The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-15
A Plain Statement Of Facts.

with the evident intention of deceiv.
ing the public.
The statement has been made that
by accepting of the National Democrat
as the medium for publishing the
county printing, that $500 per year
could be saved to the tax payers of
Forest County.
The amount paid for county print.
ing, including the printing of orders,
letter heads, &c, for the past five
years will average less than $3.50 per
year, or about S240 to each paper.
Now the assertion made by Mr.. KEEP.
Ter that he can save the tax payers
$500 per year (when the whole cost of
publishing in two papers is less than
S4SO) is simply specimen of nine
tenths of the statements made by that
Individual.
The law requires the Commissioners
to publish in not less than two papers.
In 1880 the Commissioners gave the
printing to the Forest Republican and
the National Democrat, and these pa.
pers continued to do the printing until
the year 1885. An examination of
the bills in the Commissioners Office
win convince anyone that Mr.. Kepler
alaOdys saw to it that his bills were at
least as large as those of the other pa
per, and be never made reduction of
one cent.
The present board of Commissioners
went into Office in Jan. 1885. The
three parties we're represented, and
the first publishing to be done was
that of the Auditors Report; it was
given to the National Democrat and
Commonwealth; after that the publish.
ing was done in three papers, until
after Sept. Court. Each paper got the
same price, and Mr.. Kepler's bill was
punctually presented for payment
without hint concerning a reduction.
After Sept. Court, the Commission.
ers decided that it was too expensive
to publish in three papers, and decided
to confne the publishing to two. Mr..
Kepler had been very anxious pre-.
viously to squeeze out the Greenback
paper, and made the proposition to
reliable parties-who will be duly
qualified if necessary-"that if the
County Commissioners would give the
printing to the Forest Republican and
his paper, and pay them the amount
that had been paid to the three papers,
that they would starve the Common.
aOeaIh out of existence. The Common.
tCedIh having been disposed of, and
the Democratic party having started
new paper, (the Vindicator), Mr..
Kepler sought to bring this paper into
disrepute, and made the same PROPOSE.
ton in regard to it as he did about the
Commonwealth. The Commissioners
declined to do this and then the cues.
ton arose as to which Of the two Dem.
ocratic papers should be chosen with
the Forest Republican to do the print.
ing. At least nineteen out of every
twenty in each township in the county
urged the County Commissioners to
give the printing to the Vindicator,
and taking into consideration the
large number of Democrats spoken to
there were not three who spoke in
favor of Mr.. Kepler's paper. All
who know the facts agree that this
man should not be encouraged, and
that it would be blessing to the com.
munity at large if his abusive, Sian.
derous sheet was removed from our
midst. Now, we find this man posing
as a reformer! Think of it!
In conclusion: 1st. The county
printing does not cost as much as in
other counties. I'd. The price paid IS
less than it ever was, and in some In
stances, such as publishing the Audi.
tors Report, the price paid is less than
half of amount previously paid. Now,
the sole cause for this mans bluster
lies in the simple fact that his services
are not needed by the County Com.
missioners; and then you know, to
spite somebody, he offers to save the
county $500 a year. MagnanimOlts
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