The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-08-07
FROM MASON CITY,

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FROM MASON CITY,
Editor Of Register
The election Of County Superintendent
Of Free Schools impending, permit me to
make a few remarks in regard to it.
First Of all, let US put aside all in'inuA-
tiops of habi,ual aud standing ofice.soek-
crs, that tho election be nothing but a
race O. Of political opponents induced by
party considerations. THIS is commonly
the talk of persons, officially dead, how
ever proficient eveQ in the cop'ic lan'
guage.
We are fully aware, that our mutual
friend, Dr.. C. 7. b, Moore, has most
oroditably filed the office in question, for
several terms, but We also know, that be is
tue last man to attempt to make such an
Office the sincere of lifetime, aud be will
generously admit, that We ought to give o
chance to some body else, equally worthy
of our fayors, even il it be only to show,
that the voters ofthiS county are uniOHu'
euced by party matters, when the Ocoupa-
ton Of such an important Office is in view
| therefore propose for this office and fully
endorse Professor D, P, Guthrie, a gen
tlemau Of the highest scholarly attain
mcuts, who has devoted and is devoting
bis best years to the education of youth
aud ask all intellectual voters Of this
county to give NJ. Guthrie a chance to
show bis abilities, VERlTAS.
July 3Oth, 1873,
FROM MASON CITY.
Editor Register
My attention has been called to 1.-TWO
faced" communication from this place sign
ed Democrat" published in that "mucb
written" for paper, known as the Mason
County Journal, and to which l am o
subscriber. The reasons be uses for the
election of bis friend Guthrie" is the very
best reasoning why bis friend Dr. Moore,
the present incumbent" should be re elect
ed. Democrat vhiCb we are informed
means DR.. Sticron, says that DR.. Moore
as County Superintendent, "bas filled the
Office for several terms to the general sat
isfaction, as even his enemies, political or
otherwise, will have to admit" Now il
this be true, why should he be displaced
by the election Of Prof. Guthrie? Why
should Democrat" If he is q Democrat,
oppose Dr.. Moore, q Democrat, and vote
for and advocate the election of Radical
as County Superintendent Of Free Schools
whose only claim to tho Office is that he i
"skiIed in the art Of teaching? The law
does not require that the Office Of Superin'
teudent, shall be filed by practical
Iiseacher, as Prof Guthrie insists it does.
an . Republican, but when it comes
to an election of this kind, where politics
has nothing to do with it, aud should not,
[ vote fOr,the man whom | conceive to be
best fitted to'fll the Office, and hence ] 60
for the reelection of.Dr. Moore os County
Superintendent of Free Schools. When
we have good officer, it is worse than
folly 10 cast him overheard and fh his
place by the election OF on inexperienced
man. We had trial of this once in this
county, about 1866, when good officer
was beaten by a totally incompetent man.
and the result of this incompetence was the
loss Of several thousand dollars to Mason
county. ! do not say that Prof Guthrie
is not competent, fori know be is, but he
has no experience 10 the duties of this Of
fee. DR. Moore has not only made a good
and efficient Superintendent Of Free
Schools, but is thoroughly posted in all the
duties Of that Office. | appeal to the vo-
tiers of Mason County to re.elect Dr. G, T.
B Moore, as County Superintendent of
Free Schools, and you will be sure that
you have elected "a man ct for this i'm
portaut position" REpunLIoAS'
Mason CRY, August 4tb, 1878.
LETTER FROM PUTNAM.
Editor Register
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