Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-15
CARD FROM WIN. VIVION.
To the Editor Of the ledger.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, May 12.-The letter yol
published In Saturdays daily, taker
from the Sturgeon Leader is only
part of the letter l wrote that paper
/ was afraid to send the article direci
to the Leader, since l had gotten .
glimpse Of his soul through the dirty
attack on me in his paper. Therefore
l sent the letter to j. II. Winscott in
Sturgeon requesting him to see Mr..
Gray in regard to its publication. Mr.,
Winscott wrote me that Mr.. Gray
said he would publish the letter.
When l received a copy Of the Leader
/ found Mr.. Gray had garbled my let
ter and only published such as suited
his fancy. l have a copy Of the letter,
the part Mr.. Gray garbled is as fol-
lows: 1t would not have been the
first time, Mr.. Editor, that l have
spent my time and money in behalf of
the Democratic party and ticket,
which fact seem to be unknown to
you. You knew my address and have
sent me three or four letters wanting
to announce my candidacy and also
give me an editorial write-up that
would be of much value in my race.
Now, If you had an account against
me, why didn't you send me a state
ment of same? To be honestabout It,,
aren't you sore because you didn't get
five or six dollars out Of me during the
campaign for hot air blasts which you
solicited by letter from me as we'll as
all other candidates from Audrain
county, and that | received more
votes by far than the ones announced
in your paper with laudation adjec-
tives thrown in9 Which proves con-
elusiyely that the citizenship of Sal
ing have a higher degree Of intelli-
gence in casting their ballots for the
ones they deem best suited for the
different Offices in Audrain county
than you gave them credit for, and
will never believe until shown las | am
from Missouri that you, Mr.. Editor,
can make those people believe they
cast their ballots in the last primary
for an 'old hOg'' for the Office Of
County Collector.
The above is the balance Of the
letter which Mr.. Gray promised to
publish, then deliberately stole from
its pages and refused to let go to the
public a gentlemanly and courteous
statement Of the facts in the case.
A newspaper controversy was not
my aim in the beginning, nor will l be
drawn into one; but did think the
facts were due to the people, as my
character had been publicly assailed
by one in Boone county who calls him.
self an editor and a Democrat ~ That
too, when | was in the discharge Of a
duty in the interests Of the Democracy
of Audrain county. VIII the people
believe a character assassin who
a statement that it may be
kept from the public, made in vindica-
tion of the assault ? Gray is after the
slough" The more candidates puts up
the greater the velocity of his "wind
BOOST If you refuse to
stand and deliver, the edict is belched
from Gray's Sunday Sum-" that
|, Omar Gray, the great / am, do here
by convert you into a hog, and then If
he had a chance to garble the hog he
would turn him into dough" What's
the matter with Gray? I'll tell you,
he thought he carried the vote of
Township in his vest pocket,
when he found his mistake it threw
into a rage. / suggest Mr.. Gray
you change the name Of your paper to
Omar d. Gray's "Sunday Sun"
WIN VTyfON.