Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-05-08
AN EXPLANATION.
Ex-Commissioner w. r. Wakefeld's Excuse
and Justification to Mr.. Matthews, Etc., of
the Yaquina Bay News.

EATSoiniiSSiOuei w. IL. NdhSheiu EACuSe
and Justification to Mr.. Matthews, Etc., of
the Yaquina Bay News.
Somewhere somebody has said Evils
dom lieth in silence" and "Silence is
golden," but cheap and voluntary ad-
vertisement has charms outweighing
the caution urged even in that vener-
able proverb: People who dwell in
fragile habitations should not throw
rocks"
ii my friend of Newport had yolun-
teered his pardon and oblivion whilst
extending the glad hand in private,
without doubt his offer would have
been graciously accepted, on bended
knee, with due penitepce; but when
such an opportunity 10 gain celebrity
and notoriety. from such . pen as my
friends, and through such columns as
those of his periodical occurs - alas
for the prudence taught by proverbs,
Or the good resolutions which pave the
internal regions | am but human !;
nevertheless, to the public | humbly
plead "eXamp ple'-whether better or
worse than the copy, time alone will
tell. | admit the solicitations of my
friends, and mayhap the Vaccinations
of--ihut will not be rude or harsh in
the treatment of ridiculous subject
prevailed upon me to commit the folly
complained of, and which I speedily
repented, having been Informed au-
thoritatively that | was asking favors
in the, wrong camp. But look you at
my excuse when much greater men
than 1 go and have goneswrong ever
since May II, ls94--at least SO says a
clipping from j. F. Stewards Leader OF
that date, in the following words:
"CoME TO THE ScgAToH. w The New.
port News has been terribly worried
about the politics of the Leader and
goes out of its way to call it populist
Now we have three dares to make the
News: We dare you to@point out 6
sinele ,utterance the Leader has evel
made that would lead q man with {
thimbleful of brains to suppose that il
was populistic, or name a single popu
j llistcandidate. the. Leader, is now or it
editor ever has supported, direct or in
direct. We dare you to deny tina
while the News has the name Of F. M
Stanton in its ticket for sheriff, tina
now and for the past year the editor o
the News and his entire voting famil,
: have been doing all in. their power t.
aid and help Geo. A. Landis to tn
election of sheriff. We dare you t.
deny that you are doing all you can i
Geo. Bethers for school superintendent
, simply because your pet did not ge
I the nomination. You are pretty sor
of a mudcat to be calling other peopl
names Don't be traitor. Come on
openly for Lands and Skinner, or qui
throwing off on Stanton and Bethers.' u
The past campaign is too recent t
: forget the gospel Chariot race all
various other sketches in my frien
: and pardoner's publication. While
: blush for the rudeness of the Leader {
May II. 1894, my friend, who knows til
intrinsic value of pardons, no doub
L and seems SO solicitous to show til
o need of one and confer it upon m
:. that whilst consider him equally Gu
e paple upon the showing, yeti trust /
S will forgive the uncomfortable yleldir
7 to temptation which he stirred up, M
again graciously extend the olive branc
8 We're both to be pitied, Broth
u William. Adios
+ Now it's up to you again. CAP.
!, a All Master Masons are reques