The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-10-14
Just AS Was
Expected
Judge Wear Denies Making State
ments Accredited TO Him by
His Supporters.

The following was received by The
Star
Mena. Ark, Oct. IL, 1920
MIR. v. w. ST. John, Editor, Mena, AK.
Dear Sir:--I am enc nsing herewith
answer to your 'slush" in last weeks
paper If your promise to Mr. Ander-
son was made in good faith, you, Of
course, will give it space, II not will
cut il out.
Just do as you please ! am asking no
favor further than if you use it at all
that you take it Just as it is written.
Yours for truth and fairness,
A. E. Wear.
Editor Star, Mena, Ark.
In an article in The Star headed
'"The People Want Facts, you quote
Mr.. Anderson as saying that | have
made certain statements in my cam
paign over the county, and that The
Star has promised to give me space
to make these statements thru the pa
per. Then you proceed in answering
these so-called charges. Now, Mr.
Editor if you want facts, and want to
give your readers facts, why did you
mot consult me in the matter? Why
did you not take evidence on both sides
| of the case2 You proceed to give the
statement perfecting to come from
Judge Finger and because it differs
| form the statements that Mr.. Ander-
son represents we are making you
brand me as liar. Now let me ask
Iif there is misstatement made, is
lit not barely possible that one of the
other witnesses could have made the
misstatement Do you want facts
or are you seeking opportunity to
throw mud in the political campaign?
Under figure /, you quote me as
saying "The county court allowed HI.
w. Finger 500 as travelling expenses
on trip to L0ngview, Tex, and in
cidentally to get information on road
building.n | have never made any
such statement, and Judge Finger
knows have not made it, as the state
Iment / made was in the presence of
Judge Finger at Vandervoort. Here
lis the statement that | have made
labout the matter and am continuing
| to make and you nor Judge Finger or
anyone else will not dare dispute the
truth of it.
| My statement: In report of expen-
lditures made by our commissioners of
Road improvement District No. /,
filled ia the county clerks Office, there
Iis the item. Expense Of trip to Tex
| as. $100. In commenting on this
Item | have said that | presumed that
this was the trip when Judge Finger
land d highway official went to visit
Judge Fingers brother If | am
wrong IN this presumption let those
! who know the facts tell us what trip
to ,exas this $500 was for.
Under figure 3, you quote me as
Saying, THE county court had allowed
1.-THE Proctor-Smith Motor Company
$500 for repair work on the highway
car that is used by the highway Off
lcials.v | haves never made any such
statement This item is like the one
above, not a county court allowance,
but an item in this same commission
er's report of money expended, and is
| in this form: "Upkeep of Ford $424
and there is attached a long itemized
account of these expenses of upkep.
These are the plain unvarnished
facts and l am sure you know them to
be, then why do you hide behind a
technicality and try to conceal the
facts
| As to the item under 2 and 4, they
need no comment. They are allow
ances made by the county court, and
since Judge Finger does not deny them
he is at liberty to explain them in any
way he pleases, but he will have a
hard time making voters believe that
he is entitled to travelling expenses in
connection with his duties as road
commissioner.
We believe that the $500 per year
that he receives as salary as commits
sioner is to pay him to perform those
duties and that he has no legal right
to exact and pay to himself more than
this.
Let me say in conclusion that
have no inclination to misrepresent
any matter, neither am / such dolt
as to do so in campaign and you and
your readers may rest assured that
am ready and willink to furnish salts
factory proof Of every statement
make.
Yours for fair deal,
A. f. Wear.
Replying.
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