Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-15
sxrhe Arsenal" and shoddy Patriot

The court organ, some time ago. stated that
the arsenal was not a State institution. This it
declared most positively. There is no act Of the
Legislature authorizing il. The organ of His
Excellency. for him. stated that. as the Legisla-
ture had failed 10 approve his acts Ia establishing
and operating the arsenal. it therefore had
no connection whatever with the State Govern
ment. Whit business. then. accepting the posi-
ton taken by the court organ in behalf of the
Governor that the arsenal is not a State institu-
ton. had a legislative committee TO investigate
It's management IL had just as much right to
investigate the court organ Company's a%ffaiIs.
land the committee would have found il like a
~hitened sepulchur-full Of corruption or the
business of the Bates House. Which horn OF
the dilemma DO the MoRrosIrEs intend TO take
in regard to the arsenal? At one time they say
the State has nothing TO do with Ii. and then that
" is a State enterprise. II the latter. why Is il
not placed under the control Of the State officers
and Why sre MT the reporss of its operations
made to theml His Exceilency has what he
tuition or is il a private AFFAIR." Does the arsenal
run through that machinel The court organ
Gays. referring to the Sentinel, that THE man.
agemeut Of tina, establishment 1.-THE arsenal) is
misrepresented and the integrity of its officers
sssailed by malicious nisrepreseutations." Our
authority for making these statements is the
court organ itself 1t said that the powder kegs
and bullet moulds" Of that establishment we're
private property. and We inferred necessarily
that they were Governor MoRroS's property.
We have never said a word derogatory Ia the
mere business management of the arsenal. but
on the other hand have often referred In most
complimentary terms to the skill and business
sagAcity of Col. srrxM aud his associates We
have said the same about the management Of
the Bates House. the Palmer House. the New
York Store, Goods. Hume 4 Lord's. and a hun.
dred other business houses of the city. We have
congratulated a great many persons upon the
successful results Of their business sagacity and
enterprise. but we never dreamed that we we're
therefore a~ssailing them by malicious insinua
tons" We even spoke Kindly of our n~elghbor.
Nr. SuIoRovE. who recently retired from the
Office of State Printer with $40. 900 in cash to his
credit in the bank. and that. too. after dividing
ia profits with several other parties .ss he informed
Us. And in so doing. We were not SO envious of
what he regarded his good fortune as to mali
ciously insinuste that il was the result of hook
ing" the quasi quires of the State paper.
'.tretching matter" adding TO the journals
profitable matter contrary to law, and various
other "peculaiions." as be pronounces them 20
be himself. while State printer. Unfortunately
for ourselves, We have not a dollars interest in
after holding the Office of Public Printer for al
leas, double the time that Mr.. BEERr r SuL.
eaovr did. ~e have no $4,000 to our credit in
bank. besides 4 large amount Of property laying
loose around. IL is = SULGRovE trick. however.
10 make money. By referring TO w.sHBusS's
reports on Government contracts, page 1920. IL
sill be seen by bis own evidence that one SUL
ekovK agreed to give one ' urS. or ole MURPnr.
fifty cents on a saddle 10 secure a Government
contract for making some 500 or ! 200 saddle;
and. after getting the contract upon that consid
Grafton. as be admits he did, repudiat.d his hon.
orable pledge BY refusing to pay, vAJEs or
nuRfHr q rel cent on account Of the
immortality of the arrangement between
them! And this Is the way the shoddy
contractors and public printers, all fierce
for the vigorous prosecution of the var" lin.
trate their high toned patriotism. THIS class Of
people will be very loyal" no doubt. iust =.
long as The Government has a1y money they "a,
appropriate to themselves through IA, con,r.ct.
and not q dsy longer. Our beighbor. the o.,r;.