The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-11-05

and high prices in that office, am at
loss to determine, unless IL is his fail
ure to get that same complimentary
ticket he longed afterE
No one is more ready or willing to
admit the influence or potency Of the
Press for good, when properly and ju-
diciously welded, than lam butwhen
controlled by narrow, hide-bound,
sordid, vituperative person, whose am
bition is not above the boards of third
or fourth class theater, or varieties, or
ape the graces Of a dancing-master, and
whose columns are used in tyIannizing
over those who do not patronize il, or
think, feel, and act as the editor die
tates, it then fails of Us good mission,
and justly merits the indignation ofau
abused, iudulgout, and in'elligeu. peo-
pie
Thissam editor whines because the Sec
retary dared declare before the Board that
his bill was not within the purview or pro-
visions ofthe contract made with him for
advertising. How boyish or childish this
is. The meetings Of tho Board arc always
public, and he could or can meet that body
at their stated meetings and present his
grievances. Tho proprietor Of the Herald
who presented the bill in which certain ex-
ira charges were disallowed, did not wait
TO defend his bill, at the meeting on the
25th ult., after the Secretary had informed
him that it was probable the Board would
disapprovc the same, nor has he yet called
10 ascertain what action was taken on IL.
The iusinuations and innueudos Of thi,
charlntan relative TO my management o
the affairs Of the Society, md his avowa
"that the conduct Of the Secretary need
close scrutiny" Is but the cutcropping o
his well-known Observation-Disclosures
that others may be guilty Of that Of which
he is not above roproach. So far as ar
concerned, court an investigation Of m,
administration Of the affairs Of the sooiet,
during the four years thatI have acted a
Secretary for the same, but shah protes
against the editor Of the Herald acting o.
one OF n Committee in tho handling o
hooks and papers, without the guaranty o
approved security.
As he tries 10 court favor with the Boar,
and throw the entire responsibility Of tn,
management Of the society's affairs upoI
my shoulders, misleading and dcceivinJ
his readers, apprehend that the pcopl
believe as much Of that stuff as they wan
To-. have been guided by the Board in al
the printing have had done for fhe socie
ty, and know that my Efforts have met thei
approval.
This same young man, whose statement
are always so truthful, () would have hi
readers bsliava that In former times the SO
cicty Aourished so much more prosporousl
(whon the printing was all done at home %
before the leeches had commenced work
than now, and endeavors to make figure
show that the receipts Of the Society here
toiore have been from 81, 500 to 81 ZOO pc
year. This is not and never was the case
The receipts of the Society never reache
81, 800 in any one year, as the records Of tn
Treasurer's and seeretary's books show
For this information, and as n matter q
importance in this controversy, l have com
piled the following statement, showing th
bona fde receipts Of tho Society for Cacl
year since it organization, (Is52), omittinl
the first year, Of which no record eau b
found;