La Junta tribune., 1908-11-28

OF western gall for men to make $500
costs by their own blunders and then
ask the taxpayers to foot the bills.
and l hereby and now register a big
kick against 1t. II is not too late
and reorganize that committee In ac-
cordance with lawful authority and IL
/ they do not predict that their
troubles have just commenced.
I II is due this board to say that
! they blame Mrs. Money for the whole
trouble with all its consequences.
That's funny. The school board by
their action. placed Mrs. Money in the
position OF the man who found him.
self ''twixed the devil and the
deep blue sea-" (no personal alfu-
sions intended). Her oath of office
compelled her to obey the state su-
perintendent. Read it: THE coun-
ty superintendent shall obey the leg
al instructions and decisions of the
state superintendent" Statutes,
Page 3d. But the board said. Car
ric, you must not do ii. It's wrong!
That state superintendent is away
off there in Denver and don't know
much about law any how. while we
are in La Junta. We are TT. and
you must obey us at your peril" This
placed Mrs. Money in the position of
the man who was ordered to ride two
horses running in opposite directions.
She did the only thing any sensible
person could do. viz mount the
safest horse and let the other so
to thunder.
This member of the board told me
that the whole board agreed that Mrs
Money was to blame for the whole
rumpus. Why, asked. Because
she is woman. ! suppose. The
woman Is always to blame. No.
gentlemen. 1t won't work. This
dodge is an old Adamic subterfuge
and won't fool anybody. When Adam
was caught stealing apples he said.
Lord. the woman whom thou gavest
me-she did it, 1t was mean.
low. cowardly. unmanly and dishonor-
able trick. Adam was an uncouth
and untutored child Of nature who
lived many centuries ago. In due
time he died and was buried, Mark
Twain, OF New York, being the only
man who ever wept at his grave. Be-
sides that he was only about half
civilized anyhow, according to modern
standards, and his example Is n
mighty poor one to follow--though 1t
might be excusable down at Nine
Mile. Mankind has always felt sym
pathy for the man who stands up be-
fore the bar of Justice and says:
Judge. 1 alone am guilty" but none
whatever for the man who says.
Judge. woman got me into this
scrape."
But to return to this $500 fee
That sticks In my craw. because the
men who got up the dance. enjoyed
the music and had their fun. now
want me to help pay the fiddler.
'Taint fair. ! was not invited to the
dance and had nothing to do with
it. l object to this fee-first, be-
cause 1t is exhorbitant. believe
can find good attorney in La Jun
Ia or Pueblo who would do all the
legal work that was done in this case
and do it we'll, for 5000, perhaps less.
and can see no reason for such a
large fee. / object to this claim
in the second place, because. as ]
view it, 1t is a misappropriation Of
the school funds. What right. l ask.
has this board to pay Mr.. McCauleys
attorneys fee? They have no more
right to do 1t than they have to pay
his taxes or his grocery bills.
have tried to be fair and impair
tial in my statement Of the facts In
this case and II ! have committed
any errors am willing to be cor
rected.
: Respectfully.
N. FINITY.
La Junta. Colo. November "a. 1908.