, 1874-03-10
"TIIE STATE-pI1NNTING FRAUDS,''

| 10 The Editor n} Tic Ci'a7go Tribune
SIN: Your isAllo Of the 9TH, pago 2, contains
on article unaor tho above title, signed "*,"
requiring brlof notice. As it may not bo quito
generous to suggest tho name Of tho author
who Books concenlmont under an anonymous
signature, wilt only refer 10 paragraph Of lis
OWL: ''Third and last was hIr. D. L. Phillips,
the rroHons editor md principal owner OF tho
| Journal WHO is too we'll known to neod further
Introduction. "Too we'll known!" Had an
oncnay OF tho person named boon the author
Of tint sentence, his friends would have re-
sontod it as biting sarcasn.
fow truths. moleHty told will dispose Of
your correspondent. "*." In tho first place
hlaj. DailAacllo after honorable scryico iu the
Army Of the Ohio. anti Mt Springfield, Chicago
nnd Now York, rotirod much poorer tllan Io
! wont in, aud, though charged with tho disbursc-
1ncnt md issue Of public money aud property to
tue oxtcnt Of 20,o0o,o00, promptly sottlod his
yast mud complicated accounts at tho close, 10 tho
last cent, al on ratinng, received letter OF
thanks a.d colnmcntlation from tho Quartermas-
tor-Genoral. Aaottsr officer, "too wofl known"
otc., during tho satno timo il vol understood to
hnve accumulated 100000, moro or less, through
strict jagalt'y and economy, ont Of I. very mod
crate salary iii 5lurahal Of tho Southern District
OF Illinois.
It was through tho persistent solicitations of
alr. Phillips, who VAS hostile to his then aaBo-
clnte, E. i. Baker, md determined to oust him,
TINT Mcssra. Dray7nan ind Dailhache calne into
the directory of the Company, mud Joined A1r.
Phillips i'll tho managomons OF the allairs; ainl,
nj tho journal was OH tho threshold OF bank
tuptcy, thoir onomy was needed to savo it,
Instead Of leaving for tho Last III disgust, ba-
ing 'uttery roworlesH, etc.. N[r. Phillips went
n mir RI,
ontiro confidence in the hands OF iliA asaocatoa.
Ills disgust probably resulted from ii,adiug him
SELF poworloas to carry tho journal over to tho
support Of the Liberal party.
groatly-improved coadition.-tB business i'll
croasing its debts decreasing. Ths IL nlato
plum by the fact that WhoroaH, before those goll
tlomen became majority of tho Directory, 1a
waB himself for months engaged IN IN olldoavor
10 soil stock Of par, mid to ploage it below pur,
he was, in April, 1s73 quito willing to purchase
at so per cont premium. That il not the usual
wny ia which business Or aniudividual becomes
"ruined."
Tho fact is, 1Ir. Phillips, having succeeded,
about that timo, IN clrcuniyontng and u freezing;
Out" cortaln Stockholders in tho Quincy Jrhi9,
was encouraged to make 4 similar movement up
OIL hiH follow-atockloluers in the journal, but in
which he miBcrably failed. l1o found tllat, il
r. his associates must 90 ont" tlloy must be
honght out, not forced out by robbery and lcgcr-
| domain.
| Tho contract for State printing wns honestly
executed wlllo Maj 1lailllncllo remained b,tgi-
ncBs-mnnagcr Of the Journal. How it WAS after
| It cnme untlor tho contro! nnd manipulation OF
Mr. Phillips, may DO 1oarlled when tho reuort Of
| the Printing Conlmittco aild the astounding dis
closures Of tho Testimony aro known,- n,-oBpocinlly
| WHOM tho testimony Of Alr. Phillips is weighed
| III tho balanco against that Of numerous wit
| nesscs, written records and documents, directly
coMtradictiug him on IL dozon material points.
| Those who lllyo read tho Springfield journal,
and heard tLo busy talk Of its manager, under-
6tHnd the ctlaguctor Of tho assnulta constantly
| made upon all witneaaos who voilture 10 testify
truly III behalf Of tlo State. Sauilor threats,
| and browbcating hayo boon in constant play.
| Aud thtb IL tho reasoN why tue man WHO ia very
| rapidly becoming too we'll known" sookH to .si-
| sail Maj BAill,aclio in Tie CHICAGO TnrpuSE,
As w6ll Az III his journal anil about the street.
cornors Of Springfield. Iustcad of boiug q
"willing witnoas," Nlaj. Baihuohe did not
80 before tho Committee until after
boiug Aix tines notillsi. TGo trouble
iB, that, in tostifying to tho plar, truth,
With frarknoss aud fearIoasnesA, he sItdI conItdI
neither swear M Mr., Phillips wished, nor as Mr,
Phillips did. Had lo cyaded questions. provari-
aoltcd to peryort the trutll.-saY twenty or
thirty timcs,-ho would not hayo bcon assailod
in tho journal, nor would The TR1nuNE hayo
boon callo1 upon to ropoat tho Injustice.
This ia sufficient for tho prosunt Whom tho
anonymous writer, "wllo is too vol known to
nuke concealmont possible will slgn lin roAl
nasno, roal nanos and abundant blows will ba
given it. oxclango. LEX TALloNls.