Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-13

Next week there win DO assembled in
our city the chief educational officers Of
twenty-six counties In Northern Iowa
They come together in response to the
invitation Of the State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, who will preside over
their deliberations, and for tho purpose
Of discussion and mutual interchange Of
views upon the educational interests and
needs Of this part Of tho State, and other
topics calculated to promote tho useful
pess and secure the psrmanence Of our
system Of common schools.
Besides the county superintendent,
educators Of eminence are expected to
be present, among them President Thach.
er, Of the State University, President
WEIGH, Of the State Agricultural College,
Hon. W. J. Abernethy, Superintendent
Of Public instruction, Prof Piper and
others. 80
The Convention will assemble on Tues
day morning, at~9 o'clock, at the west
side school buildiag, and proceed with
the programme already marked out,
which is, we think, the reading of paper
by each of the members of the Conven.
tion-a list Of which was published In
the BULLETIN, some weeks ago-and dis
cussion Of the same by the Convention
at large.
The evenings will be occupied by lee
lures. That Of Tuesday evening will be
by Prof Palmer, at the Congregational
church. President Thacher will lecture
at the M. E. Church on Wednesday even
ing, and President Welch on Thursday
evening, at the Presbyterian church. If
President WEIGH should not be able to
attend, some other name will be substi-
tuted for Thursday evening. The Coun-
ty Fair occurring on the same days will
serve in somc measure to distract pubic
attention from this important gathering,
but we hope that good attendance may
be secured for the lectures, at least
They arc certain to afford rich intel
lectual treat. Good music will be pro-
vided by the singers Of our city.
j. FRED. MEYERs.-We bat express
the opinions Of all who heard the speech
es Of the above named gentleman, ON
Saturday and Monday evenings last, in
this city, when We pronounce them 40
among the ablest and most effective Of
the campaign. Mr. Meyers, is no orator
in the merely rhetorical sense, but his
earnest manner. his fund of perfectly mr..
ranged info rmation, his unvarying court.
esy and freedom from buncombe. his APP
peals 10 the judgment rather than the
passions of his hearers and his evident
sincerity and enthusiasm, give him y
hold upon an audience possessed by few
political speakers. In his speech on
Saturday evening he took up in detail
the history Of the Republican party. and
especially that Of the administration OF
President Grant, showing that every line
Of governmental policy inshgurated by it
has been successfully established and
productive Of beneficial results. He
showed by facts and figures undisputsble,
that the country was never more econ
omicalIy ruled. or with more conscien.
tious regard for its true interests and
dignity than now. His vindication Of
the, President against the gross persollA
charges, which form the basis Of Demo-
cratic speeches in the present campaign,
was most complete and satisfactory.
The speech on Monday evening, was
mainly devoted to demonstrating the.
dishonesty and insincerity of the Greeley
movement, with some pungent observa.
tions upon the past history and present
motives Of its chef supporters.