White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-03-02
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
thursday, s.: }: March :, 1871.

on the 18th Of February. is deeply regret.
ted BY the friends of good schools.
and viii sooa be rsgr.tisd BY I'll who
have the prosperity Of the town ct heart,
for it is the most dsmsgiog thing to the
to~s that hes occurred N msay . iosR
dsy. Wbsrcver White Cloud Is k.ow.
her insufficient school facilities are . by.
word and reprosch. And now the word
eees o.t, that she bss refused 10 boild .
decent house. becsass. fossoosb, il will
cost money to dost! Almost every town
in the Stste-very maay Of them fer be-.
lo& White Cloud in population and
vsakh-bss its hsndsoms aad eommodi.
oos school house. alike On honor and an
orssmsot TO the place. White Cloud has
nothing Ct to be- called school house.
Bscsuss It would require tax to build
onsl Tbs citixsns want to wsit uutil
there are more people aud moro espital
here to belp pay the expense; and in so
doing. they discourage the clsss Of people
who would be the most valuable from
coming here.
But the most disgraceful part Of it.was
tbs maassr.iu which the bonds were de-
fsatsd. The saloons were oil in foil L.s' L..,sss'
s2,inst the school house, aod almost the
entire membership Of the churches were
hand in hand with them. We sre not
surprised that the saloons opposed q
scbool-house. for the more We hsvs OF
them the less will whiskey deus be pat
ronized. Bot we are both surprised and
sorry to know that xealous church mem.
bsrs. and friends Of Temperance and Law.
worked for the same object. when their
efforts should have been exerted 10 the op.
posite direction. Saloons that srs now
. under liceuss granted in violation of law.
were kept open on IN election day. in
gross violation Of distinct provision Of
Law. and men were openly taken iuto
them. treated to liquor. and led to the
polls to vots sgsinst . school. housel We
never expected to write such Q thing of
White Cloud-bat it 10 the truth, and
most BE- told.
1t W. charged. too. that tho school
Directors wanted to steal portion Of the
money asked for! The members of the
Board bsvs hitherto pssssd 10 the CON.
nunisy for honest men. They have been
giving their best efforts. without pay. to
keeping up ss sespectabls school as cir
cumstsnces would admit Of They have
been compelled to procure the use Of .
room for portion Of the school. that was
actually dangerous TO the health Of the
children. and to which many who voted
against the bonds refased to send their
children. Yet, when these Directors
asked for means TO build good house.
they were refused. and told they wanted
to steal the money! The District Treas-
nrer is required to give sufficient bonds
for the faithful discharge Of his duties;
and when an additional amount OF money
is to pass into bis hands, be is required
to give additional bonds. Besides. the
annual school election would have occur
red before the bonds could have been
issued; and IL the present Directors were
not deemed Trustworthy. men could have
been chosen who were 90.
We have men in our community. who
have bsen sending their children away to
school, because we had no school here &,
to send them to. and have paid for their
schooling. in one year. Is much as their
tax on the bonds would hevs been 10 |
three years. Yet when sa opportunity |
offered TO secure q school that would
meet their wants. end would bring pu-
pills here. instead of driving them sway, |
they voted and worked sgainst it. 1t
was also pictured to the people. bow men
Of capital would be driven from town by
voting such tax npon them. Capital.
lists who loan their thousands ct usu-
rious interest. and return to the assessor.
under oath, for taxation. fewer hundreds
Of dollars thsn they have thousands.
would be driven out by the heavy taxes!
Heaven ssve the mark! Il
We have contended, and still do con.
tend, that less amount than was asked
for. wifi not build. finish and icrnish
such house % We need and ought ta
haxs-sn talk about exorbitant sums and
high taxes to the contrary notwithstanding.
The bonds may be defeated. bot the facts
ssnsia tho same. The friends of good
schools made gallant 6ghf. and would
lave overcome whiskey. had not the 70.
ligious foree come to the rescue as op.
portunsly - Blucher at Waterloo. Some
Islks may not like our plain talt: bot
~ srs not trying much to pleas. just now
I'VE ere telling the truth. But. then,
Ihsy defeated the school. hoass. and saved I
he tax!
"What pro6tesh It man ifhs gain
he whole world sud lose his own soul?" i
~ The railresd tax bill has passed I
both branches Of the Legislature. Itpro-
vidss fos uniform ssssssment Of roads /
lkfaaQhont ihA Sfafa Tha xalsnAion In | &