The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-29
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Somebody has said . ~
49,, ,f ,,ao+i,o,, that this world is made
written nm all nd partings-that change is
iro.s .ro = things, and so on. If such say
seven rue, it is highly proper that after
70 years of constant intercourse with the
.aders of the TELEGRAPH, we should again
break off this pleasant familiarity and write
few parting words.
This is the second time that we have taken
leave Of the friends with whom we were wont
to hold pleasant weekly converse through the
columns ofthe TELEGRAPH, and we do it this
time, with the almost prophetic assurance
that the parting is final one-that the inter
course that has been kept up with but short
interval, for fifteen years, through these col
umns is now to be finally broken off. With
our peculiar temperament so 10th to give up
old friendships, and so slow to make new ones,
this is no easy task, nor one that can be done
without real pain. There is no interest in the
city or county that we have not come to cher
ish as personal one-that has not grown into
our affections, in our constant recurrence to
it, and anxiety to have it furthered and cher
ished.
In looking back over our editorial course,
while there are many things that might perhaps
have been bettered, we can find no willful der
election Of duty. We have devoted whatever
of talent and tact we possessed, first to the
advocacy of those great principles upon
which, as we most conscientiously believe,
the present and future welfare of this nation
mainly depends, and secondly to the interests
of our city and county. The Park City is a
place to love as q home-there are few pleas
anter or loYlier spots to dwell in, in all this
greet Northwest, and it seems now as though
no other place could ever become so dear to
US. We know that wherever we are, we shall
never heal the name pronounced without a
thrill-never hear Of her growth and prosper
ity without feeling ofpersonal elation
1t has been our effort and our pride to fur
nish paper that the people of Kenosha might
not be ashamed ola paper that would be a
fair representative of the liberal, progressive
patriotic and spirited population of Kenosha
county. That we have sometimes failed is
undoubtedly true, but we have the consolation
of knowing that such failure has been of the
head and not of the heart. If we have failed
it has'been through zeal misdirected, not from
effort relaxed or labor spared, If to any we
have given otfense, we can only say that it
was among the inevitables of our position not
from any desire to do so OH our part. A con-
scientious editor, political, literary and local,
can hardly hope to so trim his course as to run
against no error, prejudice or wrong, and he
must consequently expect some enemies-to
give and take some rebuffs We have had our
share Of them, but we have always endeavored
to give and receive in the spirit of charity and
we shall leave the tripod with no cherished
bitterness against our fiercest foe,
To our brethren of the press we pay our
parting respects. We have met much courte-
sy at their hands, for which we hope we are
duly thankful. If it were not o sort of reflex
self-praise, we should like to say just here,
that to be member of the editorial fraternity
of Wisconsin, is no small honor. We believe
the country press of Wisconsin will compare
favorably with that of any other state, east
or west, and is represented by as able, indie
pendent, progressive and wide awake a class
States editors are better paid, but no where
do they perform more enlightened and efficient
labor. We shall miss the well known faces of
exchanges, which have come in the course of
years to represent to us, persons instead ofpa-
pers. We shall miss the weekly conference
with our hundreds of co-workers, more than
anything else in our retiraey 1t may be that
In the course of events we shall turn up again
in some sanctum, and if we do, we shall re-
new the old intercourse with the greatest
pleasure, though the prospect is now against
any such pleasing hope.
With our political opponents with whom
we have had not few earnest fights, we part
amicably. We have fought their principles
and not their persons. We give them the
credit of honesty and earnestness, in what we
consider bad cause, which we shall not
cease TO battle against, in whatever place or
position our lot may chance to be cast.
we need hardly commend the TELEGRAPH
IN the days to come, to the friends and pa
irons who have SO long and literally sustained
IL. Our successors who are by no means un
known to the people of the county or to the
readers OF the Telegraph, we presume will SO
improve 1t In appearance and real excellence,
as not only to retain all its old friends, but to
secure many new ones. That such may be
the case, we earnestly hope, for next to that
IN our own personal success in the race of life,
Is our interest in the success of the paper that
mas SO long been at once our pride and ankle
ty' 10 the people of Kenosha county and
city with whom we have so long labored, we
can only wish the fullest measure ofsuccess in
Gil their hopes, undertakings and aspirations,
while to the friends who have aided and
cheered us on our way, we part with fervent
"God bless your'
s. S. SCHOFF.