Telegram-herald., 1890-10-05


Prat0x e the Aarian Ds.ly Tmes, .
assnsher Of the BoaEa q contrel Of ths
NIehs ssn sebosl Ter tAs Bad a. TIE
sane tinis James N. farmer sas. hzs
ssmethsnx - say about ne Detroit Free
fFsas slsae< on Turner. he sEltes lhs
oFeE nisssn ssenaturs aad Dabi snes lt1n
tne editorial esi8nlns - tie Tines
.-fhe Free Prrss Of tbs morning eon-
tai1s . loez scrssd prepared ~ J. ,
AeEToy, ben appears - easI SERIOUS
fs1et0ons Ca the oS1ssaess honesty ~
Tie hspubile4R e4ud1aAts tor uoFeTuof.
ns lanxgnly docamens eootxlns liz
le t1at = aes, anst rgaliy hfsie tnAt =
true. i- = the statement 81 an employs
"a tae state school tor the Bind, wao
aAs superseded "a the pos.tson of sup
eriateatsnt tor cause.
lie charges t0At Mr. Turner. as
treasurer ~ tas board % C0umlss Ca
sfsof tne Blind scnool, lsxrproPrated
fuuds OF TIE institution. Ins charge
sas peddled - the opponents oI hf.
turner's nom4nAtl0n for Governor, and
these went - sar as . specify TIE
amount "a the detalcatl0n.
he truth IS that duIng Mr.. fur-
neT ncunbeucy OF the position 81
treasurer. he freely advanced of MS
private funds, when necessary FOR The
school a. that period Was IN an embryo
tie oudltion !, and vixen his successor
on tie board, and 20 the oftce OF treas
urer, settled with h,m. the institution
Was in Mr.. Turner's debt
Tine hooks oi the institution all
through the time during which the
y hole of the new building vas la pro-
gress, which covers all the time em-
hIseed IA tae NcElrOy manifesto, were
: % by the chef hook keeper OF the
Aud tor Generals Office. Iney have
been open az al times u inspection,
and tne board challenges the closest III
vest CATION.
During a large part OF the time the
tf0veFu0T xas ex-OticiOa member OF the
poard, the contracts we're made by the
board, and not by Mr.. Turner, OF With
Mg Turner.
"Ihe record shows that no adverse
vote was ever taken on the board IN re-
gard to any matter Whatever. and the
idea OF there being IAN inside" for Mr..
Turner, or any other member OF the
board, ougluated m the brain Of man
who was, X reports are true, duuug his
connection With the institution IN Ques-
ton, himself open 90 influence" SO
tar a hs limited capabilities extended.
"McElrOy was never, as the Free Press
editorial claims, superintendent or the
| Indiana Institution for the Blind. HIS
services were not eagerly sought tor"
/ by the board Of tho Michigan sch 'ol.
| lie was hired on mis- personal sOlicita-
| ton 10 the board, and soon acquired
the opinion that the institution could
| not exist without him. and that the
welfare OF the State itself would he ser
iously impaired should his valuable ser
wees be dispensed with.
| "Ihe services of Mr.. Turner on the
| board were secured by the late GOV.
| Croswell, after great effort, and he con-
/ tiuued on the board TO the detnment of
| his private business At the earnest sollc-
| itatlOn of the friends OF the institution.
| Every material point IN the McElroy
| sCreed was brought 10 Gov. Luce's at
! teution by that person and his friends,
and yet the Governor, after careful ex-
animation of the charges, would have
| sent Mr.. Turner's name to the Senate
| tor rcappOlntment, except for that gen
| tleman's positive refusal to allow IT.
| "McElrOy lugs IN the name of the
late lamented Townsend North, as n
sort ot hacking TO hrs msstatements,
| and yet Mr.. North voted for reduc-
| ton OF his emOluments, voted for his
dismissal. and was ready and anxious
| 20 do 80. Even before he had an ap-
| pOintment McEiroy conceived the idea
that be had a deed OF the institution,
| It's employees, and its Board OF control,
| and only awoke TO a realizing sense of
his mistake when, after Mr.. Tnrner
ceased 20 be a member OF the board,
| McElroy's connection with the lnstltu-
| ton was summarily ended.
This is written without recourse to
the records of the institution. and more
| IN regard To- the subject will appear
| hereafter. 1t may be well 10 add, how
ever, that virtually the same matter,
atiidavlts and all that appears in the
| Free Press of today, was prepared for
the SUNDAY sun some years since, and
| that paper, even 1t that period of exis-
| tonce, declined TO print the stuff. Its
| appearance IN tho Free Press, ut this
late day, speaks volumes for the exi-
| gcncies of the Democratic party IN
| Michigan. Tom ). APPLEGATE."
The whole fire of the Detroit Free
Press has now been drawn and it will
DC Turner'S turn next. His turn will
last until November I. Then the peo-
pie viii take a hand in and give the lie
10 the FREQ Press as usual.