The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-27
MORGAN is ANGRY
Ex-COmmander G.. A. r. Goes
After Rickel.
Defends His Action in Printing
Encampment Journal.
COST is MUCH LESS.
Prices of Previous Journals
Quoted i'm Authority.
Claims Commander Rickel Has
Unjustly Held Up Bill.

To tho Editor of the State Journal:
In recent issue, you publish what
purports to be an interview with j. H
Rickel, the present department com
r1ander of the G.. A. r., in which in
terview Commander Rfckel makes
upon my official conduct as past de-
partment commander of the Grand
Army of this state.
Waving the improprietv of de-
pertinent commanders conduct IN
publishing in a newspaper the private
business of the Grand Army in which
the public has no interest whatever. /
oesire to brand the interview as
tissue of ignorance, falsehood and ma
ltciousness. 1t will be seen from the
rurport of the interview of Comman-
Ger Rickel that the controversy be-
tween him and me relates to the COM
p.iing and printing of the journal of
the twenty-eighth department en-
be no misunderstanding as to what
Commander RickeI stated in his inter-
view. I desire to copy the following
Paragraph:
THE main reason that this journal.
compiled by Comrade Morgan, was
turned down at this meeting was be-
cause it was not turned into this office
before being sent to the printers and
be cause the bill for compiling and
printing was too large-larger than
tic AOliQ Tie IldO SCI doloC
for this purpose. It is a well estab-
Hshed precedent that the journal when
compiled is turned over to the COM
mander to be printed by him to the
best advantage of the department. We
could have waited and had this print
fng done for nothing by the state
printing plant people. Comrade Nor
gan ignored this department and had
the printing and mailing done without
our knowledge and sent in bill for
S294.30-$194.30 more than we had
allowed
RiclSeI Statements False.
The purport of this interview is to
the effect that the department en-
campment had made an appropriation
of 500 for the compiling and print
ing of the journal of 1909 and that
1. as past department commander had
caused the journal to be printed and
mailed and sent in bill for $294.30
--$194.30 more than we (the depart
T1ent) had allowed" When Comman-
der Rickel says or insinuates that the
department encampment "set aside or
allowed any sum whatever for the
printing of the journal of the twenty
eighth encampment he, either through
Culpable ignorance or willful mali
Cfousness, states an ~untruth.
No appropriation of any kind was
made by the department encampment
for the publishing of the journal of
the twenty-eighth encampment and no
appropriation has ever been made by
any encampment for the publication
o. the journal of such encampment in
rdvance of the printing of it, with one
exception.
No appropriation could be made for
such purpose on account of the varia-
ton in the costs of the several jour-
halls. This is shown by the following
list. each item of which being taken
from the journals of 1900, 1906, 1907
end 1908, (the only journals 1 have at
HANDY and they are all included in the
assistant adjutant generals reports and
approved by the encampments:
Prices Paid for Encampment Journals.
Printing Eastman's Journal 1899. E. .s25OOt
NOInplllnS same. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1OOOt
Postage, estimated. Observation-Disclosures. % &
Printing Harris journal. 1905 $3.50 OK
NoHipHlnS same: .---.-..'..'.......... 100 U
Postage, estimated. Observation-Disclosures. q. sc
Total Observation-Disclosures. 1902 &c
Printing Coney's journal. 1906. ..... SAFE. OG
Compiling same .......................... 1000C