The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-05

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the state board OF education ara
waved his rights under ire con.
tract 10 proceed with the construe-
non OF this building. Ii would be
gdoing an injustice to the legal ability
% these two lawyer members of the
scnooi board to say they did not
know that the effect Of this aetion
by the board in letting this contract
would be to choke Off the right OF
appeal Of those citizens who were
taxing steps to appeal when this
contract was let, without any rea-
son for such haste. viii the voters
lof our city elect school trustees who
not only refuse to allow them 4
voice In the matter of selecting 4
site for high school for their child
ifen to attend, but also deliberately
take from them the right of appeal.
guaranteed to them by the laws of
their country?
| The supporters Of these candi-
dates say the trustees acted within
their rights under the city charter.
This was the very question the citi-
zens, who intended to appeal, de-
sired to 1--we tried on appeal before
the state board of education as to
III h al hnp he Sch Il
in an unreasonable. unfair and un-
! business-like manner and in a man
ner not to the best interests Of our
school and our children in buying a
lot for $4,000. 90, on a white rock
the northwest line Of the city linn
! its, when the city already owned
the splendid lot on Marvin street,
and we think the school board to be
! fair, should not have taken away
the right of appeal, as they did. and
be the final judges of their own
acts. which are complained of.
8. The referendum doctrine is
assailed by the supporters of Messfs
kenner, Coleman, Pierce and Me-
Intosh and il Is claimed the referen-
dunn is wrong in principle and be-
sides the new charter does not pro-
vide for it, nor does ii authorize
such an election on the school site
as was requested, nor is there any
law therefor and therefore the
school board acted properly in deny
Ing the people a right 10 vote Nc
such excuses were made by the
school board for their actions, and
their supporters are making excuses
for their indefensible action We
have had a white mans primary in
our city for years, and since this
new charter went into effect, and
such an election is not provided tor
in said charter, nor is it recognized
by the law. and We have yet to near
of any grave" talks against sueh
elections from the supporters OF the
last named gentlemen aud at the
last white mans primary held IN
February 1917, over 500 white vot-
ers cast their ballots including, IN
all probability, all of the gentlemen
taking part in Tuesday night 5
meeting,
The city charter nowhere prohlpits
such an election, as was asked, ana
tha school board we'll knew it was a
fair, Just and practical method 10
arrive at the wishes OF the people as
IN the school site question, ana II IS
unite evident that the real reason
tba school board refused to ofaef
snch an election was they were quite
SIRE the people would not saletloh
.bair acfion in the selection OF TINS
vo,y clio The doctrine OF fefefeh-
ANN needs no defense at our hahusf
and We think. from the experience
40 those citizens who presented
these four petitions TO our sehoo'
hoard that the sooner we insert 'he
referendum and also the "reeaii ~
our city charter, the better u WI
be for the people.
In this evenings paper IN p oA
cor letters, one-half OF a page Is
taken np by the supporters OF 'ne
nresent school board who ask Win
a,eto and marked assurance IL tne
fudement of six men is not pe''ei
thon That of one Coneede TINS ~
be good logic, it strikes US a. s'. -.
stronger logic that tho luasnaen' ~ -
iass voters of our city asaihs' ~
voters Us TO y is stu s'l0n ssa
| logic. these last figures beng ' -,
vote on the school site ques'o" =
our cittlens ..u na,f.naee