Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
D0GS.IN.THE.MANGER.
Something About Certain Papers Re
marks on County Printing.

Something About Certain Papers Re-
marks on County Printing.
About the pcttiest, smallest, lit
TEST minded piece Of jealousy and
dog-in-the-manger tactics it has been
this county's fortune to see has been
that exhibited by certain whining
newspapers Of Abilene in their howl
about the manner in which the
county printing is set in the official
paper, OF course nobody is deceived
by their hypocritica pretense Of ere
form" and ECONOMY" Everybody
knows that they are animated by no
higher instinct than envy and jeal-
ousy of this paper because it is the
favorite Of the people Of the county,
gives the most news in the best shape
and was selected by the county COM
missioners as the only official county
paper for this year.
So the Monitor and News set up
their yelp and talk learnedly about
the claw
The fact is that the law says only
this: "The printer Shall be entitled
to receive the following fees. AT q
rate not exceeding 81 per square Of
$50 ems for first insertion and so
cents per square Of 225 ems for each
subsequent insertion"
The object always is to make Off
cial printing presentable and reada-
BILE, hence more or less latitude is al
lowed in all publications for head
ings, large type for prominent lines,
arrangement Of names and figures
for neainess and clearncss, etc, and
such is allowed in all legal printing,
no matter Of what description, wheth-
or state, national, county, municipal
or private. The official ballot, for
instance, has nearly all It's letters
more than onc-eighth inch in size and
whole columns Of blank space, except
for few cross lines, yet the law
makes it measurable rs II it we're Il
solid mass Of small type. Custom
rules the manner in which this shall
be done and custom in Dickinson
county has been to set official matter
exactly as the REFLECTOR now does.
For many years this has been the
custom as it is the custom in nine
tentha Of the counties in the state, as
shown by their official papers.
The Monitor charged and collected
for printing the official ballot at the
same measurement as though II were
all solid type.
1t is the style in which the Dickin-
son County News set all similar mat
ter during the six years it was official
paper of the county
II is the same as the News used
when it was official city paper for
three years.
1t is the same as the Monitor used
during the four years it was official
county paper (Thc present owner
was its proprietor and manager most
of the time, too.
1t is the same as the Dispatch used
for one year while 1t was official
county paper
II is the same as the official pro-
cecdings Of Abilene are printed in the
city official paper and have been for
many years past.
The known dishonesty of a man who
can find fault with another for what
he has practced himself for years
and without making restitution for
the wrong he himself alleges passeth
understanding.
The fact is that it is entirely OPP
tional with those ordering publica-
tons how they shall have this work
done and precedent and usage have
made the style used here the same as
is used in scores Of other counties
Each newspaper is a law unto itsel
in regard TO the papers style o
} typesctting in every particular.
The REFLECTOR wants only what Ii
right, fair and legal and that is all II
has ever received or ever will,
The commissioners will probabl,
be able to run their affairs without
any advice from whining nincom
poops whose jealousy and envy of tn,
REFLEcroR's success and popularity
|, keeps them snarling at its heels.
800 Reward, 300,