The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-06
CAMPAIGN LIE NAILED.

Superintendent Carlisle Denies Falsehoods
Recently Circulated
Austin, Texas, September THE follow
ing circular fully explains itself.
Austin, Texas, September at has
not been my custom TO make replies TO
campaign statements respecting my ne
lions But when charges are publicly
made and not contrahlcted 1t IL soHf.bnc
urged as evidence OF the truth oi-sthe
charges that they are not denied Lest
such Inference might be drawn from fur
Their silence on my part in reference to
the charges recently made against me,
/ deem 1t not Improper to make II state
mcnt in regard to the BORDEN county
bonds which the State board OF education
once rejected and afterwards purchaged
~ he eist of the complaint against me is
found IN the following extract from let
Ter published In The Houston Post of
August 81:
lin my answer to his excolloncy. I
quoted from j. NJ Carlisle's letters, where
he stated 10 me that the school bou ri
had considered these bonds twice and had
both times rejected them as undesirable.
The governor cam find no record OF their
consideration by the board; yet Carlisle.
the superin iendent of public instruction
were twice considered and twice rejected.
Both OF these honorable gentlemen can
not he correct. Mr.. Swain knew that the
board or Carlisle had rejected these bonds,
for he Dragged that no man outside OF
himself could handle rejected bonds. Ito
proved the truth OF his assertion by sell
ing to J. NJ Carlisle, the superintendent
OF all the schools OF Texas, the rejected
bonds In about three days after he got
hold OF them "
Referring to the above. have TO say
that have never stated that the board OF
education rejected the Borden county
bonds twice ! have never referred to
hut one rejection of theRe bonds. That
there Is no record of this rejection Is
not TO discredit any bonds offered to H..
directed the secretary TO keep no record
OF the rejection Of the bonds.
"Referring TO the charge tina, / pur-
chased these bonds. ! make the following
emphatic and specific statements;
81 | am not member of the State
hoard Of education, although MS state su-
perintendent of public instruction, am
eX-oflicio secretary OF the board, | have
no voice In the deliberations OF TIE board
and no vote in the determination OF any
question by the hoard. The State board
Of education aud comptroller have eN-
elusive authority to buy bonds for the
State school fund. have no such author
ity: ! have never ATTEMPTED 10 exercise
any such authority, and have never pre-
suned 10 undertake, directly or indirectly.
to influence the decision OF any one having
a voice or vote IN the purchase or re-
lection OF bonds Of any kind
80 when the Borden county bonds were
rejected by the state hoard of education
| had absolutely nothing whatever. d.
rectly or Indirectly, 10 do with reaching
the dec-ion by which they were rejected.
"3 when the bonds were again pre-
scented to the board and purchased
was out of this city. ana state most en-
phatically that | did not at any time say
or do anything that directly or Indirectly
contributed 10 the decision reached BY
the hoard 10 purchase these bonds.
-. have never. In any manner, as
sisted Mr.. Swain, or any othor person.
TO make any sale Of bonds 10 the State
board of education; ! have never under
taken 10 effect. directly or Indirectly,
any sort OF negotiation In bonds with the
state board OF education for Mr. Swain
or any other person.
"in conslusion, I deny every charge
made against me I'm regard 20 this bond
transaction and state most positively and
without any cquivocation that / havo
mover had anything to do with making
any sale OF bondaf to the State board OF
cdueatiou or with the manaEcmont or ne
gotintion OF any bond transaction FOR
either myself or any other presou. ana
all statements to the contrary arc untrue.
invite ihoro igh and exhaustive !nVcsti-
cation or every act OF mine which relates
or may bc supposed to relate TO any Of
fetal matter with which | have had any.
thing to do or with which my name has
been In any manner connected.
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