The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-21


troduced by Mr.. Langan and After
q Long Discussion, in Which Sew
eral Members Paid Their Respects
to the Clergyman, Was Referred to
the Committee.
The Tribune said yesterday morn
ing in its report of Rov. Dr. Lansing.
sermon Cn the children and the sa-
looms. that he does not mince his
words in commenting upon municipal
corruption. IT is now to be recorded
that a number of the members of the
board of control do not mince their
words in commenting upon DR.. Lam
sing.
At II special meeting of the board,
held last night, a resolution was OF
fcred by Mr.. Langan resentinS the al
legged reflection recently made by DR..
Lansing upon the honor and int"g-
rity of the school controllers at the
meeting of the National Municipal
league held in Rochester, n. V. during
the week of May :. 1t was the dis
clission on this resolution. the full text
VI WHICH Is pri'teu p.i'"' ''"'
'he coiiihiehlS "p'i' t'c icN''e" So
ileman.
Whereas. The daily papers of this city report
tho following: '1hc city of Scranton has school
houses Of the most modern sort. In themselves
they arc credit TO the city, But they arc
believed to represent in their construction and In
their supplies, system of ,ottcnncss and plum
der not unlike the above in other directions. Inc
same kind of information exists about the board
OF education now that was in evidence year
ago concerning tho city government. In the
case of the city government, have now the
proofs. Tie evidence concerning The board of
e",t|''u" W. ,Np,'t " ,i, ,o,i,orcd hv Rcv
l. J. Lansing in the city oi Rochester on the
10th inst. which W. assume to he correctly re-
ported. As DR.. Lansing has seen ht' in the above
remarks, to charge the board oi o'"ra''oh, wn'en
""ce'',''N means 'l' nen'"c.' q. ,. .nu e"",n y,
eo"''"' "'.n '"'"pa ,,.''" vs. sn,,oo, h,,i,d;,rS
.,I IN tho ,,rni.I,in,, NJ snnn,ics evidence Of
which, according 10 his spccch he expects to
Get later; we take this opportunity as the
earliest afforded. to resent the insult offered.
In genera! terms lie charges fraud and cor
rnption without giving amy facts or specific III
stances oil inc same ana 'hc'roE ,''nS ,>''s
nrr'no,| Oh 'n', p''H u''n'' '''e 'io"' VI ms
m N. ,,,.;,,r I,
r,no,s ~ ,ho Same madc as above Quoted. AND
IT. NOT PRODUCED WITHIN 4 REASONABLE
TIME WE sTIGMATIZE DIR. LANSING As IN.
TRUTHFUL, UNFAIR AND DISHONEST IN Ills
REMARKS; ard he it
Resolved Th't we deny inc 'mnn'a''onS ana
r'h''''o'ls ana o'"'o"ce '"'" "S '"''c ''" ""'
wa.,,,oI 1y,,, ., ,,o,rs ,f ,o,is,o,i,r "a
n. Iarsinr of o,,r nonJcm,o,io, ~ his statc.
mcnts and actions we employ the city press,
which was the method Of Dr lansing to dciame
the officials Of this school district and bcsmrch
our regulations.
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t"at the eNlueice WAS 10 ne secured
later Mr. jennings favored tie I'M
'"rhere is no distinction made" said
he Every member of this board is
charged with improper conduct. |
will welcome any investigation which
We must place OURSELVES on record
as having denied these infamous
charges"
Captain May arose and quietly re-
marked that he didn't favor the reso-
luton as framed. 1T would not be-
come the dignity of this body to stig-'
matize these statements as false We
don't have to say they are false if
we know they are. We should go to
Dr. Lansing and tell him that we will
help him to unearth anything wrong
stand upon our dignity and do this"