Show CO COMMUNICATION Ioka loka Utah March 5 1917 Editor of Free Press My Myton ton Utah Sir In your issue of oC March 1st you make an uncalled for and unfair unfair unfair un un- fair attack on me as a county cial You say my acts of or skimp save down cut-down and amid makes you tired and that the tax payers layers dont don't want no such fool retrenchment retrenchment retrench retrench- ment but you give nothing to bear out your statements or for Cor the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers to Judge of their truthfulness truthful truthful- ness or falsity While admitting a part of oC your self estimated great ability I refuse to concede that you you are capable of oC judging for Cor all aU the taxpayers I therefore therefore therefore there there- fore ask that you state in detail just what these acts of or fool Cool economy are areso areso areso so that the time taxpayers may judge for i as to whether or not they hey want such fool Cool retrenchment If It my refusing your request to pay you more for county stationary than it co could ld be bought for Cor elsewhere elsewhere else ese wh where re in other words making the the- Fr Free e Press a donation out of ot the county funds Is one of ot these acts of oC fool economy tell the taxpayers all about it and let them judge the fool part As a county official I expect tomake to tomake make mistakes I also expect and Invite fair Calr honest criticism but hut I will Commit no act t mat I want concealed ed or that I Cannot in my humble illiterate way defend I dont don't affirm or deny that the editor of ot the Free Press with all his great wisdom could or could not run the county business better than myself but while it fit is myself that has taken taken the oath of office and aud must bear the time responsibility I shall insist on using my own judgment and aud not that of oC the time Free Press editor Asking that you give this the same publicity you gave your attack on me meI I r remain W. W G. G GENTRY I Count County Commis Commissioner tit t-t-t |