The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-15

Full protection is now guaranteed to the
parties who are supposed to have given
Doodle to members of the school board to
secure or retain their positions.
The county attorney WAS seen and asked,
"What is new in the called Doodle
case? He replied: "There are many
things new. but not many things which
desire to say, but / do desire to say that,
If all reports be true, it is very evident
that there is an effort being made to pre-
vent teachers and school employees from
freely giving me information.
1T is reported that those interested in
the defense are endeavoring to create the
impression that the teachers or other en-
ployes. who may have contributed in order
TO obtain or hold their positions, will be
prosecuted or lose their positions. Now,
do not pretend to say how much truth
there is in this report but believe | know
the sentiment of the people in this
community we'll enough to know
that the teachers and other en-
ployes will not be cepsured by
the public if they frankly tell what they
know, and / can say that they will be pro-
tected. believe the public has general
sympathy for those teachers who were
compelled to choose between losing their
jobs and giving up part of their salary,
and if they adopted the latter in order to
hold their jobs they did no more than
nearly every individual would do under
the same circumstance. No teacher or
other employe need fear public censure,
prosecution or fear that they will lose
their position.
IL it should be proven that they have
had to contribute to some one in order to
get their position or TO hold them, after
they had received them, l believe that
public sentiment and the majority of the
school board would uphold the teachers
and retain them in the service as long as
they do their duty.
"While have reason to believe that this
system of exurtion has been more far
reaching than is generally supposed, and
so many are interested that everything
will be done to stifle he prosecution, yet L
am much pleased with the public senti-
ment of the community in favor of this
prosecution and in favor of thorough in
Yestigation of it.
sit will be one OF the objects of this
prosecution to protect the innocent and to
prosecute those who have been receiving
brides, il there are any such but it is not
The object of the prosecution TO harass or
prosecute anv one who has had to contrib
ute; and it will net be done, unless such
person should be guilty of falsehood and
collision about the matter"
Judge Wall was also seen and COM
mended all that the county attorney had
said in reference to the prosecution, and
further said that the matter will be vigor-
officials, if there be any such in office, be
not allowed longer to hold public posi-
tions.
Charles Fl. Hatton, the new member OF
the school board from the Second ward,
was seen. In response to a question about
the boodling cases, he said:
81 understand that some one is trying to
create the impression that it would be bet
ter Tor the parties who gave money, if any
did, to secure or retain positions under the
school board, to remain quiet and not say
anything about il. l want to say that the
reverse will be the case. l, for one, will
protect everybody who tells what he knows
openly and above board, and / Will think
more Of them"
Il want also to distinctly state that the
the teacher or employe of the school board
who gives evidence freely, even though ne
Or she may acknowledge giving Doodle,
will get my vote for disappointment, pro-
vided. of course he or she is competent to
fill the place. / know that this is also the
unanimous sentiment of the new board.
On the other hand l will not vote for or
support anybody for position who shields
wrong doing or enters into collision with
wrong doors to defeat justice and the
cause of honesty in Office. Such people
would not, according to my views. be
proper parties to hold positions as teachers
Or TO be connected IN any way with the
public school system which, in my opinion,
is, and should be considered, sacred
/ want to tell you, and you
can so state it, that the teacher or other
tmploye of the school board, who may
have given money will have my friendship
if be or she honestly and canddly gives
information on this boodling subject.
will stay with them till the end. and
know also that the public will. | sent
word to Professor Barber today to this
effect and L mean it. l think more of him
than l ever did do not think he is guilty
of any crime in giving money to retain
his position under the peculiar circum-
stances in which he was placed"
Judge Wall and County Attorney Boone
are working hard in the case. They have
had frequent conferences, and they are
securing good deal OF valuable informa-
ton.