Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-10-18
ADVERTISEMENT.
TO THE VOTERS OF LINCOLN
COUNTY:

Having been a citizen OF what is now
Lincoln County since its organization
and Of its predecessors Logan and
Alturas counties and having been hon
ored with public responsibility in each OF
them, and never having my integrity
or official honesty questioned covering
a peroid of "a years until the advent
of the mental monstrosity now editing
the Cooling Herald and being a candi-
date for reelection for the office of
Probate Judge, and having been re-
peatedly assailed by the Gooding Herald.
l feel ii my duty TO reply TO some of
the aspersions of the said vile sheet,
and to show the animus for the editors
attact upon myself. / would not allow
the editor to charge a poor widow s1150
for publishing a Notice to Creditors
when all other papers in the county
charge ouly $500 for publishing the
same notice. and the one paper charged
only 81. 90 wherefore the Gooding Herald
says | am robber of widows and orph-
ans and must not be reelected; that l
have threatened the editors life, and
numerous similar and silly and assinine
charges.
I have filled the position of Probate
Judge for seven years one year by
appointment and six by election, and
the only complaint l have ever heard
of my stewardship comes from bootleg
gers. violaters of the law, and this
human abortion, the Editor of the Good
ing Herald. who came to this country
but short time back, political mis-
fit and cast-off, who posed for a time
as a Republican but for a money con-
sideration started a Democratic paper
backed by clique Of Democrats, some
of whom have a political reputation too
shady to bear analysis. By vile attacks
upon each and every Republican office
holder in Lincoln County, charging them
with graft, perjury, embezzlement in
competency. extravaganza and attempt
TO commit murder. he believes he can
cause the election of the entire Demo-
cratic ticket. In private he admits that
his editorial utterances are without
foundation, the motive of his method is
simply TO prejudice an incredulous
public. In other words he believes that
a majority of the electorate of Lincoln
county is incapable of penetrating his
rotten mask l have too much faith in
the judgement of the people Of this
county to believe they will be misled by
this recently employed editor Of this
yellow sheet. AS a political asset to his
party he will prove a boomerang when
he becomes known. Can you believe in
man who shouts against the liquor
traffic and is repeatedly seen drunk on
the street? Can you believe his charges
OF graft and extravaganza true when
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a testimonial OF his own lying nature?
1t savors too much of the thief who
stole a watch and in order to detract
attention. ran into crowd and at the
top of his voice shouts stop theif!''
/ say this for the benefit OF the
good people who have not known me
during the past thirty years as have the
old timers all these years and they
know full we'll that ] am not a CRATER
in any sence Of the world. My books
are regularly audited by the State Elk
aminer. Mr.. L C. Hattabaugh, who is
a strait forward, honest man who knows
his duties and performs them strictly
He is a good Democrat. while I am
a Republican and if he found my ae-
counts not correct, he would not
hesitate to say so.
l came to Idaho in the year 1874,
taking up a homestead at Marsh Lake.
now Cassia County, then 10 Owyhee
Silver City. the County seat. |
then came to what is now Lincoln tthen
AIturas) in 1873 where I followed Snake
River mining near Bliss. In the year
1888 l started a store and Post office |
At Bliss and was Post Master and Ex |
press Agent for twenty years, was elect !
I'd County Commissioner of Alturas in !
1886 and served one term Then ran /,
sheriff and lost out in the primary.
When Logan County was established |
was appointed one of the commission 1
srs by Governor Stevenson and when |
Lincoln County was organized ] was |
appointed Commissioner by Governor |
Mcconnell and was elected TO the same |
,ffice in 1896.
When the Civil war broke out l was
Is years of age attending school in An
.elica, Allegheny County. \. Y. I en-
listed In July, 1852. as a private In
20. G. 1870. N Y Infantry. which reg
ment was mounted after the battle OF
Gettysburg and called the 1st y. Y.
Dragons and participated in 81 battles.
l am a member Of the Grand Army
# the Republic and Past Department
of the Department TO which
honorable position l was elected in 1896
md l am now a member Of the Council
f Administration both National and De
'artment
The emoluments of the office OF Pro-
,ate Judge Will not admit OF expensive
a mpaign work. besides my time is too
much occupied with the official duties
which the electors have entrusted 10
ne to make a canvass in behalf OF my
andidacy. ! am therefore. by this
ircular letter. soliciting your franchise
nd If you consider me worthy, and l
m elected, I can only promise you the
most economical administration possible,
5 / know I am thoroughly familiar with
he work of this most important office.
NOT EVEN THE COOLING HERALD
FOCUSES ME OF BEING lNcoM-
'ETENT.