, it is no fault Of mine
and when you say 1.-THE Hanna honest
money men used old Spaugh last fall
and they are pushing him to the front
again." you state malicious false
| hood.
Pray 10 what way was used by the
"Hanna honest money men" was a
Bryan and Watson elector like your
self. l signed a written agreement
like yourself, tn vote for Bryan and
Watson IL elected, and if l had
been elected my vote for Bryan and
Watson would have counted just as
much as your own and would have
been delivered just as sure. But un-
like yourself and others, 1 absolutely
refused to accept the nominations
Of either the Democrats or Free Silver
Republicans, because l did not believe
that / could legally represent three po.
litical parties on the official ballot at
the same time nor do l believe so yet.
L wanted to see the Peoples party
legally represented and when l saw
our other electors filing their accept
ance as Democratic and Free Silver
Republicans, l believed it was a
scheme to destroy the Peoples party
organization, and results have proved
it, therefore l refused to accept any
further nominations or get Off the
ticket to please men or devils.
True / refused to sign an agreement
to vote for Mr.. Se1ell, on any terms,
although 1 was assured that all the
other Bryan and Watson electors had
done SO in the event, of Sewell, haYing
more votes THAI Watson; but did not
do this in the interest of Hanna
honest money men" but because 1
considered my signing such contract
would be treason to Mr.. Watson,
after arguing "to support him If
elected" and it is my candid opinion
that if the Fopulsts of Oregon and
other states had been aware OF this
scheme to defeat Mr.. Watson, Bryan's
vote would have been much smaller
than 1t was. l see now that Mr..
Watson and others, claim that the
Peoples party has no legal standing
as a party and can only nominate by
petition on assembly OF one hundred,
this is Just what claimed would be the
result of the mongrel ticket ard there
fore pro ested at the time against
being styled Peoples Democratic,
Free Silver Republican ON the official
ballot; l was afterwards assured by
all the Democratic lawyers OF Albany
that IL was all right. stood Loyalty
by the Peoples party, and Bryan and
Watson, and am willing TO answer to
the POpulists of Oregon for the recti-
tude Of my position.
Your statement that l live "on a
rockey promontory at the government
lighthouse at Hecets. Head" and that
there is "only eight residents in my
precinct and two scholars attending
school in my district, and at times
only one" Is uncalled for and auda-
cious, and l only notice them In order
TO compare them with your other ma
licious statement. Our precinct con-
tains thirty voters instead OF eight,
and six OF them are Republicans and
twenty-four Populists, no Fusionists.
Our school district contains twelve
scholars. Average attendance for
four months, this winter, eleven,
do not live on "rocky promOntory"
but on Cape Creek, my land is as rich
as any in Oregon. Cape Heceta is one
of the grandest summer resorts in
Oregon and l ask you TO apologize for
calling it the lonesOmest place in Lane
county aud ask you to apologize for
slandering our precinct and
school. The people in this
country are poor but honest, aud as
they intend TO live here whether fu-
sion prevails or not. they do not
want their country's standard mis-
represented. You say wrote you
letter advocating union OF forces, l
did, and outlined u plan which you
admitted was practical. Istill favor
the kind OF union proposed. Why did
the Democrats aud Silver Republi-
cans refuse TO indorse my plan or a
better one, because II was fair TO all
partiesg In one letter TO me you
said you was opposed 10 fusion and
had no faith In the Democratic lead
ers In Oregon. Now you advocate a
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