Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-03-13
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In last weeks Reporter an article
appeared nnder tie above caption, evil
DENLY written by Dir. G. F. Hawkins,
in which he makes reference to the
printing of the delinquent tax rolls
He would have the people believe the
whole thing TO be illegal and fraudulent.
The public is entitled to the facts,
which are asfollows:
The law requires the county court to
which shall be "most likely to give act
ual notice to delinquent taxpayers"
1t also determines the method by which
the county court may arrive at the
knowledge of what paper is "most
likely TO give actual notice to taxpay-
ers,' viz By the publishers filing with
the court. at it's January term, sworn
list OF their subscribers. MIR. Hawkins
is the business manager" of the Re-
porter, and being an attorney of course
knew the law, but wholly ignored it,
and refused to file his list, so that, Of
ticially, the court had no knowledge of
the existence of such paper, and
could not, legally, give it the patronage.
Mr.. Hawkins, knowing this, saw an op-
portunity to give vent to his hatred for
the judge and carry out his threats to
tantalize that official all he could in
the discharge of his duties He waited
until he had every reason to believe the
contract had been let and then sent in
bid which he knew could not be ac,
cepted-even if he had offered TO do
the work for nothing-for reasons al
ready stated-namely, that it would
not have been legal. Mr.. Hawkins did
not expect to secure the contract;
neither could he if he had been on the
most intimate terms with the court,
under the same conditions Such rela-
tons, however, do not exist, and the
feeling between these gentlemen had
it's origin in the last campaign. Mr..
Hawkins was delegate to the Repub-
lican county convention and helped to
nominate the ticket Mr.. Brown was
the nominee for judge ind Mr.. Wade
for clerk. Instead of standing by bis
ticket, as he was III honor supposed to
do, Mr.. Hawkins went to p. III. Myers,
the Socialist candidate for clerk, and
tried to induce him to "draw off" in the
interest of Mr.. Lutz, the Democratic
nominee, for the purpose of defeating
MIR. Wade. Mr.. Myers, being a man of
honor, informed him that he would
draw off, the day after election, and
forthwith went to Mr.. Brown, the Re-
publican candidate for judge, and in
formed him of Mr.. Hawkins treacherv.
A. :! Wade being out of town at that
TIme. Mr.. Brown, of course, informed
his colleagues of what was doing, and
on Mr.. Wade's return Mr.. Hawkins was
forced to acknowledge what he had
done. From that time the relation be-
tween these gentlemen has been
strained, and Mr.. Hawkins, with some
able assistance, has missed no oppor-
tnnity to make trouble for the county
codrt. 1t was he who, in connection
with others, enjoined the judges salary.
1t is he who has given the Judge con-
stant trouble in the settlement of a
number of Indian estates. 1t is he
who, posing as republican, puts every
possible obstacle in the way of sue
cessful administration by the man Sc
lected by his p party-a man who is
trying to fill the Office of county Judge
with credit to himself and the upbuild-
ing of the county.
THE LEADER has no desire to devote
its space to the airing of quarrels within
the camp of it's own party, but some Of
our readers wish to know the cause of
the numerous hot-air blasts from the
business manager of the Reporter We
nave given true explanation.
w. R. G., Attention.