Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-20
Our Wild Contemporary.

readers for referring to the COB OF slush !
in last weeks Reporter, which |
begins as follows:
The Courthouse Ring has boycotted the Re-
porter. In the opinion of the political Boss OF
Lincoln county the Reporter was menace to
the welfare Of the grafters. lie is the financial
backer OF the "ohical Organ" the LEADER,
and the Reporter was Interfering with the
profits CT that paper.
This is dirty lie from start to finish.
Lincoln county's political Boss is
stranger to THE LEADER-in fact, such
a person does not exist. The Republi-
can party of Lincoln county has no
boss--which is more than the Reporter
can say for itself In fact, the ven-
omous squirt in last weeks Reporter
was dictated or written by. one of that
papers bosses. Any man, be he the
editor of the Reporter or one of his
bosses, who says that any man is the
financial baoker" Of THE LEADER is
malicious liar. The editor of The
LEADER has cultivated the habit of
attending strictly to his own business,
and by so doing has gained the good
will of a large majority Of the people of
Lincoln county. The LEADERS, "f-
nancisl hackers" are its loyal friends in
every part of the county.
The Reporter speaks of certain lad
verti sing pamphlets" which "were OF
such wretched character that they were
promptly hidden away when printed"
That's another dirty lie. Those same
pamphlets have been distributed by the
hundreds throughout the eastern states
by some of the leading citizens OF
Lincoln county, and they are doing
good work. The Reporter says THE
LEADER got $3.50 for printing these
pamphlets. That's another lie. THE
LEADER received for work on these
pamphlets $lO9.
The Reporter again displays its
ignorance and dishonesty by rehashing
the delinquent tax list printing yarn.
1t says The LEEDER put iaasa bid last
year of 80 cents per square. while the
Reporters bid was 5 cents per square.
That's another lie. The Reporters bid
was % cents per square. THE LEADER
knew its bid would not be accepted
having been informed by the Court
that the job would 60 to the lowest
bidder, However, this has but little to
do with the case. The Reporter blows
about what it has saved the county in
this matter. The taxpayers of Lincoln
county are not fools. They know that
no man who pays his taxes before they
become delinquent and are advertised
as delinquent pays one cent of the cost
of publishing the delinquent tax list
Every cent of this publication fee
comes out of the delinquent taxpayer
as the item of "costs," and is collected
by the Sheriff when the delinquent Tax
is paid by the owner of the property or
when the property is bid in at the tax
| oaiO cN oollC otllCl pClSOus Iutft
grand'stand plays about saving the
county money by publishing the de.
linquent tax list at pauper price are
becoming stale and ludicrous. Ii the
Reporter had sense enough to ask Il
white mans price for its work il
wouldn't he found bellyaching so much
about non-support. The price asked
by The LEADER for publishing the de.
llnquent tax list was less than that
paid to any other paper in the state
save the Reporter, which has the un.
enviable distinction OF being the
champion cheap paper Of Oregon. Il
we were rich, like the editor Of the Re
porter, and could command sucl
wealthy backing, we could also afford
to work for nothing
The Reporters funniest as we'll as its
most glittering prevarication is in call
ing the Newport News a "Republicar
paper.' Perhaps this is one of the
Reporters little jokes.
The Reporter accuses the county
officials Of Withholding from it the pub
lication of land notices. This is a silly
charge. County Clerk Ira Wade is thu
only county official who has anything
to do with land Office business, and an,
man who accuses him OF discrimination
or dishonesty in this matter is another
willful liar, and the proof can be pro
duced. The LEADER secures its pat
ronage OF this kind by hustling for it
The Reporter might accomplish more i
it would hustle more and rant and raw,
less.
! For political effect the Reporter howl.