The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-11-04
TWO WAYS.

Sometime age the editor Of the
Indianapolis Journal discovered
that Ric lard J. Bright. Democratic
State Printer, had abstacted over
$40. 900 from the State Ire .sury hy
the use of false and fraudulent vou.
cheers. With some difficulty he
obtained copies Of these vouchers,
and immediately published them.
charging Bright with perjury in
making and obtaining money upon
them zBrights only snswer from
that day to this 10, substantial y,
that II he is . thief and . perjurer
other State Printers were rascals
and liars. The Journal endesvored
in vain to force him 70 assume the
offensive. offering to deposit Sl0.-
600 as damsg for libel II Bright
would sue and get verdict
Finally Mr.. Fishhack took the often
sive himself and Bright was in
dicted for rerjury. At the trial
the false swearing was fairly admit
ted by Bright and his counsel, bus
it was claimed that the affidavit ito
the voucher was not required by
the Auditor Of State, and therefore,
there was no perjury Bright
crawled out of this small hole in
the meshes Of the law, and thus
escaped felon's cell 10 the peni-
tentiary. In course of this exam.
ination charges were made against
A. H Conner, late Republican
State Printer, that he had drawn
money from tie State Treasury in
the same manner Bright had, but
no false vouchers Of his, except
perhaps one upon which Bright
drew the money, have been produ-
ced When the editor of the Jonr-
nal found be could not reach the
criminal, he turned his attention to
the recovery of the plunder, by
calling upon the Attorney General
to proceed against oil parties i'm
plicated in any way, including him
self as . member Of the Journal
Company The Attorney General
is 10th to move in the matter, but
il he does not the Governor or some
other person, authorized to act for
the State, will. It 10 we'll known
that the present Journal Company
had nothing to do with the STATE
Printing. II Mr.. Conner has been
"skinntng black cats" he will have
chance to pay for his fun. Nov ii
all this tho Journal has ,lecn heart.
lilly sustained by the Republican
press Of the State. 1t Was knows
early in the fight that Mr.. Come
would be assailed and perhapl
deeply implicated. No man 10 th,
!. party was more popular than Ham
Conner. Like our willard Nash
: HE genial, hearty manner made
: friend of nearly every man he met
: : but this could not be allowed
: screen him il he had been wrong
. ing the people Of the State. an
:. there was no halt in the progress
: OF the Investigation How has
:, been with the Democratic press
= Here aud there We hear . fain
!. declaration that Bright muet pur,
/. himself from this charge. III b
% is guilty he should be punished.
. The Democratic party is oppo
20 sed to corruption" etc. The fac,
10 are all before them. showing hi
,t guilt rs plainly as the noonda
n sun. hut how few of the Democra
At ic papers admit the facts or deman
= q restitution Of the money fro,
= Bright They go for Conner vii
"a might and main. but Conner 10 o,
= iy accused, Briylt is conyicte'
:. No Republican paper in Il
70 State has attempted to scree
in Conner. linen depended upo
% Democratic papers. they wou
scarce nave reason to suspe
Brights integrity. The Republ
- can press Of New York city, led
re the New York Times, exposed 4
Is enormous frauds of the Tamma,
y ring. Democratic presses Of Ne,
;" York. and of the country at lara
j. defended and apologised for Tam
many until it became svidhnt tn
\, . storm Of indignation was srisir
ia which would sweep Tammany ar
le its apologists from the face Of Il
: earth; then. reluctantly, they tut
:. - their batteries and lire blank ca
Of tridges at the odious ring Th,
make fearful noise but nobol
in gets hurt. For the sake of harmon
N Boss Tweed IL willing to yefra
!. from pressing the claims Of Tau
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