Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-15
By "Bent" Jones.

Editor Journal:--M l.. Jones In
speech at Woodburn last saturda,
took occasion TO assail my character
and abuse me shamefully / great!
dislike a newspaper controversy but
feel II my duty TO say word in de
fense of myself. Why did Mr.. Jones
do this7 ! will state few facts and
leave II to the voters to Judge. A
the time he announced himself as Q
candidate for county Judge he called
on me twice and asked me to support
him, once at my residence at Salem
and once at my farm near Mission
sTjottom. He earnestly requested my
Support and Informed me that he
thought could assist him material-
ly. He also sent Frank Bolter, his
right hand man, to see me on two
different occasions, and on one OF
these occasions he informed me that
M. l.. Jones had great respect for me
and my family and that II would
support him that any time hereafter
II or my boys desired anything
would find the Jones family and their
following to a man supporting us.
Why does he now make this SANDER
GUS attack upon me? Would ne
make these lying statements about
me II was supporting him7 I leave
this TO the voters 10 decide. The rea-
son that ! am not supporting him is
that, In My opinion, there are better
men than he is seeking the nomina-
tion. He charges me with calling
the attention OF the people to his acts
in connection with the Tom Arthur
land case. His statement Is untrue.
While II Is true that | and all his
neighbors were aware OF his actions
at the time, the incident had passed
out OF my mind and ! had not
thought OF Il for years until ! was
asked about II by a resident of Sa-
lem. He says that he told me the
principal facts In this matter re-
ply that he did not. As he will not
state the principal facts himself will
do II for him. AZ the time he swore
at the Oregon City land Office that
no was the owner of only abont 1870
acres OF land. John Draper. an at
torney at law OF Oregon City, tele-
graphed me at Salem TO ascertain
how much land NJ. l.. Jones owned.
The recorder and myself found that
the records showed he owned some
thing like 1900 acres. On the fol-
lowing Monday after he made the
statement under oath at Oregon City
that he was tho owner OF only about
100 acres the deed conveying from
20 his wife about 1000 acres OF land
was fled for record. NJ. l., Jones Is
this true or not2 II true, why did
you not tell the people OF Woodburn
what you did in order TO beat poor
Arthur out OF the land? lie speaks
OF me as one of political machine,
Had I supported him we would not
hear OF this machine talk. He states
that he pastured my cattle free OF
charge during the food OF 1891.
This Is not true, for and Others OF
his neighbors paid for this pastnre AT
the time. You have also told OF your
father helping my parents when !
was a mere child. knowing that my
parents are dead you thought ! had
no means OF disproying this false
hood. Mrs. Rachel Jones and N, ID,
Jones, having lived in the same
room, cooked on the same stove and
eat az the same table, declare that
your statements are utterly false
NJ. l.. Jones, who ever heard OF your
father giving anything OF value
awayg Much less wagonload OF
-four and bacon. You speak OF a
young man having lost his fortune
at my farm This Is a falsehood and
challenge him or YOU 10 prove Il.
Is this the young man who went up
against the green goods act back east
as your father did an Marion county
To the extent OF $4,000? Is this the
young man who since inheriting his
fortune has spent his time with the
sporting element IN eastern cities |
ana ON this coast, I'm drunkenness
and riotous living9 Is this not the
same young man who is electioneer-
ing for you In the saloons OF this
town and also IN the saloons of the I.