Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
A Reply to Carriers "Roorback"

degree least ability to distinguish between rigbt
and Especially should this be true of a man who
is candidate for an office to which if elected he must
Judge and decide the rights between parties in cases
that before him He should have some convention
Of fair play, and justice between and If he
believes in justice if he believes in hearing both sides
of question before rendering decision if he believes
in giving man opportunity to be heard before he
condemns him. why did Frank W. Carter candidate for
County Judge give his opponent in late campaign no
opportunity to reply before election the criminal libel
which he published in the Review the last issue of the
paper before eecon He these papers broadcast to
every voter in the county when he knew it too late
for his opponent reply before election He did this
because he knew that his Roorback article filled
with false lnsinuatng and misleading statements that
intended to deceive and mislead the voters. He
knew that if his opponent had been given opportunity
to answer these false and misleading statements in
newspaper before election the Roorback article would
react against him. So he decided in his judicial mind
that in this particular where hewas the party
and interest it would be to his advantage hold the
article back until it too late for his opponent to
answer before election.
The election is past and gone. Frank Carter
elected by large majority | would be the first
person congratulate him and wish him success were
it not for the fact that he published the false defama-
tory nsnuatng article above mentioned In justice
myself, my family and my deceased brother Francis
COman, cannot let these statements go unanswered.
1t will be necessary for to review the Roorback
tcle which will do briefly possible In the first
paragraph Of the article referring to mothers pensions
Carter that Coman gave out the impression that
the County Judge granting aid to these with
out any authority whatever All | care to say about
this statement is it is absolutely false He had to have
some excuse for writing the Roorback article and he
made this false and feeble statement attempted
excuse.
In the second paragraph he charges in substance
with ineffciency in office, and charges my brother
Francis, who now dead with not finishing case he
started Without comment, leave these matters to be
judged by the people who have been personally and
Familiarity acquainted with both my brother Francis and
myself for thirty years.
In the third paragraph he says "innumerabe, insane
examinations all bawed up" papers which should
be file missing, etc. Fifteen years ago last Jan
uary turned the office of County Judge with all books,
files and records over to successor in office At that
time the County Board appointed committee, they
usually do when county officers out of Office to
inc books records of the retiring official So far
as know this committee found my books and records
in good shape. Anyway have never been charged by
anyone with not having kept complete and perfect re-
of the office until Carter makes these charges.
makes other statements, which of but little
Importance except to deceive voters such his refer
ence Certificates citizenship and other papers
which he cannot find record of every one of the GER
tfcates of heirship he mentions will no doubt be found
records Of the office of Register of Deeds OF Villas
County These certificates were recorded from sixteen
to twentyeight years ago in the office OF Register OF
Deeds where the law requires they shall be recorded be-
fore they be received in evidence The learned Judge
will this to be the law not only at the time the GER
fcates were recorded but it is the law today He Will
be convinced of this he will read section 2276a of the
Revised Statutes of Wisconsin.
The serious charges made by Carter IN the late
campaign in reference to the appointment OF Rich
ard r. Hackett guardian, of Frank R. Meade, ncom
peen person and subsequent proceedings in that matter
This appointment made January IA, 1902 IN Winnie
bago County by c. D. Cleveland who was then County
Judge of Winnebago County. Frank R. Meade, the IN
competent owned fractional interest in lands situated
in five counties in Wisconsin, including Villas County
Also land in the state Of Michigan Certain proceedings
were had the County Court of all these Counties auth
orzng the sale of the land in the respective counties
and requiring the guardian Hackett to report the sale
and account the proceeds to the County Judge OF
Winnebago County who appointed him such guardian.
Yet Carter says, "in the estate of Frank r.
Meade incompetent, this insane mans lands were sold
while he was supposed to be in Oshkosh by appointing
special guardian to for him, although appoint
ment was ever made by Coman, then Judge Let me
inform this learned () Judge Carter that 1t IS not
necessary the court appoint special guardian TO
sell the lands of incompetent person. That is done
by the general guardian if such guardian has been ap
pointed by any circuit or county court II ths wise
udoe Carter does not know this be the law where
to find the law let this man Coman who is Woetully
IGNORANT of the law refer him to the second paragraph
Of section 1906 and section 1907 and section 3979A OF the
Revised Statutes of Wisconsin. In some unaccountabe