Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20
DisCoURTEous POLITICIANS.

convention, WI nlcn met at u OlleG On NJ MOu-
day last, while it did many excellent
things, was needlessly ungallant and {
discourteous in one thing. 1t passed
some very pithy but admirable resolu-
tions, and made some strong nomina-
tions, and, undoubtedly, ifthe members
of the Convention are harmonious in
their purposes and direct their energies
Alright, the ticket viii carry the county
this Fall. These facts should have
| made the Convention more amiable,
generous, and gallant than it was in its
treatment Of Mrs. Mcintosh, whose
name was brought before it as candi
date, tor School Superintendent. No
| election having taken place on the first
ballot, Mrs. McIntosh's fitness for the
! place was canvassed by several mem
bers, upon the very absurd gronnd that
the party would be held up to scorn
and weakened if it nominated woman.
The time has long passed since it was
matter of scorn for lady to offer
herself as candidate for any position
she is qualified to fill. As far as
strength is concerned, we should not be
surprised if Mrs. Mcintosh should prove
the strongest ''man" on the ticket, and
thus help elect the weaker ones. She
certainly will, if there is any courtesy
among the voters of Will County, or
any realizing sense of the fact that an
educated womon, all other thinns being
equal, is just as available for the
Superintendency Of county schools as
an educated man. Upon the second
ballot, Mrs. Mcintosh was nominated
by clear majority over three other
candidates. She was declared the
nominee, and then the Convention
refused to make her nomination
unanimou "a custom which has been
observed In nominating-c conventions
from time immemorial. This was
piece of petty spite unworthy OF the
opponents of Mrs. Mcintosh, and this
spite was vented upon her heaf j,
apparently, because she was woman
Had the candidate been a mau, his
opponents would have paid him tn
6 compliment OF their own motion 1t
does not argue well for viii county
courtesy to refuse to compliment u lady
This Convention was composed of
Anti-Mouopolists. Why, then, should
it seek to monopolze all the Offices for
men Z It Was q reform Convention
also What more desirable or neeessa-
ry rerorm could there be than to rout
out the old masculine political hacks,
. and give at least one place to an
b energetic, educated. live woman, who is
crpable of filing it, and do it in a
graceful way, without making up wry
4 faces over is or grumbling after it is
done?
:, We are glad Mrs Mcintosh got the
nomination but, as long as she fairly
earned it, it should have been gwen to
her ungrudgingly. Should she succeed
in the election, it will become her to
so administer the office as to make the
maIcontents ashamed of their display of
discourtesy, We have no doubt she
:, will do this. There is no reason why
woman who has had many years
: practical experience in school matters,
joined to the natural patience and
carefulness of woman in matters of
detail, should not be thoroughly
! qualified to look after the interests of
the schools in any county where there
: are no large cities, and correspondingly
large schools. We have no doubt that
she will work harder and more
: faithfully, and conduct the schools
: more economically than man would
We trust, therefore, that 10 the
forthcoming canvass the reform voters
who may have favored other candidates
will drop their prejudices, and give
this lady the benefit of their influence
and their votes Let her have fair
chance to show what she can do, and
we have no doubt that viii County will
J have good School Superintendent,
and that the cause of education will
thrive under her charge.-CAicogo
Tribune.