The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-02
INDEPENDENT SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC.

| INDEPENDENT SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC.
One who would judge from the arguments lack of them
to Negro Voters of Dallas by the Cooed
League heads brought to the conclusion that these worthy
sve powers an ncompment idea of the intelligence of the
Their arguments seem to indicate that consistency has lit
tie place in their scheme of things and that mems
tons powerful in swayng them than their brains
Their latest literature given public includes copy
the recommendations adopted at the general mass meeting
held March together with circular letter to each voter berat
ing the Citizens administration for raising the tax rate phone
rate fares etc. ending with following state
ment: he this ticket has committed themselves the
We, with many voter asking if such statement is
true? it how do they attempt to explain the constantly
curing over the signature the " L. that at
least OF the things (secon of the Patfo supposedly
promised positively has not been promised and will not be-
While we, and there many others like have
felt that such thing had been promised recent events have
made US even more keptca of the veracy of Somebody In
stead OF asking what has been promised" almost
ready to ask anything has been promised? Certainly
last Sunday and again Tuesday find enough
for suspicion of the validity of of their claims
do OF the reasonableness of their other arguments
They at length about how badly the Negroes of Dali
las have been treated under the it ems regime One Of their
are left with nothing!
which might be more wisely expended.
Who did raise the tax rate? The people of The
elections last April indicated their advocacy of that bond ISSUE
Have Negroes benefited from it? see There is not
Negro teacher in Dallas regularly employed whose salary
less than The bond issue made this possible and
there about 100 Negro teachers.
high school site has been purchased from this
school site in South has been purchased and bull
ding erected at total cost for building site of $15
000
Plans have been drawn for the Negro High School, the cost
of which is estimated at nearly $4,000.
When we total these items it found that $259OOO worth
of improvement has been and being and
for the Negro Public School system of the City of Dallas
Who is responsible for it? The Citizens Associations adj
mnstraOn at the request and with the
Dallas
Any man group of men who claim that $259OOO more
than quarter of million dollars nothing either be
congratulated their colossal nerve ignored
their lack OF common Judgment
The Express does not pretend to feel satisfied with cond
lions even they exist after such appropriation
does contend that all square will give credit
even to His Satanic Majesty when credit is his DUE
Let the supporters of the " L. be equally as generous
they are square, fair minded men, i
II their choicest arguments found be worthless land
they have already been found SOY let them either others or
admit that they have no case.
Our public will not be fooled easily these gentlemen
may suppose.
Facts not fancy fiction, but they are great deal
more convincing
1t is our opinion that friends would well to fill att
least few OF their supposed arguments with sembance of
truth
be found in punches" among voters