Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1893 — Will Fight Green Smith. [ARTICLE]

Will Fight Green Smith.

Some 3,5 township trustees from various sections of the state met in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction at the state house, Tuesday and decided to move heaven and eartlr if necessary, to balk Attorney-gen. Smith in his alleged fraudulent collection of the state school funds. Each of the representatives present, besides casting his own yote was proxy for two or more trustees in his vicinity so that the sentiment against the attorney general’s method was shown to be quite general. It was decided in an article signed by the trustees present to refuse any further payment of the money demanded by Smith’s deputy Fosdyke, and all agreed to “chip in” and pay for counsel to conduct their side of the case in any litigation that might ensue. Trustee E. L. Brown, of Thomtown, the leader of the movement, said to a Sun reporter:

“I do not believe that there is a single trustee in the state, regardless of politics, who does not regard the action of the attorney general as not only unjust but unlawful, and we intend to fight him to the bitter end.” —lndianapolis Sun. Office of Tatlob’s Manufacturing Co. Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 1, ’93. To Whom it may Concern. This is to certify that Miss M. Peacock has takenja thorough course of instructions in our State School of Dress Cutting and has acted as teacher in same. We can and do hereby recommend her to the public as being fully competent of imparting instructions to others. Miss Peacock is not only ap expert Teacher and Cutter but is in every way honorable and can be relied upon to do justice to any and all whom she may teach. I am willing to be responsible for anything she may agree to do. Respt. D. J. Taylor, Inventor and proprietor of Taylor’s Mathematical Square.