Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-02
LAWRENCE HEARD FROM.

Enron REPuBucAS.-Dsur Sir; trust you
will, through the columns Of your paper, give me
space to speak for the frst time.
Being reader Of the Citizen, have had coca.
zion to sec the many slurs and false accusation
that have been hoaped upon the schools, the
teachers and the Superintendent Of our county
Now, Mr.. Editor, don't propose to speak dis.
paragingly Of the Citizen las il is good county
paper, and admire It in every respect except
ts vile aud unjust TRADE against the teachers and
Superintendent Of our public sehools), but / do
emphatieally oensure the foul mouthed and ieal.
Gus accusations brought agninst them through the
instr rumentality Of said paper.
| know, and the thinking minds Of the county
know, that Jealousy, hypocrisy, and injustice are
the prime agencies Of all this TRADE aud vilfca.
tion, and the Masses are aware that Mr.. Me.
Quown cannot afford to employ more than two
printers and he has shown bis non partisan prin
ciples by paironring both Democratic and a
Republican editor. Could the editor Of the
Citissn conseien,iously ask Mr., McQuown to tak,
his printing from editors that have served In the
county 80 long and faithfully, and give II to himi
Certainly not. Then he should not entertain such
yindictiye hatred for any man on that account.
Jealousy Is doing I, all-decp. rooted Jealousy
but instead Of coming out manfully and aoknowl.
odging he tros to cloak his guilt by fneaklng Il tc
his paper and raising a"stop thiei'cry Of abuse Of
tho Schools the teachers and the Superintendent.
Does he think that an intelligent man or public
viii crafty him or his demands, by defendn (
themselves against his insults and elcmosynary
wtaknessi Par from Il.
Again, mark his irony and the dire reflections
he endeavou to cast on a selfmads man, by
wondering chow Il comes he was elected to tho
Office he now holds'
The citizens Of our county have known Mr.. Ne.
Quown from boyhood. They SNOW that be was a
faithful and untring student. and by hard study
and perseverance, placed himself upon the list Of
successful teachers. And on account Of his man y
sterling qualities, his untiring real and sincere
devotion 10 the great and glorious cause Of educa.
tion, no was elected BY wise directorship TO the
responsible position be IA 30 eminently fitted to
hold Mr.. Bixler has asserted that the schools
are not In prosperous condition. take pleas
ure in denying the assertion point blank. What
does an itinerant editor know about the school, Of
a county, What interest has he 10 the schools Of
Clearheld county, Mons at all. Probable no
thinks his readers arc q shallow, shoddy public
that he can make them believe whatever be wishes
to, by his bgoted, stall. fed literary swells. But
he will perhaps discover that he is disastroutly
wrong, and his false accusation will yet rcc0il
upon the head Of the insiigator.
In regard 10 the schools Of our county, will
simply say that they have, through the labors.
influence and oxorilons Of intelligent boards Of
directors and worthy Superintendent, reached
high standard Of ereellency, and to-day they
stand ACKNOWLEDGED among the best 10 the State
and our county ., no longer called "the wildcat"
regions Of Pennsylvania
Col Sanford, who has leciured 10 almost every
county in the State, aud in almost every State 10
Union Travelled through every county, kingdom
and empire in the known world, has said the
schools Of Cleafheld county are second TO none 10
the keystone" state
In speaking Of our own schools Of Lawrence
township, would say we have very excellent
class Of teachers, and our schools are in more
prosperous condition than ever before.
"0sE or rar Bofs"