The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-08-20

space counts as well as the other inc can
not any man see that in these three re-
ports alone, when he takes into considera-
tion the fact that one dollar is allowed
per square for three insertions, a large
amount can be saved?
But again. Some one hundred and
twenty, if not more, quires of Auditors
blanks are printed for the County. For
these the Eagle charged at the rate ola
dollar per quire and charged each quire
double. W. say it is too much. We
say that no such price is demanded by
printers, when they print so large a guam
tity for individuals. We say that the
Eagle has printed for less than one half
that price-and here is a question of We
racity--dare the Senior deny III
When a few quires Of blanks are prin-
ted a dollar is charged. Should we print
a single quire. with the amount Of matte.'
contained in the Auditors blanks, we
should charge more than adollar. But no
individual would pay us two hundred
and forty dollars for printing two hun
dred and forty quires-and the Senior
knows it-he knows hat Job Printers do
it for less and have done so for years.
The charge of undertaking made a.
gainst us is false. We will print for the
county or for individuals or for associa-
tons at a fair living price-no more and
no less. The charge recoils back upon
one of the Editors of the Eagle. We
can point to a job where he underbid us
and where he did work at less MUCH LESS
than half the price charged the county,
and here again rises that question of We.
racity. Is it deniedl
And now if the Senior of the Earle
wishes to prove to the taxpayers of this
county, that he does not receive an ex-
travagant price for printing, let him meet
the facts following:
Let him explain why SO much differ
ence exists between Fairfield and Ross
and M~uskingum;
Let him show why it was necessary to
set up the Treasurer's and Poor House
Directors report in double columns;
And while showing this let him meet
the other charges and do away with the
comparisons made between this and the
other counties, in the articles of Statione
ry and Fuel.
These are questions, which facts must
settle. Personalities are of no avail and
them we will use. when necessary, il
other articles Of less importance to the
people of the county.
In this connection, we may as well re.
fer to another item brought into the dis.
c%ussion, to lead the minds Of the reader
from the main charge. Our charges fol
Corporation printing are open to the in.
spection of any one. They do not, in all
amount to thirty dollars per year. Blu;
take them as they are & we venture to say
that for printing the same amount ofmat
ter, We charge one third less than i,
charged the county.
From some cause or another the Cor
poration became largely in debt. Hai
no effort been made to pay it off? S,
soon as this state Of affairs was found t,
exist, and the corporate officers did no
attempt TO conceal it, men, Wigs too
were put in, & every year since that tim,
has witnessed a decrease in that debt
In two years, at furthest, we have every
reason to believe, hat the whole of it will
be paid.
Would that we could say so much fo
the county. 1t is in deb,-deeply il
debt. We had hoped hat the Organ Of
the Lodge, in his structure; on our char
ges, would guess at the amount. We
hope still that the county officers will per.
form their duty and tell the taxpayer.
something nea what tho county owes
Should this be done, we have as much
confidence in the people ofthe county as
in those ofthe Corporation, and well we
know that, out of the $4,000 annual,
paid for county purposes alone, some
$4,000 will go to extinguish the count,
debt. Men will be elected upon princi
Piles Of reform and the voters will make
them redeem their pledges and perform
their duties.
Last ofall we will notice the caption o
the Seniors article, Observe it we'll
for it tells a tale that the body of the ar
ticle does not tell. 1t admits that som
money, over and above what is right, i
paid for certain purposes; but in this larg'
county, where annually over sixty thou
sand dollars is collected, structures upoI
this are considered much ado about moth
ing" Perhaps we are mistaken in thi