The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-06-28
BALMY DAYS ARE PASSED,
DECLARES FREE EDITOR
Richard Grey, ParoIed From
Prison, Pays Himself
Tribute:

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. June as
j. NJ. Bushline. SO years old. serving
four years for second-degree forgery
from st. Joseph, has been named ed
itor Of the Weekly Clarion, the peni-
tertiary newspaper, succeeding Rich
ard c. Grey, who Vas paroled by Gov
n Hyde.
Grey, in his farewell editorial in the
Clarion, takes all of the praise for
editing and publishing the newspaper,
declares he found he could moi please
everybody and admits that the "balmy
days" of the newspaper are gone with
his departure.
The editorial in which Grey threw
bouquets at himself and claimed he
was the whole show" follows:
"Twenty-six weeks ago the Clarion
made its initial bow and the success
Of the venture is we'll known. Today
it has a circulation of 1900 copies
each week, several hundred Of these
going to almost every State in the
Union, the Provinces Of Canada and
to London, England. For twenty-six
weeks I have worked hard for the
cause, the inmates and the officials.
Whether I have made a favorable or
adverse impression, is known to them.
To the best Of my absent-minded and
notwithstanding ability, I have tried
to uplease both sides, play both ends
to the middle; and I think that, to a
great degree, I have been success
full
One of Two Weeklies.
THE editing Of a prison publication
fG = GfTf~YrIr rTndnrrzI 1.-Two aSaHnfaT1U
for any length Of time, for the field
is very limited and, aside from n
other, the Clarion is the only one able
&c go to press weekly.
- In every case I have been sincere
regardless Of what I may nave said
or written. I have, in fact. heightened
my~sentence that I might dc a wee
soit Of good for those with whom I
have come in contact during the years
1917 to 1922, inclusive. Some OF these
I have found TO be admirable men
men worthy of the name; and some
l have found to be just the contrary.
But toward one do I hold malice
nor do I feel an undying gratitude
to any. They are just men-not
greatly different from men in any
other walk of life. with desires. loves.
hopes, generosity, hate, greed and
selfishness and all that go to make
up the man.
81 have found my task an migrate
ful one, the running Of the Clarion,
for I have an unpleasant habit OF
saying what 7 think-telling the
truth. However. those days are past
forever. 7 mean. of course. the run
ming Of the Clarion and taking the
blame for its contents-I shall ever
say what I think.
Ego Held Essential
"For several months I have tried
to find a mar competent TO handle
the position-whose ego is developed
enough and whose shoulders are broad
enough to carry the various and sun
dry animadversion. It will henceforth
be edited by another.
what I shall do matters not-sut-
fee it to say that my nerves. my
anatomy, my heart and all are shat
tered from the trying ordeal Of hop
ing and striving to please everybody.
1t cannot be done.
THE editor of the o. ?. News.
!. upon quitting the job, said that il
&praise was due the News it belonged
to his associates. I say. ifsany praise.
is due, and lots of it is. the Clarion.
it belongs to me. I am, or have been
the Clarion. I introduced it unas-
sisted; I designed 1t; I have overseen
each numbers composition in the
shop; I have built up the circulation;
I taught my printers the trade, and
from my pen am practically 80 PEI
cent of the accumulated contents.
Praise or criticism, it belongs to me
In the future. I wish the Clarion
success. Will it have It? I am not
related to Cassandra, but my umbili
Gus is the center of the universe, and
L believe. sincerely. hat the balmy
days OF the Clarion will depart with
this issue.
Good luck to you all. If It is due
you"