Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-12-28
SENATOR BOWER
MAN REPLIES
Claims Globe Stole His PolIti-
cal Thunder.

erman, containing about 1900 words,
was received ~ registered mail matter
by the editor OF the GIoBE Wednesday
evening. This great masterpiece Of po-
lltical rot was laboriously prepared by
this bright and shining political star
with full knowledge that II Was Of snch
n volumInous and highly inHamato.
~ nature that no reputable newspaper
could afford TO print the communication
IN full. We shall with pleasure. howey.
or. give the substance Of this most Hog.
ical, untiuthiul and ridiculous oommu.
nieation, together with an answer TO ev.
cry assertion made by Gillian county's
highly respected political boss. In sub
stan"e the Senator makes the following
assertions;
No. /. That the editor Of the GLoBE
and W. ii. HorDibrook are two distinct
personages. That In reality an ex-
legislator is the author Of every editor.
ial concerning the official and political
condnct Of Senator Bowsrman and that
the proposed amendment TO Sections
Sl3S and S4s4 Of the Code OF Oregon
was prepared by the same party. In
support Of the latter statement, with the
Senator's usual weak -jointed logic, he
states that the double enacting clause
that was used In the Globe amendment
has long since been abolished. tie in
Inmates that this fact proves conclusively
that the amendment Was drawn up by
an ex.Iegislator who now resides in
Condor but who, at the time the double
enasting clause was used, was serving
in the State Senate from another county.
The Globe amendment was prepared and
written by w. II. Hornibrook and the
double captioa referred to was taken
from the session laws Of 1908. We will
state further that the senator told either
adeliberate or an unintentional falsehood
In stating that w. II. Hornibrook is not
the author OF OF the Globa amendment.
Every editorial that has appeared In
the Condor Globe since Il was purchased
from s. A. Pattison last February,
whether deserving Of praise or censure,
is the result Of the personal iabors Of
the former. II any further evidence
Of this fact 10 necessary We shall be glad
10 make an affidavit TO that effect but as
no one takes the Senator seriously 1t will
hardly be necessary.
No. 2. That the Globe amendment
was drafted for the purpose OF barring
the town Of Mayville, which is not In.
corporated, from running for the high
school because, as he asserts. the people
Of Mayville have refused TO come under
our yoke Of political servitude. This
is indeed the weakest piece OF politics
the most laughabIe and ridiculous bit Of
prevarication that ls contained In his ir.
resistably funny communication. As
stated In the Introductory matter to the
Globe amendment, 1t was but a rough
draft OF the proposed change and we
did not expect the Senator to clip it from
the Globe and introduce it erbatim. II
the learned Senator had consulted Sec.
tion 28ss Of Bellinger Il Cotton's ammo.
tated Codes and Statutes Of Oregon he
would have found that Mayvile could
be Incorporated at any time by making
application to the county court and thus
become candidate for the high school
In the same manner as Condor or Arl-
ington.
No. 8. That the Senator has studious-
ly attempted to avoid any act that would
precipitate town controversy. In con-
nection with this assertion we ask wheth-
or he was studiously attempting to avoid
such a controversy when he, together
with few Of the saloon men, met in
his back Office and placed in nomination
a city ticket last Spring, or, to carry the
m after further, was this the chief char
acteristic Of the Senator In his dealings
with the Condor Commercial Club ?
Does his political history substantiate
his assertionP
No. 4. That the editor OF the Globe
robbed the Senator of his political thun-
der in regard to the proposed amend
ment, that the senator had discussed
this matter with number OF citizens OF |
Condor some weeks ago and that a
statement from the members OF the Con-
don school board to that effect lie attach
ed to his communication. That the
matter was discussed with these men,
bers we will not deny, but will state
that the Senator did not communicate
with theicounty superintendent in re-