The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-30
sherif-some of His Doings.
$ Reply of Mr.. stebbins "-Kenosha Union.


T. In the Unaon OF the 23rd instant there
a IS q comnunicatier-atdre TO 10 Mr..
editor and signed Sheriff" The com
,0unication, after the address, commences
thus Perhaps it is Tot necessary to in
form any one that .tWoi columns OF the
TELEGRAPH Of last weeks issue, were
devoted to the task of reading me out Of
4he Republican, PARTY" There was not
one word in the article referred to aboit
reading " S151rfi6' or any one. else out of
the Republican, or any other party. "6her..
t8'" could not write one scntence-not
even the without lying by implica-
~ 4sf0y,< az }l"2 llIs - - L H'-'-e 81
AS to what Sheriff presumes. Of the
editor Of the TELEGRATH's 8; being oonmiss
~, ed by some. unknown spirit to read him
40 outof theparty and of his begging 70: be
informed Of that authority through some
other medium, we can assure him that we
have never been, comm issioded ofilispired
by the spjrit-ms@iam that commissioned
andipspiEed hi9gs, SOON as after the surrender
Of Gen. Lee to Gen. Grant, to go :. with a
= few others. in The dead ofanight from
house, to go, house,r,. calling people
: seorn, sleep and out:of bed, Informing fheni
,a.Eery boisterQpsly uLqsis t2qh."@ j" lee IS
'itd0a" Size rs tG29' , '' =, o,s., t Ga.
I'VE never receive apy;sucr commissions
on Inspirations, but would always refuse
n utAem, How often "aSherif'p continues to
receive spirit-meddamry commissions and
spirations as took! y Lee is took ="
" Lee IS took y We shall leave our readers
to ascertain for themselves. 4
In speaking Of the betrayal of the Re
publican party and of the offence to the
Republican Electors, who voted for HING
Sheriff says ."AIy version Of that is thisi
that it was an Offence le ncfaf to the pecuniary
i, iatFestsof Hays Nc -Kinley, and q defence
Of. the pecpniary, interests of j. NJ. Steb,
bins the Republican party had nothing
20 do with, the matter" This shows the
views. of feSheerlff.n Heirs under no obi
cation to the party that elected him, but
has a right To make nierchandise" Of the
,,.~offfec if rheean. Sheriffs." statement of
.,sais going into. the TELEGR IPH office, his
'lconYetsatiioh vi tie oremag, his going
y; street ana barggaifing with the
Z. editor0fthe U5sto& TO give the Unt9e the
pub tleatiOn, of the notice, of the judicial
~ .s' election Oh condition that the editor Of
va l Wotild give him i'm IS RSfso print
-, sedslipS nothing s substantially as
a7slstated in the. FEBEG4eAPH ashefiff," &C
Z cor3ing to his own Statement, gsoot,'.sons$
'tsSah5g5 fol n0t15atsag' And then %cq4h6es the
effort to blind the eyes Of his readers and
not let them know how much that. soms-
j.: thing really was. ~ t-saatst..s. 'sir,
Sac. 4Bheriff" says: 81 gave him i Editor
3.s Of the G1ea5Soa7 the notice and received the
'''"e go slips which at the rate Of sixty cents
per folio, printers fee for first insertion,
s.. would have cost me the (not much9 sum
Z, "a. OF $4S, and,I have ,get,to. learn that the
pa, Editor Of the zl2sqIaih would have. talk
.., en- less than the law allowed him in the
j,,aTsa bsence of any contract to the contrary
.'s::,s,4 should have received back. from the
county fol- those slips ten cents per. folio,
:, ~ which would be 50, leaving me SO out
of pocket and into Hays Mckinley So
When asherif ? was writing the forego-
ing sentence he knew he was lying, SO
far as to there being any provision of law
- ~ for printing any number of slips for the
Sheriff orauyt one elfYf or the printers
being allowed by law any price whatever
If he does print themI The shefif is re-
- quired- bylaw to give notice In, writing
la, to the Town Clerk Of each town and 70
-, ~, one the Inspectors in each ward of any
". y city, of his county, and he is allowed
ssssr q certain fee, for giving the notices
e 1,. There is nothing in the law about the
go Sheriff s Using printed notices sors about
atsfasthe printers being allowed any ,eomlpensa
r'printsp such Ficss3--5k practic,
ssz has grown up for The Sheriff to use print
ed notices to save himself esthe. labor O
= writing the notices, andrperhapsy the us
.sfs,,sef printed notices would not .yitiiaate tn
election. l'~As "F@sS
Not content with lying as above, "She1
If" adds: Twenty slips of the genera
election notice n01c published would hav