The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-04-22
A Senseless Howl.

Our cotemporary last evening published
| its irst editorial for months, and the follow.
ing dyspeptlc growl, under the heading of
"Violated the Law" is the article com.
plete:
''The Chronicle does not believe, simply
right to publicly air the grievances of any OF
its individual members. nor has 1t done So
1t is within its province, however, to ex-
pose any act of Observation-Disclosures of the
city, county or state officers. and this 1t has
fearlessly done in the past and will continue
so to do in the future. Neither has the
Chronicle so far said anything about the lm-
possibility of securing an item of news at
the county clerks office, although the law
Is plain that reporters, in common with any
private citizen, NAV learn upon application
OF any real estate transfer, incorporation,
marriage license, etc., which events have to
do with this department of our county Off
GERS. Fortunately, through the efficiency
and vigilance of the Chronicles corps of re-
porters 1T has SO far got the most important
OF this kind of news from other sources
But let this go. 1t is of fragrant viola
tion OF law we would speak, a case of pure
gall, without any show of pallIation or ex.
cuse.
"Tbe Chronicle is the official paper of
Wasco county, was so declared by the
county court at regular meeting. This
decision carries with it the exclusive right
to publish all official reports which are to be
paid for from the county funds. The CAron.
icte was the only paper which complied with
the law requiring the newspapers who wish
TO compete for the county printing to file
IN fha nf,ya
their circulation, and was declared the Off
ciai paper of Wasco county,. Hence the
SENT annual statement OF the county clerk
published In the Sun of the 10Th inst, was
illegally given. The Chronicle will protest |
the action.
During the thirteeL years that the editor |
OF the TINES MoUNTAINEER has been in the |
newspaper business in The Dalies, he has |
uniformly met with the most courteous |
treatment from Mr.. Crossen in his Official |
capacity, and the same may be said of those
whom he has employed as deput es while
sheriff and clerk of this county and post
naster IN this city. The records of the
county are public, and are accessible to
III corps of reporters The TIMES
MoUNTAINEER has never requested or ex.
oected Mr.. Crossen or his deputies to pencil
Town items of news which come to him as
county clerk. 1t is the duty OF the "corps
# reporters" to hunt these up througn n
he records, and put them in proper shape
or the columns CT the paper. These
ecords are not kept under lock or key, but
re open for the inspection of any one, and
Te do not believe this rule has been violated
n single instance.
There is not an official county paper In
ne state of Oregon. nor has there been
lnce the repeal of the old litigant law.
he session laws of 1891 provide that
ounty court proceedings of claims for
1hlch the salary or fees are not provided
y law, shall be published in paper to be
esgnated by the county court, and this is
II the s'official'' business that is obligatory
, be printed. Of course, the county clerk
as an absolute right to publish his fnan-
al statement Anywhere he desires, and the
hronicte or any other paper can ''protest to
lie action" to their hearts content.