Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-02

Honest and just criticism OF a
public official is proper and entirely
In order. but to print a falsehood
or misrepresent the facts presumably
TO deceive the public, as the post
master of this city. MIR. III. l. shott.
" the Telegraph" has done in some
OF his recent issues, is altogether out
OF order. / regret the necessity OF
using strong language, and would
not do SO as it is not my custom.
except for the reason that many
statemergs recently made in the
elegraph have 10 foundation what
ever i'm fact. and the Editor knows
1t. or else he Is exceedingly ignorant.
AS member OF the school board I
do not claim TO have always done
my full duty-few people always do
this I'm any line OF work. have
doubtless made some mistakes. which
OF course could not be said of the
Editor and Postmaster if he had
been on the Board. according TO his
own estimate of himself, but / have
not made the mistakes he charges
and hence his charges arc false.
First, he says, the North side
school house building of two rooms
is lost to the people and a law suit
could not restore It to the Board
1t is not lost, never has been, and
no man or set Of men can get pos
session OF it by any kind of law
suit-not even the Editor could get
Possession OF this property. If he had
the tax ticket himself. The Edi-
tor and Postmast cr seems well post
ed on election laws, but seems to
tally ignorant on tax and transfer
laws, especial" those transferring
property to tie state, on which there
is no tax. and hence cannot be sold
for tax. A deed OF transfer passes
the title and rot It's recordation
The deed in 1901 to the Board is as
good as the best deed In Blueheld
and the title is as safe as the State
Constitution and legislature can
make It, This deed was made nearly
two years before / was elected on
the Board.
Second, He says there are a num-
ber OF deeds-"half dozen"-that
have not been put to record. This is
not true. but If It were true the
title to the property would not be
impaired, if the property is being
used in the district for School pur-
poses as 1t is being used
The law is very clear and explicit
on this point Button. Button
who's got the North Side School
building?" The school board has it
and not even a Shotgun can get
It from them regardless OF the blow
and buster of the Telegraph.
In his issue of the 25th, Mr Shot.
the Editor, says the school board has
been absolutely under the control OF
the Democrats all these years That
is a mistake. Mr.. Stinson a repub-
lican, has been on the Board for
two years and helped us do con
siderable work and deserves credit
for IL. Now. what have these Dem
ocrats done on the School Board?
Beaver Pond District, that IS. this
District. has the best Schools. the
best School houses, IN the best CON
ditlon. better located. better equip
ped, and more OF them than any
District I'm the County, or in South
ern West Virginia. Mr.. Shott SAYS
the Democrats did this. I am frank
to say our schools are not near so
good as they should be. but how
are they compa ed with others in
this State2 The record will show
II man will look al it from an
educational STANDPOINT and not po-
litical.
Third In his Issue OF the 28th
inst, Mr. Shott, the learned Editor
says Teachers have been employed
who were incompetent bcause their
influence was Democratic" This is
emphatically untrue.
Fourth. Mr. Sbott further says in