Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-06-01
Mrs. \. S. Castee of Yaquina had
business in the city Tuesday.
The Reporters Final Wad.


County Clerk Wade in yesterdays
issue-ils last issue before election
take notice.
He admits that Wade is an efficient
Clerk, but that he has had it long
enough. Then Brother Clark should
bend his effoits to beat Moses, who is
the Democratic candidate for "a third
term as Clerk in Benton; Burnett, who
is candidate for fifth term as Sheriff
on the Democratic ticket, and also
/ Payne, who is the Democratic candidate
for third term as Clerk in Linn. Mr.
Gather, his opponent, while Il nice.
courteous gentleman, was Clerk in the
Indian service for nine years at salary
OF $1,000 per year, and no one claimed
that he served too long.
As to the appointment of Mr. Wade's
brother as deputy, this is true, but has
his deputy failed to perform his duties
IA satisfactory manner? VIII his
opponent, if elected 80 outside of his
family, Or will he follow in the loot
steps of his father who. when Agent at
the Siletz appointed his son Jim as
Clerk at $1,000 per year and two of Jim's
sisters.in-law to good paying positions
in the Indian school?
Now, as to the deputy bill, it is not
true that this bill was railroaded
through the Legislature, but, on the
contrary, was pending in the Legsla.
ture for over four weeks, and was freely
commented on by the county papers,
and in addition Senator Wright, who
had charge Of the bill in the Senate,
wrote to several prominent people in
this county and asked them if the bill
was objected to. Among the many he
wrote to were Hon. G. b. Crosno, Hon
X. A. Bensell, Hon. Henry Nice. The
replies he received we're certainly salts.
factory, as he urged the passage OF the
bill through the Senate. Now, Mr..
Wade's fee book, which lays open TO the
public from o'clock IN the morning
until s at night, will show that the
Clerks office since he took charge on
Z the 7th day tf July, 1902, has not cost
the taxpayers of Lincoln county Il cent,
but that the office is paying its way,
Will the Reporter give Wade credit for
securing $33333 from the State Treas,
5 urer, the amount due Lincoln county
for scalp warrants drawn by his pred.
? ecessor and no report of the same made
; to the Secretary of State? The letters
t on file in the Clerks office, which can
be seen by any taxpayer, will prove the
above assertion. Will they give him
+ credit for putting i'll Il book typewriter,
> which cost him $lT5, and which saves
the county $50 wear on books alone?
If this deputy was not needed, will the
Reporter explain why the expert who
exported the books in October, 1904,
, strongly recommended that deputy be
f allowed? The work in the Clerk s
office is three times what it was when
Wade took charge OF the office, there
fore, if the old salary was not too much,
: is the additional deputy too much!
And further, has his opponent said he
, would run it for LESS than Wade
! pledged himself to run the Office for
the next two years-at its present sal.
| airy?
Brother CLARK S last statement is that
= Wade has only sent to the saloons the
pamphlets sent him for distribution,
This is absolutely false. At the time
Wade prepared the ballot boxes for the
primary election in April he put many
of these pamphlets in the small box,
and they were distributed by the judges
and clerks in each precinct. La addi'
, tion to this, he has sent them to n. }.
! Leabo, Yaqnna; George +. Sylvester,
, Newport; John Bowers, Beaver Creek;
, w. r. Wakefield, Alsea; w. f, Earnest
+ Five Rivers; G. +. Vernon, Tidewater;
| O. NJ Dodsou, Morris and others.
Why did the Reporter wait until It's
last issue before election before jump
, on Wade? because he would have an
) swered and produced the records, not
only as to a copy Of his fee book, which
, would have shown the need OF deputy,
, bu, the sworn affidavit OF the parties to
whom he sent pamphlets, proving that
he had fully complied with the law
This assertion is true in connection
with the wad OF false charges against
Sheriff Ross, which will be taken up
in detail in the future. AS the Re-
porter we'll knew, we have neilher the
J time nor the space at this late hour to