Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-12

fail to share the sentiment Of the latter
part of this sentence, for it seems to me
that the Commissioners must have known
that they could have got the same pub
licity given the county advertisements
for less money; at least, to read your
editorial, upon which l am now COM
menting, one would think so.
"The County Commissioners recog-
nized the fact that a newspaper cannot
give its space for the county advertising
for nothing" believe it would be more
expensive for either of our county papers
to leave off the county advertising
than it would be for them to
publish it for nothing, and as actions
speak louder than words it would seem
that my opinion along this line is but a
quotation from the KEowEE COURIER,
for it did do the county advertising last
wear for nothing, and offered to do it
again this year for 81. I take it that any
seaside mar will not do and persist in
doing what he knows he cannot afford
TO do.
when viewed from the standpoint OF
economy. retrenchment and reform the
action Of the Board of Commissioners
must be received with satisfaction by the
tax paying public at large" Now don't
think at all like the COURIER along this
linz for last year both our county papers
offered by seated bids (at least, so l
understood) to do the printing for 500
(the .Ne,rs So and the COURIER St0),
Just the amount that scch is getting this
wear. The advertising was awarded TO
the INe,cs for S25 and could have been
given to both papers. according to their
seated bids, for S65 Now. when we
come TO consider that the amount TO be
pad this year is twice the amount that
both sealed bids calleG FOR last year.
fail to see any trace whateverof economy.
re,renchment and reform about the mat
ter
LAS matter Of abstract justice there
is no more reason for requiring the press
to work for half rates, or less, than there
is tor paving the Sheriff. Clerk OF Court,
or any other officer, the same reduced
ratio of the compensation allowed by
law fail 10 see any analogy what
ever between the cases. | would rather
think the county advertising comparable
with other work let by the Commission
ers. such as making roads, building
bridges. etc. Dear COURIER. speaking
about being required to do the county
advertising for half rates, etc, will say
that am of the opinion that they are
not required to Go it at IL unless they
wish 70. l don; understand that You
would be any more required 10 do ouI
county printing Cor half price, or less,
than Mr.. Kaufman would be to build a
bridge the. same way. think Mr.. h.
will not so act if he knows it, and if you
do act so. ii seems to me, IL Is you own
fault and you have only yourself to blame.
When a blacksmith sharpens piow
or mends wagon he charges reasona-
bic compensation for his time and labor
Correct. dear COURIER. and l, as one Of
the craft mentioned, will say that l have
never been offered more for my work
than charged. and viii say further that
+ if the time ever should come when any
of my patrons will offer me cor my work
65 times as mach as the sum for which
offered 10 do il. sincerely hope the pro-
I per authorities will look after the one IN
error
Because circumstances may be such
that FOR a season he (the press may be
forced to give his time and labor fo'
nothing. is no adequate reason why any
fair and just person should take advant-
are of his necessities in such an extrem-
ity.' Now. in view OF the fact that the
KEowEE COURIER was actually forced last
wear. bv circumstances over which 1t had
no control. to do our county advertising
for nothing, thereby losing from Sl30 to
$500. it NAV be that our charitable
County Commissioners did the right
thing when they arranged to make II
present of S6i, or give it sixty-hve
times AS much for its work this year as
it charged: but. before can enlist as
svmpathizer with such an arrangement,
should like to know how and why the
COURIER was forced 20 do the work az
all. When the COURIER says, or init
mates. il was forced TO DO the advertis.
ing last year for nothing, what does II
mean? Does it mean il was compelled
bs law to do the advertising, or does II
mean that il was forced TO do the county
printing, because of its beng necessity
/ TO the continuance of its existence anc
prosperity? If by the former, and Ii be
true. / am a sympathizer with the ar
rangement Of the Board of Commission
ers, but. if by the latter, must say tina
| don't see why the COURIER sh"ulc
want to charge so much for what IS
necessity to its continued existence ant
prosperity. If being forced to do th'
county printing for nothing is not at
tributable TO one of the above causes
please state TO what it is attributable
Now, dear COURIER. ''pal-pal-paladiun
of liberty" if know myself (and l trus
do. at least better than he who offers
to do jobs of work for from $50 to 3V
times less than he can afford toy l hav'
no desire whatever TO throttle th'
press, the 'pal-paladium OF liberty. a
YOU have irtimated, nor do l entertain
any antipathy to you or any OF your as
sociates and would most respectfully IN
form you that my being "niggardly, par
slmonious and narrow-minded, as yo'
have put it, is not from choice, but from
the result of my understanding OF tn
matter in question, which your so-calle'
explanatory editorial tailed to ehange
don't regard yonr explanation as heinI
s., rn all rpa