The Lamar register., 1916-01-12
An Open Letter to the Public


cratic party and rallies to the de-
fense of one, E. w. Leary, a former
clerk in the Land Office.
The article appears on page four,
column two and if you have not read
it we ask you to hunt up a paper and
as most articles appearing in that
sheet does.
He (the editor) states that 'Leary
performed his duties here in a man
ner that would have been perfectly
satisfactory to all concerned had he
been a democrat"
We invite any one that cares to, to
call at the office and examine the rec
ord kept by Mr.. Leary and judge for
yourself if you think they were kept
in a satisfactory manner and you
would want the records in your office
kept in such manner.
The charge that his being a repub-
lican had anything to do with his dis
missal is malicious misrepresenta-
tion of the facts, as it had nothing to
do with it, Leary testifying in his ex-
animation that he had been demo-
crat until Wilson was elected when
he turned republican.
Before Mr.. Leary was sent here we
had as clerks G. A Cunningham, Lura
Headle and L. H. Alexander, all three
republicans, and we do not think
more harmonious, congenial office
force ever existed and we used every
effort at our command to have the
original status of the Office force re-
stored, up to the time of Leary's dis
missal, so being u republican could
not have had anything to do with it,
and it is evident that the News did
not know what it was talking about
or else deliberately misrepresented.
The News says Charges were pre-
ferred most of them were gen
eralities, based on nothing in partic-
ular."
Simply another statement which
shows the ignorance Of the News or
that it falsified.
We here quote a part of the Com
missioner's letter to Mr.. Leary call
ing for his resignation:
"Sir:-The Register and Receiver of
the Lamar Land Office report that
you have brought liquors to the Of
flee and kept liquors in the Office af-
ter having been informed that this
could not be permitted; that you have
been the cause of much unnecessary
friction in the Office force, that
you have invited persons, who are not
Of the best reputation, to the land
Office at night in the absence of the
Register and Receiver for the pur-
pose Of playing cards; 'and that
your services are otherwise unsatis-
factory"
"The Register and Receiver report
that they are in a position to pro-
duce evidence in support Of their
statements, but this office has con-
cluded to afford you an opportunity
to resign, instead of preferring
charges against you with a view to
your dismissal"
VIC dit III PO9Abioil " pioNt tN-
cry one Of the above charges when
ever it should become necessary, and
even more, and we would like the
News to tell us a civil service regula-
tion Mr.. Leary did not violate.
Mr.. Leary refused to tender his
resignation and S. w. Goodale
known here by all the old timers as
Will Goodale, and also as a republi-
CAM, special agent of the land de-
partment was sent here to investigate
and as a result Of that investigation
charges were preferred against Mr..
Leary.
Here are the facts about the liq-
uor part Of it:
Leary brought to the office. after
being warned that it could not be per
mitted, as much as dozen bottles OF
beer at time and as much as two
quarts of whisky and there was bu,
very little time that there was not
liquors in his desk, there being a
quart Of whisky the day Mr.. Good
ale arrived.
Mr.. Leary offered drinks to the
various members of the land office
force and insisted that they drink