The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-08
ExPLANAT1oN-NoT APOLOGY
Something for the Benefit of the Council
men Concerning Bills,

Something for the Benefit of the Council
men Concerning Bills,
About two years ago there was weekly
paper started here which was known as the
Dispatch, but since then there has been moth
ing heard Of it until it turned up again at the
last meeting of the Borough Council, in the
shape Of bill with Dispatch bill-head, giving
John f. Finney as manager. The bill called
for S72 for publishing the notices Of special
election. This is the way these parties take
care Of taxpayers interests. The HERADDs
bill for publishing the same thing is s5Os, They
might just as well made it 1000 The bill Of
the Sunday Nelos for the same service was $50.
The Schuylldll Haven CaH and the church
Itdtn9s bills have not yet turned up.-The
s 'NeV8.
The above item needs explanation for
the benefit of some people who do not un-
derstsnd why the HERALD bill is larger
than that of the Ne0s.
Before "De Ate' went into power and
formed an illegal compact TO do certain
things, among them to snnihilate the
HERALD by Withholding all patronage from
1t and, in the language of one of its mem
oers, declared that b yer will get - this
year" (the full sentence is too foul for
public print the rates charged the bor-
ough, all corporations and indiyiduals who
we're not regular advertisers, or where no
special rates were agreed upon, were uni.
form with all papers of the borough as the
bills heretofore paid by Council will show.
When the illegal combine went into
power the HERALD saw no reason for
diverting from the regular rates. The
Mos did. The reason is known only to
the publishers of the latter paper and the
illegal combine.
The advertising for which the HERALD
asks pay was ordered by Borough Solicitor
Pomeroy and A. B. Lamb. The HERALD
has witnesses to prove Mr.. Pomeroy's
order, but their statements are not required
at this time, as Mr. Pomercy does not deny
having given it. AS to Lamb, he dare
not attempt to deny the HERALDs au.
thority for making the publications, Tor We
still have his written order in our possession,
and the following is copy of il;
Shenandoah, Pa, June 1st, 1892
Editor shenandoah Herald:
DEAR SIR Please insert in eUeyV papey
you ISSUE from now until the l4th of this
month, copy of the ordinance passed on the
9TH day of May, 1892, pertaining to special
election held on that date Make il seperate
from that now published in notice of election.
"Yours &C.,
"a. B. LAMB"
Under the authority as above stated the
HERALD proceeded to insert the advertise
ments and charged for them the regular
advertising rates, there having been no
agreement for special rates.
Now the HERALD demands payment of
its bills and objects to the Nei0s being
taken as standard for their correctness.
The Nea0S has been we'll taken care OF BY
the illegal combine and joint committee
and what it sacrifices to create prejudice
against the HERALD it more than makes
up from ether official sources. The public
must bear in mind that the Ne,Os in addi-
tion to its advertising bill, received SCI
for printing the special election tickets, and
these bills were paid without a murmur of
objection.
The HERALD will not tolerate any rob
bing Peter to pay Paul" business and will
insist upon the payment of its legal claims
The Schuylkill Press Association will
bear the HERALD out in the matter At
the meeting of that association last week it
agreed upon a much higher rate than the
HERALD has charged Council So if expert
testimony is required we will have no
difficulty in showing that our rates are not
exorbitant.
But we were forgetting that we cheated
ourselves. In making out the bills our
bookkeeper overlooked an insertion of one
of the advertisements. We will ask the
investigating committee to add the amount
to that already claimed.
AS to the Dispatch we have only this to
say; The paper is issued at the HERALD
office, and the advertisements were put in
the paper under the written instructions of
Mr.. Lamb namely-'please insert in
every paper you issue &c, and the specific
verbal Instructions of Borough Solicitor
Pomeroy. But, while the Dispatch is
issued at the HERALD office it is not owned
by the proprietor of the latter paper. 1t is
issued for Mr.. John +. Finney in consider
alton of stated sum weekly, on the same
plan as the FrackYille Item was once
issued from the Office and the Schuylkill
Haven Call is now issued. The advertise
ments were not put in the Call because the
paper is not, as the Dispatches Shenandoah
publication.
We hope the illegal combine will realize
that by climbing down from the tree and
paying our bill at an early date they will
promote an economical policy.
-Four pair mems seamless hose for 25c.,
at the Peoples store. 2l-tf