Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-02

he got as much for that as Brainerd
got for the entire face of the ticket.
The printing was not shared with
Bralnerd because Royce Thought it
would be nothing more than fair"
but because Royce did not have the
type in his Office with which to do
the work.
In 1896 the ballot. twas larger than
in 1894, because of the presidential
electors and because there were more
tickets ID the field, and it was IN
questionsbly worth more money.
However the state ticket was printed
from plates, and there was no more
type setting, no more press work, 40
more changes of type for township
officers than in 1894 A power press
was required. to do the work in both
eases, the same number of ballots
was required. So that the only diff
ference was in the cost of paper and
ink, and the extra work of handling
the larger sized ticket, yet the county
was charged $464, or more than twice
as much as in 1894.
Royce does not attempt to deny
that he charged $153 SO for printing
a certified list of nominations, while
Bra1nerd charged only $35 for the
same publication. He only tries to
explain it away by saying that he
printed the HERALD supplement
containing the certified list IN the
Dispatch Office and it did not cost
Brslnerd anything except the paper.
He fails to state that he agreed to
print the HERALD supplement in
consideration for the use of the HER
AID type which he used to print the
tickets Brainerd was out the cost of
extra paper for the supplement, the
extra work of folding, etc, and the
wear and tear of his type for printing
the ballots. Royce fails. also to state
that he was out even less. He printed
one side of his paper while printing
the certified list It cost him not q
cent extra for labor, paper or type
setting. He used the type from which
he printed the ballots, and only ex-
pense was the makeup, or putting
the ty pc into the forms of. his paper,
which required the work of printer
for perhaps two hours. Royce's profit,
therefore, was at least 1852 SO, as the
printers extra work would not cost
to exceed ST. at the outside.
Now as to Mr.. Royce's contract
He bears down heavy on the fact that
his contract for the county printing
was nearly the same as the HERALD
contract and prints statement from
Mr.. Thornton to that effect. OF
course Royce neglects to say any
thing about whether or not he full
filed his contract, but when it is
shown that his charges are out of all
reason he points to his contract and
like one Shylock of old asks, lis IT
so nominated in the bond?" II
has been centuries since Shylock lived
but blood will tell, and the same
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES now crop out in
the Dispatch man that are credited
to his ancient klnsman of Venice. So
Royce tries to plead his contract as
an excuse for the extrsvsgant prices
which he charged the county for the
work he did for it. If the reader
will refer to the statement which Mr.
Thornton made for Royce it will be
seen that his contract called for So OF
per 500 10-lnch envelopes. Let Us
see how we'll be has fulfilled his CON.
tract. The following certificate will
prove our point:
Phillipsburg, Kan, Nov. 2, 1899.
Hon. l. D. Thornton. Go. Clerk:
Dear Sir:-Will you please state
what the flies of bills in your Office
show that Jno. @. Royce charged for
10-inch envelopes at any meeting OF
the Board-say April 1886?
Yours Respectfully,
BRAINERD & TADLocx.
Brainerd & Tadlock:
In reply to your request I fnd that
in the bill of Jno. @. Royce filed in
this Office April Ii. 1896, there are
three items of 400 10-inch envelopes
zach. the amount charged for same,
So SO for each item.
I D. THORNTON, Go. CLERK.
There you have it. His contract
calls for $500 and he charges So so
Then again the HERALD contract was
for $3.50 per 500, a difference of sc
cents. Royce over-chsrges so cents
making total difference in favor Of