The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-10-25


duplicate ofths original, vas offered:
WHEREAS, The Editor Of the LAKE
COUNTY 6rAR has made himself -
repugnant, making the circulation Of
the LAKE COUNTY 6rAR % limited,
in the county; therefore, BE- it ~
Resolved, by the Board Of 6upcrvfs-
era, Of Lake county, that the County
Clerk be, and h hereby directed 10 have
% mnch, and no more printing done,
than = required by law; and to draw
sub voucher for payment q the same,
In accordance with the contract now
Ono. w. PACE,
F WV. BAKHR,
G.. II. CHICK,
JOHN HANRAHAN.
The vote upon this libel upon eur
business stood a. follows:
Ayes Blanchard, Baker, Chick,
Hanrahan, Page-5. n ~,
Nays-Craig, Isbell, Heilmann,
McCluskey, Miller and Ponce--6.
Mr.. Robertson, the chairman, did
not vote; but We feel safe in placing
his name On the list Of "nays."
Afterwards, Mr.. Page, one ofthe
quartette whose names appear at
tached to the resolution; moved that
he eAols Thing b str;cksn trom the
minxtss Of he Board, which was
done. This action was taken, IN
order that no record Of the folly Of
Ave men might appear; but although
the records Of the Board Of Super
visors may not present full and
true account Of its transactions,
while the county is paying It 1t the
rate Of $50 per day; yet, at least
this job i on record in the many
homes where the STAR circulates.
When We state that the above
preamble is libel We mean just
what we say; and can prove it with
utmost ease; but considering whore
it comes from, We don't think it
worth while to trouble q court with
the question. At the same time,
we will have . little chat with the
men who take such IN interest in
our affairs, only whom they 500 =
chance to work US injury. Hanra-
han is almost an entire stranger to
us, We naturally conclude that he has
been deceived. The others ought
to be pretty we'll informed in regard
to matters in Lake county, and We
can see no excuse for them. No
impartial mind can attribute their
action to anything but deliberate
malice. H
Now, We ask the creatures who
voted for the above libel wherein
We have made ourselves "repugnant
to the citizensi' Was il when We
published Chicks connection with
the road job in this township Did
We tell the truth about it, or did we
lief Was it when we published the
fact that Baker had taken $3.50
from his township for work which
he paid $3.50 to have done? Did
We lie about it! No! For even Ba-
ker himself makes no denial. Was
it when We published the official
conduct Of township officers in
Blanchard's township? Did we lie
about it, or tell the truth! Was il
when We pledged ourselves to open
the columns Of our paper to the
public exposure Of still more cor
ruPtion and illegal practicesi Have
We made ourselves "repugnant ia
the citizens" because We. have moi
yet exposed one-half the fraud and
lawlessness which has been enacted
in Lake county! We demand Of
any and al Of the Ave to make good
their charges against as! We insist
upon it! Our columns are open fol
your defense, free of expense to
you'll Gene out, in the likeness OIL
men, If you can, and prove that you
had good reasons for your act; q
else refuse; and sink still lower ID
the merited contempt Of all homes,
people. When il comes to pass
that public officials spend the days
for which they are paid by the PEG,
pie, in endeavoring to injure and
ruin both the character and bust
ness Of private citizens, It il higl
tune that honesty and decsncy %
their feet upon them. The pream
bic above quoted il libel upon TIL
people Of Lake county; or Il 10
confession that the citizens dsa'
want fraud, lswlessnsss and dishon
esty in their midst, exposed. Cit
liens Of Lake county may take eth
Or side they choose. 1t b eithe
true that they want their Official
y obey the laws end do their dstis
honestly and properly, or, Il y jus
. trus that they intend deliberate
y 70 wink 81 the commission o
frauds sad misdeneanors, and den,
go -