Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12
WARM RET0RT
Dished out to the Critics of the
Ethridge School District--Does
not Mince Words, about
our Representative

was fair and all rightand deserved tRe'
the approval Of the House.
Our County Supt. wrote Mr.. Patter
son to send him copy of the bill and
lift hurt the other schools of the 10TH
Dist he opposed it. Instead of Mr..
Patterson complying with the asoveN
request, he writes the Supt. that he had,
moved to table the measure therefore,
killing it in the House. Then after
considerable delay Mr.. Patterson'
wrote me that on account of the clause
in the bill which retains all school tax
paid by Us that he "doubts the wisdom,
of the bill and could not approve it."
| want now to ask Mr.. Patterson
when did that measure lose its wisdom
He told the gentlemen who presented it
to him that it WIS alrighta and perfectly
fair Did it change after they left
Nashville? if not were you not practic-
ing fraud on the Legislature of tiie.
State when you intro luced measure,
into that body that you considered,
unwse. And we also wonder why the
Senate did not see the unfairness of this,
clause that retains all the school funds,
paid by this proposed Dist. The
senate under the able leadership Of the
Hon. r. II. McI.aurin perhaps also
read section 8 Of the measure which
5, reads as follows
I. uBe it further enacted that the.
Ethridge School Dist. SHAH not receive
any prorata Of tax assessed and collected.
from the ether school Districts except
said Ethridge School district shall be
entitled to aud shall receive its prorata,
y part of school fund paid by the State
u from the State School fund" doubtless
e saw this section and was conscious OF the
u fact that we werenot trying to injure the
II other schools of the 10th Dist. He af.
$ ter this bill had passed three readings,
vi in the Senate and one in the House,.
IS still seems to think himself more far
Gu seeing than the rest of the members Of
~ the General Assembly, and over 100
III petitioners living within said proposed
~ Dist Did you ever hear Of such
IL wonderful Craftsmanship?
re We asked for the retaining clause
H. not that we would be so much benefited
lie by retaining the tax which we now pay
'eu but that we might be benefited in the
ny future by asking the Legislature to
10 grant us the privilege of leyying a
'as special school tax. Provided the peo'
lob pie inside said Dist. favored 1t. Yet il
''o' this matter the Henryvlle Statesman
preferred to favor. the few and ignore
lis the many and in reality damaging all
the In fact this seems to be characteristic o.
ten him. He refused TO vote against thu
l caucus to nominate U. :. Senator
Ion. he knew to delay the caucus would b
hat to elect Bob Taylor and please the
the people, and l understand that he CAV
Nc for his reason, in this matter that he wa
and pledged, and doubtless before Senate
tue Bate was buried, Our case was likt
ltle- the Senatorial contest, large majorit.
hem of his constituents being ignored in bot
her. More Statesmahshipl
and Had Mr.. Patterson sent Supt. Hoi
ssed L. b. White copy Of the bill as n
OF ouested he no doubt would have al
lived proved it. We are satisfied that NJ
Ion. White wrote Mr.. Patterson in GOO
the faith and Patterson failed to comp
the with his request in sending copy
ilon the bill.
mate want To state that this measure n
his gotten up in good faith, and for Il
icing one purpose of educational advanc
that ment.
but Mr. Patterson also wrote me, I'll
thing this would be bad precedent
establish aud he also wfots anoth
"A citizen that the measure was unpr
bill cedented. notice i'll the American
d, he April 20 page that there were abb
'ding. 80 special school Districts establish
Judge in the last Legislature Is being iuo
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