Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-11-06
THOSE FARMER LETTERS

FOR CnepaSt couple or months
the Lincoln County Sentinel has
been printing articles purport-
ing to be written by a farmer.
The gist Of these articles h =
been to criticize and MAKE
charges agains' our county
officials and to pat the editor Of
the Sentinel on the back. The
Farmer" method is the method
of the gossiping sneak. He
creates rumors, eXcites suspic-
ion, distrust, and endeayors to
leave in the readers mind the
7 impression that he has actually
said something. He knows moth
ing and pretends to know every
thing. "He is a scoundrel who
[ takes away a mau's good Eane
and seeks to make a virtue of
his deed" by limiting that he
Icould take far more If he would.
lfIe compliments the editor of
lthe Sentinel for having back
bone enough to publish the dirty
PARTICLES and goes on to criticize
,the editor of the Leader for not
having spunk to write similar
1 articles.
We might ask, If the editor of
the Sentinel has so much back
bone, why these articles were
not published as the Sentiners
Instead of over the name of
SFarmer?" The articles re-
I ferred to state that while all the
;; accusations made may not be
I true, still they know some of
Z them to be true. We might ask,
; If the laws are being violated
and graft committed with the
county funds, why does not our
County Attorney get busy and
prosecute? Is he not the editor
of the Sentinel, and in posses
sion Of the proper knowledge?
Is it not his sworn duty to up
hold the law and prevent graft?
Why print this tommyrot in his
:, paper when he could punish in
the Courts?
Then to cap the climax the
Sentinel came out last week
with lying article regarding
,our present county officials. We
Euote you what the Newport
Signal says regarding same:
"A Midnight Attack
"The Lincoln County Senti-
mel, official mouthpiece >Iof
County Attorney Stewart, came
off the press at midnight Friday
last containing a vicious attack
on the present county officials
who were seeking reelection.
The official court juggler" cvi-
IDENTIFY thought he hit upon a
bright idea in having his sheet
issued at midnight so there
would be no possibility Of a
comeback before election. He
knew there was a slim chance Of
any other county paper answ-
ering his dirty filings and that
the officials so attacked would
have little time to defend them
selves before Nov. Sd. Accord
ing to the Sentinel it is an awful
crime to ask to be reelected to
office; it is an awful thing to ask
your friends to vote for you; 1t
is an awful thing to be repub-
:. lican and hold ofiice-get out
/ and give Q democrat a chance
If the county attorney had not
!. tried to quote figures he might
I have put over" his little ar
\ ticle and made one or two voters
Z believe he was dishing up the
I real dope" But when Bro
7 Stewart begins to quote figures
{ he usually gets into trouble
!. After taking 4 shot at County
+ Clerk Howell he says: 'Ant
Z speaking Of clerks we might say
i that the treasurer Of Poll
Y county collected the take!
! of that county this year, ovel
= 100000, at an expense OF on,
clerk for SIX months at S75 pc
month and Two extra one montl
=. each at $G2.50 per month, or ;
Y whole clerk expense Of $425.
! Now, let's take the Sentinel
: own figures and see what W
\ get: One CLERK for six month
I at SIS per month would be $l5
Z and two clerks extra one mont
4 at $62.50 each would be $i2J
Y making a total OF $575 instea
J of S425 as the county attorne
4 would have us believe. Eve
Y then the figures are not correc
! as n letter from the treasure o
I Polk county gives the amoun
y allowed for clerk hire his yea
X so far as $7G2.50. This Is but
sample of the miss!at 1ent
made in the midnight attack O
: the Sentinel.
1.-The only reason on God
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