The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-11-11
yTho stas. sehooi CommissIonsr.

,syThc state school CommissIOnsr.
lEOfiihe Country Press ours was among
the first TO protest against class nomina>
tons 10 an Office to regulate State
education, as exempliGed in the nomina-
ton OF Lorn Andrews by Teachers AS.
sociaiions, and the effort 10 affect the
State by such means has been frlly, de-
cidedly, and omphuiically. rebuked, as it
deserved TO be. Had the Democracy,
However, nominated mere par,izan,
without other qualifications than his adhc
renee to party, the protest, finally made
unanimously, by the Democratic press,
would have proved Of no avail. But Mr..
Barney's nomination was admitted 10 be
one 'fi,,lo be made" oi scholar, and
aman Of character, principle, and ability
worthy Of the position, holding, besides,
progressive and enlarged views OF
politics, which Democracy expresses,
when legitimateiy used as a sign of po
li,ical deas: and he is striumphanily elect
cd. This resul, is gratifying one. Ii
is now admitted, that il was a mistake
thai Mr.. Andrews was the peoples
Canddate''-the people have denied the
claim-und, If lie had been elected, he
would have acted without fixing respon-
sibiiiy fof bis acts upon any one purly in
the State, and he would have occupied o
position Of dangerous independence, in
SO prominent public officer For the
public men o. parties owns double res
ponsbility--one Of good faith TO their
par,y-,ha, they will so exercise their
Office, as not 10 offend the public sense,
or weaken the strength of the party Of
which they form part, by ill.advised
action; besides also, direct personal re-
sponsibilily 10 the People for their acts
And this first responsibility 10 party, is
due, as we'll us lha, more important one
because The party nomiree has his party''
recommendation for position, in the first
place to the whole people and this fact
and he expectation Of future lavors-:ol
This, in political gratitude, holds q large
place-lorms most useful check 10 un>
advised, and ill.judged proceedings. This
check Mr,Andrews would not have felt
for though Wing, aud reuly sustained
BY Wing infuence-thIs fac, was kept
in The back ground and unacknow ledged
and would have remained so, if his elec-
ton had taken place, and his action had
been unpopular. lie was "People's s
Candidate," which generally means his
own, or factions recommendation. Yet
all this has been taken into account in
producing the resul, Of Mr.. Barney's tri-
umpbant success. The Democratic party
have secured him position from the Peo-
ple--ihat position, il is universally con.
coded, he will fill ably and well--and as
parties. as we'll as coteties, can make
good selections, and successful ones
which cuteries have failed 10 dove pre-
sumo that the iden that occupations, OF
classes, are entitled 10 representation in
the Public Offices, hos lived its short day
and has become one Of those obsolete
ideas that belong 10 the dead Past, Ant
now, we trust, the Teachers Institutes
Associations, &c, will confne their as
sociated effort 10 the improvement o
Teachers and Teaching-a field wide e
ncugh for their largest efforts. and d
their par, in politics as other citizens DE-
without imagining themselves, tho a pow
er in the Slaie--an isolated one; an
one permitted to exercise special priv
leges and powers. 9ai 10 8laa