The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-03
A e;r.aR Crisis.

] oiutions conmitta Judge Groce de-
ciared that he cortidered that cri-
SIS mas been reacted in the educa-
/ Gonai affairs Of t city. that if the
/ precedent of referendum to harass
| the board IS set u ere Is likelihood
! Of soon having a ambition like Dali
las had a short tin& ago when teach
ers sought places local schools at
! reduced salaries ether than hold
/ their places in the Dallas school He
took up the matt6 of the charter
commission framing the new city
/ charter and declarHl that not once
WAS the matter OF asgeferendum men,
ttioned, but on the 4ontrary full au-
theory was delegated to the board
THE doctrine on referendum has
been injected into lie government of
the city through an8lection that was
mot held under am law or charter
provision, and an section that was
held lone after tho was closed
for the school sitb Because the
board will not boW1to the dictators
OF such election de opposition to
the boarl. pablishesIr the paper that
1.-THE people are nof#allowed to gov
| efn themselves. How far this ami
mostly will extend nTe do not know.
"a mass meeting Was held TO noni-
mate candidates FOR school trustees.
The one qualities don seemed to be
deposition to the ACTION of the school
board one word was said about
what the eandidates would do II
elected. We of this mass meeting
pledge our candidates to carry out
the contracts made by the school
board. We call upon the opposition
TO say what they fwill do, Already
the contractor has been begging the
school board for notifications OF the
contracts, saying he cannot buy ma
iterial now for what he contracted for
lit few weeks ago" Judge Groce
called on the candidates in opposi-
ton to the present board to be frank
and come out likemen and tell what
thew are going to do if elected.
]. Lea Cannon in . short talk
declared he was glad the meeting
had been called by men independent
of the school board He suggested
THAT great deal had been said in
prejudice and thatlin repeating some
things it has become so twisted that
il could not he recognized. He de-
clared the school board spent ~
months studying schools before II
contracted for thes new high schooi
building, that many SITES were con
sidared He deehred that never
ionce was the nader of whether II
would benefit any one mentioned
He told how the patrons were invited
TO come to board meeting ana us
cuss the location %matter, that men
did come and that a majority Ia
yorea the site selected. He said one
man was present who has helped TO
secretly organize this opposition
since When the committee came he
declared the board told them they
conld not repudiate their contract.
Tie was of the opinion that the oppo-
sition 70 the school board was not
. matter of what is before us but a
aasire TO visit retribution on mem
hers of the board. He did not be-
lieve that the opposition would I'M
dertake to ask the town to abandon
the contract they had entered into
and erect another building.
He further declared that behind
+his move is always found the man
who is opposed TO taxation, the man
who fights the bond issues when
nro,ides for schools His plea 20 the
neopYe was that they should rise
above spite. he said Mr.. Gibson
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the architect vac selected.
Not in Repudiating Biz.
John d. MeRae in spicy speech
declared the people of Waxahachie
we're not in the repudiating business
TIE declared thauhe did not believe
that the people Of Waxahaehie are
willing for the school matters to pc
NUT into the hands of the men whose
ntrotions we're born il spite. He
,,atnrea the manner in which school
,a.ras act for the people, He said
- ,.oto the charter was adopted and
49,, ronrs the SCHOOL trustees were
ne..a5 and they6are the peoples
o,ts ona that Contracts made by
-, ara hinding3in law and ought
10 be binding in citizenship.
"pon't let theh dream they are
,,>u 20 move That building" he
said. "The peoph won't STAND 'or
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