Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-13

Notwithstanding our offer for the use of
these columns to General Henry 1.-THE fifth
Boynton and his unnamed friends and ene-
mics IN which to say whatever might occur
to them in regard to the Generals fitness
for the position as a member of the Board
of Education, neither Of them have as yet
furnished US with suitable copy. II is
rumored that there has been a truce and
that mutual friends have arranged things
satisfactorily to all parties concerned. We
are inclined to doubt this General B. is
not one to be down under the white flag of
truce He will fight to the last or at least
until the drawing of salaries stops. He has
been hard hitter and will continue to be
until the revenue ceases.
But there is another rumor, and that is
that there will be something doing in the
near future. General B. is said to be col
ecting evidence to show up certain mem.
bers of the Board of Education, and to show
up as we'll a large number of influential
people. We are not informed just what
shape this will take, but II is said that the
people of the District should watch closely
the tolliug Of the curfew, for after nightfall
it may be dangerous to go around with the
wrath OF General B. uuappeased IL is
possible that General B. has been keeping
some trump card up his sleeve for a long
time Can il be that he is just now pre-
pariug TO give to the public what he re-
ferred to recently as the conditions" ex-
isting at the time he was appointed on the
Board. Or by that term did lie mean the
conditions surrounding himself Could
he have meant that he did not think him
self eligible TO hold the position because he
had been "soiourning" in Washington and
voting in the United States Of Ohio2 Or
did he mrnn tlat to pay the taxes on
wife's property did not in his opinion con
stitute a taxpayer? II would indeed, be
refreshing to know just what he did mean.
Perhaps time may tell us, for it appears
that It is not in the Generals mind to do 50
now.
We have heard that there is no love lost
between male member of the board and
the general. Perhaps here is where the
fight is to be. Whatever may be the titles
of the participants, General Boynton's op-
pouents should beware. He will have two
at least to fight, and they will not be ordi-
nary privates either. For on The side of
General Boynton and aiding and abetting
him, with all the force aud main, will be
another general. This is that general so
often mentioned in the advertisement of
patent medicines 1t is a great thing to
have help in time Of trouble. and when one
has on his side general debility, the other
side need look to sheir laurels.
What an army matter this whole thing is
Major Twombly has said in public letter
that the general did not demand his resigna
ton until long after II was rendered volun
tarily, aud the general said he did Well,
whose business is It anyway Judging from
the affidavit of a voter in 1890 and in 1900,
taking an appointment as bona fide resi-.
dent Of the District of Columbia for FIVE
pears previous thereto, ought to count for
something For Just how much il should
count we leave the reader to determine.
If the statement in 1890 does not count
for enough, the reader is asked to see what
would be the effect on a person who drew
SIS. 500 per annum as a brigadier general in
the United States Army in 1898, and also
drew So, 500 per annum as a member of the
Chickamauga Chattanooga National Mill
tary Park Commission. People who are
enabled to make this much money have
friends Who would not have with this
kind Of wad from the Government trough
And how these friends will codde up the
youth (who is thus favored) and pet and fat
ter him until the money is gone, aud then
alas alack day the friends will not speak as
they pass by Let the good work go on and
let US have the truth and all the truth let
the general put out his long right arm and
scratch his pen the best he can. Let the
Board OF Education be fumigated if we can
not have ice water in the schools