The daily sentinel., 1912-01-01
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TEESDALE'S REPLY TO
MRS. HELEN WIXON

| would provoke such an epistle as ap-
peared over the name of the State Su-
pcrintendent in the Daily Sentinel
December lst, yet / believe 1t due the
men and women who possessed the
stability of character to substantiate
the statements they had heard with
their sworn affidavits punishable
as perjury If not true) that give the
matter a definite answer.
lst. No mention of either Mrs
| WiXon or A. NJ. Stevenson ever ap-
peared in any article of mine, and ]
hold myself in no manner responsible
| for any reference of any nature that
may appear in any manner concern
ing them. not over my signature.
End. No charge was ever made by
me against the State Board of Educa-
| ton, as my article will show. and
stand square on that article and shall
defend my position if necessary
through the courts. the press or up
on the platform. Consequently. un-
der the circumstances above enumer-
ated | am forced to interpret the let
ter of the State Superintendent either
as brazen attempt at intimidation
or an acknowledgment that the
charges mentioned in the affidavit. to
an understanding existed so far as
she is concerned
Any self respecting person will OF
necessity hesitate before entering Il
controversy of such nature with
lady and while il is indeed my desire
to extend all possible courtesy and in
no manner to place her in a false po-
sition, yet there is an instance where
a state official either ignorantly. or
otherwise, with words containing nei-
| ther wisdom. nor weight, by her I'M
substantiated statement in a news
paper apparently attempts to impeach
the sworn affidavit of twelve Mesa
county citizens. several of whom are
among the most prominent people in
| Western Colorado, and whose word is
| uninpeaChable. and TO UPHOll
| CONDUCT NOT ONLY AGAINST
PUBLIC POLICY, BUT WHICH Is
/ BENEATH THE DIGNITY OF AM
| UNBECOMING ANY PUBLIC OFF,
| ICIAL.
The statement Mrs. WiNon makes
| In regard to no politics in the Pomona
case is equally udicrous and absurd.
| Fad she limited her remarks to the
decision itself, such might have been
| true. but the fact that the case was
| permeated with politics and always
| has been, was mentioned by counsel
| for that side in argument before the
State Board June 2Sth, and it is
| well known fact and has been so eN-
! pressed by the eyer-wise. star cham
ber political advisors OF Mesa county
that the people who opposed the abol-
ishmeut and ruination of certain
schools We're termed, IAN unintelli-
gent lot of malcontentsr who were to
| he set upon and set upon hard an
| hushed. Such has always been the
| program and that course of action has
| been carried out so far as 1t was pol
icy to do so. regardless of honesty.
| fairness and the principles of jus
| tice
While am not in a position to
state what Others did in regard to the
approad Mrs. WiXon mentions ! must
say emphatically that if any one from
either side ever attempted to secure
anything more than a square deal it
was Mrs WiNon's sworn duty to eN-
pose such person Immediately in no
uncertain manner. So far as | am
concerned, | being the only person
mentioned by her. | happen to be in
a position that l earnestly desire any
| jury of fair minded persons to render
a verdict on her veracity on the point
of an approach in a dishonerable or
| improper sense. l propose that the
people shall know the truth and
challenge a denial
If any one had approached Mrs
| WiNon before the trial why did she
in the presence of a dozen persons at
the conclusion OF the trial, June 2Sth
compliment both sides because of
their fairness in the matter?
Had anyone approached her as she
says. they certainly We're criminally
unfair Which statement is false.
the approach yarn, or the fairness
statement made beforehand9
If everything was straight regard
/ ing the decision in this case | wish
/ to ask Mrs. WiXon this question.
why was it that the result of the
| decision was known to the one side
and telephoned broadcast consider
| able time before the decision was
| handed down. and was telephoned
back to Denver to the Attorney Cen
eral for confirmation
Why did Mrs WiXon rush to the
other fellows rescue. without first
denying specifically. on her own ac-
count. the charge made in the affida-
Wit when even the other fellow did
not see fit to make a denial?
In Hrs. Wixon's position. was 1t
Ned with such rascality. with
her influence to make such
~pDear respectable? Does il