The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-29
SOME MORE FACTS.


for us to state that when we wrote "a
Plain Statement of Facts" our motive
was pure, and that the only object in
view was to show up plainly the mis-
representations Of the proprietor Of
the National Democrat, and we think
it is also proper to state we are per.
fectly satisfied our action concerning
tho printing commends itself to the
citizens of the county generally. But
in Mr.. Kepler's next issue he charac-
terizes the statement as "vilifying
article" and that it was simply com.
bination Of "willful and malicious
falsehoods;" also that the article was
brought to his notice too late to au.
swer in that issue, but that in his next
he would show that every assertion
made was incorrect, if not absolutely
false"
He publishes in his issue this week
an article over a column and balf in
length. And what is it? Instead of
showing that our statements were 10.
correct, he writes in the same strain
that he talks-an iucoherent, incom.
prehensible, buster Of everything but
the subject of discussion, instead of
confuing himself to the charges made.
He takes occasion to call the Commis.
sioners liars, pitches into the regular
Democratic organ, the VindicatOr, and
its editors, and after emptying him.
self of the usual amount Of bile, this
innocent lamb, to console himself, winds
up by laying his weary head in the
bosom Of the Prohibition party. This
is a good resting place for Kepler, but
time will prove that it will be mighty
hard on the ProhibitioniSts, for it is a
fact that has been often proved from
time lmmemorial, that when wolf
(though in Sleeps clothing) lies down
in the midst of lambs, it will neces.
sarily be rough on the lambs.
We asserted that his bills were al.
ways as large as the other papers, and
that he never even limited at reduc.
tion. In answer to this he says: This
statement is untrue, and the Commits.
sioners publish it knowing it to be
false" and in proof of that says that
his bill for Dec. Term, 1885, as rem.
dered the Commissioners was, Court
Proclamation free, Trial List So, No.
tice to Grand Jurors not to attend
Court S1.50, and that the Republican
and Vindicator each were paid SIS for
publishing the Court Proclamation
and Trial List. 1t is true these papers
put in a bill of S4. so each for publish
ing the notice to grand jurors, but be.
fore Mr.. Kepler sent in his bill of
$3.50. these bills had been returned to
the Vindicator and Republican By one
of the Commissioners as being too high,
and the reduction was made before
Mr.. X. sent in his bill, but now he
wants credit for this. AS to his bill
of So rendered for publishing the trial
list and court proclamation at Dec.
court, all we can say is that it was one
of his bulldozing schemes. The Com
missioners had informed him after
September court that they would not
publish in future in his paper. He
voluntarily published the above and
had the ilnpudence to present bill
for payment. Of course he would
have been glad to have received So
for services that were not engaged, but
if his bill had been 81 instead of So
he would not have been paid, for the
reason that the other two papers we're
engaged to do thls work and only
paid living prices.
We said the county printing does
not cost as much as in other counties.
Mr.. Kepler says this is another willful
falsehood, aud uses a great deal of
space to show that "from the papers
shown to the Commissioners from off.
eials Of other counties relative to the
cost of public printing and yet re-.
tanned by their attorney, and the facts
given by Mr.. Kepler when he present.
ed the papers," ETC., etc. This is a
falsehood made out of whole cloth.
Neither Mr.. Kepler nor any one for
him avar prasentad a Sin0la nanar IN