Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-05-11
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OUR GRowL.-We have been cognizant
of the proceedings of the Board of Super
visors in this county for several years.
1t is badly-paid and generally a we'll
abused body. Although we may hereto
fore have felt like "cussing the Board" "
still we have religiously refrained. No
peared in our columns not because we
had no chance, for lately our opportuni-
ties have been excellent. One of the
present Board is a regular knowall and
has plunged the Honorables into more
eggregrious blunders already than occur
red during the whole of the previous
county administration. But it is only
concerning ourselves that we intend to
growl this time. A little over three years
ago, at the first meeting of the Board after
the JOURNAL passed under the control of
its present management, we were present
and the following took place betwixt us
and the Board ; Messrs. Price, Davidson
and Hoadley were the Supervisors ut the
time. Said the Supervisors to us "Mr.
Lovejoy, we want the people to know
what we do and have been ordering our
proceedings printed although the law does
not require us to have them printed. Now
this is something that you, as the con-
ductor of our county paper, ought to pub
lish anyhow, and we think you ought not
TO exact full rates." Here's the way we
came back at them: Gentlemen" said
we, "your statement is correct. Your
proceedings are Of great interest to the
people of this county, but the law does
not compel you to publish them. Now,
we will be as frank as you have been and
settle matters in jitfcy. If you will
order your proceedings published in the
TRINITY JOURNAL, we will insert them
for one dollar per square, being at Il dis
count of secenty.fce per cent from our
usual rates. If you don't like this prop
Ostion, we will publish them for nothing
and it is none of your business" The
gentlemen we have named as constituting
the Board at once said, " our offer is
fair and reasonable, and we accept it"
Under this agreement we have acted since
then until now. Our pay for this work all
the time has been in scrip on the General
Fund. The last payment made to us on
this account we sold for thirty cents on
the dollar. 1t is plain to our readers that
there is no money in such an arrange
ment. What we growl about is this =
Within the last eighteen months an unva-
rying, persistent hostility has displayed
itself in our Board of Supervisors toward
the TRINITY JOURNAL. No member
should have been elected on that issue,
and we don't believe it was ever so under
stood by the voters. Nevertheless, at
every recent session of the Supervisors,
with portion of the Board, to mention
the TRINITY JOURNAL is like displaying
red rag to wild Spanish bull, and the
dust begins to fly. We are prepared to
make allowances. We can understand
how man can be so narrow minded that
he has but one idea, and that of opposition
to somebody else right or wrong. So far
as this malignant feeling toward the
JOURNAL is concerned, we have simply
entertained contempt for its littleness and
Indifference to its results. We this week
crafty the Supervisor to whom we have
referred, and therefore totally omit the
proceedings Of our Supervisors at their
last session. Hereafter we shall suit our
selves and will only succeed when we
suit our patrons. We have become so
thoroughly disgusted with the litteness
displayed toward the TRINITY JOURNAL
office, in regard to County Printing and
County Advertising, that we are willing
to say quits SO far rs those matters are
concerned.