Amador ledger., 1907-09-13
THE CELEBRATION MANAGEMENT.

around ny Irresponsible parties
When, however, the ill-wlll political
or otherwise it matters net, against
the editor is paraded on the occasion
of public celebration, as was the
case on admission day in Jackson, we
deem it not out of place to make
some explanation thereon. In doing
/. this, we may say that never during
: our residence here has celebration
7, been conducted on such narrow mind
5ssed, prejudiced lines, as was that of
the 9th in jackson. We do not mean to
say in a general way that native sons
5sof this or any other section are of
Eilliberal, prejudiced makeup. No
doubt the majority are fair minded.
4 1t has been circulated around that
8 the Ledger refused to pay the amount
subscribed; that the editor made no
attempt at decoration of the Webb
Z building, aud would not allow others
TO decorate; would pot permit any
ropes to be attached to the premises
to support the canvas covering over
the street, and SO forth. Now the
Sons waited upon US with subscrip
tIon list. We told them We had
heard there were to be two celebra
tions-on labor day, also on the 9th.
They did not know of any other ex
cept the one they were representing.
We put our name down for S5-the
usual amount from printing offices on
such occasions. In a public affair,
paid for by private donations, it is
inc lmbent upon those in charge to
distribute any patronage pertaining
to the celebration equally and fairly
among the business men subscribing
to the fund, and all sums are listed
on that welIrecognized basis. Any
glaring departure from the rule re-
Iieves the person subscribing from
his obligation, for the obligation to
pay is not one whit more sacred
than the obligation OF the managers
D.. to deal fairly and impartialIy. 'rht
1dUUE-udy WAS
squarely on these lines. Shortly
after we we're waited upon, we wer,
made aware that labor-day was also t,
be celebrated, and thereupon w
anafr -tItttJ VIC iugUuned TO make an
distinction for or against either affai
T.. that if there were two celebrations
our subscription would be dividec
equally between them, assuming o
course that any printing patrouag
would be subject to fair division
or let by contract as whole, Ill
either case we would have been per
fectly satisfied.
week or more passed, and W,
noticed that considerable printin.
was being done for this celebration
committee, and every particle of i
was being steered into the Dispatch
office, probably in sympathy with tn,
political proclivIties of the managers
And there was doubtless more print
Ing done for the late 9th affair thar
Tor any celebration jackson has hac
for many years In other respect:
the discrimination policy in regard
to local interests was adopted. A
platform was built at one end of lain
street. in opposition to Mrs Love s
hall business. The local band was
glvn the go-by, and two foreign or
CARNATIONS we're engaged to supply
music. Things were shaping to set
the people of the town at loggerheads.
whether Intentionally or IgnorantIy
we say not. Realizing that the
Ledger ottieewas signaIed out as a
q. victim,. we did not propose that our
own money should play any part in
the vlctimizipg scheme. To prevent
any misunderstanding, we told one
OF the committee that if the Ledger
was ignored in the printing patron
age, the Ledger would consider itself
under no obligation to pay the
amount subscribed. We scorned to
stoop TO ask for any printing, but no
printing no subscription. In face of
this plain lntimation, the committee
waited upon US some days afterwards,
to collect the amount, and in lieu of
cash we gave them a piece of our
mind.
The writer made no effu1t to dec
crate in any way. AS far as the
fixing of flags or bunting on the
brick front is concerned, he has quit
that for years, for good and sufficient
reasons, This time not flag nor any
thing was displayed anywhere as far
as he was concerned. This was in
tentiLnally done to emphasize the
work of the celebration committee.
They ignored him, he ignored them
>apd their narrow minded work. But
ia falling to decorate in any manner.
she merely followed the notew orthy
4eYample of the meeting place of the
native sons and daughters across the
street, which was absolutely devoid
of decoration of any kind.
A great pow WOW was raised that
we had prevented the stable people
under the Webb hall from decorating.
This is untrue. We found them en-
gagged in driving nails or tacks in the
wood work, without having asked our
permission. We Informed them that
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