The Tomahawk., 1916-04-20
Not Satisfied With De-
feat.
Continued from 1st Page.)

ions regarding the school which
are at issue, we shall not repro
duce it in full but briefly quote
some of its passages.
The chairman of the board of
the district says he cid bot seek
the office and made no promises
regarding it, nor his proposed pol
icy, and also says: IF you and
Mr.. Fairbanks had personal mo-
tives in view with my election,
and if such views we're ''UNDEC1D-
EDLY'' antagonistlc to the welfare
of better educational facilities
here, how in the name of common
sense could you expect me as a
member of the school board to
carry out yours or Mr.. Fairbanks
views or motives in those re-
spects.''
If these are really the senti-
ments of the chairman regarding
which we have grave doubts, he
states what was generally known
by those who voted for him, for he
could not have expressed in any
stronger terms his position as be-.
ing against those of his opponent,
otherwise he would not haye re-
ceived the support be did. He
knew very definitely what the mo-
tives of Mr.. Fairbanks and the
publisher were when they cleo
tioneered for him, for they openly
expressed themselves against be-
ing taxed by the federal govern
menU for schools, or which amounts
to about the same thing, and by the
State of Minnesota also, thus plac-
ing double taxation upon them
and other property holders of this
village.
The chairman also states in his
letter that an election took place,
and says: land the proposition to
bond the school district for this
purpose was voted on and defeated
largely by the vote of the less in
formed class who pay little or no
taxes, and who were ill-adylsed on
the question of taxation this pro-
ject involved, of course they did
not fully understand the PROPOSE
ton and what is more they were
purposely misled, for instance the
issue as a good many of theul un-
derstood it as noticed in their con-
versations, was, ARE you going to
vote for the school or for Ben
Fairbanks"
Such an argument is unworthy
of notice but it is deemed proper
to publish it, for it shows that the
person who wrote the letter for
| the chairman still continues to b.
stranger to modesty, and claims
to be the only person who knows
anything. The villagers, how,
ever, seem to have known enough
to vote down something that was
not to their interests.
There are many personalities ir
the letter that are entirely foreign
to the school questions at issue, sc
they are passed without notice
But one thing mentioned that is
really at issue which is mentioned
in the letter is this: The writer
says in speaking of the probable
position that may be taken by
Senator Clapp and Representative
Stevenson regarding the PROPOSE
ton to set aside the celebration
grounds for the purpose of giving
them to Minnesota for public
school: mo doubt they will be
convinced that this tract of lane
will be of greater benefit to the
villagers of White Earth for edu
cational purposes, than for the
purpose which it has heretofore
been used, namely; for severa
days out of the year for ceIebra
ting the 18th of June. For the
18th Of June celebration, it ha:
become an incident rather to be
tolerated than enjoyed. Petty
croft has often been charoed m tC