Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-18

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The Office OF County superintendent.
The lave Of our c5an'ry and State
provide fer certain representative
bodies, eemposed of persons tleeted
by zach State and divisions ola Staio
oIcarry ont in their leeisation tho
whho of their constituents. Each
pasiE conlders the individuals re-
eeiyiag tho suffrage d DO morally
pledged TO the interests Of that party
anu when proving reereant To this
trust, may expect 30 receive public
oahsure and Withdrawal Of pablo
support xxv
eohsn has its Senatorial and Assem-
oily districts, eleetna therttrom per
sons who will represent it in their
resp ciive oilio'al capacities Aside
from her reprts ,aiHtivo officers thefe
are others ,Iected By the pooIie, atd
deriving their support ffom direct
tags ion. OF the latter II that Of
Superintendent. Of. Public Schools,
thb oliee necessarily 4nvolving no
earty proclivides but simply ability
! to discAsrhe itssduties
'ihe interests Of the people and
not those OF any political party,
should be tho object sought, nor
hpuid the question over b. raised
v9o.ber or not the .Ramo Of any Ia
diSidaal viii mid Id, Or lossen iha
polilaal stre0gth Of a party. but will
4heY BY Individual effort, persistent,
ifeless energy, combined with cor
rect Judgment Of moane, raisu t1o
standard Of education, eneearage,
toaonera, and visit two hundred aod
fifty school districts, ses ,,, Rycr
~ ~; area Of ocarll;g ZOO square mile.
For lhe judicial Offices il our county
and State wa expect thorough,
| careful preparation - wee years OF
studo in tho technicalitios Of Law,
com 5ined with forensic tafent A
Judge once impeachod is rot allowed
% retain his seat uron tho bench, or
pass sentence upon others guilty Of
siiht AZ Cllense, and mq;hinks the Law
relating to educational offices might
be ameaiad SO Is to require high
grade Of scholarship and years Of ex- =
! perience in school work as conditions
Of eligibility. Mcpherson cam teach
what ne docs not know, nor San
he grade the standard ct
others ia branches Of study with
which he is not couvorsant
or familiar.
The work engrossing meat Of a
County superintendent care might
be stated in four general divisions
LIST, Examination Of teashers, semi
yearly ID, Holding teachers insti-
tutee; 3D., Increasing tho interest Of
tho people in their own schools, by
public lectures or addresses Alb,
General supervision or visitation.
Now if an individual can be found
competent to perform all this labor
with energy and fidelity what mat
| tersgit, whether his or her name APP
pears on a, Republican, Groenback, or
| Democratic ticket Methinks tho
| only questions which should be raised
10 the election Of q County Superin,
tendont, are integrity, Willingness to
discharge the duues OF The Office, and
fitness for the office to which the
individual aspires. But [ question If
these conditions are not often disre-
! garded when nominations are con-
| trollod by q political caucus and
electors vote for q ticket or party
and not Tor candidates.
Who, while reading the speeches
Of John Bright, the popular cham-
pion Of the people in the Britieh
Parliament, ever questions how be
obtained his scat by peerage or by
fho popular vote bnt the verdict al-
gays is, elbe right man in the right
place ne peo eles' representative
ard ret the peer Of any nobleman.
We have no nobility on this side
and when known as q man Of rank
bg their high and noble actions,thcir
devotion TO principle and not TO
party, lei Us honor them by the va
led positions bcstow by The peo>
plo il a republican form Of govern
mont Lot ths citiz3ns Of Grant
County, as part of our eommon-
wealth, remember that with the
RICH Of suffrage comes The responsi-
bilty Of each individual q vote fear
lessIy and yet honestly knowing
tho right and knowing dare main-
tam. OBSERVER