Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-10


troll 1t would there ever be any peac,
in the future? Again. the negI oes OBJ
tainei Information from some one that
IL Hance could not make his average
for any one month, that his scnool
would have to close by operation OF
law, and acting upon this suggestion,
and still failing to take their appeal. his
enemies went at once To the patrons OF
the school and by persuasion, misre-
presentations and other INSCRIPTIONS
methods prevailed upon the patrons to
withdraw their children, disregarding
the wrong to the children. bur simply
and solely 20 accomplish their designs
against Hance. The school was thus
reduced from 165 scholars TO two. Was
this an act OF law abiding citizens, or
were they acts OF persons, "void OF
social duty and fatally bent on mis-
chief?'' Were the negroes, who were
ostenslbly guilty Of such conduct guilty
OF wrong doing or were they i'll advised
by white sympathizers, and il the lat
ter, was the good II the ignorant ne
gro advanced by such advice The
above state OF affairs still exists. Who
is responsible It it? Had it not been
for the encouragement OF the FEW
white sympathizers figuring in this
mild drama, the difficulty, in all pro-
liability would have long since been en-
ded, but the FEW whites will not al
low it, and now it has come to ques-
ton, who is To control the situation,
the Board. appointed for that purpose
or the negroes and the FEW white
sympathizers What is the necessity
OF having Board il you do not con-
cede it the power TO control? Is the
Board composed Of incompetent men?
then oust them and elect or appoint
others. Are the members composing
the Board dishonest or have they ul-
terror motives for their action in the
promises? IL SO then punish them as
well as oust them from Office. III they
are honest and intelligent men. then let
them take the situation in hand and
control it without leave or hindrance
from any man or set Of men. 1t should
not be dictated TO by any one without
authority. 1t would be just rs tenable
for me TO 60 TO the Superintendent OF
the Galleries Company, or go TO any
business man in this town and endeav-
or TO dictate 20 him how he should run
his business, as il would for me to go
To the school Board and dictate TO It
how IL should conduct the schools un-
der it's control. Such an act would
call down unending anathems upon the
head OF the offender in the former in
stance, yet the school Board must not
murmer but must heed the enlight-
eument thus vouchsafed il 10y these
discontcnts. There are in every com
munity, 70 more less extent, those
who must be consulted in all matters
with which they have no concern, but
in this town there are few who are
concerned in ALL MATTERS, at least
they claim TO be. They wish vouch-
safed to them greater consideration, In
matters, other than their own affairs,
than ever "the Lord OF the Manor" was
accorded, in the days OF the English
"Feudal System"
1t takes something like 1000 a
year to maintain the cOlored school OF
this town, the receipts OF the treasuIers
office at Tazewell show, that OF this
amount, the negroes 0i Pocahontas
pay a fraction over $50. Yet one
would think from their attitude in the
premises. that the figures were reyers
ed. and that the negroes paid the tax
What is the motive? there must be one
especially on the part OF the FEW
whites who are encouraging the negro
in his lawlessness? There are only
or 10 negro voters In the town, and 4
Democratic majority OF so of the whole
vote here. Then surely 1t cannot b'
politics, for whatever action takeI
either for or agains. the negro will no
change his vote, as we all know, but
or 10 votes does sometimes cut 1
heavy figure in municipal elections. Cal
it be that the FEW whites are encouT
aging him for a purpose OF this kind
Again ask, what is the motive? lie
the FEW ask themselves that ques
ton, and consider if they are satisfie
, with their own answer.
4 Now it seems that the Board ha
= done its duty as it sees it. If they hav
e not taken the appeal allowed 10y Law
" and IL the Board is not composed {
Il responsible and intelligent men, get ri