The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-04-22
The Kenosha Union and the County Prin-

ting.
In noticing the Kenosha Union, we are
aware that We are departing from the course
heretofore pursued by the TELEGRAPH, and
we deem it right to give orr reasons for SO
doing. Whilst we were the proprietor and
publisher of the TELEGRAPH and before assu-
ming the editorial control, we learned that
/ the editorial policy of the TELEGRAPH was
to take no notice Of the Union, lest by doing
so it might assists editor to get his name
before the public. Where man had been
elected and had held the office of County
Judge, was elected and had held the office
4 of County Attorney, and had twice been cleo
ted and held the Office of Mayor, we could
not see how, the TELEGRAPH by playing mann
could prevent the editor of the Kenosha
Union from getting his name before the pub
lie: and his election to the Office of County
Judge at the recent election, is fair indica-
ton that we were right in not being able to
see it. Besides the Kenosha Union is our
fneighbor and we think it right to treat it in
neighborly way. @
When we used to discuss Biblical subjects
more than we do now, we generally required
our opponents TO stand by the "Law and the
Testimony" so now we would require our
neighbor to stand by the truth and the Facts.
When speaking of the County Board adop-
Ting the U1aitm as the official organ of the
county, we spoke of what the Board had done
and not of what it had not done, We pub
!, lished the resolution Of the Board, and We
! give it here again; Resolved that the Kenosha
Union be, and the same is hereby made the
official organ of the county, and that all the
! printing of said county be done in that pa
per, unless otherwise specially provided by
law" What the Board did, was done in this
resolution. In speaking of the Board by the
above resolution adopting the Union as the
official organ Of the county, we said: 1.-THE
Board probably has the legal right to adopt
the Union as the official organ or the county,
but the propriety of doing SO may well be
questioned Now if the Union will stick to
the truth and the facts, it will see that we
admitted it only as probable that the Board
had the legalright to adopt the Union as the
official organ of the county, with the limita-
ton expressed in the resolution We admit
ted that the Board probably no. certainly had
the legal right to adopt the Union where the
law does not otherwise provide. The Board
acted wisely in not attempting to legisate
against the legislation of the state. The le-
gisation OF the state has provided that the
Secretary Of State shall have, the general
laws of Interstate published in every
county of the state, and the local laws pub
lished in the county the local laws relate to-
And the Secretary Of State has the general
laws and the local laws of this County pub
lished in the Kenosha TELEGRAPH. The legis-
tion of the state provides that the county
Treasurer shall give notice of the sale of real
estate for the non-payment Of taxes by adver
Using in q county paper. And the County
Treasurer advertises in the Kenosha TELE-
GRAPH, Both the Secretary of State and the
County Treasurer and both with equal pro-
priety, acted in accordance with the provis-
ions Of law, Did the County Board suppose
by its action that it would require the Secre-
tary of State to advertise in the Kenosha
Union ? IT, it did it found itself mistaken.
Did the County Board suppose by its action
it would require the County Treasurer to ad
vertise, ia the Kenosha Tmior If it dtd it
| found it's elf mistaken. Both the Secretary OF
State and the County Treasurer knew their du-
ties too we'll to allow any legislation or reso-
luton Of the County Board to control or in
! fuehce them in their official duties. And
both acted wisely and well.
AS to the existence or non-existence of the
I L0ioaa, of which it speaks, we have no desire
at present. We hayeno reason to desire it's
non existence. Our future. desire may depend
much upon what the Union is to be. We like
good, honest, truthful neighbors, though they
may differ i'll opinion from us-so of the
press. If the Union labors for the right, the
true and thegood, though to. secure them it
may travel q different course from what the
TELEGRAPH does, we shall be pleased to see
it have a prosperous existence. With such
objects in view we think it better that the
place should have two papers than one, and
perhaps better for us also pecuniarily. We
make no prayers for the demise of the Union.
though we may pray for its truthfulness and
purity.
Thomas A. Healey 5I