Smyrna times., 1874-04-08
WHOLE NO. gSS
Speech CT Mr.. Joab Wbittle.

pr Moderdtor: | want to say word obor4
Ihi5 ere new school us Most evervbodx no.
nau their say, and now I'd like 70 how, y,;I 10"
can ser, as l hive sOt for the last few bo,,rs
ana see the peoples money flung awav ON y
lcT Sch0oI-us without sayin' word agin Il
II uhuerstah the matter right it is nrono.
f,u fuu ~ SpGId te'0 Ho''SGnd dollars. And what
US and tsach the boys and girls Of SnUnUI. IUiUI
boro lot o highfautin stuff that viii ,a"H.
EN- lmperdent and sassey
un men l went to school and got nv lsrn;n
all | studied was three R's-yeGI;o 1;t:' :i"an' ,
Ttth"'et,c; and that is plenty enough fnr anu anu
ooy 10 larn, and two much for gal II :
eaSy enough f"r men to get up in town meet;n
ana vote away ten hoUSund dollars at = JicE
put now lohg would 1t take them to arm thai
money themselves? -" 'n"'
In my opinion Mr. Moderator. tboro g 90
much money locked up in pubIic bniId;uo1 nv
already. Look at the meetin uses in SnnaSS'
ooTo fGHI, and any one on 'em is biz ononcb
10 nolu all the people that goes to the bnii
on EN-. 'ue nun
no" can town ever get ahead that has 60
much capital locked up in meetin'-'u 'uses AnJ
every one on etn callin the other namesi
suppose this vote passos--where are va
asoin 70 put your new school US? There'H
bc puzzier for ye! Spose Suuire SnnIaa
will try his poouest to have il hnilt on H;s
hve-acre lot; and somehow the nronle of ,h;s
town thnk they must dew jist what the Squire
tells EN-, because he Was sent to Gineral Gonrt
one term '0i a CouIt
But | can tell you, Mr. Moderator. that ;f
the school US is put on that lot Il Will ha
Playln mean thing on the children that live
! over oy Hklhner Pond, and them that live
up ga ,Dtoz 1erryS. They can't como tO
Sc"ool oniy "hen the sun shines. And | don't
| hIli
kno" what lis To live near the srbooi'nS
don want my apples and peaches bonked or
my renee haked up by boys, to saw nothin'
a"3nt the winters brokrn by base bali and S;cb
VT. VI deratr, We We got along all these
years without this school. US; whv c,nt We
get along hfty year more? Why agitate this
peaceful town OF Squawkboro' from one end to
"fhpr about edicatin parcel of bows and
do already '' pa'e"'S
Ter thousand dolus! Nv pracious NJ
Moderator! just think of tew thousand doIlar:
all TO w0nst just think of the town deht
now ana then plctre to yourselves what it will
DC with teW thousand more piled onto II
LOOK lorr3rd hundred and fifty wears, and
see our ehdren's children a groanin nndsr tho
taxes tax this ere school US will bring on en-
hhy' SIR got our minister to figure un
what tew thousand dollars would be If ekaIly
"i'o"s lhS INHABITANTS OF SquaWkborO
ana 1t came to three and nine pence apice
Yes Mr. Moderator three aud nine pence
Why sir, it is only a year since the town
went to the expense Of two hundred and Gftv
a'iIars TO bulld hcarse house and not \
lvin' person in Squawkboro, needed it. But
there It Is built, and stands there unopened,
week alter week, and hardly any use for it.
As said before, | can't set still and sea
the hari armed money of the people flung
away on hearse houses and school houses with.
out git'in up and utterin' my voice agin it,
Mr.. Moderator, | shall vote agin this ap
preparation aud hope every hberal-mnded
whole Soulcd man will 90 the same.