Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
A Malicious Lie

The Dispatch last week contained
a lying attack on the peoples party
candidate for County Superintendent.
Every material charge made is en-
tirely false, and the Dispatch editor
knew it to be false when he wrote it.
1t is charged that Miss Kate Tadlock's
grade in constitution and general
average, are too low to admit of first
grade certificate. That these two
sharges are lies, Is proven by the
statement Of Mr.. Smith, below.
The article intmates that Mr.. Tad
lock is responsible for the granting
of the certificate. The following state
ment shows that to be false also, as
such a condition of affairs is imposai-
ble:--
PHIILlpsBURG, KAN, Sept. 10, 1894.
EDHoR llERALD;-As county superintendent,
desire to submit some things In regard TO the
attack made on j. NJ radlOCk, one or the mem.
Defb OF INC examining DOHTu, VIII say JnNL Mr.,
TadUCk graded certain branches, and that they
were entered on the records aud never changed
Afterwards, on July 81, he signed the certificates
issued, Further than this he had nothing what
ever 10 do with issuing the certificates.
As TO the unCallod.fOr attack upon an innocent
party Miss Kate Paddock, will further say that
Miss radoCk IL fully entitled TO first gtauO Ger
tlCate ana that the grades published in the Dis
patch are false aud wholly misleading. | graded
the constitution papers, and hes grade m that
hrup gh UNA n lt4F
Mr. TadoCk signed the other certificates
and Just why this one was selected to attack IL Il
mystery unless they wished to spring sensu.
tiOn, and concluded that her name would cause u
greater one than other persons. | am sorry to
zee the contest for county superintendent 20
down into the low personal abuse that IL has on
the part of the Dispatch. Aud since that hus
been the plan pursued to try and defeat Mr. Iud- !
lock, they should not ueul IN statements so en-.
tirely false. U. l., SMITH,
Knowing that the two lies above
would not sound exactly plausible,
the willy q? Dispatch tells another to
try to make the whole story appear
speclous. 1t says:
or course, the fact that the patrons Of the Mar
viu school, which she had applied for had voted |
to employ only first grade teacher makes it |
look u lll Tie Dbl, DuJ We HHCeTGly nope LOuJ rs |
public servant Of the people Of this county, that
higher mOtlYe prompted his actions Ia tus mat.
ter than the securing OF u certain good school for
his sitter, and 80 hoping we can only wait.
Now the HERALD talked with Mr.
George Bell, the clerk of the school
board, Mr.. l.. W. Scott, the principal
of the Marvin schools, and a number
Of others who were present at the
meetingy and all concur i'll stating
that no such resolution was voted
On, Besides all this, the certificates
we're issued July Il, aud the school
meeting was not held until July rs,
az everybody knows. Still further,
Doth MIR. Thornton and Mr.. Copeland
he members Of the board holding
over, had assured Miss Tadlock of
he school some months previous to
his time, SO that neither she nor her
brother felt any uneasiness about
securing certain good school for
lis sister" Miss Tadlock held GER
ifcate dated one year ago. and which
veraged above 80 on the branches
aiken. The above statements no one
an deny, therefore, the whole story
f our unreliable contemporary falls 8
0 the ground.