The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-07-07
Commission Defended.
CnrrnIIton. Miss. LnIv lth. 1870.

Carrollton, Miss, July 9TH, 1905.
Mr., J., L.. Gillespie, Editor Common
wealth, Greenwood, Miss.
Dear Sir: In the last issue of your.
paper you r]cpublish a lengthy criticism
from the jackson News, within which
is quoted another Of like nature from
the Columbus Commercially, in which
these two papers make themselves ridi-
culous by their criticism OF the Text
Book Commission for its order in the
contract that Professor Riley SO almond
his history as to give u fun account Of
each election of Mr., Money to the Unit
cd state Senate, and, also, that his pho
tograph he given. You style this Il
Laugh On The Commission; but
scratch your head and look INTO Rllcy's
History aud tell lis whom you think the
laugh Is on. These two papers. papers
that are widely read throughout the
state, have taken it upon themselves to
ait in Judgment upon the work Of the
Commission, and the Commonwealth,
aud, doubtless, many others, cock thor
cars and look owIish AS they laugh at
the witty wisdom ut the Commercial
and the News; while throughout the
state where Rilcy's History has been in
use in the public schools, all children
who have passed the middle grades, and
all others who have read il, must be
thinking that what the editors Of these
papers are can best be spelled with an f..
W ois, an |, and an $.
They say, tbricHy quoted, "Why do
vote q chapter to Money and have his
photograph in the book and not have
like mention made Of othor senator's, cs-
pocially Of McLaurin'). II you will but
rctcr to this history you will find full
notice made of the election and services
IN the Senate Of George, Lamar, Wal
thall, and others, and a photograph Of
each. You will find, also, on page 3ll
that full mention is made Of the election
of McIAlrtn and Of his services in the
Senate, and that gentleman's photograph
in full bloom. Nowhere in this history
is any mention made OF senator Money.
A supplement- which is u continuation
81 the states history up to this present
time. was shown TO the Commission. il
is worry full in detail, full accounts being
given of the political campaigns and
their results, with mention of Me
laurins name as being reelected to the
Senate, but not oven hero does Moneys
photograph appear nor is his name men
tioucd, Why this commission the Com
mission did not know, nor did it in
pulrc, but simply said to Professor Riley,
Your history IL otherwise alright and
we adopt ii for use in the schools Of the
state, but on condition that YOU revise
it so that full record be made Of each
election Of MIR. Money to the Unitcd
states Senate and his photograph shown
as Of his colleague and the others who
have served with and before him in that
body In the face Of these facts, ! ask
you, and all others who may notice the
omission, did these commissioners do
their duty or not? | would suggest to
The Commonwealth, knowing as It does
toe records of the Commercial and the
News, that before quoting from the cdi-
torial remarks of these papers, il i~nyesti-
gate as TO their truthfulness.
My brother, Prof, q. \. Shaw, Is a
member Of that commission, and in his
behalf and in justice to the other com