The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-08
1.-THE UNION AND COL. JENIFER's
CARD"

Under the above caption the Journal vanly
tries to reply to just structures upon its I'M
truthful allu,ion to us \. . kinI 81 excuse for
publishing, one week in al, ace OF THE USioN.
Col. Jenifers letter attempting 20 excuse himself
and the two other mcnocr. Of the School hoard
for making annual present u more than 81 .ooO
Of the public school fund to JILL. Medairy 4 Co.
in the shape Of cxorbitanily high prices for the
books and stationery they supply to the public
schools Of this county. This letter was not in
tended to appear in THr uSioS before it did in
the Journal. and it did not. IL was written Au-
gust sth, lss3. and it ef, a; THE USioS Office
the 18th. jus; one week and one day after the
writing, and too late for appearance the same
week. Our paper il always full Of interesting.
readable matter, aai We could not afford 70 omit
any Of it to make space for lengthy paper %
less than secondary interest Il is different With
the Journal. LISTENS Of news often nsignid-
cant ana iriaing that il makes very little differ
enee whether they appear the same week they are
collected or two months aiierward. This IL one Of
the reasons why the JoHrnai Is always ready for
any kind Of matter that comes along.
Besides, the JoHraal knows tina, one lay before
the arrival Of 1.-THE able defence ~ Of the School
Board" at Tue USioN Office. orders were issued TO
the "JoarHars force 20 save Abou, two columns
Of space for it, and ii accordingly done With
out the delay Of one minute. We would advise
the adipose not to boil over when he read. this
spicy item Of news:
The Journal says declined TO publish the
"book contract when sent 90 US by Mr.. Brua.
and subsequently apolosiIei and made the proper
correction. Il knows this is a garbleI and I'M
truthful statement. Mr.. DruT sent TO our Office
for publication. in place d wha, We expected
copy Of a contract; proposition FROM Medairy
Bowers three years Old. which NC did not pub
lish because il had no appearance whatever Of n
contract Of any kind. When We subsequently
learned from him that there no other paper
bearing on the subject published the one he
gave Us afterwards with the name Of J. II.
Meiairy Co. appended to that Of Meiairy 4
Bowers, and stated the fact in order that justice
might be done Mr.. BruiF in relation to the matter
Left at the Office by him the week previous. Thus
IL will be that there neither could be nor was
any apology for not publishins = contract when
no contract was in existence between the School
Board and their highly favored bookseller.
The public is no, concerning itself about the
early or late appearance Of Col. Jenifers letter.
bat they mos; deeply concerned about the ex-
travagani prices the School Board Ia. been pay
ing for the books aud stationery used in the pub
lie schools. and they are highly indignant that
such ex,ravaganee should be continued TO aeeom-
MEDIATE a favored book firm.
In relation TO the Joaraars remark. on DIR. T.
z. 0na,,, We will say tina, the Doctors word in
Baltimore county, or wherever he i, known, Is As
good a. his bond. His reputation for truth aud
vsrAei,y is 80 far above reproaeh that ii could not
possibly suffer from anything tina, emina,ed from
the boss. ridden editor of the Journal