The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-10-11

= / WIleH 10 Afia4eF aytHy HAA-taSAyNn ANA~N
: ences TO Colonel s. I. WALES and the
Indian War Claim. NV. Of IL" made
/, weak and silly attempt to reply n q
later issue Of the Star which we didnot
regard as worthy Of notice. In a still
later issue Of that paper appears caus-
tic reply to Wilson'S original article
from the trenchant pen Of Colonel s. j.
Wales, which we expect 70 reproduce
/ IN this issue.
Colonel Wales article was printed
by the Star Of October 4, the editor be-
ing constrained thereto by the demand
for space for reply 10 an unwarranted
personal attack IN It's columns; but this
same editor was 80 careful of the feel
ings Of Wilson (they are both tarred
with the same jennings stick that he
showed him Colonel WALES reply, be-
fore IL could be published, ana gave
him space for an answer, right along
side of the WALES article In the same
issuei A fine sample of Journalistic
courtesy" wasn't IL?
Wilson's reply TO Colonel WALES con-
sists chiefly Of an exaggerated form Of
the street boys only resource when
forced into corner You're another!"
He answers the well-put charges Of
Colonel WALES by hat-but cautious
denIGll For instance:
As 10 the charge that,I, with forty
members, went into q ''sO-called caucus
In q room at the opera house IN ITALIA
hassee In 1903" brand as false. /
never attended q eausus at the opera
house while at Tallahassee, and do not
believe Governor Jennings ever hired
the opera house for any such purpose.
Colonel WALES must have shrewdly
named the "opera house" as the place
Of meeting for the express purpose Of
leading this very small and vindictive
enemy Of his into the trap into which
he so promptly tumbled. For note the
fact that Wilson Of fernando" Is ex-
ceedingly careful not 10 deny that he
attended such caucus elsewhere than
lat the opera house :" Is quite as eau
tious not 10 deny the sristeNce of the
caucus, and Is still more hesitating in
his attempt to shield his boss, Jennings,
by simply declaring his disbelief in the
hiring Of an opera house by that very
slippery and astute individual.
Suppose Wilson Of fernando" should
be put on the stand in a court Of justice
and required 10 answer the following
questions, what would he say7
Was there an anti Wailes-claim caucus
held Gnyi0here In Tallahassee in 1903 7
Who called it7
At whose instance was it called ?
What was lee purpOse7
Did you or did you not attend i'll
What were it's results
We know the true answers TO the
abOve-and 80 does Wilson Of Herman
do"
This small ereature--who thinks he is
great because he has basked in the Ia
vor Of Governor an array Of
payments made TO s. l. WALES for SER
vices concerning land patents amount
ing TO over 65 thousand dollars, of which
he says more than 40 thousand was
paid IN cash. Even Wilson knows bet
ter, These payments were made, Of
course, IN lands Eat the current prices
on the date Of such payment" as stip-
ulate In the contracts for the services,
and the figures simply represent the
value Of the lands at such prices. Be
sides, Col. WALES quotes an official let
ter Of the Secretary Of the I. I. Board,
stating that no money had ever been
paid TO WALES for land patent services
II is quite safe to say that every de-
NAL and every statement made by Will
son In his alleged reply, corresponds in
value with the two Illustrations we have
given above, In fact, his attempt TO
meet the arraignment against him Of
Col. WALES inevitably and most forci-
bly, recalls the well-known anecdote Of
the two little darkies who were indulg-
ing in a war Of words. The injured one,
reaching the end Of her indignant accu.
sation, paused for breath. The accused,
lacking the material and the ability to
meet the charges, simply stood still and
asked;