The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-24
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proves all that we asserted, which was
that the proposition to vote $4,000 for
no definitely stated object, was an alb
surdity, and should be withdrawn and
modified so that it would state explicitly
what the board proposed TO do with the
money. He first says we evidently knew
nothing about the proposition, then states
that the board had not issued any propo-
sition, then adds that the proposition
was issued in accordance with petition,
then says that the proposition has been
Withdrawn, and adds in postscript that
the mayor will probably issue another
proposition which will give some idea
of what the board proposes to do with the
money. The impression created by Mr..
jays tumble of contradictory statements
is that he knows nothing about the prop
osition himself, and that the rest of the
board enjoy still more blissful wisdom
in regard to it. According to Mr.. Jay,
the mayor issues and withdraws and re-
issues propositions to vote $4,000 for
the use of the board of education, but
the board knows nothing about 1t, and is
not responsible. And now the board eX-
poets that the mayor will 'probably' is
sue a $4,000 proposition, which will
probably contain some reference to
a high school, but whether the mayor
will issue the proposition, and
what object he will designate that
the board will use the money for, is
what nobody knows, and the only way
to find out is to attend the meetings of
the board and listen attentively to its
proceedings. They must lie very lucid
and interesting, so much so that we
do not wonder that the clerk does not at
tempt to furnish report for publication,
and that Mr.. Jay gets so badly mixed
when he undertakes to explain just what
has been done.
We have simply to reiterate what we
have said, that the people will vote down
any proposition to vote bonds that fails
to state definitely what the bonds are to
be used for. This is the idea we want
to get into the minds of the board of
education, and when it gets this idea
clearly in view, it will probably not is
sue or have the mayor issue any PROPOSE
ton that does not state what is going to
be done with the money. This is our
position, and the people will endorse it.
If we desired to be severe, or awfulIy
cutting, you know, we might inquire of
the defender of the board if it is the Gus
tom of that body to submit propositions
for the people to vote the small sum of
$4,000 to everybody that asks them, and
then when the racket begins to come
to dodge from UNDER and say it don't
hold itself responsible We might in
quire further of this valiant knight
what caused the board to ''change front"
and withdraw the proposition it was not
responsible for, and why he did not go
ahead and 'lead public opinion and
cram the 100000 down the peoples
Threats whether they would have it or not.
How could such a profound parsonage
show the 'white feather and proceed to
''crawfish" in good order by attempting
to throw the responsibility on the mayor.
If you want city school house why
don't you say so, and inform the people
just what you want? If you want school
bonds for UNCONVENTIONAL college, so
state, and if the people want to vote
them, all right. But don't make your
self tool of somebody to attempt trick
on the public.