Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-08
gave Mr.. Mills any instructions whatever on

tie KNOWS Oetter than that. we called on
him, several times, and politely called his
attention to the fact, that he was not treating
the Gazette fiiily, and he invariably recog-
nized our claims and promised "frll repara-
tion,' provided the attorneys ioouid only let
hm lf heis to be believed, they "hold him
by the gills" with hooks Of steel, and will
not permit him TO carry out the good inten-
tons treasured up in his heart. Cruel law
yers !
Mr.. Mills says;
ain reply to one statement Of Mr.. Denny,
| say, emphaticslly, that no advertisement,
ordered by an attorney or party in suit, to
be published in the Gazette, has ever been
lpabhsled as he alleges, in another paper. 1t
has always been published according to the
direction"
If Mr. Mills will call on us we will give
him the name Of an attorney, whose adyer-
tisement appeared in the Empire when he
directed its publication in the Gazette.
Another extract:
"I'he few small advertisements bearing the
Sheriirs signature, now in the Gazette were
not all taken to that concern by the "per-
emptory order Of the attorneys as the Ga
zette says"
The instances are so rare, that Mr.. Mills
ever favored the Gazette with his advertise
ments, that We supposed he acted from per-
emptoiy orderS in oil cases. In this, it seems,
we are mistaken, and we, therefore, hasten,
on Mr.. Mills word, to make ',flH repara-
tion." But it was due to candor, that he
should have stated, iChdt number he had or
ders to publish in the Gazette. lie leaves
us to inier, that he declined to publish part
in the Gazette, according to order
Mr.. Mills concludes:
"The assertion, that the "SheriH inyaria.
bly, when lac has property to sell in German
Township gives his advertisements to the
Journal" is without the slightest founda-
ton. Advertisements for the sale Of prop
erty in German Township have, invariably,
been published in the Independent, with but
single exception, and that was made by an
order from the attorney IN the case TO pub
lish it in the Empire"
We find by an examination Of the files Of
the Germantown Independent, that we were
mistaken in one fact. Mr.. Mills, during
the time he has been in office, has given that
paper ONE SALE, viz:
"D. II. HOOVER & Son,
| Us.
JEREMIAH SwARTZEL."
The Independent has always been an able
Republican paper, and deserves fair portion
of official patronage, as well in as out of Ger
man Township.
Weno propose puttinga a few questions to
Mr.. Mills:
/. Are you not aware, that the Gazette
has double the circulation OF any other week
ly paper in this county; and, that the paper
! you advertise in generally charges nearly
double as much as the Gazette for the inser-
tion Of sales!
2. This being the fact, how can you ex-
cuse yourself for doubling costs when it can
be prevented Sheriff's Sales, published in
Daily and Weekly, average from thirty to
thrty-fiy cents line. We publish them
for FIFTEEN CENTS; showing that our rates
are less by one-half while, at the same time
we give the largest circulation. Let clients,
when they are coaxed by attorneys to ad-
vertise in the Journal, to the exclusion oi
the Gazette, remember this fact This is
not rafting, but the usual, fair price.
3. Have you never called the attention o.
the attorneys to the enormous fees charged
for Sheriff's Sales and asked their reduc
toni
4. Is not the practice of charging for daily
insertions a violation of the law and an oner
Gus tax on men so unfortunate as to have
their property sold under execution! The
, law requires the sales to be inserted fol
thirty days in weekly paper; and, Of course
it contemplHtes, that the printer shall only
charge for their i0eeklya and not for their DALI
: insertion. Are you, then, justified in col
lecting the eDeesS Of costs created by daily
Insertions! DO the lawyers wish 1t done
If that be so, why then do they not pay tn,
costs out of their own pockets!
5. Are YOU not Sheriff Of Montgemer,
County! Are you not free agents Cal
YOU not advertise where you please! Ar
YOU obliged to run to lawyer to know wha
!, paper you shall advertise ini This is th
: practice no where else in Ohio; and, VIII
: should it prevail herel We are told, that
: YOU do not obey the lawyers, in this particu
j lar, that they will take the sales from yo
and give them to the Master Commissioner
Is this so! II it is, then you are obeden
c to threats and dictation! The lawyers,
would seem, then, are Sheriff aud not job
If Mills IL we were Sheriff, we would say /
/ these gentlemen: "Mind your own busines
e and will attend to mine. 1t is my duty I
It advertise, and l will do it where | pleas'
:; am responsible to the people and not to tn
lawyers. The Sheriff has power to punii
}. as well as you. If you send sales to Ma
ter ! will send clients to those who are IN
/. friends"
% In tracing up this matter, we find this
C TO be the state of the case: Mr.. Mills says
It has no preference between the Gazette an
c journal; he don't care which paper his sale
It appear in, but tie ldiOysrS Instruct him, an
l. for fear of having his sales taken TO Maste
Ie hc complies with their request. Then v
D. go to the lawyers, and they say, their ellen
10 select the paper There the matter stops, b
IS cause il is impossible TO see the clients. II
% power, then, descends thus: Theclients con
le pei the lawyers and the lawyers compel tn
10 Sheriff.
N Now, il this be so, we call on the frienC
le Of the Gazette, who may be clients, TO giN
= the lawyers proper instructions, because,
n far as advertising is concerned, they n
ne really so many Sheriffs. Instead OF OF
q Sheriff II turns out, that we have as man
a. Sherifis as Attorneys in Montgomery cou
he ty. Mr.. Mills is, at best, only their age
10 carry advertisements TO the Journal al
y Empire Offices.
he Shifting the responsibility between Il
Of Sheriff aud Lawyers looks to us like shufllil
30 to evade responsibility. "Where there is
will there's way" If we were suspicion
Of we might Imagine an arrangement betwe,
Ir. the Sheriff and his coniederatOs, illustrate
lie in the following dialogue
he Sheriff: How shall We excuse oursely
C. to the Gazette and its friends, if we adyerti
it almost exclusively in the Journall
Ip- LGioyerS: Very easily. When you a
ms blamed for unfairness, say, that the lawye
re- ordered you to advertise in the Journal; ii
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