Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-09-06

Toward attaining this end, Mr.. New
man, have you sought light where light
may be had2 For instance, have you
ever consulted with the teachers of the
other departments? One of them has
been in continuous charge for many
years. You might get little light
there. 1t is your duty to get all the
light you can. even if it is not colored
to suit your taste. The second charge
that you oppose Mr.. V. because he is
postmaster" you admit. and then pro-
coed to justify it. You should have
attempted this feat earlier in the con-
test. and if what you now state is true,
this miserable fight would have long
since been ended. Why did you not do
it? You say, these things have been
stated repeatedly before the board, and
can be proven" Then. why have you
not proven them? Messrs. Edgar, By
ers and Whitworth assured you that if
YOU proved these things to be true, then
they would refuse their further support
to the person charged. Mr.. Newman,
if they are true, and were true .ssever-
al years ago" why have you assured
Mr.. V. that you didn't know of a man
in the State whom you would prefer to
him for principal, putting aside the
post-office complication? Did you not
say this to him within the last four
months? He says you did. But some
patrons are dissatisfied, you say. Did
YOU ever know Il time when it was other
wise? Even when you had charge did
everything run as smooth as oil with
everybody? Has there not been dissat-
isfactioa. at times, in all the depart
ments? And must these troubles al
ways be chargeable to the teachers and
never to the pupils? We don't insist
that under Mr.. V. there has been no
dissatiSfaction-a rash assertion, If an
angel had charge. that would be-but
that there has been less than under
most of them that preceded him. Now
as to the '.politicar' phase of the ques-
ton. You say his inattentiOn to his
school duties began two years ago with
his attendance at the Piedmont con-
vention. and now he is in pitiable con-
dition. indeed. Hearken to yourself
Saturated with politics and burdened
and worried by official duties, he is not
in condition to know exactly where
he is at when in the school room,
judging, at least. by the treatment OF
some of his scholars and his manage
ment during the last tUO TERMS And
yet, despite all this-in spite of his
neglect of his duties for a year before
he became postmaster-yOu told him a
few weeks ago that if he wasn't post
master you would prefer him to any
other person for principal! Adjust
these differences. please. In conclu-
sion, Mr. Newman. how do you recon-
cile your electioneering reply to our
article of last week, with the present
fitness OF things? A resolution unani-
mously adopted by the school board at
its late meeting reads: THAT the
members of the school board hereby
pledge their honor as men not to use
their personal influence in this election
to influence votes on election day, or
before election day, except to express
their individual opinions when asked
for in a general way" The board evil
IDENTIFY meant WELL but the meshes are
100 big to hold small fishes. And yet
we prefer Mr.. Newman's way to the
methods of the member who secret
~ does by deputy the electioneering
he dares not, under the resolution, do
in person.