The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
PARTY,
~o'rsepublican
county Officers, with

Court Rouse III S"oS'10ii'', al
,th. to consult upon the course to
.rsued under such circumstances.
{as the unanimous opinion Of those
resent at this meeting, that the unjustl-
liable course pursued by the Tribune for
some time previous, was chiefly owing
to the influence and control OF 5. N.
CAN'T over the editorial department OF
the paper, and that suitable arrange
ments should be made, by setting aside
that influence, to restore the Tribune
to its former standing and usefulness
as party organ. Laboring under this
and actuated by these mo-
tiues the Meeting passed a resolution
of confidence in James L. CAN'T as a
good Republican and an active pub
Usher They also appointed a COM
mittee offve, composed ofthe following
persons, to-wit: Justus Gage, w. G.
Beckwith, Joshua Lofand, G. Shanahan
and J. Osborn, to confer with Mr..
CAN'T on the subject of making such
an arrangement as might be mutually
beneficial to the party and the pecun-
larry interests of the paper. Mr.. Shan
ahan and Mr.. Osborn not being able to
act with the committee, Jesse G. Bee
son and VIM. Sprague were appointed
substitutes. All of these men were
friendly to James L. CAN'T, three of
them warmly and personally SO.
After considerable difficulty and de-
lay, occasioned chiefly by the opposing
influence of S. n. CAN'T, the committee
obtained an interview with James l..
CAN'T, with whom an arrangement was
effected, by which it was agreed IN
substance that an editor should be asso-
ciated with James l.. CAN'T, whose SER
vicesshould be paid by the committee;
that in case of disagreement In regard
to any article proposed for insertion,
the question should be determined by
the committee for the time being. 5.
N. CAN'T verbally agreed to step aside,
and have nothing more to do with the
editorial course of the paper. Justus
Gag, who for two years prior had
ben connected with the paper as Ag-
I'ricultural editor, a personal fffcnd or
James L--Gantt, was agreed upon by
solicitation of Mr.-Gantt, as associate
editor for the time being. This ar
rangement was to be continued until
after the next gubernatorial election.
With what degree of faithfulness
this arrangement was carried out, may
be seen by an examination of the sue
ceeding numbers of the Tribune, and
in the general conduct of S. N. CAN'T
in regard to the paper up to the time
of the adjourned meeting on the I'd of
January following. Low scurrility and
personal abuse continued to disgrace
the columns of the Tribune. Not one
article of Mr.. Gantt's was ever submit
ted to the inspection of the associate
editor, and their character was unknown
to him until after their publication
and the whole course of Mr.. CAN'T and
his father demonstrated what they in
private declared-that they had made
the arrangement merely as a stroke of
policy, which they intended to throw
off on the first favorable opportunity.
\At the adjourned meeting on the I'd
OF 1puary, had for the express purpose
OF hearspg the report of the committee
in the premises, and for further consul
tation if necessary, of which both James
l.. CAN'T and his father were apprised
and invited to attend, it was the unan.
imous opinion that the arrangement
had been violated by both father and
son in letter and in spirit, and that il
was absolutely necessary some further
! means should be had to further the In
terests of the Republican party in the
County. 1t was therefore Resolyed
That the committee be authorized to
procure the publication of newspaper
which shall be the approved organ Of
the Republican party; and out of re-
gard to the interests of James L. CAN'T
which might be made to slfer in con
sequence thereof, negotiations should
E in the first place be opened with hin
for the purchase of the Cass County
Tribune upon fair and liberal terms
Justus Gage was appointed by the
committee to negotiate with Mr. Cant
f for the purchase of his press and paper
The Gantts protested in the first place
their willingness to sell, but put tht
price Of their office about one-thirt
higher than fs~>true value. But in tn,
meantime, having seesred as they sup
! posed the State printing, and obtained
other assurances of support outsraA> o
the party, they finally refused to sell a
all, and published an article repudiatins
the arrangement previously made witt
the committee, took upon themselve
s,fagain the exclusive control of the paper
| and set the committee at defiance; bu