Sunday Washington globe., 1902-03-30
BOUNCING BOYNTON
The Man of Many Salaries
and His Nerve.
A HARD HITTER HIMSELF
when WELDING the Goose Quill Now
SqueaIing Under the just Criticism
that Unmasks His Hoggish Pro-
Pensities - AdroItly COnceals the
Salaries He Receives in Card Of
Old Time Cunning.

The local press seems to be much con.
cerned over the status of the present Presi.
dent Of the Board Of Education General H.
V. Boynton, and Henry V. has lined mp his
forces. Recently, as stated in the GLOBE
his eligibility was questioned on the ground
that the statute under which he was ap.
pointed provides that the members of the
board shall be bona fde residents and tax
payers for a period of five years previous to
their appointment. It has also been stated
that General Boyntou is entitled to draw
three salaries and does draw at least two Of
them.
In a letter addressed to the Times, Gen
Boyntou has undertaken to answer these
charges and by way of showing that he is
taxpayer states that he has paid personal
taxes since 1877 and real estate taxes since
1873, all payments for which have been
made from his personal funds. Well what
other funds should he use? 1t is understood
that the personal taxes paid bv this party
are SIS per annum, OF $I.2S per month, in
dcating a large amount Of assessable per
sonal property somewhere within the Dis
trict of Columbia thus showing that the
General is a man of means, for SIS will pay
for taxes on very large (?) quantity Of
merchandise. Concerning the real estate
taxes which he states he has paid he does
not give us the benefit Of the location of
his property, nor its value, but is reported
to have stated that the property belongs to
his wife, and that he pays the taxes on It.
He admits the receipt of pay as a member
of the Chickamauga Chattanooga National
Military Park Association, but don't give
the amount, which is $1,000 per year, and
also admits the receipt of $500 per year as a
member of the Board Of Education He
takes pleasure in stating that he holds these
positions, and holds them legally, thereby
attempting by one puff from his brilliant
gen to silence the batteries Of all parties in
the District of Columbia. He would have
us believe that when HenryV the Fifth)
holds an Office, or Offices, that it is axioms tic
that he holds them legally.
In regard to the Rock Creek Park Com
mission, he is very kind to say that at the
first meeting of the commission it was de.
cided to take no pay except for formal
meetings, yet says that it is very doubtful
whether any member of the commission
drew total of $500 above his expenses. If
this $500 be approximately correct it would
indicate eighty days' service.
The response of General Boynton shows
on its face careful, calm, cool and studied
effort. The casual observer and one unac-
quainted with the Generals methods and
idiosyncrases would think that the rest Of
the world had been placed at nought; such
an observer might also think that were
there anything in the matters which have
been brought to the attention of the public
"a public that would read such letter as
General Boyuton She would have too
much sense to place himself before the ar
rows of an unchartable people.
The letter, however, contains certain
references through which, doubtless Gen.
BoYnton desires to prOlong the controversy,
He disclaims any desire to act on the Board
Of Education, and SAYS that he accepted the
appointment with great reluctance. II is a
great pity for the schools that his reluctance
should not have overcome his zeal for the
receipt of several salaries. lie is not kind
enough to state what were the grounds
which prompted him to consider fora a mo-
ment the declining of additional coin from
the Golfers of Uncle Sam.
II is also intimated that Major H II.
Twombley, former Secretary of the Board of
Education, and Mr.. Daish are behind the
movement, but that they seem to appear,
in the generals mind, TO be but the tools of
some one else, is clear; for he makes
reference to conditions existing az the time
of his appointment, and says that these condi-
tiOns are at the bottom Of the attacks made
upon him. He does not inform US, as is his
duty, what these conditions are or may have
been, but if they be anything of the agni
tude which General Boyuton would have
us believe he has been remiss in his duty
and his resignation should be called for at
once Why has he not turned the search
light Of his eagle eye on these conditions
and advised the public? is there something
else in the Board of Education which Gem
eral Boyuton knows, but which he is roll
ing around under his tongue like sweet
morsel and refusing to make public what
in duty bound he should?
It Is indeed magnanimous in General
Boyutou to offer to serve the schools with
out pay, but it is curious that he does not
offer to reliuquish his salary of $4,000 per
annum and serve these schools in which,
according to his account, he has such a
deep and great interest. Judging from the
amount of taxes paid by the general ISIS
per annum), he is in a position where a
mere bagatelle of $500 or So, 600 per year
would not for a moment be considered
when public interest demands his attention.
Surely the world will not stop moving if
the general fails to hold more than one
office.
The Star undertakes to uphold the gen.
eral by stating that it is "quibbling over
techniealities, and says that THE commu
nifty is not at all disposed to encourage the
nagging Of its officials" For the benefit of
the Star it might be said that General Boyn.
toms life-work has been devoted to nageing
at officials, and the boast of the general of