The daily sentinel., 1912-01-01

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lightened state.
On three different occasions | have
seen Mrs Wixon and went over the
question in controversy with her in
] careful detail at the first two inter
views.
On September Ford. 1910. at Colo
RADIO Springs. while in attendance at
! the republican state convention. as
! delegate, | met Mrs. WiXon the first
/ time. She was candidate for nom
! ination before that convention ana
| realizing clearly the statute of mat
| ters and desiring to learn her position
on the segregation program of both
the County Superintendent of Mesa
county and the incumbent in the
State Superintendent's office at that
time, | obtained a vey courteous IN
terview with Mrs Wixon. which she
seemed to regard as absolutely proper
and honorable. because | suppose the
question of her nomination at that
time was not certainty. At this
time | gave her complete details OF
our segregation trouble and told her
of being able to produce the sworn
statements of the County Superin-
tendents threats to cut up Pear Park
district and that | was positive ,be
trouble in Pomona would be before
the State Board for a decision within
a year. and | then and there asked
her the straight question, III She
was nominated and elected would
she give a square deal2'' / hold that
a square deal means fairness 10 both
sides Now | submit this question to
candid world. Was there any
thing dishonorable or improrer in
asking for a square deal not for one
side. but for both2'
The second interview was held iG
Mrs WiNon's office in the State
House in Denver on March 20th
1871. and on this occasion | went
over the trouble and exhibited to her
newspaper clippings containing
threats to cut up Pomona with an af-
| fidacit signed by three of Pear Park
| districts most esteemed men. viz
George ID. simmons. John p. Kettle
and Fred Jens, persons whose integ-
| rity and veracity are absolutely above
question, reCiting the threat to cut up
their district Pear ParlD and which
/ had at that time suffered from the
County Superintendent's surgery.
/ | now come to an incident and an
instrument that deserves particular
] attention. 1t portrays the plain
I truth and paints in letters of fire so
far as justice is concerned the un-
questionable unfairness of both the
County Superintendent and the State
| Board. This instrument, in form
/ two petitions. containing no less than
| three-fourths of the names of the
legal voters resident" in certain ter
ritory in Pomona praying that they
| be left undisturbed in that district
In that petition | am satisfied was
embodied the peaceable. harmonious
and honorable adjustment OF the en-
tire Pomona trouble, absolutely sat
isfactory to the people on both sides.
Now. what was done with that pc
tition by both the County Smerin-
tendent and the State Board? 1t was
placed on file in pigeon hole ii
there was any reason on earth for
such an act of official partiality it
would have been given Immediately.
but no reason or explanation has ever
been given, and instead subsequent
petition containing the names of ali
the consolidation folk, who reside
west Of the line mentioned in the for
mer petition, and containing. / be
lieve. fifteen right angle turns in
the first mile OF the boundary line
they established in the second peti-
ton was substituted and Immediate
ly approved by the County Superin-
tendent. BY such an Arrangement
they We're able to rob Pomona Dis
trict of almost every foot of uninhab-
tied tillable land and to take ont a
tax valuation of. | believe approx
mately $1,000 per capita for the
children transferred, and leaving only
about $500 valuation per capita for
thee hildren that remained in Pomo-
ma District, besides transferring
number of persons whose prayer in
the first petition fell on ears OF
stone.
Here. it seems to me. the County
Superintendent and the State Board
are absolutely responsible for the con-
tinuation of the trouble. and for the
disappointment felt by the consolida-
ton people because of not being able
20 erect their school this year. and
the general unpleasantness experieue-
led, and | believe | can prove this as
sertion to the satisfaction of any fair
minded person.
submit as a fact. that as provided
IN the llrst petition. ii the consolida
ton people We're able to have every
person transferred who desired to he
set over from District 80 to SO. ana
who were subsequently transferred
by their second petition. together
with fair proportion of taxable pro-
perty Il believe about 81 800 per cap
ita, leaving only S1.100 in Pomona).
that side would have received what
was honorably theirs and should have
been satisfied with such an arrange
ment. 4 know the people who hold
the consolidation view well enough
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