The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-15
HENDRlCKs' ANbWER
To tho Letter OF Secretary of the NA,

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| fNn27 Chandler.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, July Xxx. G oy
ernor Hendricks has written the following
til response 10 the letter Of Becretar,
Chandler published in tho Associated Pres
papers this morning: F 'ni,.Fg
| li9s}i.1 INDIANAPOLIS. July Il, 1854.
10 Hon.sW e. Chandler: "a in1t lii
tslR-1 find in the newspapers this morn
| ftg letter to me from yourself written
Yesterday, and circulated throughout the
Associated Press. You complain that
did you: injustice in my address 10
the people Of this city made the evening
before. In that addrees1 ! urged, I'VE need
have the booka in the government office
opened for examination" and as an Illus.
lration cited the case OF the fraudulent
vouchers in one OF the bureaus OF your do.
partment, and that upon your testimony
before thea sub committee Of the Senate. Il
appeared that the /isauds amounted to
s03 900. And is not every word Of that
sru.? IN FsN li\{VFfi
You were brought before the committee
aud testified as l stated. You admitted
under oath that the sum OF money, loa.
amounted to SUS, 900, but your defense wp7
that the enlightenment did not wholly oc.
cur under your administration, but part Of
1t was under your predecessors. It seems
u have covered period from June q,
1880. down to January rs. 1854
Does that help you case : You
wers at the head Of the, department
ayear and nine months OF that ecriod :;
your predecessor about one year ard ten
months. Hs"was in Office at the payment
OF the frat ialse voucher, June els, 1880,
and up to april II, 1882 when you oame
II, and you continued thence until the
laes false voucher Was paid January o5.h,
1884. The period Was almost. equally di.
vided between yourself and your prede-
cessor. How much OF the 500, 600 was paid
ont under yourself, and how much under
your predecessor your letter docs not
show: But, sir, upon the question
that l was discussing. DoeD it make any
difference who WIS Secretary when the
ialse vouchers were paid? urged that
CASES like thiu, when frauds are concealed
In the vau!ta or in the books Of the depart
ment, the only remedy Of people is by a
change Of control, so that the books and
vouchers shall come under Jhe examina-
tion OF men, and disinterested men. Do
you think l am answered when you say |
was mistaken in supposing that in this ca.e
the frauds we're all under your administra.
ton, when in fuct part ofthem extended
back into that Of your predeceeiorb? -!
Why, Bir, that makes your case worss, |
for Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery deisl.
cation is large. But more serious fact is [
that it could and did extend through two
Of the Department, or |
period Of nearly four years, without de.ec. |
lion. But it becomes more serious 80 far
40 you are Individually concerned, when
The fact ia considered that you had
notice and yet took no sufficient action.
The information upon which spoke was
rom Washington, on the 26:h OF las!
month, from the associated pyess, the came !
that brings me your letter, which obtained
lt1 information either in your department
or from the investigation committee. II
you we're correctly reported that was the |
time for complaint and correction.