The daily sentinel., 1912-01-01
TEESDALE'S REPLY TO
MRS. HELEN WIX0h
(Continued from Page G.

them are honest fair minded per-
sons who want square deal and are
willing to give a square deal in re-
turn. On the other hand, the pigeon
holed petition was so drawn that ~
cry person opposed TO being taken out
of Pomona could have remained in
that district, satisfied .and contentei.
Kindly bear in mind this fact, thai at
no time have the anti people opposed
those desiring to be transferred from
being set over, but they do strenu-
ously object TO being robbed and set
over themselves. Thus. in my secCnI
interview, when Mrs Wixon inJi-
mates an approach. | admit pleading
with her like mother for a condemn
ed son. that she come to Grand June
tion and investigate the matter and
use her influence to the end thai =
peaceful harmonious and honorable
adjustment be reached. and the mat
ter ended. She promised to do this.
but. although. she subsequently came,
the nearest got TO Pomona was to go
through the district on the lnterI.-
ban railroad and | submit that had
a spirit of fairness predominated, in
stead of a rule or ruin desire. the
matter would long ago have been set
tied and no logical reason exists why
the blame for present conditions ana
present bad feeling should not be
| justly placed mostly to the credit OF
| G. G.. Sargent and Helen NJ. WiXon.
As this completes the ground covered
in my second interview, | ask was
there anything dishonorable in intro
ducing an instrument which, If acted
on in a spirit of fairness by the Off
GERS in whose hands il was placed,
and pleading for an officer to do her
sworn duty. see that a square deal
was rendered and the trouble ended ?
| Does such seem to you improper or in
any sense an approach?
Both of these interviews occurred
before the appeal was taken. but my
last interview was on June 2Tth. the
| day prior to the trial and as was in
the immediate presence and hearing
at all times of at least four witnesses
it was impossible that any act termed
an approach could nave occurred and
as / have not seen Mrs. WiXon since
the trial, if her letter does not look
like an attempt at intimidation, kind
| ly explain what it means.
Her statement that she never heard
Sargent's side OF the case before the
trial is equally in error, because of a
letter of which, believe a COPY ex-
lists, written to her by Sargent thor
oughly polishes and veneers his por-
| trayal of the matter and any one
knowing Sargent will not doubt his
ability in exhibiting the sunny side
of his case. At the trial his counsel
took notice of this letter had I
sworn to by Sargent and it then be-
came legal exhibit in evidence.
In my judgment, by absolutely ig-
noring the prayer of the majority in
the territory in question. which petit
tion was prior to any other of that
nature in this cut-up deal. both by
the County Superintendent and the
State Board, can amount to nothing
more nor less than wanton desire to
override the bounds of justice and is
| simply official partiality.
| No complaint has ever been made
because of what transpired before the
| trial, but ii was after the case was
closed that the conduct complained
of took place and for some reason |
believe no denial has been given as to
what transpired after the trial. con-
| sequetly the matter of an Understand
ing stands. except upon the part of
the Honorable Attorney General and
| l gladly accept his statement as the
| truth and characteristic of the man
III does seem that common decency
should have dictated that any nego-
tlation by either side with the Board
after the trial, or any understanding
that might have been had by the
Board with representatives of either
side, should be regarded as criminal
and any attempt to make respectable
such conduct is despicable. So far
as the Attorney General is concerned
| believe he acted in all sincerity and
l honor him for it, while | certainly
reasrd the decision an absolute out
| rage and one that spells the doom
OF the common school system, unless
| remedied by future legislation.
In conclusion | wish to say to the
republicans who have been so kind as
to send me your little bundle of warn.
| ing, as to what would be done With
me II did not keep still and stop ex-
| posing crookedness and rascalitv of
Officials ! wish to say candidly to
every devil of you. that you will get
what you have coming without re-
speet OF persons. consequences or po.
litical affiliations henceforth.
hold 1t to be the duty of every
American citizen to protect his coun-
", state and nation from internal
treason, plunder and corruption as
Wen as outside invasion. In this en-
lightened day of the world there is
no more effective weapon than the
much too little used "Sledge of Fub-
Lcity."