The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-18

81 075. This fact was suppressed by
jtgtlds, al itiisfai u pressure ,ihat ia
his reference 70 other towns he has kept
back equally as imPOrtant lacis,
Now, let US lock into thestsiements made
by Justice concerning the past salaries
5fIlfssis- RosS and GfSN. We find an
! error al the start. ,-ifeE says W. W. and z.
Ross we're first employed for $11O0 per year,
which they divided by W. w. getting $3.50
and his brother $3.50, and that before the
year expired his brother resigned and Mr..
Giss took his place at salary of $500,
making the salaries stand at the end of the
year $3.50 for Superintendent and $500 for
Grammar school Teacher. Now, ihs fact is,
chat Mr.. Ross salary was raised TO 500
before that year expired, and Mr.. GINN's
salary was S495'; So thsttbe salaries at the
end Of the year stood, for Superintendent
$500 and for Grammar school Teacher S495.
Mt, GISS taught Grammar and Interme-
diate school two terms at the rate of $3.50
instead of $500 per year. " Justice" is
again at fault in saying that the next year
Mr.. GINN's salary was raised to $750-It was
iaissd only to 500; and the next year it
was raised Only to $3.50, instead Of $500 as
I" Justice asserts The year following it
was raised to $500 and Mr.. Ross salary was
raised to $11OO Last year Mr.. Ross re-
ceived $3.50 and Mr.. GrNE $1,000. In.
regard 10 Mr.. GINN' s salary last year Justice
says was fixed at $500, sbut in consequence
of an unofficial arrangement he received
$1,000. This is a false assertion, as we have.
heretofore proved. WhiIsiEis trHethat his
salary was fixed at $500, it IS also true that
both the old aud the new School Boards, at
meetings held for that especial purpose,
regularly and officially raised the salary to
$1,000. There was no 8 unofficial arrange
ment about it.
"Justice" says Mr.. Ross commenced
teaching here four years ago having had
an experience of 10 to Is Yearsin academic,
high aud union schools Mr.. GINN oeui-
menced teaching here two years earlier,
having had fully as much experience in
teaching all grades of schools as Mr.. Ross.
He. commenced here on salary of $3.50;
the second year received 800; the third
year $3.50 and $I95; the fourth year $500,
aud so on. Mr.. Ross commenced on a salary
of $3.50, increased before the first year ex-
pired to 800; the second year to $3.50;
the third year to $l1OO; the fourth year to
1850, and this year TO $500. In view
of these facts, where is the force of the dec
laration that Mr.. Ross salary has been dis
protionately smallH
And when it is remembered that all this
time the Board was Republican-that every
increase of salary save the last given Mr..
Ross was the action of Republican Boards
how supremely ridiculous is the assertion
that daring the past four years he never
felt free, in. consequences of his political
opinions" to demand more salary. Bosh! A
tolerably long experience with newspaper
correspondents has made us familiar with the
fact that when ole intends 70 give an unfair
or unjust statement, he generally signs him
self Justice, /" "Fair Play" or Truth, !"
aud Ibis is exemplifed in tho foregoing
eomnfunication. s
In support of his theory that politics had
nothing 10 do with the cutting down of Mr.
GfEs' salary, "Justice" cites US to the fact
that the, Board passed over the names OF
half a a zen other applicants and employed
as, q, new teacher the niece and ward
Of Mr.. CHM" A lrave argument
Why the Board probably took no thought
one way or another, about the kinship of
the lady and Mr.. GINN. She is grlduate
of the High School and was The first appli-
cant on the list for the position OF teacher;
and was given the preference because she was
aSgraduate, a Just as several other young lady
graduates have been preferred over other
applicants.
/ Does "Jusiico" remember that Mr.. Ross
wife was employed as teacher by a Repub.
lican Board the second year Of his superin-
tendency, and did be regard that as one of
the reasons why he was afraid to ask for
more salary?
"Justice says thst certain other feve-
latiOas might be made in connection with
the schools during the past four years" to
show that the charge of running them pO-
litically can only be made with very i'll
grace" We think our Correspondent is not
much Of votary of the gruces, iudging from
his present buDgliug effort, but would
cordially inEite him to,oPen out those q GER
tain other revela,ious as soon as aspossibls.