Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-09
A VERY LAME DUCK.

The liberal minded editor of the
Leader has finally found n solution TO
his dishonest charge that the publisher
Of the CENSOR hypnotized the county
board in its action in ordering the pub
lieation of proceedings. Run into his
hole by our demand TO produce proof or
stand convicted as a public slanderer.
the Leader editor says we may nave
been in error in charging direct respon.
sibility in the matter, but adds there
are strong indications that the Leader
was not mistaken, and cites as an I'm
dication' the fact that the editor of the
CENSOR and bis wife entertained the
members Of the county board and county
officers at their home one evening dur
ing the session. What q contemptible
SANDER to heap on the fair name Of the
board as whole and as individuaisl
What must such manly democrats as
John NJ. Vance, Charles OFT, Jens David.
son, Billy Buchanan. lisa ,ah Guist. ]. [.
Clawson and others, think of their party
paper for heaping such odium upon
them in branding them as cheap skates
and men so lost 10 public duty that they
would surrender manhood for favor,
where no such favor was solicited or ex-
pected. Small potatoes, isn't it, 10 thus
belittle les fellows in effort and attempt
TO get from under our call for proof of
its charge The Leader states what is
false when 1t says we gave notice, last
year, that we would refuse to Join our
contemporaries In publication of the
proceedings; 1t states what IL knows to
be false when II says the price paid for
printing the proceedings in newspaper
ami book form Is the same as last year
The amount Is $50 less. Finally the
Leader asks, What object had THO
county boerd in excluding the Leader
unless TO favor Senator Munsons :"
While we are not authorized to speak
for the county board, we doubt not that
they believed they had GOOD reason
that 1t would be virtually money thrown
away, from the fact that the Leader has
no general circulation and it's suhscrip-
tion list is the smallest of all the nine
papers published in the county.
As bearing on this controversy the
Hiilsboro Sentry says;
The Leader and Republican. two Vi
roqua publications. feel grieved over the
action taken by the county board in Civ.
ing the publication Il the county board
proceedings 70 ths CENSOR and leaving
them out During past years all three
Viroqua papers have shared in the work,
and people not taking one Of these pa
pers found out very little about the do
lngs of the board AS we look at the
matter the Leader and Republican are
no more entitled to the work than any
other paper in the county. The CENSOR
got the work on the merits Of circula-
ton, and it seemed Just to the members
OF the board or they would not have
done as they did. If the publication of
the proceedings is given to more than
one paper it should 80 to different parts
OF the county. or be given to all -
Now, once for all time let us say that
the C1s~SoR never has and never will
solicit the publication Of county board
proceedings. In no manner have we
ever attempted to influence actions Of
the board in respec. thereto Ii is big
Job and involves much responsibility
and care and pays little above working
wages.