Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
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State, the people slsof IowE will be called
upon To- esrciseashe rights ofsbeemsu In
the choice Of men 10 fill various highly re-
spcnsible and important Offices. Besides
the township officers usually elected on
the first Of April, The law passed at the
last session Of The General Assembly pro-
provides for the election Of one State off,
Ger, SuPER1NTEsDENT OF PUBLIC In
sraucTros; ono DisfRicr JsDcr ii each
Of the four Judeial Districts into whiohthe
State has been divided; one Fund CoM-
MISSIONER in each Of counties, and :
TownsnIr ScHooL InsrEoroR iu3erery
township throughout the State. All q
these officers are of the first importance
in the organization Of our. judiciary and
Common School system., and It is very
desirable that they should be filled by the
best aud most responsible ,nenswho can be
obtained e discharge their various duties.
We have before this alluded to the vital
interest which The people Of Iowa, pos
sess, IN the selection Of an efficient, COM
potent and responsible State officer, to take
charge Of her Common School System;
land, we would now impress upon their
minds another consideration, which has
been suggested by the efforts now making
in q certain quarter with reference to
welding the vast power within the con-
troll Of this Office. tits not our purpose
in this article TO allude TO the respective
qualifications Of the candidates Of the two
political parties now before the people,
but to speak Of the danger of allowing
an Office, so powerful for the education Of
the youth Of our State, to become subser
Want to the purpose Of building up any
political sect in our midst. We have al.
ludedto these suspicious in other places
in our paper. Suffice j, to say, that the
circumstances which have forced us to
make allusion to item, are, to say the least
very suspicious. On the other hand the
qualifications Of Chief Justice Mason for
| the Office above mentioned, are nnques-
tionable. He is personally known to .
large portion Of the people Of every section
of the State, and, by reputation, to all Of
them, Di.-ing the past eight years in
which he has served them, his course has
heen ofone uprightness & impartiality;and
we have yet 10 learn il ever suspicion Of
partially, either political or religious, has
attached itself TO the discharge Of the du.
ties ofhis office. He is moreover, one Of
the oldest inhabitants Of the State, and ha.
enjoyed, in an eminent degree, ample IA
cilities for becoming acquainted with the
wants and wishes Of the peoples quail
fcation far from being one Of minor i'm
portance in the discharge Of the duties Of
the office. for which lie is before the people
Elt r
for their suffrage. n $685. I.
The selection of competent persons TO
fill the Offices Of Judges of the District
Court for the next five years, is matter
Of primary importance in the organiza-
ton Of the Judiciary of the State. As far
as we have heard, the democratic nomin-
atoms have fallen upon men, not only en-
inent in their profession, as sound i,irists,
but also, eminent in the possession, in a
high degree, Of the confidence of the
community in which they nave moved and
are well known. We challenge the friends
of their respective opponents 10 say as
much for those who have been brought
out in opposition to them.
Ii, as is evidently and undispu,ably the
case, is Of such vast Importance that
the best and most responsible man among
our citizens should be selected, to when
to in.rust the general supervision Of the
Common School system Of the State, it is
equally Of great Importance, that those in.
The subordinate capacity Of County Fund
Commissioners and Township inspectors
should be well qualified to discharge, with
ability and Integrity, the duties Of their
respective Offices. 49,
Lastly. but far from being of iasignifi-
cant Importance infhe list Of officers to be
elected, are to1be mentioned the various
financial and business officers Of the town.
ships. We hope it is unnecss cary for us 10
admanish those who would wish to sec the
wheels Of government move Onward with
uniformity and efficiency, how important
It is that every cog in the wheels of it's
ramifed machinery should be Of good ma.
terial and fitting in its place.
We wish, once Tor all, 10 ad,nonish our
readers against the hue and cry often set