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We Really Want This Reform Currency
Currency May All Right But What We Really
WEST ARLINGTON REskNrs
Not Responsible for Vote Against
Proposed High School.

| Proposed 7Ian SCHOOL,
To the editor of the Banner:
The West Arlington people feel
that they have been attacted very
unjustly by the people of Arlington
through the columns of the Banner
and wish to defend themselves OF the
unjust charges. 1t is true the fai'
mers voted against the high school,
| but they did not vote it down alone.
| AS | understand there were ITO
votes cast against and 127 for, leav-
ing a majority of 48 against 1t. Out
of the It's votes cast against the
school about rs of them were cast
by voters this side of Water street
and in South Hollow, leaving 100
votes cast by the voters of Airing
ton and vicinity. Can any one just
iv accnse ms of voting down the
high school alone? 1t is very true
we are very much against scnool
being built at the present time when
the town is taxed so heavily. This
voting against the school does not
prove they are an ignorant class OF
people who care nothing for the edu-
cation of their children, but 1t does
show that they are broad . minded
enough to look before they leap"
The West Arlington farmers, VINO
have children who are old enough to
be in a high school are already
there. Some have been attending
two years, some three years and the
majority are paying for their chill
drenis education and thetr ,transporta
ton also AS for the students whom
the town is helping educate and mas
helped in the past, we do know 1t is
not being paid by any Willingness
on their part, but because the law
demands Il.
Now Just stop one moment is IL
the Arlington people alone who are
paving these buttons? Haven't all
the tax payers in the town hand
in this little affair. Arlington peo-
pie must remember that they are
not the only pebbles on the beach;
there are others. They say now is
the time to incorporate the two VII
lagos and have high school of their
own, and let West Arlington people
pay tuition when they send their
children to the institution. That Is
a great idea. We sincerely hope to
see il carried out in the near future.
Certainly there is no time like the
present, and while there are so
many generous gifts in sight, 1t Is
well to accept of them.
The farmers in West Arlington
have been called shiftless lot and
do not amount to much. They let
their farms grow up to brush, and
weeds. If that is so why do tourists
call this such a beautiful valley?
We don't deny the charge that
there is brush in West Arlington II
there was no brush to be seen 1t
would be model place. but none OF
us so far have gone into a pasture
field TO live. Certainly the one who
made that sarcastic remark was
looking cross-eyed. While people
thought they we're looking west they
we're looking in the opposite direc-
ton and saw the beautiful pararie
weed and brush growing in alum
dance between the two villages.
think the field just below OF the
main highway between the two vii
lagos would make an excellent ath-
letic ground for the high school
athletic association.
The communication also stated
West Arlington would pay for their
dhildren's education If they sent them
to the proposed high school. Ger
tainly we would not expect you to
educate our children nor would we
have it so II you would. We prefer
being an independent people. We
will pay their tuition, also their
transportation when we send them
there, but for the past or years
they have been attending high
schools which are A No. l schools
and we do not deem it prudent to
change.
1t was also said West Arlington
people were heard to say they would
vote for license If they got the high
school. That remark was undoubted-
ly made, but they considered they
were confering great favor on
you in giving you license. Perhaps
they had been at the station some
Saturday evening or on an evening
before a holiday when the north
bound train arrived and had wit
messed the freight unloaded at Ar
lington station. Under such circum-
stances no one could blame them for
thinking they were doing you a
great favor. The people down the
river do not want license. They
we're the ones who voted the license
down.
While in the town hall last Thurs |
day an Arlington taxpayer was
heard to make this remark. ut
isn't my fault that l am not paying |
my just taxes, it is because you
have chosen incompetent men,. The
listers will please take no offense
from this statement, but we do hope |
the coming year you will show that
tax pave rthat you are perfectly |
capable of holding the Office.
A resident OF West Arlington.
West Ariinpfnn lima "a 1919