The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-09-25
TURNER'S HONESTY.

Next to bis Unionism. the great boast Of
Turner has been his honesty. Let US see,
from one example how well funded that
claim is In the sumner Of 1871. while
public printer, il was asceriained that be
bad been charging By = wrong measurement.
and upon investigation BY practical prin-
tens il was found that the sulouut Of over
charge was nearly three thousand Ave hum
dred dollars. This amount was admitted
and secured to the State by Withholding pay
oents on subsequent work until the over.
charge was made good. 30 far 80 good.
There was : general disposition to aequit
Turner Of wilful attempt TO delraud the
State. Ills carelsssness in the management
If his business. and bis ignorance Of the de.
tails Of printing wcte thought sufficient cause
for the deception Of which lie seemed to
have been the victim. aud not the instru-
menf. tssss.,,.a .ssssss6 ghar . I'd
IL the ma,tes had;gone no farther. moth
ns more would have been said about il :.
The State bad lost nothing ard Turner was
he only sufferer. But be woald not let
the matter rest. Ile was resolved to have
back bis lusses. We snnpc, state positively
that be had resolution introduced 1t the
session OF 1878 to reimburse BIS losses,
because xe have not the copy Of the Jour
nal for that ses>ion by us but We are in-
formed that such q resolution was then in
trOIueed.. snfavorably reported upon. anl
rejected. But we do know. that At the ses.
sion Of 1874 3. q resolution was introduc.
ed in favor Of JAS. II. Moore. Now. Mr..
Moore was the nominal contractor for the
Public Printing in 1901, aud it was dur
ing bis contract that the illegal mode of
charges was detected. Ia 1910. Mr.
Moor. had No connection with the Sentinel
nor with Mr.. Turner. =" F
We well remem Der the occasion. For
several days previous, the Sentinel had
fairly famed with cautions. in glariug eapi-
tails, against hasty and fraudulent legisla.
ton 10 the closing hours If the session.
Yet on Friday Of March 18th. Mr. penuix.
Ly request. introduced resolution in favor
Of j. ID. MOsre. which was placed % the
calendar. At the evening sessson, it va.
taken up q the instance u Appleton Oak
smith. Of Carterei. who urged ITS imms,
date passage with great voeifsroasness.
horIng it would 20 through under the Gun
fusion that reigned At that hour. and under
the usual haste to push business through ;
ani be was very nsarly successful. Turner
stood iu the lobby watching the progress Of
bis move. ExplanatiOn Of the character oi
the resolution was then demsndod |; for she
first time il was understood By the House.
and then IL vas found 10 be resolaiien to
refund 10 Jas. n. Moore lalias Josiah Tur
ner) tie full amount deducted for bis over
charge 10 the public printing in 1871 |;
whereupon Mr.. Erwin nosed 10 lay ii v,l
the :sble. which wss dops BY vote " 30
ayes to "a Bays. T@fh = * ~~ "
Sd
I. was wsll understood. that. 10 passing
the Ho.se. il was 70 be hurried over 70 the
Senate aud then tssbed through under the
same impalse q haste and eonfusiau. a,
And 20 hers was an effort 70 obtsin back
through the influences that govern tse clos.
ing hours Of :he session (,he I.egislstuis
practically JssOlved The ners day. though
pa formally sdjsan,ipg until Moudsy
nurpingl the sum u $500. deliLes.tsly
pronounced upon eloss investigation 10 have
been uBIssfally drawn from the State.
Que chapter of Turner'S hOsssty.
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