The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-10-05

Hiram H Barney.

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as Democrat, in speaking Of Mr. Barney,
the Democratic nominee Tor State Superin-
tendent OF Public Schools, unite in paying
a high tribute to his eminent qualifications
for that office, and congratulate the Demo
cracy upon having candidate so deserving
of popular support. Even those Wing
prints that, before the Democratic Conven.
ton met, seemed to question whether there
was any other man i'll the State but Mr.. An
drews, who was capable Of discha.ging the
duties of State Superintendent, feel called
upon, in common honesty, to admit that'Mr.
Barney is pre- eminently fitted, by his long
service anu great interest in the cause OF
education, to be placed at the head of our
system of pnbiic schools, and that the peo
pie will NOT make any mistake if they elevate
him to that position. The Democratic Con-
vention did very wise and excellent thing
in presenting his maine to the voters of the
Stale, and we cannot doubt that the latter
will ratify the choice by one Of the most
tremendous majoriues that any officer in
Ohio ever received. 1t is of the utmost
importance to the people that our new
School law should be inaugurated under the
auspices of an able and discreet man., who
will see that it has fair trial; and the
friends of popular education who are aware
of the difficulties that necessarily stand in
the way of putting new system into oper-
alton. and who feel warm interest in its
success, will, we are confident, without dis
tinction of party, rally strongly to the sup
port of Mr.. Barney, who possesses in a SUI
perlor degree, the qualities that it is imper-
atively necessary hat the State Superinten-
dent of Schools should have, particularly
at this time, when SO much depends upon
the ability of the man first elected to that
post. ....
The subject of education, in all its bear
ings. has tor a great many years been the
| study of Mr.. Barney, both as a matter of
theory and practice, and it would be diff
cult, we think, to find man, either in Ohio
or any where else, who is more thoroughly
acquainted with it, and better prepared to
discharge the duties Of any place that has
connection with our pubic schools, in
whose welfare he feels an unusually warm
and deep interest. OF his ability as a prac-
tical teacher of youth, we can speak from a
more intimate knowledge than that derived
from his high public reputation, since six
teen or seventeen years ago we attended an
academical school which he taught in the
State of New York, and know that he pos
sesses the greatest capacity for the probes
sion to which he has tor long time been so
assiduously devoted, and even at that time
he had acquired an enviabe character as a
public instructor, which his career since has
shown he we'll merited. But as our friends
of the Gazette, in their notice OF his nomi
nation, very handsomely and justly said,
Mr.. Barney's attanments are not by any
means of mere professional cearacler, as
instances, seem to know little or nothing
about any thing not intimately connected
with their ordinary duties, but embrace
much higher range ard wider field; lie is an
able lawyer and excellently informed gen
tl4man in all that appertains to the affairs of
life, and has good knowledge of the world,
derived from practical association and con-
tact with it, as well as mere book informa-
ton.
Mi Barney though he has never been an
active partisan, is Il thorough Democrat
frcm principle and conviction; his sympa-
thes are with the liberal and progressive
party Of the country, and he has always
staunchly supported the Democratic organ
ization, and during his residence in Buffalo,
New York, while a practitioner at Fhe bar,
he received number offlattering evidences
of the regard and esteem in which he was
held, not only by his Democratic friends,
but by his fellow citizens generally. ..-.
In 1916 he was the Democratic candi-
date for the convention that was then short.
ly to meet in New York to revise the cou
and although the county Of Erie
is the most strongly Wing Of any in the
state, giving uniformly flom fifteen hun
dred to two Thousand majority, Mr.. Barney
came within three or four hundred votes of
being elected, a result which speaks vol
umes in favor of his personal popularity.
he run for Congress against
Mr.. Hall, then Mr.. Flllmore's law partner,
and upon that occasion also gave his oppo-
nent hard race, cutting down the Wing
majority to very low notch and most un.
usual figure. He was not, as is well known,
q candidate beior the Democratic Conven-
ton, for the Office of Superintendent OF
Public Schools; he did not desire The posi-
ion, and his acceptance of it, in case he is
elected, of which we do not entertain a
lobut, will be considerable of pnblic sac
rifce or his part, to his sense of duty to his
friends who desire to see him placed in a
position where his abilities can be of such
great public service 10 the cause of educa-
ioE. He is pre-eminently the peoples
nominee for State Superintendent, as he was
lot brought forward by any underhanied
noyementof any particular class Or asso-
station of persons who desired to forestall
he popular choice, as was the case with his !
Mr.. Andrew but was tal.en up +
,y delegates elected fresh from the people
who We've convened for the purpose Of se- S
ecling man for the station, and who, after
nutui consultation, agreed with remarka. ;
lie unanimity that Mr.. Barney was the very
nan that was demanded, and from the indi +
ations of the canvass thus far that have
Manifested themselves, we judge that the
'oters of Ohio will ratify the choice Of
heir representatives with equal if not greater {
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