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George Ell. Kupfrian's own Version

George HI. Kupfrfan,s own Version
ar sBfs TaIk with Nr. Dewitt.
The appended specimen of blackguardism
IS printed at the request of its author,
and in the conviction that it can do no
harm to anybody but the r~ufianiy blgot
who wrote it,
Jersey City, N j., March "a, 1898.
To the Editor of The Jersey City Even
ing News
In an article headed mo Politics in the
Board.o published in The News on
Tuesday night of this week some ms
statements and slanderous
are made which I desire to have correct
ed In the first place., / did not call on
Mr.. Dewitt because the Board of Eduea-
ton had not appointed a certain teacl.sa
+ am not interested in advancing any par
ticular candidate for a place as teacher.
] called on Mr.. Dewitt solely to ascer-
tain from him what disposition had been
made of the protest sent in by Industry
condemned partisan or sectarian control
OF our school system. | was there en-
tirely on my own responsibility. Mr.
Dewitt informed me that the protest was
nocketed by President Firm. who intend
ed to lose it. l told him the Board
might possibly receive a duplicate copy
AT this he was greatly enraged as:u qe-
manded by what right we sent SUCH an m
sulting protest to the Board. l told him
that was the privilege of any citizen or
body of citizens. He said that no such
condition existed. | reminded him of the
action taken by Commissioner John p.
Mueller and Commissioner Cowles, when
he informed me hat Mr.. Co.sius had
apologized to the Board and had ex-
pressed his sorrow for having sent tnat
letter to the papers,.
IN svrhe Jews" article the statement is
made that l finally made an abject apol-
ogy and a very hasty retreat. IL is re-
freshing to see that both Mr.. Cowles n
myself saw the error OF our ways ana
anologized. Both statements are unquaii-
fiedly false. Mr.. Dewitt called the Amer
lean Mechanics ~sneakfng, coWardiy, IN
derhand bigots. | answered him II they
are bigots what would be the proper name
for the Knights of Columbus? He denied
any knowledge of that order. | fear Mr..
Dewitt is a true Jesuit. ! made the as
sertion that I believed that the teachers
appointed att the present time We're ap-
noinfed not because of their fitness for
teaching. but because they are friends OF
Bob Davis party or Romanists. Mr.. Dew
lit t~hereupon called me a condemned mar
four times In as many seconds, aau. want
ed to know why | did not resent II. Ihe
reason is thai no patriotic gentleman
would soil his hands by engaging IN a
brawl with a Jesuitical loafer.
If Mr.. Dewitt ants proof of partisan
misuse of our school system, why does
he not apply to Mr.. John II. Mueller, a
very respectable citizen, who has been IN
the Board and resigned only after repeat
ed attempts on the part of the Mayor to
prevent him. for that very reason.
Another question and | am done. Why
did Mr.. Dewitt vote for Mr.. Hopkins for
ballot after declaring himself in favor of
another candidate2 1t is high i'm in my
opinion that the friends of our public
schools should rally and demand the res
irnatious Of these enemies of our schools.
GEO. H. KUPFRIANs
No. 81 Henry street, Jersey City.