Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
Vote for G.. E. WOOdSon.
A MANLY REPLY.

Mr.. Wilson Meets the Charge Made
Against Himself and Family.
The following circular letter, issued to
the voters of Benton county,-ha reached
the GAZETTE. We take pleasure in print
ing it, for it is a manly answer to an an
onymous screed against Mr.. Wilson and
other members of his family sent from
ambush in the form OF pamphlet:
CORVALLIS, OEE., March 26, 1902.
DEAR SIR:
I have read a phamphlet entitled:
''Facts and figures for the consideration
of the voters OF Benton County, Oregon
which, am informed has been distribut-
ed throughout the county, in the interest
Of Mr.. V. P. Moses, the democratic can
didate for County Clerk.
This pamphlet contains great many
insinuations and reflections against my
fathers family and myself; all of which
l consider to be unworthy of notice, fur
ther than to say that they bear internal
evidence of the composition of the "Boss"
whose biennial grist of campaign litera-
ture would not be complete without ex-
pressions of personal malice toward some
republican candidate.
The pamphlet is largely misleading.
It's conclusions are erroneous. 1t aims
to hold me responsible for the failure of
Hamilton, Job & Co., for whom worked
a number OF years as book keeper. That
the books were correctly kept, has been
attested by reliable and competent ex.
pert, employed in the interests of the de-
positors and that is all that can be held
responsible for. l kept the books, and
they were kept correctly. There was a
large volume of business passing through
the bank, and it required great amount
of clerical labor to enter it correctly in
the hooks. I did that work, and did it
correctly, and it took my entire time and
attention.
1t has been insinuated that 1 should
be held partly responsible for the man
agement of the bank, and its failure.
What is that insinuation made for?
understand it to be, simply a well recog-
nized artiice of campaign managers, to
stir up, if possible, a prejudice against a
candidate whom they very much desire
for political reasons to defeat.
My situation was that of book keeper.
Occasionally I received deposits, and
paid cheeks, as all employees of a bank
are at times required to do. 1 was not
| II, nonnoofaI NTH
agement of the bank, nor in any manner
responsible for its failure. 1 had nothing
to do with its investments, or its loans,
except to make an occasional small loan
dinner or otherwise absent. My business
was simply to enter the details of the
days business in its books and that occu-
pied my time and attention.
A banks stability depends almost en-
tirely upon the value and stability of iti
securities and investments. I never a
any time had any authority or contro
over their property, securities and invest
=. ments. The causes which led to thu
failure of Hamilton, Job & Co., are nov
generally known. But before the inan
cial crisis of 1898 did not know, no
did the public generally, nor, my critics
nor any one else know that the most Sc
:, we're financial crisis ever experienced ii
- America was approaching. The cause
: Of that crises were not local. They wer
;, national. More banks ordinarily SCUM
- and solvent failed in that crisis than eve
. before and along with them went Han
r, ilton, Job & Co.
We are all wise-after the event. 1