The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-16
Whata Zine We Did Have!

We received a call, Tuesday, fron
). w. Thompson, Town Clerk OF Yates
township, who presented ~ communi.
cation signed by I. y. Blood and him.
self, relative to the letter Of Hon. VIM.
l.. wcbbcr, published in the STAR oi
Aug. 2d. We read the article over
carefully, and were pleased with 1t as
81 whole; bccause it was frank aslmis.
sion that the bond was voted, the mon
cy raised and paid out to the several
school districts, In Substance, rs Mr.
Wcbber stated; bat the rvason why
the transaction took place, was be.
cause they considered it the NEST eco.
io,nical way out Of the financial diff.
cultics Of the town and school districts
Money belonging to the town and dis
tricts was unavailable; being withheld
in State tax bids and I'm the money
paid under protest by the +. 4 +. NJ
Railway Company. 1t was well ar
gucd providing there was 10 law gov.
erning such matters) that II was cheap.
or to issue the one bond, than for the
town and each district to issue bonds.
They stated that each received but 81. 25
for services connected with the bond;
and that no extra taxation would arise
from issuing il. We desired to publish
the greater part Of the article, but de-
clined to print certain portions, which
we considered a direct libel on Mr.. W.,
and an insult to ourselves. After q
long discussion Ut consumed the fore
noon), Mr.. T. consented to allow us to
strike out tho immaterial parts el.ject-
cd to--pcrhaps fifteen to twenty lines
Of this print. We did so, corrected
cePy as well rs we knew how; but I'm
the evening he returned; asked for
the copy; and upon Its being given to
him, said nc had made up his mind
that IL We couldn't publish all, he would
have none of 1t published; and went
Off again. He went, we are informed,
to a store In town; where he read and
discussed the article 1--WE understand
our name was used mildly(?) once in
awhile) to quite an audience-soms Of
them, perhaps, sympathizlng with hIm.
We are told that the Prosecuting At
torncy was present. We hope Inc was,
end that he heard the article read; then
tho people might feel certain that he
knew something about what was going
on in the county.
In this connection, we wish to speak
Of the question often asked as by par
ties who profess to be grieved over this
discussion sf public affairs. "If the
laws have been violated" they say,
"why don't you prosecutor" We re-
fer those questions to those men, whose
positions as officers, make It most pro-
per for them to look after the admin
istratien of the law. Our field Of dis
cussion lies not - much In ''issues Of
law" ~ In ''issues sf fact"
We wish, further, to say to the peo-
pie Of Lake county that we are net the
only ones on trial (fsr we find 1t . se-
we're trial of resolution to face the SEEM
ing hopelessRess of the case, ~ II some
times appears) In this discussion. The
people Of Lake county are On trial be-
fore the bar Of public opinion. The
verdict will be in accordance with the
manner you treat the condition Of sf-
fairs in eur county, ss It may bs clear
lv proveu To exist. There "A nothing
compulsory about the moral law. You
can throw your influence with the side
which fAvors law and order, or you can
WELD Il for the wrong. But remem-
ber, that on one side o. the other you
must resk Your 49, win - taken for
yuur wil1. and ooh,ynns q sxsusss win
Dshs ne dll5lgsssS h The mind of tbs
enlightened public. ni