Arizona republican., 1894-05-30
ABOUT PRINTING STEALS.

deal to say about printing steals, which, perhaps, is not surprising when it is re- membered that the editor of that paper, N. A. Morford, is an adept at the business.
 If there is man in Arizona qualified to speak professionally of printing and other steals that man is the editor of the Herald, newspaper whose sub- sistence for years has principally been from printing and other steals.
 Among Republicans it has been known since the regime of Morford that the Herald was only loyal to the party when it's editor had his hand in the public treasury, and among taxpayers and the public generally that news paper has been regarded as an incubus that the town would be better off with out.
 But as to printing steals: Since the Herald has seen fit to bring up the sub ject, let the whole truth be told, even though it furnish United States grand jury with ma tier for investigation. That $7, 800 printing steal of which the peo- pie have more or less information was perpetrated by the Herald. It was cold blooded and deliberate steal finding only parallel in other printing steals by the same paper. This enormous sum of money was paid for four columns of matter furnished in plates and run in the Heruld for sixty days. AS there was no type set and no wear of material $500 was big price for the job, leaving clean steal of $7,300. In order to collect this money the pub fisher of the Herald was obliged 10 make an affidavit that the price charged the government was the usual price charged other customers for the same
 work. Does anyone believe it? AS 8 matter of fact the entire receipts of the Herald for advertising do not reach the large sum of $7,SOO in two years in- stead of in two months. Here is food for those who want to study the question of printing steals.
 Now for another printing steal in which the Herald and the secretary of he territory-at that time Morford- were the chief characters. When Nor ford was appointed secretary the Herald was placed in the name of G. A. Mintz, foreman of the composing rooms, and as soon as Morford retired from office his name was again substituted for that of Mintz. But no one was fooled by this jugglery. Morford as secretary had printing worth $500 to give to a newspaper. It was all given to the Herald by Morford, clear case of print ing steal in which he as public officer deliberately entered into a conspiracy that his newspaper might obtain the printing. Has anyone ever heard of printing steal so notorious as this And if grand jury should hear of it does anyone doubt what action it would take?
 And still here is another steal: When the editor of the HerdLd was secretary of the territory, in addition to the ordi- nary pay, he received $2,3Oo for afixing his name to the interest coupons of the funding bonds. This was 8 high handed robbery never contemplated by the law or the taxpayers.
 Yet this same man who, in three steals, flched the people of the enor- nous sum of $15, 300 goes before the city council and sheds crocodile tears for the poor, down-trodden taxpayers out of whose pockets he has abstracted in three instances this large sum of money. Added to these printing steals are nu- merous others that can be named, and may be, if the Herald is still interested in the matter.
 THE REPUBLICAN is aware that these allusions are somewhat personal. But they have been called forth by the con- tinual howl of paper notorious for it's corrupt practices, and it is well that the people should know who the persons really are that engage extensively in printing steals. While the Herald was receiving this $15,90O of outright steal, to say nothing of the $S,O00 or $10,OOO worth of other printing steals in which it was engaged, THE REPUBLICAN re- ceived $400 from the city and about $500 from the territory.
 Now, who is the robber? Who has one hand in the public treasury while with the other he brushes away the