, 1877-09-15

the public full and accurate knowledge
OF their proceedings and pay for its pub
lication ut least as liberally AS private
individuals pay for the same class OF
work
On the other hand, 1t becomes the
press as the tribune Of the people, who
make known their wants, to assist in
forwarding all local enterprises of pub
lie interest, and to show II public spirit
ed liberaity in afInr,ling all attainable
information Of public or local interest
to its readers, where no compensation is
authorized by law. .-.
This we have ever tried to do; inter.
esting ourselves in all enterprises for So
cial OF intellectual progress, and furnish
ing without compensation full accounts
of their growth and organization, &c,
as well rs spending large share of our
time aud means in forwarding their de
velopment.
These things have identified us with
the progress of nearly every institution
that has in tho past tour years reflected
So much credit upon our county, as well
as placed us where much OF the public
business OF the county would be subject
to our control; although We never sought
an election to public office, nor were
we ever identified with single political
organization. ..."
The work of establishing journal in
so sparsely settled community and
mSking it success, absorbed our time
and attention so closely, that we were
complied to give up all other enter
prises and relinquish nearly oil the pro
fessioDal and other kinds OF public busl-
ness that previously had occupied the
greater part of our time and attention.
No progress can be made in amy com
munity without arouslng the Jealousy
and hatred of u certain non progressive
element.
Unfortunately for this community,
among those elected County Commis-
sionersllast fall was an individual OF very
limited experience in public affairs, who
had never contributed an hours time TO
the publicwithout exacting full compen
sation noraided in the slightest degree
pecuniarily or otherwise in forwarding the
social g growtlfof this county.
His boust was, that bard work" and
himself had " fell out;" and that here
after he proposed "to get his living
without hard work."
AS no sufficient support could be de
rived from the office of County Commits
siener; the Office of deputy sheriff was
received by him as reward for the will
ing service he had rendered, and still was
willing to render his master.
This little contemplate specimen o
humanity seemed to feel that every thing
done by others was an insult to himself,
and prior to any real acquaintance with
him we found ourselves, wholly without
cause, the object of bis bltterest personal
hatred and jealousy. Situated as we
were, where we could have neither in
terest or desire to do anything in politi
cal matters, more than what was strictly
necessary in self defense, an intelligent
regard tor his own self interest should
have taught him to treat us with at least
simple Justice, in the business relations
we should have with each other. On
the contrary, he has prostituted himself
as Ills masters tool, to systematically
misrepresent US and our business, and to
iuAict every injury on us and our bust
mess that one of his limited mental ca
pacity could inhict, either as a public Of
ticer or private Individual.
The citizens of the County as q whole
have ever given US a warmer personal
support that we could reasonably expect,
especially has this been true in the pub.
lication of the STAR, and in return we
have been as liberal as possible in fur
nshing full accounts Of all public pro-
ceedings of local interest, including that
of the County officers, and should con.
tinue to do so, even including the pro :
ceedings of the County Commissioners
Court, whether we received any compen
satiOn or not, was it left simply as mat
ter of public spirit and public honor to
do so, or not.