The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-04
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Editors OF the Register:
Upon Yeading, few days afterwards,
. standardization in your paper of June
Path, Rejecting upon the Normal School
at We Liberty, ia management, &c,
and particularly upon q member OF the
Executive Committee, ], being a member
of that committee, felt called upon TO
make reply thereto, not SO much IN de-
tense of the Executive Committee Is in
defense of the good name and character
of the school and an outraged community.
The writer OF the above starts OF as
though he was going to give a lecture or
an essay upon education and general good
morals, for which very much doubt his
capacity and fitness, Judging from the
tone OF and the animus displayed in the
above communication. If he was or is a
proper representative Of the intelligent
and highfy-educated class Of citizens OF
Mr.. ShotwelPs training, spoken of in the
communication, the public will have, l
think, very poor opinion of Mr.. Shot.
wells ability, either as a trainer in good
morals and manners, or Al educator.
But he does not proceed far, in his lit
erary treat, until he displays the cloven
foot; until he exhibits the real object, aim
and interest of the communication, VIZ:
slander and abuse OF the committee
Blu, more particularly one member OF it,
but unfortunately, in doing so, he SLAM
de.s not only the committee, but the
BOARD of Regents" and the school, thus
giving the public false and bad impress
sion of the school and all connected there
with, thus iniuring and Gripping 1t as lar
AS his limited power and influence could
extend.
What can or should a community
think of citizen, one OF its own citizens,
that would thus attempt to strike down
(ior | consider it just amounts to this)
one of their pubic institutions, for the
qualification of petty spite and envy,
he may hold against some citizen, VINO
happens 10 be member OF committee
connected with the same. l call upon
the committee Ia resent this insult, this
outrage, not for the sake OF the commit
tee, tor they can take care OF themselves,
but Tor the sake OF your school.
Now, MIR. Editor, the truth of the mat
ter Is this, the writer Of the above or
perhaps, more correctly speaking the
one who copied it, las it is a question OF
doubt whether he is the author OF IT. and
who exercised himself so much about the
publication, Il ID who fathers it, happens
to hold no good feelings towards any
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he thus takes advantage to give vent to
his spitpiul and revengeful feelings to-
wards the President OF the committee.
He has held bad feelings since the war
arising out of trouble connected there
with, which WIS increased by Ii law SUIT
growing out of the failure OF the Wheel
ing Savings Institution, known by the
title OF .Donn H. Cox vs.. IL. Brown and
Others, and which was further augment
cd by the Presidents opposition to the
gentleman's aspirations to be elected one
of our school commissioners Mt the last
election The gentleman's ire against
my humble self, grew out OF the above
mentioned law SUIT. His bad feelings
towards the other member are for other
reasons OF no concern to me.
You will thus see with the public nj
large the an,nuVs that prompted this un
called for attack.
As to the charges against the Commit
tee, particularly against the President Tor
using absolute or rs he expresses 1t pie.
nary power, and causing the proceeds to
flow into his own pockets, there is not
the shadow of n foundation for. L am
thoroughly conversant with the finances
of the school and know whereof | speak.
AS to renting the large hall IN the
building the committee did rent 1t, per-
haps three or four times, for public en-
terlainments, it being the only hall in
the village or vicinity, If we had done
otherwise we would have been denounced
Us using arbitrary power.
As To the character of the performan-
ces | believe there were no exceptions
taken 10 any, but perhaps one, and L
never heard any general complaint OF 1t.
Perhaps what there WAS arose from
disorganized and diseased brain, like the
father OF the above communication. l
refer TO Taneys Ministries, not yours MIR.
Editor, out those whom the above Rather
denounces rs Migrants and the rats OF
Wcllsburg" An explanation: The
agent of this company, came to the com
mittee, asking for the hal with copy
of Wellsburg paper endorsing and
complimenting their performances, and
also "a certificate purporting to be from
the school commissioners OF Brooke
county with their names signed to 1t,
certifying to the good and moral charac-
ter of their performances, the genuine
ness of which, we at the time, had
no reason to doubt. Upon the
strength of them the commit
tee let them have the hall.
1t We erred, 1t was mistake, which we
will endeavor to rectity in the future, or
at least rs long rs we remain members oi
the committee.
1t looks well, doesn't it, MIR. Editor,
lor "A patron OF "Trmble's Varieties wide
communication to undertake TO crlticise
and moraize on the action of others.
As TO the Presidents lean stock pas
turing and eating down the shrubbery
on the grounds, the President authorizes
mo to say that there is not word OF
truth in it. This stock was never on the |
lot in pasture, unless they trespsssed, and
not then TO his knowledge.
As 10 the personal matter between
hi,,snlf and thn President ot this com. |