The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-15
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The commissioners Of Public Print
ing" opened on the 81 of October the
several bids that had been sent TO them
in pursuance OF their advertisement
and proceeded to award the contract
for printing, binding, and paper. Mr..
HENRY S. Walkers bid was found to
be lower than any other and, under the
law, the Commissioners gave him the
contract. 1t was subject however to
the Governors approval aud this he
has seen fit to withhold, for purely per-
sonal reasons, whereupon Mr.. WALKER
reiterates his demand that Governor
JACOB must either "sue or subside."
1t will he difficult for the Governor
to Justify his failure to approve a con-
tract which was confessedly lower than
any other that was offered, and whose
faithful performance was guaranteed by
many responsible names. It is not
right that the public treasury be made
to suffer to crafty Governor JACOBS
private malice aud purchase for him a
petty revenge. He has already foolishly
squaudered State fluids in his i'll advised
contest with the Board OF Public works;
a contest provoked by his unlawful as
sumptions Of power and paid for at a
cost OF several thousand dollars. BY
refusing his approval o! Mr.. WALKERS
contract the Governor makes another
raid upon the treasury and does the
beet he can to compel the acceptance Of
higher and less responsible bids for
public work than Mr.. WALKER has
offered. Verify the Governors
honesty is OF q peculiar" kind.
in the course OF a particularly en-
phatic and fiery editorial in relation 10
the subject, the Courier Of last Saturday
has the following plain language:
Governor JAccD intimates that to
approve this contract ,would be to give
fresh opportunities for fraud. This is
an indecent and contemplate slur on
the other State officers. He means
simply to imply that the Printing
Board-made up of the Auditor, Treas
urer, and State Superintendent-and
the Printing Superintendent, who is
the Secretary OF the State, the Cover
nor's own appointee, are ready to con-
uive at frauds, while the Governor
with his retinue of tatterdemalions
and scalawags, is the only bulwark OF
public honesty. This is his plain im-
plicauoU, because, under the law,
the Printing Superintendent is
alone authorized TO estimate
the value OF work done and
material furnished, and from his judg-
ment there is an appeal to the Com
missioners fraud could have no other
avenue. The contractor has nothing to
do with making the charges, and If he
had full control OF them, could not pos
sibly be more reckless or dishonest
than the Governor has been in djssp-
proving this contract.
The Governors affectstion OF superb
or personal honesty is exceedingly un-
happy. WALKER is disqualified to
serve as public contractor by reason
Of past excessive charges, JACOB is cer-
tainly disqualified to serve as Governor
because OF having paid those charges.
The beet be can make OF himself is an
accomplish. II his charges of rascali-
ty are true be is a party TO the plumber
II ialse, be is not only scamp but
defamer His claim 10 superior ipteg-
rity is any thing but overwhelming.
Some OF the Governors other acts do
n o. show him TO be faithful guardian
of The public morals. He made an
effort O short time ago to obtain con-
troll of the Penitentiary and the Asy-