The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-03-21
COUNTY PRINTING.

zine iCbllllc0ble tfazettel of last week. naket
thetellowlng sensible'remarks on this subject,
which we heartily endorse, and commend to all
orr brethrenofthe country press, Of both parties:
| ~ The Mr.. Martin ofttle Ohio Legislature. who
did not want the foreign insurance companies to
publish their condition, now wants bill passed
lohave all the eUnnty printing let out 10 the low.
est bidder. This Is something that we think does
not concern Mr.. Martin, From tlmeimlnemorhl
ithasi been the ttstJh for The party in power 10
glyethe printing I'd their own press--and II Is "a
custom which ~ right In itself, "A steam printing
establsimentln In one Of the large cities could print
blanks for the whole State, by simply changing
one word In each bank--the name Of the county
land could Of course do II at less rates than the
county press But wherein would the county be
| benetited2 The money In one case would be sent
| out OF the county-lg the other II would be put
ia circulation again. Therefore IL Ii 10 the Inter
sst.of the county 70 haye Its printing done with
| In rs own borders.
!E'ofoufselSes, We are IN the minority here and
| have none Of the county printing land for this
| reason we can speak disnterestodly " on the sub
1ett. The Democracy carried the cbuntvi and
we think that partylare only doing their d1w TO
| therp press 10 glyelb thelr printing. We have no
| claim on IT, SO IN other counties whichever
party lstn power should give their PAPER Lie
work we protest against county officers NseId-
ing abroad for their work, because some printer
| away OIL proposes to do IL for them at raaiag
prices. Too much bf this has been done We
have o very poor opinion of the officers who do IL
and then excuse their meanness by protesting
that they are attuited solely by regard for the
public good q We hhvt not usually found them
% 4; Jealous for the public good where their own
The practice to which the Gazette refers, Of
county Understanding abroad for tlleIf printing,
Instead Of giving II 10 the county press OF their
Ia uU n atU md la
against which county publishers must take bomG
action to protect themselves or they will lose a
large portion Of the work to which they are Just
ly.entlted.y The organ Of the dominant party In
each county which aboFs pntlHngly'lOr The sue.
cess Of lts party, aud the election of It's CQndl-
dates, has right 70 the printing OF the comfy,
and tofeceive o ialr living price for II. For bur
own part we are determlnHd that we will here
! after suppoft no man for Office, who nher lis
election viii reward his party pressfor Its lhbors
IN his behalf, by sendlng his official printing out
OF the county, because he can get IL dOn8 clienp-
or II he chooses 10 give his patronage to out
sdera, be may 10 10 them his support when
he wants to be elected 10 ollleJ. Let publishers
OF both parties adopt tliis rule In every county,
anq thsy yill coon put a stop 10 lheeyh COM
We find the above in tho Hillsboro
NsDs We ipdorse it. Let renegade
officials learn that they cannot turn
traitor to the press that elected them,
and escape With impunitys.., id5' .'
In our county, the officers have not
only supplied theiF-own offices from tho
cities, but one Of them has kept a reg
ular huckster shop with the county funds
land has sold stationery, such as deeds,
mortgages, &S. thusitakiug all the BUSH
mesa he could from the press that aided
in electing him. 5ae qai' oa2mol q oi.n
One of the men who has Just gone
into office in this county, informs us
that there are enough oil some kinds of
blanks lin his Office to last ten years.
These were boaght in the cities, and by
an officer who owed his election mainly
70 the Standard, and the personal efforts
of its editor. And these men think it
an outrage that we do not advocate
their-contihuance In Office. h-cl
Wenotlce that the bill referred to by
the Gazette, has been voted down in the
Senate, We urged our county officials
last summer to give out their printing
to o0the lowest bidder, 80 that We would
have an opportunity to compete with
the city press, but they utterly refused,
showing that this cry of getting the
printing done for less price than we
charged, was a sham aud a lie. a1