Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-01-11

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day denouncing the Editor of the
iCHRoNICLE as AID fool'' He said ii
was by Just such chaps getting hold OF
newspapers that destroyed the printing
business, and made beggars ofprinters.
The law fixes the price for the publica-
ton Of the Delinquent Land List, and
1t Is less than the price charged for ad-
yertising by the press of the State. By
the usage of parties the CHRoNICLE
was entitled to this advertisement, and
ishould have what the law allows it,
but we understand the Editor agrees
| to publish it for half price. Smart
mani For more than qauarter of a
century, no matter what party was in
power, this notice was published in
both party papers for one price each
Office setting one-half of it-untiI last
year, when through utter contempt for
the thing that aspires to the dignity of
an editor, but who is digrace to the
fraternity, from his wilful and malic-
ious lying, we declined to share with
that Office as we had done for the past
eight years.
We give the aboveas a sample of the
filthy garbage that finds its way into
the Gazette occasionally. We can't
imagine why the editor of that paper
is so incensed at US. If we have block
ed the opening through which he has
been abstracting the funds of the treas
ury for the last eight years we cannot
helpit. We. are now working for the
interests of the people and not for any
one individual. If Mr.. II. and his ex-
eellent family must starve because we
are willing to take fair price for ad-
vertising, then let the hand of charity
be extended, but we protest against his
us, because the key of the
county treasury has beeu put up out of
hisreach. Last year he charged $241, 90
for publishing the Delinquent Tax List.
This year we get about one-half that
sum and will take any amount of said
at the same rates. We have
talked reform and now we intend to |
practice it. The people will not blame
us for it. The portly editor of the Ga
;ette seems to have contempt for us
because of our lying. We intend tol
continue that kind of lying for the next
gear. The fact is the people are begin
ng to believe it. One year ago the
,ditor Of that same small sheet de-
lounced us as liar because we stated
hat the Warnock Pike would cost
lear $63, 600. Perhaps he can see now,
low much we were lying. He stated
IS cost at less than $21 200. The peo-
lie will, perhaps, be able to discover
Without glasses who was lying and who
vas not. Owing to the books being in
he hanls of Democratic officers we
ould not then furnish the details in
upport of our charges, but time has
FINISHED the evidence, and not we {
ut the people can now brand John II.
Ieaton either as a willful liar or to-
e-pitied ignoramus. IF he is angry at
$ because we refuse to recognize him I
q the street and elsewhere, we cannot i
clip it. We never associate with /
hieves and black-guards knowingly,
or do we deserve to be censured for
his.
We publish the Tax List for half
rice. The editorof the Gazette called
a the Auditor and offered to publish
for the same sum and that before we
ad said anything about it. Who is the
ztf We hope he will say no more of
arriving '.jours" after that. While we 4
IN not prevent lazy '.joursu or ill ]
lannered editors from calling us s'd-n
'oi9 through the columns ola news
aper, edo not allow citizens upoa
le street openly and to our face to call
) a 'thief." We beg pardon of our
saders for the above article, but bad
ases need radical treatment.