The Lamar register., 1916-01-26
Unmasked and Exposed

the SOW that was washed to her wal
lowing in the mire." End Peter 2:22.
The hypocritical sheet, the Daily
News, that paraded under the guise of
reform and moral uplift, has now
been unmasked, by its recent rally
to the defense of a deposed employee
of the U. S. Land Office, and the peo-
pie of this community are afforded the
unique spectacle of seeing it in its
true colors.
We realize that the general public
is not particularly interested in the
airing of matters of this kind in the
press, and had it been ourselves alone
that were attacked by the villainous
vituperation of the News article of
lying inuondo of the 18th, we would
have ignored it as a delusion of a
cracked brain or fit subject for u lun-
attic asylum.
However, the article as written, ap.
pcared to have not been intended for
Co.. alone, but to cast reflection upon
the civil service and civil service en-
piayces that are not in a position t.
defend themselves against such das-
tardly attacks, and also, upon the
persons that ordered the investiga-
ton, and the person that made the
same, who is a civil service employee,
and who numbers among his friends
and relatives, many of the most high
ly respected and influential families OF
Lamar, who helped pioneer the way
to make this one Of the most desirable
places in which to live and were here
many years before the News appeared
to defame the character of our citi-
zens.
In the issue of the News of the 22d,
there appears another article which
for insinuation and classifying inuendo
is on a par with the article of the
18th.
In our open letter of the 18th, we
stated facts which can be verified and
we court the fullest investigation that
any one may care to make of this mat
ter, or of the conduct of the land Of
fee.
We are willing to leave it to the
public as to whether we placed our
self upon a pedestal or sought to
draw attention" to our Gown virtues"
or in any manner posed "as a Prohi-
bitionist" or a reformer.
We have lived in this community
good many years and our life has
been an open book to the public, it
knowing where we stood on all ques-
tons and issues, and our articles ap-
pear over our own signatures, which
is in direct contrast TO the author of
the News articles, which leaves you
in doubt to surmise who inspired or
wrote them, which method of attack
is on a par with the cur that after
you have fed and caressed him turns
when you are not looking and attacks
you with his Shiny fangs.
We again assert, and have the doc
uments to prove our assertion, that
we used every effort to have the
original status of our office restored,
and have Mr.. Cunningham retransfer-
red to this office and all that know
anything about it know that the for
mer clerical force were all republi-
cans.
According to Mr.. Leary's own state
ment, the party that assigned him
here, was a republican and friend OF
his, and that he had asked to be as
signed here in order that he could
bring his wife, who is a consumptive,
here for her health. The News can
probably inform US if there were any
beneficial results thercfrom.
The same person who assigned US
MIR. Loary assigned the other clerks
we have at the present time, who
are very satisfactory to US, and
were not consulted as to whether we
wanted democrats or republicans, nor
were we told what we were getting |
and as we have not asked them what
their political complexion is and do
not yet know, the News will confer US
a great favor by informing us.
The writer of the News article |
knows or should know that we are not
consulted in the matter of employees
sent us and also that we have no |