Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-03-29
IN ANSWER.

regained our usual equilibrium after
that body blow delivered by "Pool
Publico" which struck US so far be
low the bread line. We plead t,
our ignorance, as he so Justify com
ments on. What schooling we have
had we got in the common schools
as the government wouldn't let US
go to Chemawa.
AS to the compliments he hands
US by our likeness to W. j. Bryan
we are some proud of. But there
are others who resemble Mr.. Bryan
The papers mention Republican
who lives in Multnomah county
who sat next to Bryan at the recent
dinner. who so much resembled
Bryan that he (Bryan) was seen to
pinch himself several times to see
that he wasn't the other fellow,
and neither of them seemed in
suited. Now why should we? But
as to our looks we will bet another
Lawyers Cheroot" that pro boneo
more fully looks like Molalla In
dian than the writer looks like Bry-
an. But in all seriousness, is 1t
possible that "poor boneo" doesn' t
understand what the resolutions in
tended to convey? Weren't they
plain enough; not direct enough?
If this is the case we will be more
plainly spoken as to some of the
matter.
First. three years ago there was
a division in sentiment as to who
was best able to build our roads.
We had good supervisor in Mr..
Denny. He spent our money in a
legitimate manner. Mr.. Gwynn
wanted the place. his pleas were
that he needed work. We went be-
fore the Court with a majority. of
on Denny's petition and
were turned down. We submitted.
The Summers work showed that
Gwynn knew nothing of road work.
The following year we went before
the County Court with Sam Hill,
an old resident, man who had
more to do than any other in con-
structing the Yaquina road. We
again were turned down. Last
year the County Court became so
dissatisfied with him (Guynn) that
two men who were in Court re-
ported that the lie was passed in
Court and he (Guynn. was re-
quested to resign. Be this as it
may. he was granted no more funds
from that time on. Such money as
was allowed was given Fallman and
amounting to Sl00. The
roads utterly going without care
aside from little work put on tho
Toledo road by the supervisor from
the upper district adjoining. Mr..
Guynn became very wrotny. Was
to circulate sthe recall petitions;
was going t6do many undone things,
but when the petitions were pre-
sented he ''laid down." and we
think he is still down.
This January we went before the
County Court with all the heaviest
and with four signers to
Guynn's one and we were again
turned down by the Court. who is
the peoples servant.
Now Guynn has or had before the
Court turned him down from $500
to $l700 and the people have had
no just returns So this is a part of
the taxpayers plant. This con-
tinued and apparent studied effort
Of the County Court to forestall
the aim of the taxpayers of this
district to better the conditions of
their roads. to put efficient men in
positions to spend their money to
the greatest good of the greatest
has become a standing dis
grace. not alone in District 5, but
to all Lincoln county.
As to the recall the Officials men,
toned by "Puebuno" stand indicted
before the voters today by a larger
we think, than either
were elec ed by. even though they
were not thrown out of office as
they certainly would have been had
it not have been for the action of
the County Clerk. who forestalled
the expressed will of several hun
dred voters of Lincoln county. BY
the way. we hope such acts as this
may be remembered at the polls.
Any man who defeats the will of
the people BY his acts certainly
does not deserve their support to
further his political efforts. The
time is close at hand when men who