The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-09
PROSTATE at Last.
I'm the Kanawha Chrou!clc.)


Walker began his swindllng overcharges
as soon as be got into the position OF Print.
err. Some of the first bills presented to
Governor Jacob for his approval were cut
doom, and then began the war upon the
Governor by this pert individual, who
hoped to establish the doctrine that "a lie
well stuck to In politics was as good as
the truth, and that party'man was Of
more consequence than honesty in the
administration Of public, affairs. The
Governor was upon one side and the dis.
honest officer upon the other; the Execu.
tive was cndeavoring to protect the inter.
es,s Of the people, and the public printer
wss endeavoriug to stuff his pocket and
make the people, believe that It was sall
right" . q = 2 = : -, 5Sii:A
The scrutiny Of all the bills which re.
quired the Governors approval continu-
I'd, and 10 o, lew months the overcharges
clipped out Of Henry y. Walkers bills for
printing and. binding amounted to several
hundred dollars. and all the bills tsubse.
Quently certified by tho Executive were
subject TO a similar deduction unless they
were made In form to deceive. and al
illegal chArgcs-charges not authorized
BY law. were lett out first. OF course this
was very, aggrayating to the robber who
had made up his mind to have the lions
share Of all the money collected from the
people every year. Hence the continued
abuse Of Gov. Jacob by the public printer.
Z. VS., Moore Clerk OF the Senate in
1871, who knew something about print
ing and binding, relnsedto endorse Henry
S.Walker's enormously overcharged bills
Walker appealed, TO the Attorney Gener.
al, who knew nothing about the propriety
OF the charges in tho bills, though he
might 10 0 lawyer; and Sprlgg decided in
favor Of Walker, but 1t Is quite likely Mr..
Moore never approved the bills, and per.
haps those bills have never been paid.
The reading public Is familiar with the
charges made against the printer, the com.
mittee appointed by tho Legislature to In.
yestigate, and the report OF that commit
lee showing that Walker had over
charged about 81 900 In less than one
years work; how, through the eloquent
appeals and ingenious reasoning OF law
ysrs, the Legislature was induced 10 Ieler
the report OF the committee to another an
Inferior committee-irom a special com.
mittee to a standing committeeman thai
committee, hearing the lawyers pleas and
some very extraordinary testimony
(which we intend to air out shortly were
persuaded they did not know anything
about the business, and two oil them
signed report altogether different from
that Of tho special committee. Then the
report Of the standing committee, which
was much to)Mr. Walkers liking, wai
voted do,on in the House by his friends
Though they could not understand
the printers technical terms, they
could understand that he had charged
more than he was entitled To; and not hav.
Jog been thoroughly educated In Walkers
political morals, or not being dishonest
ensought 10 substitute political rascality
10Y common honesty, they refused TO sus-
IAN him. We say the newspaper readers
Know something OF ell this They may
sso remember thai. the House threw tht
business Of their hands last spring. Then
came out the champion Of public plpndei
ana declared that he had been eXonera
sea BY the Legislature These matter
may be borne IN mind for what Is TO fol
ioW The Legislature refused TO white.
Mwasn, but putthe matter out oi its hands
NoN comes the Printer aud calls alout
sos prosecution, Though It is persecution
" wants Just now) why did not the Coy
ssuvt prosecute, cries out his suddenl!
naae Isoh mar, as he thinhsioi lawyer
ICES and possibly bribcd juries. Why dil
IoI lne Governor turn mo out ICbayis, on
'ae mattytdom-seeking innocent.
he reckons the intelligence Of the ,ISe6
pc too low. He insults The reading piib
Ile by pretending TO suppose they do no
know the Governor could not with pro.
ptiety interfere while his case was In Nm
hands Of the Legislature or a Leglslatiy