Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23

VI lue lew SuQer1uteuQeNt, u udO ~ I1Ae
chapel services on Sunday referred tic
the riot of ten years ago, stating that
had I been girl in the school at that
in the outbreak.
AS Mr.. Fitzgerald left the school on
Tuesday morning, July IS, 1909, and the
new superintendent assumed charge on
Friday, July 1S 1909, certainly could
not have spoken to the girls at Sunday
| service while the mana cement devolved
| upon me.
BSI did defer to the riot of ten years
ago at another time and used the
| words ascribed to me and my object in
| doing so was to call attention to the
/ changed conditions, that kindness and
| sympathy towards the girls had taken
the place of the cruel harsh treatmen
/ that caused the former outbreak and
/ ten years having passed without any
| indication of an uprising little
thought that the conditions that ex-
listed and caused the former outbreak
would soon be reenacted. I also re-
ferred to punishment the girls received
at that time and the necessity of good
discipline and obedience to the orders
of the officers, but for obvious rea-
sons this part of what I said has not
been referred to.
Each and every charge made against
me by Governor Carroll when he de-
manded my resignation was either a
gross Misrepresentation or deliberate
falsehood, and while have written the
foregoing from memory l challenge
Governor Carroll to publish every word
that was said at the time he demanded
| my resignation, he having the advan-
tage of me, as ] had no stenographer
resent.
AS l was certainly entitled to copy
of the charges the governor had pre-
ferred against me. the vilest criminal
being accorded this courtesy, wrote
Governor Carroll asking for copy,
but he has failed TO furnish it.
In reply to my inquiry the stenog-
rapher who took the notes informed
me that no transcript had been made
as the governor had not ordered it, and
that his notes were not complete as he
failed 10 get good deal Of what the
governor said.
Politics in the Board.
On the Tuesday following my resig-
nation the chief executive officers of
the state institutions met at the office
OF the board of control for the regular
SiSSi4 SS4iS SOAlSlciISS, tiAO SpOu dllSi
converting one of the superintendets
made motion that they should be ex-
cused for shor. time, as it was desired
that they should confer together. The
motion carried, and I learned atterward
that the object of this private confer
ence was to draft resolutions COM
mandatory of my work as a member OF
the board of control. and extending 10
me their appreciation of my efforts to
better the condition OF the state insti-
tutions and OF the assistance had been
20 them in their work and their well
wishes for my future. But before the
resolutions unanimously adopted could
De represented, my fellow member OF
the board, Mr.. G. S. Robinson, passed
the word around that the adoption of
any cornmendato-y resolutions in re-
gard 10 ne would be very displeasing
10 Governor Carroll. And Judge Rob
insoa. holding his place by the appoint
-ienr Of the governor and his term
soon 70 expire. and the chief executive
officers Of the state Institutions being
appointed b. the board Of control. Gov
erno- CARROTS wish was complied with,
and the resolutions OF commentator Of
my work were ro- presented.
Bur the gloom that peEvaded the con-
ference and the dowacast looks of the
members as I spake my parting words.
after twelve years of az faithful ser
vice as was ever given by a state Of
fce-. indicated more than words the
humiliation they felt q. being denied
the privilege Of saying single word in
reply
Could anything be more despicable
than this action OF Governor Carroll,
who, not satisfied with having virtually
removed me from office. would not al
low the men with whom had been as
ISOLATED in the management of our
state institution, to offer single word
Of commentator. OF the assistance
had been 10 them in their work. or tot
express their good wishes for my fu-
ture.
And today this man, B. F. Carroll,
governor Of Iowa, is begging and plead
ing with the people Of our state TO give
him another term in the high office he
has done so much to belittle by his eff
forts TO blacken the character and to-
pursue with malignity those whom in
his narrow mindedness and self -conceit
he would fam destroy, evidently in the
belief that by doing SO he would ad
vance his own selfish interests.
But nisjudge the people of Iowa If
they will be deceived by this calunni-
ator. this defamer of character, who
has SO suddenly become SO much in
terested in state affairs and the man
agement of our state Institutions.
Never Visited Board.
While his predecessors in the office
Of governor were frequent visitors in
the office of the board of control. and
discussed with the members the af-
fairs of state institutions. Governor
Carroll has never to my knowledge
during all the time he was state audi
tor and governor entered the office Of
the. board Of control, altho it is located
in the capital building and but short
distance from his own Office Other
state officers are frequent visitors to
the office of the board of control, but
the nearest that Governor Carroll ever
got was to come once or perhaps twice
to the threshold and introduce some
one to a member of the board.
When Governor Carroll was first
candidate for the position he now
occupies, and to which he again
aspires, I invited him TO visit our
sample room where articles required
for the use of state institutions are
kept, that he might see for himself our
manner Of purchasing goods and the
high quality Of the groceries. provis-
ions and clothing we were purchasing.
While he aocontod fhn Invitation and