Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-01-06
LEADERLETS

Senator Mitchell and Congressman
Hermann were indicted by the Federal
grand jury last Saturday afternoon for
completely in the famous III land
frauds. This action was not unex-
pected. Every man in Oregon who is
so unfortunate as to be an acquaint-
ance OF S. A. Puter, the ring-leader in
the fraud, or who has had any connec-
ton with public land business, has been
marked by Hitchcock as a probable
criminal and must stand for the search
light. We do dot believe that any citi.
zen of Oregon who is familiar with the
public careers of Senator Mitchell and
Congressman Hermann believes them
10 be guilty of these charges. Their
connection with the affair was evidently
only what fell to them as simple duty
to constituents whose honesty they had
no reason to question. THE LEADER
believes the gentlemen cannot be con-
victed except by testimony of witnesses
who are already in the criminal class.
John H. Hall, United States District
Attorney for Oregon. was removed from
Office last Saturday by order of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, at the request of Fran
els J. Heney, who has been conducting,
as the nominal assistant OF Mr.. Hall,
the land fraud cases in this state.
This man Heney seems to be solid
Muldoon with the Administration, pos
sibly for the reason that he himself
was once convicted Of completely in
land frauds, but was pardoned by the
President, who probably was influenced
by the old adage that it takes thief to
catch "a thief. Mr.. Hall was removed
because Heney charged him with being
in sympathy with the accused.
The Oregonian's New Year, or Lewis
and Clark number, must be seen and
read to be appreciated. 1t is too big,
TOO artistic, too meaty, too complete to
he described in THE LEADERS limited
space. If you want several times your
moneys worth, send and get a copy
also send several to your friends in the
east. The price-l0 cents-will carry
it to any address in the United States
which you may send with your order
THE LEADER contributes this notice for
the good of Oregon. The New Year
number of the OregoLian will do good
work for the state.
Oregon's practically even tempera
ture is emphasized by Portland's mar
riage record for 1904, one month max
ing about as good showing as another
In the words of the good old hymn
DEFENDERS as pleasant as May"-pos
sibly a little more so-the-re record being
December 149, May 10l. July anc
August show ll9 and 1870, respectively
Come west, young man, come west.
Every honest man hopes all the rea
public land frauds in Oregon will b'
uncovered, but the powers that b
should not stoop to persecution. Ore
gon's representatives. are just as homes
as the representatives of any othe
stale, and they are entitled to the ben
lit of every doubt-which they vii
hardly get from Hitchcock and Heney
AS proof that Portland is CROWN
steadily and giving the high sign c
metropolitanism, or something of tha
kind, her citizens point with pride I
the fact that her "crippled police force
made S72l arrests during the year l9C
"a "healthy" gain over the precedin
year Congratulations are in order.
The Salem Statesman's New Yea
number is by far the best special nun
Der ever issued by that progressiy
newspaper. 1t is genuine work Of II
aud will prove of much value to I'll
field which it covers.
Nebraska will have big display
the Lewis and Clark Exposition.