, 1888-10-25
anothcr view .r the Case.



Ed. ARGUS: A few days ago an ar
ticIe from Mr. Ryan appeared in your
paper which had q peculiar effect mp
on me and the public Mt large. That
piece IN the PcSt-IatelhgeHcer Was
put in without my knowledg and de
sire, and, therefore, [ do not feel that
| am called upon to make any reply
whatever to the one in the ARGUS.
But nevertheless ] am bold enough
to affirm that this tPlE is not alto
gethor without some foundation, and
whatever the facts may be IN the case
the learned gentleman has certainly
taken the extreme course i'll the mat
ter by replying in such elevated style,
which is certainly unbecoming to a
gentleman, and should have been far
below the dignity Of school super
intendent. No one doubts but that
he had q perfect right to reply, hut
in a manner becoming to an official
of such high rank and character.
To those who may not be familiar
with his persuasive style, l would
give the following extract:
MY attention has been directed to
an article which is base
fabrication of the most unmitigated
slanders, and must have emansted
from a vile source of calumny, envy
and malevolence. Every charge of
wrong doing therein is as false as its
coneeiver IS satanic"
Wheve is there another infallible
school superintendent whose mind is
as pure as his soul is noble, that
would beli;tle himself so much by
making use of such dismal oaths as
those above mentioned?
Had he said instead, | am not a
politician and have always endeavor-
ed to do what is right, no meaning
would have been lost. He would
have been fully understood, better
believed and much more respected
by both opponents and friends.
Now, for the sake of those who may
not know. 1 would make the follow
ing statement: That the beginning
of this whole controversy resulted
from the fact that we were both ap-
plicants for the same school and that
the position was awarded to me in
stead Of him; and before l could take
charge of the school questions of the
gravest kind presented themselves at
once. The teachers examination was
coming on and it was conceded by
some that this school was of such
high rank in scholarship that only
disciplined teacher of tho first grade
was competent to teach it. And |
certainly found some imbuea with
such lofty Ideas that it was utterly
impossible to impress them with the
moro rudimentary principles. l took
the examination and of course was
very anxious to ascertain my stand
| ing before the certificates were is
sued, but Was refused any informa-
ton, on the plea that it was not
known which of the eight numbers
held. But q more worthy genius
readily found out not only my NUM-
Der, but my standing. L therefore
knew what WAS coming the next morn
ing when L went to the school house
to receive the famous document; and
aster brief examination OF the same
asked the superintendent TO let ms
see my papers, to which he repllec
by ridiculIng me; and when The othei
members of the board arrived, he en-
deavored to secure for me the bitter
hostilities of the board, by saying tt
them: What do you think? Why
he says you have cheated him." whict
1 denied, and said that 1 wished onl!
to see my papers, which l had per
feet right to see. Then after goso2(
deal Of unnecessary talk, he tinail!
said, in a most overbearing manner
"Well, 1 will let you see them fiv'
minutes, but am not going to sta!
here all day to have you look at tn
papers"
This, Mr. Editor, is the key note t,
the whole examination trouble L
was not the low grade, SO much, bu
it was, and most decidedly is, tn
manner in which he treated me after