The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-10
SENSATIONALLETTA'
Written by unknown person
and mailed to Assessor
j. N. Worland.
SIGNED COMMITTEE ". C. 7. u.
Mrs. M. A. Faulconer and
Mrs. M. johnson say
it is spurious.

Mrs. wi. johnson say
it is spurious.
Tax assessor, J. N. Worland,
received q slanderous letter from
An unknown person through the
post office here which was signed
COMMITTEE, W.C.T.U.-Mrs. u.
Johnson" The signature Is de-
elared to be forgery by Mrs. NJ.
A. Faulconer, president Of the
Montgomery City Union.
The spurious letter and the re-
pudiations by Mrs. FauloonoY and
Mrs. Johnson are as follows:
THE SPURIOUS LETTER.
John N. Worland,
Assessor.
SiT:-
AT the instance Of the W.O.T.U.
l am now writing this warning
to you. You are not with US, or =
us, we know, but since DR.. Oror :
EFT threw off the livery of ev''-- e
made his magnificent ~ 4Ssgi
confession at Mineola, c :
that the saloon issue is practically
settled. With DR.. Crockett. the
richest man and the ablest politi-
clan in the country, leading the
way to God and the right, no dere-
lict public official can rebuild the
liquor breast-work. But the scope
of the efforts OF the W.C.T.U. does
not end with closing of the rum
hells. Gods work is never ended,
nor does the spirit of OWL cease ILL
doing.
Already the word is being whis-
pered throughout the County that
the County revenue viii be too
small for County expenditures
without the saloon licenses. We
know that this is false, saloons
make no revenue, never did, new
or can. But :better every tax be
doubled, be quadrupled, and the
hell holes closed.
But We of the W.C.T.U. will moi
set idly by and let this condition
be made apparently true, though
false in fact. Next to drinking
liquor, the great orime of thii
co untry is tax dodsdng, as Doctor
Orocket says: "Give to Caesar the
things that are Ceasar's." LIE,
every one pay his honest proper
tion of the taxes, and NO whiskey
revenue will be needed.
We know, you know, that muof
property escapes taxation. Womer
avoid returning their jeweiry
Men, some of them high In church
circles forget to return their mon
ey and Sheir notes. Have yor
done your full duty in exposing
crimit al, Of this sert, We doubt 1t
neither nave we, nor our Ministers
nor our judges, por our prosecut
Ing attorneys. We of the W.O.T
U. are conscious that We have no
In the past looked after the pre-
vsntion Of this evil, we are nov
alive to its,extent and It's enormity
The law requires every person
to list his property for assessment
to sign and to swear to his list
We are told profsssed Christian
J deaden their condolences by fell
Ing to sign and swear to their list
and so put the blame of their un
, true lists on you. We have on
listed In this fight not for seasol
but for the war. The law IequiHe
you to make sure that every ta,
list is signed and sworn to, W
propose knowing that you ODE!
: the law in this respect, our com
nittses are appointed, our attor
D neys are employed. Our fight 1
. net with you, and We do net wisl
!, to take you unaware Of what 1
i coming into oentsst, We there
+ fore now submit to you . list .
!. Agmss. II your asssssment show
! that each person named on ou
: list has properly signed and swor
8 TO his assessment list We will loo
t no further for any dersliction o
: your part. but oonfns our effort