The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-04-22

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az attack on the County Treasurer, because
that officerrh had the Tax list published in
the TELEGRAPH.s He wishes it to be un-
dcrstood, although he doesnot say so, that
[ first preached the subject of printing in
the Union to the board of Supervisors,
and that the board acted only in accord
ance with my wishes. Now the facts are
these: after the first meeting of the
board when they adjourned, the two dem
ocatic members came to me, in front of
my office, and asked me if. / would have
any objections to giving the printing to
the Union. replied that I would have no
objection if I was legally bound to do 50
and could do 50. consistently; but at the
same time expressed doubts as to the au-
thority Of the board to compel me in the
matter. This is all that passed between
us on that occasion. In q private CONVEX
s}tion with Mr.. +. Robinson in his store,
| said that would prefer assisting I. w.
Webster to Hays Mckinley if I could con-
sstentlya do SO, for the reason that the
former needed such assistance more than
thelatter / never Expressed desire to do
my printing in the Union, rather than do
it in the TELEGRAPH" TSat much of the
article is wilfuI misrepresentation, CT,
in Anglo Saxon, a square lie. The editor
Of the U225oz makes use. Of his pettifogg-
ing ingenuity to put me in false light
with my friends he would literally
.smashup that little fellow by. the sledge
hammer weight Of editorial eloquence,
but, like Paddy's overloaded musket, the
charge might recoil with telling force up
on the editorial sconce of the "christian
gentlemen.
I confess that when the members Of the
board first spoke Of the subject, I was.not
sure but that they could compel me to
publish in the Union but in giving the
matter moe mature consideration, [ con-
Guided the board had no such righ6, and
that as was free to give the printing
could not in justice to the republican ma
jority Of Kenosha county, by which I was
elected, do otherwise than to give it to
the republican paper,-more especially as
that paper had much the largest circula-
ton. AS the christian gentleman" Of
the Union has taken it into his pious nod
die to rake up private conversations in
order 10 be personal, | propose to pay him
back in his own coin. To be gentleman
ly OF courteous with bully is tantamount
to casting pearls before swine your for
bearance is construed into cowardice, and
the bully swaggers the more
I charge the christian gentleman Of
the Union with treachery and duplicity !
In this that he sent one Of his friends to-
me with the proposition that if would
give the printing to the Union, the editor
would allow me a per centage, and that
the editor would run the risk Of gettir.r
his pay from the Board, thus MAXIM his
innocent friend medium of corruption
and bribery, and at the same time wit
ness to my guilt in case was drawn into
his trap, to commit breach against the
provision of Sec. 1, Chap. 271 of the Laws
of 1861, the penalty for which is one
thousand dollars. / dare the christian
gentleman to deny one word of this.
[ charge the christian gentleman" Of
the Union with treachery and duplicity !:
In this that prior to my election, unsolic
tied by me, he gave me to understand that
he would not use his political influence
against my election, and afterwards So
licited Louis N. DeDiemar, of Somers, to
run IN opposition 70 me, and told him that
he would use his influence to elect him.
I dare the christian gentleman" of the
Union to deny one word of this
If / was to go into the past record of
the gentleman I could bring facts to prove
a character of treachery and duplicity
which would astonish most of the citi-
zens of Kenosha county. He has made
statements which emphatically deny
aud the public will have to Judge be-
tween US, mostly on the ground of our
past record. This is not the first time
my name has been brought before the
publiciH his little sx10 sheet, but this is
the first time that l have condescended to
notice ylt | regret the controversy be-
cause if we "iet evil alone it will perish
itselG9 Some of the best supporters of
the sheet are getting tired of the effiuvia
= cnnlis forth and haze almost IA