M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-01
HE DEMOCRAT.
ALEX. PEARCE, EDtroR.
MrARTHnR
The Journal and the Printing,

The Journal and the Printing,
The article in the J0mnal last
week, requires no reply from us. 1t
only confirms what we said in regard
to the object orthe bid which the eji-
tor of that paper laid before the Com
missioners--namcly, to deprive the
Democratic press Of the printing, if
possible, if not to manufacture little
political capital wherewith to aid the
Republicans in the campaign next
Fall. In accordance with this scheme
the Journal has already begun to as.
sault the Commissioners, and init
mates that it will "reter to the subject
again" Ofcourse it will. The whole
trick was designed to give tho Jour-
nal something to "reftr to-" and it
will keep on referring to it until
after the next election.
The Journal refers to the bid of T.
R. Stanley, a gentleman who was,
doubtless, aiding to carry through the
editors scheme. We are inclined to
think that Mr.. Stanley will make
quite as much money and secure an
equal amount of respect by adhering
a little more strictly to the eleventh
commandment. 1t may be, however,
that Timothy was counsel for McBeth
and had agreed to petttog before the
Commissioners for a consideration, in
which case, we agree, he was engaged
in his legitimate business, We will
warrant that Stanley charges enough
for the services which he is called up
on to perform in his profession, yet
he is perfectly willing to lend himself
to a scheme to cut down the wages Of
iaborers in the mechanical trades -
We shall expect to hear orhis putting
in bids forbuilding bridges and houses,
for making boots and shoes, coats and
brecches; and perhaps he will want
to oust the Clerk or Judge of the
Court by bidding to perform their du.
ties cheaper than the amount allowed
by law. Only think OF there, Vim
ton comfy is paying some other off.
GERS g sum much larger than Mr..
Stanley would charge for the same
service Here's chance for lin to
make some more capital! Let him
put in his bid before the commission.
ers to do the work in all the offices foI
one.half what is now paid The
Board would plead a want Of authori
ty, we think, to accept any such q
proposition. 1t could not control the
Offices and their. incumbents in this
manner, as Mr.. S. knows; neither, in
our opinion, will it control the officers
in the matter OF printing for their in
dividual convenience. Officers pro.
cure their own stationery and blanks
the county pays for them, and the
commissioners should not attempt tc
dictate to officers, as to Where they
shall procure such conveniences.
Now, if Mr.. S. is really desirous o
beneftng the community in these
times Of plentiful litigation, let hin
agree to do all the law business fol
one half the fees usually charged
Here is an opening for an enteprisinl
lawyer like DIR. s., that will inmor
talize him--especially with his broth
er knights OF the Green Bag! If h,
will set himself to work to cut dowl
lawyers fees, in which his own pocke
is particularly interested, we will con
clude that he was sincere in putting
in his bid 60 do the county printing
Not otherwise.
Most trades have term or eXpret
sion which is applied to those VIII
work for less than the established pr
ces. Printers call them Rats
term highly appropriate for the unde'
mining bipedaI animals. The Jou
nal man says that every printer VII
has ever been in the county charge
a uniform rate OF 50 per quire. TheT
after utlering this unmIttigated lie, 6
far as regards ourselves, lie contend
that he did not attempt to rat by otiei
ing to do work at less rates than thu
uniform one which he says was estal
lished. We tell him that he is a TG
according to his own showing, and
very mean rat, too.