The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-19

The Western ssar of Friday woald play.
the dog in the manger with this paper.
Here we reproduce what the Star says:
ave ara at loas to account Tor the fact
that the County Court appropriated twenty
five dollars for the publication, in the iH-
DEPENDENT. of the annual exhibit of the
county finances. 1t is matte. of general
interest and the duty of the local y, pers to
publish 40 much for their patrons free.
Even at regular advertising rates IL wou d
hot have cost more than six or eight dol
ears 10 have published the same in the
three papers at this place, thereby giving
the Board an assurance that ,hree times
the number Of persons would read l.. We
cannot c-nsure the INDEPENDENT, howev>
or. for having accepted the twenty five
dollars, hut our readers will examine the
full exhibit In another column fre. OF
charge since writing the above we learn
that the arrauk enent was made by tiaddis
and Applegats of The Board and that Mr..
Cook was not present 1t the time"
In the first place. this paper agreed with
the Star and PlGindealer to publish legal
advertisements at old litisant rats without
it came to matter Of appropriation by the
County Court, and then ail w-re to do the
best possible At lit'gant or the other
rates agreed upon by the Publishers Of the
three. papers the advertisements would
have come at $3.50 for the first inser-
tion, and for four weeks. $ll5 90. Ifeyery
Publisher had remembered Lis pledge
instead Of the advertisement appearing in
the three papers for six or eight dollars,
at legal rates it would have cost the coun.
~ $l15.00; and less than legal rates as
Published in this paper. the cost would
have been $75 90. But the point with
the County Court was, that there should
be as little expense az possible. and that
the exhibit should be published in the pas
per reaching the largest number of taxs
payers, and consequently the INDEPESD-
ENT was selected as the paper for the aer
complishment of the purpose desired, and
there was consequent saving to the
county Of at least $50 or at the utmost of
sos so.
When Sheriff Hogan, for he first time
advertised the sale OF pro- Serty Of delin-
quent tax-psyers, and he had collected SO
faithfully that there remsined bat about
$50 delinquent, the advertisement in the
Star cost at least $50, and nearly doubled
the amount due from those delinquent,
We did not complain because the Sheriff
published the advertisement, knowing that
he had right TO do so-in paper pro-
fess ny general circulation, and grumble
for the reasen thai he did not patron ze
ys in the place OF the Star. He may
have thought the Star a newspaper of
general circulation, and we give him the
beneftof the doubt.
As to the publication being authorized
by Judge Gadds and Commissioner Ap-
plegate, the Star makes another mistake.
MIR. Cook gave his consent 10 the approp pri-
alton. and it was tho result of an unani.
NOUS vote on the part of tn. members of
the County Court. This il q tact that
can be proven by the members of The Court
individually, and wien proven 1t does not
establish wrong to the detriment of Judge
Gaddis and Commissioners App,egaie and
Cook, but her reflects 10 their favor
and common politeness will not permit us
to say what is the reflection cast upon the |
Star.
As to the publication Of the exhibit as
an advertisement, there is no-hing new in |
II. In every county In the State such an |
exhibit Is annually published as an adver
-tisemsns, the matter nf foar weehs This |
is true In &ha Democratic cBunty OF Jack |
son and the Republican county of |
M6ltnomah. and in only one ne wspaper. In |
Coos also is this true. None Of the oth-r |
papers. in which the advertisement in urs |
ton i not published find fault Unlike the |
Star the newspapers not so patroniz ID re- |
cognize the fact that the >bibit should be |
published in one paper alone, and that the |
County Court does it's duty and would
waste the public funds should that body
,paironize all.
Ia the sb We we have stated only the |
truth. We have left behind the feeling
that would prompt US to bi, ter reply. |
Not yet have We thought those who have
charge OF the columns of the Star are lost
TO that sense OF honor which be.onys 10
the gentleman. We have given a plain
statement and we expect the Star publish
ers TO remember that il is due TO them. as
we'll as ourselves that they acknowledge
the mistake they have made. Without
further proof to the contrary we canuot
believe that it is their desire TO misrepre.
sent the truth we believe they will ac>
knowisdge their error Until we dad We
are mistaken will continue to think they
are honorable but mistaken gentlemen.