The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-31

Posts Austin correspondent fell nat, as
4. was all pred Gated on Charles Tnsiey
letter TO Carlisle Offering 10 cpmprofnis
FOR $pD and guaranteeing | would husl
the matter up MIR. Tinsley was not au
'horiz"d 10 compromise anything tor me
) and his letter was hts own voluntary act
My exposure of this bond sw indle
through the Galveston and Dallas Nov
showed mainly that I wanted no com
prom "a that would hush mp rascality II
high places Of the State government I
has even been reported that you had ex
cused or defended the school board II
this dirty bond 'rinsartiou but | knew
THIS 10 be false for the reason that yot
were familiar with the case and were
aware OF The rejection of the bonds by TN
fWl.y stated mat they were 50 rejected
| Tor the reason that Borden county was a
| thinly settled county
You also Know that these bonds re-
inaln"i ~ he capitol for weeks IN the
custody OF the board of one OF It's NOM
bers. awarding change in opin on on the
pati OF It's controlling genius, 50 That ihcy
could be rated as des. rable securities. You
know thai Swain was after these bonds
from the start. WIRING TO me direct COM
corning them and stating In one letter;
II am confident that there Is no other per-
son besides myself who VIII buy bond.
which has been rejected by the board of
cducn.ion."
Yon know that my public statement is
true aid therefore do not believe that
You have attempted TO excuse the : ats
administration as a whole. The governor
in writing TO me for the data IN ms
bond business suited thai he cod fud
no record TO show that The Borden county
bonds had ever been offered 10 the school
board.
I'm my answer to his excellcncy quoted
| from j. ". Carlisle'a letters, where he
STA ed 10 me that the school board hud
| considered these bonds twice and had both
| mes rejected them as unlesirahie The
governor can hnd no record Of their con
sldefaiion by the board yet Carlisle, TIA.
superintendent of public instruction aud
-ocrethry of the board says they were
twice considered and twice rejected. Both
OF these honorable gentlemen can not be
correct Mr.. Swain knew thA; the hoard
or 'arlisle had rejrctui the bonds. for he
dragged that up man outside of himself |
could handle rejected bonds ilc proved tbs
truth OF his a -soriiou BY selling 10 J. NJ
'iri Hle the superintendent Of all the |
schools Of Texas. those rejected bonds |
IN apout three days after he got hold OF |
th'm MY firm lost NU by this doal How
mueh OF his amount went to make w /
An arsumcW showing suudeu change In
we d~irHblhly of the bonds is the qtfcs-
nnM Puhhc upiuion VIII not condone this
shhdy transaction The guilty parties
'nhN exhaust Ingenuity IN explanation and
nliisge mo with rouriing uotorietv I am
"'iI enough knnwn itTSas without aolk-
ING uot"rl"tv as a candidate or rs a bust |,
ness man 10 he tune OF $50
ma N"u nnl@rk n H. shame that a
position and reputation should he All sur ,
rent indnc@nent for the practice of the
ilEOf-l lufNErify For TN. bun..r at ,.,.
Seate win say IT vn. ,,", . ,,I,.,,. 81 o,ir
! remember with uleas,tre ,vhnn io,,, ~ S
Mccall had The ber.IliNr "''e,' '"nu -
frnd for .nvcs,,nar, al ih' S'hool I
no oomnlaint ri u '"'tu7 ,n'i' Wa
,.,,p,'i Xxx IT,, a'i Wucn N" mon w1N Z
thri,, n,o,n,, "",Is pi"-rht"h lhen they got {
ern",,lntnr,S ava an ~ W. None went ~ =
Nt,.if rN ar n"odirr- But men Ike II
~, ,,,. 'n ia, ar. MAJ" 10 'ale back seat now =
Nv are too virtuous for tho ring "a
liuly yours, L.. f. Alshtrv .
IN giving ont ii, ot.,. A.
,,.oe. ,,,,of,,t ar "Hhhns
VIC ''''iNi ho' 10 hunt up he parties at
tackled therein 10 give thcrn an onnort,- ,
niiv lo rnriv ,o ,,, -. W. Vl''', .'-
D., "' u"''E'S mat" TN"
"7' Correspondent called on Mr. Carlisle.
however ana asked hin, ,b,, b.. ,
say abon, # n, r.,,I,., ~ ''"' ''
.r,,o 'P''i '' i"iio"s
ne statement thHt Mr. Alsburv r1lIcl .
lpog mo for an cNph,aa .on Of wbv ,bo =.
lrst rloc. ,1d ,r, Jtli'd M ih"
ncorrs,r IL n,.,,, t"7 pui. na~ed les l.
i,, n ~ N'''l 1ld $780,. The atsDt- =
.idirulni, we tht bonds .s "
,gnts, ,,', o. ~ 40 ""ihnutA "a bug y
'i'iH INl ilt SCHOOL iIitlU n,.l