The daily Gate City., 1856-04-09
Iowa Superintendent of Public
SchO0iN.

The gentleman holding this distinguished
and important post has been on exhibition
before our citizens for few DAYS. We
wish that oil our people could have come in
contact with him; we wish they had all heard
his speeches, and took the gauge of the man
In his attainments and tone of mind.
1t is the common presumption that whoev-
er aspires to such position is possessed of
some mental culture and some fair degree Of
education in literature and the sciences, and
he would be accounted stupendous charla-
tan or man of unbounded impudence who
could consent to occupy such post even on
urgen, solicitation, who was so far lacking
as TO be grossly deficient in the knowledge of
his mother tongue, and in the very common
est rudIments OF education. 1t is presumed,
also, that he has or pretends to hare high
moral sense and elevated tone Of mind cen-
orally. Certainly the Office he is to fill, an
once which bestows upon him the general
care Of th4 education aud morals of our
youth, and the character Of those men in
other States who have commonly filed that
othce, lustifes the presumption Of so much on
the part of the public. And vet, if we should
tell the positive and unyarnished truth con-
cernlng qualifications and tone of mind of
Dr. Eads, the Superintendent of Public In
struction Of the State of Iowa. il would
seem almost too incredible to be believed
" C made report of one Of his speeches
here few nights ago, report which, in all
. important points, was literal. We had made
up our minds to publish it. All of it was su-
premely absurd IN grammatical construction.
but some of it was repulsiyely disgusting in
ITS gross hlthiness. 1t was too coarse and
vulgar to appear in print. We should have
been ashamed TO soil our columns with such
language. But We thought that perhaps it
was duty we owed 10 the public of Iowa TO
let them see this man Of theirs, who is ap-
pointed to watch over the educational inter-
ests OF their children and mngles among them
freely, just as he is, that they might under
stand the character OF that instruction which
ne was qualified to impart, ana the general
influence winch he was likely TO exert over
them. We thought the object, perhaps, de-
manded that Of Us. But we can hardy con-
sent TO spread ii before our readers. for i ;s
unfit 70 be sent to any freside, unfit for de-
cent eyes TO look upon. But a part Of his
speech, which fairly displays his Gterarv o+.
talnments, We insert below. Let it be perused
with the understanding Of the position be
holds, and ash yourselves If that man must
not be ignorant indeed who EMPLOYS such
language, and impudent as ignorant, who
could consent to hold such a position with
such qualifications for it i: ask Yourselves if
ne must not be more than ignorant or impu-
dent, II he must not be absolutely stupid
and oiocAhead, who, if he never enioyed
the advantages Of an hours schooling. vet
has enjoyed SO long an intercourse with tbe
world and people of more or less re6nemon,
and education, and is still below almos, IL.
dulest child Of SIX years' ago that can -
picked up ID tae streets. LOOK Oh ;hi. fa;r
and homes picture of the Superintendent of
Pablic Instruction of the State Of Iowa
Gentlemen Of the Convention - baro
came down here Tor 70 speak to yon a few
words al the present time We have
just came through three foarths Of the conn
ties of the State, aud we are gratiGed to find
that the Democrats every where Is IN eooa
spirits; the Democracy are fully orpani1ed
thsy tpas never better organized at sny ,,,aa
than at the present time. Tho .ans
principles is the principles of the Democratic