Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-28
HARE vs. CUMEO.

HARE w. CVMEO.
Under the above heading. in the
Uaiao Of last week, J. S. Hare, Treas
arer Of this county, after reproducing
our article from the REPUBLICAN Of
the week previous, giving his explain
alton why he refused to publish the
Notice to Tax payers" in the Re-
PUBLICAN for this year, makes an ex-
tended reply, which we shall notice
only 50 far as the public is concern
ed. Wequote:
ITO this shallow attack upon myself,
ought perhaps to say nothing; and if
souid keep silence and do justice to the
honorable men who elected me to my
present position, / would do so. Some
nen-are born mean, some become mean
by practice; to whichever class MIR.
Cuneo may assign himself, Is matter of
total indifference to me all have to say
in reference to the above article is, that
Is is an unmitigated talsehood.
certainly have no desire to notice
Mr.. Cuneo, or write up reputation for
MIN; but justice to his patrons compels
I was first elected to the office of Treas
urer of Wyaadot County in 1869, and took
possession of the same in September,
1870; Mr.. Goodbread, my predecessor,
had ordered the publication of "the
Notice to Tax-Payers," for the year 1859,
to be published in both papers. At the
December session of the County Com
;nissloners OF that year, Mr.. Cuneo pre-
scented his bill for that job, which a.
mounted to
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.
and 1t was paid.
This job of printing, at the time, was
xodAsend to Mr.. Cuneo, who appeared to
be struggling, to maintain his press.'
1st. We reiterate our statement,
which Mr. Hare pronounces false, as
sras IN every particular and would
take an oath to that effect before any
proper officer. We would not. will
fully misrepresent Mr.. Hare or any
ether man, and did We do SO by mis-
take, would hasten to make proper
corrections. and apology at the first
opportunity. The conversation took
place between us in front of the Post
O1lce, on Monday, October I'd, last,
and the report Of it was written short
y after it occurred, and on the 5th
t,f the same month, We published it
as recently reproduced, for the fea-
son given. We took pains not to
misrepresent Dir. Hare and we are
sstonished at his denial Of the same.
Indeed, we cannot account for this
action OF his unless upon the suppo
sition that the communication was
written by some other hand than his
own and that he affixed his official
signature to it without having pre-
.iously read it carefully. But we
shall prove, by official record, that
several OF the statements in Mr..
Hare's Communication upon which
he places special stress, are absolute
IS false.
2,l. It is not true that Treasurer
Goodbread ordered the publication
.,f the Notice to Taxpayer" in
both papers for the year 1869.
Sd. IT is not true that we presented
bill Of one hundred and fifty dollars
for "that job"
9th. 1t is NOT TRUE that it was paid,
as the Record of the proceedings of
the County Commissioners, in the
Auditors office, will prove, and to
@hich we most respectfully refer.
It is true, however, that at that
session we presented bill of one
dollar, dated November Both, 1869,
FOR brief Editorial notice, urging
she people to come and pay their tax
IS, which was ordered by Mr.. Good
bread.
5th. 1t is not true that we ever ad
sised that the County printing be
given to the lowest bidder, but en-
,ertain the opinion that Notices of
general interest should be inserted in
the papers of both parties at fair
rates. We have no desire to deprive
our neighbor of his legitimate pa
'ronage, but we doubt whether the
people, who foot the bills, favor the
payment of double prices for the ben,
eiit of Ring favorites.
9th. 1t is not true that the salary
of the Upper Sandusky Post Office is
Fifteen Hundred dollars a year. as
will be seen by reference to the Post
Office Directory of 1870, page 205
The salary of said office is twelve hun
tired dollars per annum, out of which
the Postmaster has to pay for his
clerkhire, room rent, fuel and light
In conclusion, knowing that the
public cares nothing about persona
controversies and having given the
facts in regard to questions effectipe
tue general interest, we make no re-
ply to the ungentlemanly charges ir
Mr.. Hare's Communication, especial
Is when he has deliberately giver
publicity to statements which offc;a
record proves to be acho7y UNTRUE.
In another column of this issue, W.
reproduce an editorial from the RE-
PUBLICAN, which appeared about .
year ago, that throws some light OF
the question of County printing.
The resignation of Attornev Gen
oral Akernman was sent TO the Presi
'tent on Thursday, and iminedlatel'
following ex Senator George H. Viii
Jams, Of Oregon, was nominated te