The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-16

amount to in the course of year. We
said to the Sheriff. that, being the propri-
etor of the TELEGRAPH, he should have
spoken to us on the subject, that he had
never spoken to us about having any
printing done in the Office, that we had
never till then heard that he wanted any
slips printed, and that before he took his
official printing from the TELEGRAPH
which supported his election, and gave it
to the Union which opposed his election
he should at least have let us know what
official printing he should want done, and
i what he should expect to be done for HIM
without charge. We said also to the
Sheriff that hereafter, after that time
I when he had official printing to be done
and wanted printed slips for his own USE
to speak to US about it rather than to the
foreman of the office The Sheriff replied
to these last remarks that he would do so,
and upon and with this understanding we
separated, and, from that day to this, we
have not had any conversation with him
on these subjects, nor has he spoken to us
as to what we.would do his official print
ing for, OF charge for printed slips of his
official printing which he might want
either for his own. USE or the use of the
County. ., e.me.... -...
, We see by the Union that the Sheriff
has given notice of the State Election in
November through the Union. The same
objections exist now to his making the
Union his official organ that existed last
spring, and need not be here repeated
AS before stated, we have had no CONVEX
sation with the Sheriff on the subject, nor
did he this time ever come near this of
flee even to inquire of the foreman what
we would charge him for fifteen or twenty
printed slips. He probably felt so much
emboldened by his success in giving no.
tice of the Judicial Election through the
Unio0,and the TEIEGRAPHs ia liking no no.
tice of it, that he thought he could give
notice of the State Election through the
Union and that there would be no notice
taken of it by the TELEGRAPH We have
been Informed, how truthtully we Will not
say, that he has had the efrontery to say
that, by giving his official printing to the
Union, he has saved the County one hun
dred dollars which it would have had to
pay at the price the TELEGRAPH would
have charged. If the Sheriff has made
such statements they are entirely without
truth, for we have never had any CONVEX
sation with him as to what we would
charge for his official printing. The laws
of the State, having fixed the price Of his
official printing, there would be no legit-
innate occasion for us to have any cenTer-
sation with him Ola the subject Nor have
we, as before stated, ever had any
conversation with him, but the one time
before referred to, as to printed Slips, and
then we did not say whether we would or
would not make charge for them.
According to the Sherif's own showing,
it was the fifteen or twenty printed slips
that bought his official printing of the
Notice of the Judicial Election. We sup
pose every one, as well as the Sheriff, has
right to decide for himself, whether he
thinks the Sheriff received too much or
too little. As the slips were neither long
enough nor strong enough to hang him
self with, 1t seems to us that it is more Of
question than it would seem4to be at
first sight. One thing, however, seems to
be quite clear the Sheriff thought he
was receiving fair equivalent. The
Sheriff, not having informed US that he
receives any compensation, nor if he does,
what that compensation is, for publishing
the notice of the State Election in the
Union, we shall make no remarks on the
subject. We suppose it will be legitimate
to leave every one to form his own con
clusion in view of all the circumstances.
What influence the Sherif's publishing
the notice of the Judicial Election in the
Union and Withholding the notice from
the TELEGRAPH, and the silence of the
TELEGRAPH in relation thereto, had upon
the Judicial Election in this County, we
are unable to say. We have reason t.. be-
lieVe that it operated against the Repub
lican candidate, and in favor of the Dem
ocratic candidate, who was the editor and
proprietor of the Union. And we have
no doubt but that it is the intention now
to bring the some influences to bear to de.