The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-02
STILL MORE souP.

1 The Star still harps . Jon the matter nf
the $25 appropriation. Il will not be hon
] est and admit tue truth when shown i--i.
will be sensible TO It's own side OF its own
unjns, eau e and ignores the proofs to its
| om.i d,,r mvnt we havo urged against il.
We tooa parlicu sr pains 10 show in the
beginning that the delinquent tax list Lad
never bton pub ished in the county until
Sheriff Hogan gave the same 10 tile Star.
and chat paper was thus helped along 10 the
cast Of DoUoLINo the expansts Of dei!n
.qn=nt axtaytrs This the Star has never
dnrpd deny. Again. We asserted Douglas
county was the only county IN the st. te,
until the last term OF the County Court,
which did MT publish shs annual exhibit
Of county d anc,s ~ an advertisement,
an tiie Star ilas faiied 10 prove We We're
no, right. We went even Ia ther, aud
stated that the Star di6 not sec urr the adj
vsrtiseinent ot the c,niitioa of county Il.
nancrs, Tor the reasoE the County Beard
beli.y~d--aud had reason ior 50 bts-
lieyIng = that the DoUeLas lNDEPEND-
ENT had the Argest circalaiion among
the taxpaytrs et any newspaper published
~ tLs C0ulIy Allu lIf6 9tAE AidE ADduNOttGI
the idea of shaving to he cpnirars We
stated that when il d.c.ared that there WAS
u Clique t,rined among lIe county nffi ;e,s
sryen--oniside oi Judge Gasidis and Commits
i"ners Appiegate--tu pay twenty.tive dol
lars far sn editorial In wnich all coun,y
officials were cuinplitpenfed for their good
w.rk in saving EXPENSE to the county
The Publishers Of The star we're firinx into
their oM ncsmp and Ter iorce Of n, crss.i the
) ar tins week makes the etateine.it, Lr.
Cause ,,n this paint II is .lrivrn.fn the wall.
tllat iii did n.iI make any oij .ctis,ns To
thu ,ariic e In qnrsiiou." All righr in this
count. MIR. Star. bat .'the proof Of the pud-
ding is ia tlIs eating" and why do you
think tile editorial WIS published "a little
unuer rranlar rates r Bah d,,n'r try 10
play us WIKI .ilch Transparent nuilsense.
D.,nt forgrt the trginuing 1t sour arg..
msnt h-forr You prepare for the mol When
anv writer does This f,elisu piece of work.
~ the star sla.i IL gnHy af. Dutsi,iers of
c.nnIen sense are compelled. through |
frcr III circunis ances tu remember the
aspect Of tsle niauk-y wl.o c.imbed the
Is,le. and ,he higher he climbed the more
iudicruus he BECAME
And we have it from Judge Gaddis ,htt |
he yer lipld one word ot conversation |
wifll tne ..di,or nr punlirhers Of the star.
and that he Elats nient nla,:t IN tsat p per |
To the effect that Comm ssial,er Cook ai- |
ways opposed the appropriation. Is alt.-
gtth.r unwarranied. nd with. NJ truth. |
In atl,litior w. would adj for the +nsghi. |
eument oi the S-ar publislsrs. we have
Kept silent pp,a MIR Cooks actian Ia the
nrrniises simply To 8. e how much in need |
tina. pal rr was OF $2j and how far il |
would 20 20 attempt 10 make iis readers |
h-lieve iis firss artcls az tru.hiul. Mr. /
fs0k will rsa with Us thai Judge Gad. |
dis hal no hing % do with she sppr1I,ria. |
lien until the ColnnIiss aneFs gave their |
assent. and then il was Mr. Cs.,k wIin cut |
sur charge of $50 down 10 $o5. As TO /
this last Amount we are vii ing. as we |
hav. stated l'efure. 10 leave the p,int in |
ques ion 10 Mr.. C.ek. the Star. ~ Gal |
ileo spoke, Ito the contrary u, twiths,, nd |
ing" |
: Il ia true Messrs Hogan, Sherldan. |
Wright and Strange had ..nothing to do /
with the suditinx Ut accounts aud masking |
appropriations. but we gave them credit |
for helping to make expenses lighter. The I
Stlrs ar2uB cut in the premises then. il to I
the efftut that to Me~srs Gaddis, Applegste I
and Cook slune belong the honor aud c.elIt
of having reduced the debt over the an.uant /
of $500. aud that the req wer- s.ipar-
nnmrraries. 10 follow hlindly the Judge au1 /
Commissioners direution The star may I
have il this way il it. snits its logical
editor hut will content ourselves with /
the declaration fha' ALI. the officials Ito !
Ihiir honesty AMI xooi rnanas..mpnt-h-ionass I
the present envishle state of connty finances I
and we chnno. help il, even if the BJard I
do 3 say the INDEPENDENT has the largest I
ci Gu ati,n and is the hest advertising Iue- |
diuia III Douglas county.
IA ssonuliision. let ia say we do not pro-
ps%e to give she Star another durs of ipecGc
There is no ns4 of casting pearls. - Nome /
ar, 40 blind who will not e. and none MI |
deif who will not hear" The point nj issue |
il the $a5 appropriated. Ae will receive
that at the next meeting of the County Court, |
and we have then all that there is in the |
argument.
Z his article does not coat the cost Star
even 25 cents. and consequently that estab-
li.hmant is in no danger of being bank
rupted.