The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-07
STILL THE WAR RACES.
Another Sharp Fusil1ade on the Anacostia
Trusteeship.

Trusteeship.
To the Editor of The Sunday Herald:
The case of literary measles, postmarked
"Citizen," that lodged the waste-basket and
broke out In your last issue, was a paragraph of
mental wreckage foated off by a watery brain.
''Ipse' would never sacrifice his sef-esteem by
'parting his hair in the middle" By writing q
reply to "Citizen'' he might 'Ipse" in an arti-
Gle of the Oath did defend DR.. Wilmer. Still,
Ipse" sits not at the feet of the st. Elizabethan
official, but stands up for the best interests of
our people. If he welded, as ''Citizen" asserts
he does, the butt end of the English language,
he would club those who, like "Citizen," mis-
apply sets for sits. s'Citizen'' declares that he
will say nothing about DIR. Witmers scholarship.
| admire man who keeps quiet about things he
is not able to discuss DIR. Wilmer does live
within stone walls. If "Citizen" will promise
to do the same thing will vote for him with
blooded American citizen, free, white, and
twenty-one, accessible to the public and inter-
ested in the schools" Hold on to DIR. Wilmer
with both hands. A mirror could not describe
him better
If DR.. Wilmer gets into society on the strength
of his Office 1t has improved under his regime.
If the society which three of his predecessors
got into was result of their trusteeships no
first-class man would want the office.
"If, as "Citizen" says, our children have to
leave town to secure common-school educa-
tion, this is evidence that ''Citizen" never tray-
eled In his youth. If 'Ipse's'' forensic hoWitZer
wasn't loaded" why did "Citizenn groan forth
half column Of lame reply? "Cit:zen" damns
the incumbent but fails to notice TIE gentleman
nominated as the successor. He curses the
present trustee and treats the prospective one
with contempt. Does he want the Office to re-
main vacant ? or, most horrible to contemplate,
does he desire 1t himself? "Citizen'' states
"that number of our school patrons desire
change" Let him state the number. If one of
the original objectors ''was follower of Ewelln
please answer by return mail how far behind he
followed. Mr. Petty is not necessarily ineffi-
cient because he can't ram classics into those to
whom shovel-handle comes more natural.
The Citizens Association does not represent all
of the blood, brain or cash of the Auster- Eolian
side OF the river by several acres, and when it
seeks to thwart the wishes of our people 1t is
our duty to kick. 1t, of course, has the right to
nominate and indorSe candidate. j will not
say that this ought to kill the candidate, but
will say that If its Endorsement weighs with the
Commissioners, put Anacostia down for suffrage.
Anacostia raises its voice, every note of it from
A fiat to sharp, in protest against the associa-
tion.
Gentlemen of the association, do you con-
slider DR.. Wilmer inaccessible and non-approach-
able? Are you paralyzed because he rides on
rollers and doesn't wear overalls ON Sunday
Do you consider his physiognomy austere be-
cause 1t does not contain clay pipe? Won't
he say completed" ~ SEEM" or shave saw"
Won't he help vote teacherships to your daugh-
ters
Gentlemen, you are showed under. Volun-
teers for Wilmer are sending in their subscrip-
tions from every direction. Wilmer is here TO
stay till Gabriel sounds "Lights out p' and sthe
last galoot's ashore" He has administered his
Office faithfully and Well Neither mis-user nor