Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-05-24
CORRESPONDENCE
A Review.


EDITOR TELLER: | wish to say
few words relative to the charge brought
against Prof johnson in Jast weeks
TELLER. The person who signed him.
sell a Citizen says he is a friend Of
the Prof. If he is a number of us
would like 70 be relieved from such
friendship. As my name is used in con
nection with that article, | take the
liberty of replying. Does 1t not SAVIOR of
cowar dice to oiferd the absence Of "A
friend? Surprising all that Citizen
has said We're true it does not follow that
he is justified in meddliny with the
matter. Some people have been "bnred
nou.h with that board in behalf of
hich "CiIizcn' seems to have taken up
,rmS. | am, however, flank to confess
hat Mr.. J. did and said a number of
things which lead me to believe that
here is ii foundation Of truth in what
"Citiz-n' has said, but it brhoves all to
remember that the most sane among us
are somewhat foolish, although a
Citizen now and then may not have
sense enough to discover this
That Mr. j. was profane and even
obscene in his conversation is true, else
| have no ear That he never seemed
to know whether he was telling the tru h
Is also true and further, that he never
seemed to care AS to the probability OF
the truth OF what he said is also true.
Nor do | expect to find anyone who
knew the Prot, who will care 10 dispute
this. Whether learni"g had made him
mad do no, know, f. he was brilt-
ant fellow. Whether some misfortune
had bcclouded the sky OF his intellect |
do not know; yet | think it was not al.
ways clear And holding sufficient
measure OF cont, mpt for "Ci'zrn,' | dc
also hold that "citizrn' has said little but
what finds its c rrobora'ion in the speech
which the Prot. made the last day OF
school. Here is the speech, AS reunem
Der it:
"Boys and Girls: I'll tell you bi,
Of history. I've never told you much
I've never taught bat one school before
and broke that up. Que of the dire,
tors wanted me to go aud see his dauuh
ter; | wouldn't d" it, aud they turned
M off | hired another building tn.
Ii.h school followed; after while the
rst came over; hned the other teach
FRS. The pubic funds were turned ovel
to me. (Bro. Fa,rchid, I'm sort OF Il
/ Carl Schurz; I'm revolutionary !
dHdnt come out here to teach schori
| came out here to keep my eye on the
U. r. & N, aud to let jim Hill or the
n. p, know Of the movements OF the
.. Il. Il n. I've been ,njoIiu good
salary from the railroad company. I've
the neuralgia in my tooth. want t,
20 and have it extracted. I'm going tt
get drunk first; you wouldn't want me
to come back down here drunk. So W,
will now close the schunl."
This speech speaks ior itself, If, indeed
it had anything to say! In the begin
nlug laoured to turn back the tide OF
nppos ion which threatened to over
whe III the Prot. And this did at biz
request, AS he came to me aud said unless
| have outside encouragement he wouc
have to give up the school. But had
known him first as last | should have
Ielt justified IN urging the board, fo
the sake oi the school, to dismiss him a
nnre. Thi. is not said in harsh spirit
But, granting this, it does not justii,
Citizen in brin4 ing this matter up
II he had anything to say why did b.
not exhibit his courage by writing hi
Article when all parties were present.
LEE FAIRCHILD.