Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
A Brr OF HmroRY.



ing why the AvALANBHE did not have
the State tax printing last year or
this. that We have decided to give
few historical facts ID regard to the
matter and let the people draw their
own conclusions
First, 1t must be granted by all.
that for sixteen years previous to
June 1895 the AVALANCHE was the
only Republican paper in the county,
and had never swsrvcd for single
issue from the support of Republican
principles and the candidates Of the
Republican party. National, State or
local, nor had any man ever charged
the editor with being unfalthful to
any candidate.
In May 1888, the NORTHERN dem.
oCRAr was established here aud con.
Quoted until June 1895 by Messrs. j.
and L. J. Patterson as an ultra dem.
ocratic sheet, which was never charg-
ed with favoring any thing In politics
outside of their party lines. At the
latter date L. j. having removed TO
Tawas, aud the senior partner being
engaged In the practice of law and
caring for his business as Register of
the U. S. Land Office, it was decided
to close out the plant. At that time
their printer had been on a protract-
ed spree and was 80 near the Jim
Jams" as to be unable to do the work
of the office, and they had for few
days the services of Jay Allen, of
West Branch, former publisher of
the HERALD of that place, which had
been absorbed by the TIMES. The
acquaintance of Nessrs. Patterson
and Allen had ripper ed into somewhat
of an intimacy during the campaign
OF 1892, when Allea bolted the Re-
publican ticket anti edited page of
the DEMOCRAT, under the heading of
OGEMAw TRUTH, using language and
methods concernin; the Republican
candidates, that Disguised decent de.
mocracy. While at work in the Of
fee Allen learned of the offered dis
posal of The plant, and obtained a re-
fusal OF it on cer6ain terms. He i'm
mediately went to see Auditor Gen.
eral Turner, aud obtained the assur-
ance that the q GMOCRAT; which name
was to be chan ed to the NEWS and
dubbed republican, should be desig-
mated to publish the tax list. Upon
its becoming known, Mr.. Turner was
deluged with protests by letter. and
in person, by lie; ding republicans from
this par. Of the State, as well as
State officers and members Of the
Legislature. HIS only rcply was to
the effect that 1t was his statutory
privilege, it was done, and would not
be recalled. But letters written by
Mr.. Turner, at that time, gave the
AVALANCHE and our friends to un-
derstand that we should have it this
year.
Before the time for the designation
of the papers for 1895, we fled with
him a petition asking that the AVA
LANCHE be designated to publish the
list for this county, signed by EVERY
Republican cobnt1 Officer; By
the Township Board of crd1'ing;
By nearly every Supervisor in the
cobrt1; By the Chairman and
! Secretary Of both co5nt1 ard
| Township Committees, and By
leading Republicans, who repre-.
sent a large majority Of resident
property in this eo1rtb, receipt
of which he acknowledged, and
said shobld have dbe considers.
ton.
The list Of papers designated was
published In the Sunday News Trib-
une, June 2lst., and the News was
again designated for this county, Mr..
Turner entirely ignoring the petition,
violating the unwritten law, and ali
party precedent, which Is binding up.
on all honorable men. Answering
our inquiry, Mr.. Turner said the
award to the News as published was
correct and would not be recalled, to
which we replied, that We consider
ed.that In this whole matter he had
acted no better than common thief
and liar. and that It was as dishoner-
able as to have taken our money from
our safe and given 1t to Mr.. Allen, or
divided 1t between them" The peo-
pie can Judge of his motives. The
AVALANCHE will continue under its
motto @Justice and Right" for what
we consider the best interest of this
locality, and advocating the princi-
pies Of the Republican party.
D. d O. Summer Service to
Nackinac.
Their new steel passenger steam.