The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-07
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Competent sonfce.
~ strong shd ils Weak rOlus Care.
fully dedicated.
The NH Weighed Ia the balances.

DALLAS Feb l. lEIllor IIEAALpl -
since writing my article Of yesterday on
the school bill rs passed by the senate,
after a oufs1ry examination OF tho doou-
msui, Il Is pleasing 10 say that In many
speeds 1, seems TO be more Of u system,
with better IN ichinery than any we "A We
yst had. Al tho same time an amendment
was thrust .n--An alteration rather than %
sudmeni-iucOnsisient with the remain.
der Oi /, organizing features, 10 provides
tor the election, by the people, OF a state
supeFiniendeut, although, Oy the amend
ment OF the senator from Dallas Le is uul'
.awed FROM HLY other state pOsi-
lion for Elk yesn aiIer his cleo.
lion. His election, however, Is
light The peOpio snOuld hold he frins
Ia the selection OF the Oiiicer or Ulcers who
are 10 cOutTOl the education Of their chill
dren. The bill, rs passed By the senate,
also provides for tho election by the people
ut sChsOl trustees Ia each school uis'Iic-
into which each county Is 10 be divided,
which Is emineh'ly proper and Will 30 lar
give satisfaction, But here comes ~ The
meongTuity. The bill, az reported aud
priuted Tor consideration in its twegly-
ninth section, provided for the election OF
the county supsIluteldent, salarltd OIL
Ger, by the people; out by N" concurrent
action Of SenvtOr Buchantn and the seng-
TOR from Dallas, this right Gas sirIcaeu
from tho people and conferred on
tho county commissioners, court, subject 10
approval Dy the state board aud the state SUI
peilnlCuueal. Way 90 10 10 dliiiGUlt 10
imsgn0, unie1s those senator's wished 10
borrow s3msthinE from tho iar'iamCd sys-
tenn Of me Davis reconstruction government
euacl ed in ISL. Let us bring 10 home and
see i's beauties ana MS great respect for
public Intelligence. IhisTGs21LaAle officer
IL 10 nave direct supervisory control aud
gt2tt power over every s'hool aud teacher
.g tho county IL trO people can elect the
governor, judges, all state, district aud
county officers, wing shonld they b. dsn. ed
the Iight Of C!CCling luis local digu'tary, so
directly gilscliug ihslr dearest and most
delicate sllGirEg Why delegate tG, plGgr
OF selection 20 i've 40 elected tor ALTO
relher different duties. 900 not necessarily
more intelligent on t.uI 'lltieTS than aver
age men OF the c.myuuIt}? Aud even tbey
have only he power 900 domination. Red
ta.e clmes IN and requires the state
board nrsL ana the s'ytc superintendent
f, ulualy, 10 hustia, (lnT IN tha present
case not one 81 them resident In this whole
scgut0Ti4l distgCl N.ff approve or GiSJp'
prove II :nG nomination. The man WHO
rprc,sss this power OTetihe forty thousand
ppople in Dallas, 10 be thus chosen, Ia
enough 10 erect Just and powerful Gisc2n-
tent with a measure, which, 10 saw the least,
Conlain8 much 20 give saiisisction aud
place our school system on good basis
In the states where public education hCs
been most endoarei to the great hCiy OF
he people, all such officials have he n
Ell. cted by the ueopls OF the l0Caiitin'
whore She duties we're 20 be performed
Bu. 4 seems that Dallas has been peculiar
N tuis respect. Oar city schoo. officers
IRE held As appendices OF the Ci;y council,
'hs paople having no v0ic'. And hereto
ore. whereas the people Of the city elected
the city engineer, the Ct'y attorney ana the
city treasurer, change, understood
TO have been drawn by our
present senator while ha wss
election OF those officers taken from the PEG.
ple and conferred on the council. Ii tae
house Of representatives. passes tho bill
with ibis dls.r Iuchi3iug clause in 1t, the peo.
ole 0cauio,Cing, II Is ielr TO prasu no The
next session wi!l 90 farther IN abr dying
popular rights. Ii II il nigh for Cur IN
perintendent 20 be appointed in this mode
OF red tape circumlocuii)D, needin; tao dat
of men who can know nothing Of our l0ca.
ton and conditions, why not 90 step fur
Their and la the Davis administration, let
the state board and the state superinten-
dent eppoint our county judge and COM
miseiOnrrs, and finally relieve the people of
The election OF all th.ir county officers.
There is about az much propriety in 1t as
there is in this side thrust at popular id
tsiligence. venture the assertion conf.
IDENTIFY that II tho que s,ion were submitted
20 our county judge and four county com.
m'ssioners they would be unanimous in
opposition to this species OF ostracism and
vote for election by the people; and so 1t
would DO with the commissioners courts
throughout the state.
OBSERVER.