The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-08
Origin Of the Kenosha Union.
FALSE STATEMENTS.

It is well known to the people of Kenosha that
the distinguished individual, now the editor of
Kenosha linton, was strong advocate of Cop
perhead principles and ideas during the rebel war
and the reconstruction Of the rebel States, ar G
that the Kenosha Union was established for the
advocacy of those principles AID ideas
the editor furnishing the advocacy of
the principles and ideas " for it's COL
umns, and others furnishing the money
m cans for its estabh shment and publication. But
these facts would have passed unnoticed by us II
it had not been for the boasting of the Unto4s in
its issue Of tie 2lst of June of its success in the
advocacy of those principles and ideas ard OF its
circulation and its business. 1t was the follow
ing boastfu and Intentionally deceptive and false
statement that called out notice from the TEL
EGRAPH "From that morning to this the Growth
of the Union, though conducted without expeTj-s
ence and under many difficulties, has been con-
slant, both as to circulation and business. and
now it has not only larger circulation than any
other Democratic or Opposition paper ever had in
this county, but is greater than that of aGy Other
paper this time
To this we replied JuEe oath that, $50 far from
the Union having greater circulation than the
TELEGRAPH the number Of subscribers who re-
ceve the TELEGRAPH at the printing office, by the
carrier, and at the Kenosha post-offce is nearly
as great as the whole circulation of the Emi0m
and much nearer than the circulation OF the Union
is to he whole circulation of the TELEeRAPH.n
THIS statement was made from Information OBJ
tat ed from the Union office as to the number of
CURES printed in each issue ofthe Union. Know
ing thar the circulation Of tie Union cO2ld not
exceed the number OF copies printed, and know |
ing tie circulation OF the TELEGRAPH we felt |
justified in making the above statement and we /
now repeat it.
The Union in its issue OF last week says: I'm
number one OF our present volume, we said In |
substance that the Giro latIon OF the UNION was |
larger In this comfy than that Of any other paper
This is hot correct statement. In number one
OF the UAa0n its circulation was spoken I
of and moi its circulation III the county. |
1t was the circulation OF other papers
IN this county that the Union spoke Of
And in our reply we spoke of the circulation of !
both papers and not particularly oil the circulation
OF either In thie county.
But the Union viii be little or no better off as to
the relative circulation OF the Union ard TELE-
GRAPH in kenosha County. We DO not know the |
circulation OF he Union in this county and know
of no way to get it unless 1t be through the post
masters OF this and adjoining counties We do I
not believe the Union ever got from the postmas-
GERS the whole circulation OF the TELEGRAPH i'll
the county. And we Go rot believe the circula-
ton OF the Union in the county is near equal to
the circulation OF the TELEGRAPH in the county. |
W. suppose the circulation OF the two papers in
the county is relatively about in proportion to |
their whole circulation
The editor of the Union seems 10 think himself
wise, when speaking of Republican and Copper
obligations of either to support journal for pay
ing Chicago labor for dong over half its work,
ana III speaking of his '.effers to build up basil
ness in THIS city, to ado its prosperity and pop
uIatiOn.n How wise the editor may be can be |
judged Of when the facts are known. And first. !
in relation to work done in Kenosha on the TELR-
type set for the TELEGRAPH than for the Union.
We have had measurement taken of the number |
OF thousand ret in the TELEGRAPH reading matter
ca the outside aione and the whole reading mat
ter act in the U5,ioa outside and inside in their
respective issues OF July 1. The result Of The /
measurement, saying nothing about the differ
ence Of the width Of the columns ofthe two papers,
is that there were 81 800 set the outside of the
TELEGRAPH and "a, 500 set on both outside and in
side OF the Union. The width OF the column of
the Union being twenty fifth of its width
GRAPH. the amount Of It's setting should
be reduced by nearly onetventy-ffth part. So,
on the first of July when the editor of the
Union was disparaging US and clarifying himself
for the amount of work we and Re we've doing
on our respective papers, We were doing, saying
nothing about the inside of the TELEGRAPH, from
one fourth to one third more than he was. We
would now ask an intelligent public: To how
much self glorificaton Is the editor of the Union
entitled for his efforts 10 build up a business +!
in this city, and 10 add 10 its prosperity and
population,' in his printing the Union, compared
with our printing the TELEGRAPH?
And second, as to "the efforts Of the Union to |
build up a business in this city, and to add to
Its prosperity and pcpuahon.'' aside from its
oW1 publication, We have to say that we know
no greater fundamentally in sending business |
out Of the place or rendering II Improbable than
the Union We have reason to believe that bnsi- /
ness has often been sent to Milwaukee thronghI
lis influence that we could have done at tair
profit for less than paid. ]
And now. a few words in conclusion, in rela- |
ton to the edkor OF the Oason, made eyidentI byl
his editorials and We have done. Few editors
could write such an editorial And the editorial !,
shows the greatness, the ability the refnes
ment and the truthfulness of the editor.
And such greatness such ability, such
refinement, and such truthfulness found scope in
the editorial, and made manifest the good nature
the sweet temper, the amiable disposition, the
refined feeling, the pure heart, the truthful con
science, the noble soul, and tue meek and lovely
spirit, of the Editor If the Kenosha Union.