The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-11-19
VILIFICATlON.

IN LACE ISSUE the Greenyle Demot rat in its role of
poogs for the Mcaurn Leyeo Board har ks back usual to
the dead past peeen support the aco of the Board in
overriding public interest in order give the for its print
fayorie of per in of what
should have cost In tins connection the Democrat refers to
proposition made by years to do the printing of the Board for
nohnga proposition which very the Board
the ground that mendican body The TINES has al
ready explained that champion or apologize the old
Board and that tired of hearing the sins of the Nc
Laurn Board excused on the of precedent
But the Democrat usual lodges the real issue and obscures
columns of totally irrelevant matter Except the compa
aey unimpont which might ha been saved by giving the
printing the lowest bidder the preference given Democrat
The TINES matter of small moment the Taxpayers and
and front of the Boards offending attacks of The
upon the Board would dignity this paper
The of the public printing the smallest the the of
lenses of the Board against the people of the districts and merely
incident the record which THE TINES has carefully kept of its
misdongs The Democrat says abiding to this record that The
has yied the Bossd persistent. Let such of
the examples as limited time and space will admit.
THE TINES showed that the first act of the Board
peal by number that proy requiring the Cotton Tax Collectors
report the rer; which only
against improper reports tie part OF that officer
At the of the appointment of the Commissioners from Boil
and Washington counties The TINES showed that the appoint
direct disregard of the expressed wishes of the
payers. Was tins utilization
The TINES charged that the condition of the appointment
for officers of the Board related Nc
Laurn by consanguny political affinity charge which sub
santaed by the subsequent conduct of the officers Was this yf
cation
TINES called the the taxpayers the fact that
nearly four dollars in must be collected order put dol
lars worth of dirt the Was this utilization
The TINES directed attention the fact that shortage the
the Treasurer of the Board existed for is months before
being discovered and only made good after the shortage had
been reported by an expert Was this utilization .
The TINES recorded the that in order complete the happy
family engineer possessing the confidence of the entire district
superseded little known and untre Was this utilization II
The TINES called attention to the action of the Board further B
increasing the burden the taxpayers when cotton had reached the
figure arranging for the payment of exorbtan salaries
members of the clan throughout the district for weighing Il
cotton Was this utilization "a
Lastly The TIMES compelled the increase
Mr. j. NJ Jayne President of the Board from $500 81 900
year. being the first ntmaton the taxpayers had
the obor Of this gentleman had twice aruous and
twice valuable those of his predecessors This
the fact that Mr. Jayne when Senator
pressed with the evil Of increasing salaries during term of Office
introduced the bill referred in another column this issue
The TINES. n
We trust that neghbor did miSconsue articles
criticisms of the Democrat obtaining the printing per
than THE TINES bid for it. Tis
lis vocation" !o
fkeepng record of this straight before the taxpayers
e vihcaton the Democrat make the Doubtless the
irritation of the Board and arises from the
Of that body could do ta greater unkndne injury than
eep its record clearly before the taxpayers of this district