RE PRINTING BRUCE ROLL.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3102, 26 September 1899, Page 4

RE PRINTING BRUCE ROLL.

To the Editor. Sir, — In your last issue you challenge me to reply. That being so, I trust you will insert this letter in justice to Mr Jas. Allen (our member) and myself. You do nob attempt: to deny complicity ! A charge made but of which no notice is taken, but you try t ■ " draw a herring across the scent " and challenge me to bring proof " that I did any printing before the 31sb July." Now, Sir, here ib is : I did execute an order for Mr M. Henderson, Milburn,— a bill, " Sale to commence on July Ist." Surely this is sufficient to capsize your argument that I did not commence business until August. I may tell you that I also executed several other orders, but the ono above is sufficienb to prove my case. At this time the Registrar of Electors was acquainted with this fact — that I was prepared to tender for printing the Bruce roll. You have evidently fallen in here and have lost the only leg you have to stand on, the only excuse you have to hide your complicity. Perhaps you are not aware there is an unwritten law amongst true printers — that in all times of misfortune they help one another. I have seen in my time, in the Old Country, a most bitter political opponent office meet with an accident to their machinery, and the formes have been carried over to bhe office of their adversary and the paper has been printed for them. Iv my case (the fact I fsel sure you are cognisant of) part of my machine was broken in transit on board the boat, and it necessitated a new casting being made which caused a considerable amount of delay- The orders I had in hand were required and I appealed to a brother printer to help me out of my difficulty. This man was my employee, I was essentially the printer. Now, I ask Sir, is ib because by circumstances beyond my control I am prevented from doing my own work myself, is this sufficient reason why I should be prevented from tendering for printing the Bruce roll ? The «xcuse is too ridiculously thin and far-fetched, and I leave the public to judge for themselves. I now, Sir, challenge you to prove that you have nob pulled tbe strings from Head Quarters, for either you or the Registrar of Electors have departed from the truth.— l am &c, Thos. Allchin. P.S. — The public are not perhaps aware that the successful tenderer must find a bondman for a large amount to ensure the faithful fulfilment of the contract.— T. A.