Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-03
The state superintendency Again.


F. MIR. EDITOR: In this mornings
CHRONICLE appears communication
signed, "Many Teachers" in which
the writer says, 'If this appointment
Is to be controlled by patty oonsidera.
tions, perhaps none better could be
made" (speakipg Of Prof Presnell),
"but it should be greatly regretted if
such should be tie case" So the re.
publicans thought when the demo-
cratic party come iL to power ten years
ago. We then had parinteadent
who was in tvery particular fitted for
the office. But the cry Of "all radicals
must gO' effected his removal, not
Wlthstanding petitions and pers 1nal
appeals for his retea ion wsre numer-
ously made t. the appointing power.
The writer OF the ccmmun cation
further says: "The office is a tt-ictly
nOn-political one, and it has been ad.
ministered by the presebt fncum bent
with entire satisfaction TO all parties,
and with the stric st impartislity, ae
we'll as with the grea ett success. This
no one will question. II the will of
the teachers of the stale, including
county superintendei Is and public
school men Of every grade, without
regard to party shall have weight.with
Governor Hawkins, then we venture
to say that their choice will be over
whelmingly in favor of retaining Mr..
Trousdale. A change In administra.
ton of this office, except for cause.
should be greatly deprecated; and,
above all offices in the state, til is
should be kept free from the slightest
faint Of party influence"
I agree that 1t is not we'll to make
changes of officers generally upon po:
litical grounds. And I am as equally
satisfied that Gov. Hawkins will be
justified in appointing republican to
Till that Office as Gov. Brown was In
turning out republican and putting
In democrat, or as Gov. Marks was
in turning out an appointee of Gov
Porter and selecting personal and
political friend to succeed him.
Does the writer Of the communities
tion blame, or does anybody believe if
the republicans instead Of the demo-
Gratis had been in control of the state
for ten years, and The democrats had
succeeded in resting the power from
their hands. that any republican could
retain an office under the control of
the executive? It was my pleasure to
be teacher under the republican ad-
ministration in our state, and I am
free to say that under snch. manage
ment the democrats have nothing to
boast of. And it must be remembered
that we owe to the republican party
the honor of establishing free schools
in our state. Whois likely to do the
best part by public measure, the ad-
vocates oft or its opponents?
l say we have republicans educators
whose souls are in the work, and their
convictions are OF no recent date on
account of its popularity. And Gov.
Hawkins will not come up to the ex-
pectations of the men who battled for
his success and that of the republican
party of Tennessee unless he appoints
republicans of no uncertain soundn ess
to fill all the offices within the scopa
of his appointing power. Does the
author of the communication believe
that If Gen. Hancock and democrats
ic administration had succseded Mr..
Hayes, that Gen. Eaton would have
been retained as commissioner Of edu-
cation at Washington s.s..s.E
--4=-rse ENRMED TrAnuED