The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-10-29

ing Of two good farms both Of which
have been for the past two years I'M
der his own immediate caro- ard
supervision, and upon which he has
been regular day laborer. He has
also been engaged in mercantile
businesa in our county considerable
] OF the time and also engaged in man
ufacturing being a partner in the
Swenson Mower Works of this place
The ability fidelity and prudence
with which he has conducted his own
business and the business OF the
county AS sheriff, warrants us in pre-
/, dieting like honorable record rs
treasurer of the county to which Of
flee we believe the people have de-
cided to elect him.
H. f. COLE.
The Office Of county supcrintend.
ent OF schools is one OF the most i'm
portant Of the local county offices,
and Ole which calls for the best
educated person possible to secure,
and for one who has the widest
range Of practical experience as an
educator. In both of these the NOM
inee Of the Lime Springs conycn-
ton, H. Z. Cole excels. Beside hav-
ing had the benefits Of the best edu-
cational institutions Of the: country,
having graduated with distinction
from one OF the leading colleges Of
the east he has had some ten or more
years experience in teaching and
has taught in seven different states.
He has taught something over two
years in Iowa, and about eleven
months in our own county. He is a
man in tho prime OF life with a broad
and liberal education and with ca
pacity to recognize individual merit
in every examination Of teachers or
pupils. His election will elevate the
standard OF education in our county
by giving the examination Of the in
structors Of our public schools to
one who is capable Of recognizing
the correctness of an answer when
given in ones own language, instead
of the words memorizcd from some
text book. The memorizing may be
perfect and yet the person be entire
~ without TN idea OF the meaning
ard purport OF the words memorized
but when person can give the
principle Of rule or the solution OF
a problem in his own language that
show he understands and has master
ed the subject. To have a superintend
ent who is not so superficial as to BE
confined to the text books, is a step
tow ard recognizing the solid attain
ments Of applicants for positions
in cur schools, and the candidate
whose attachments warrants such
recognition OF merit should not lack
i'm ballots on the 3rd OF November.
JOHN NJ. M'coY.
The next general assembly will be
an important one. Democrats and
greenbackers cannot afford to run
any risks in permitting the ele 'tion
Of republican even though he pro-
fesses to favor measures in the in.
terest OF the people, simply because
his party in organizing the legisla-
ture il it has the majority, will put
up man for speaker who like Wolf
will appoint all committees in the in
tcrcst of the corporations, ana the re-
publican candidate il elected, will, as
heretofore, assist in thus organizing
the legislature. In order that laws
pertaining to the industrial classes
and restraining the greed Of mono
poles may be defeated see that the
fusionists control the legislature
and appoint officers of the house. In
aiding in the election of Mr. Wolf as
speaker Of the house at the last ses
sion Of the Legislative Mr.. Converse
east a vote that was Of more i'm
pOrtance TO the combined monopolies
OF the state, than all the work he had
ever done as a citizen and an indi-
vidual was to the people in their war
upon the drive well swindlers and
the barb wire monopolists. That
vote was virtual reputation Of
every profession of friendship he had
ever made against the monopolies,
because 1t betrayed or surrendered
the cause of the people to the tender
mercies OF one OF the corrupt tools or
agents Of the railroads and other
monopolies in the state. John M.
Mccoy, the candidate of the fusion
lists will vote in the organization for
some person as speaker who will APP
point the committees in the interests
Of the greatest industry of the state
that Of labor and Of agriculture, and
for this should be elected, and from
present appearances will he over.
whelmingly chosen by the people.
The test Of friendship to the cause
OF the people and their industries is
not in professions at home, that are
surrendered ut the command of par
ty leaders when one arrives at Dcs
Moines. Every farmer and laboring
man who who is sincere in his desire
that the corporations shall be taxed
upon their property us the farmers
are, that the legal rate OF interest
shall be reduced: that railroads in
thier freight and transportation
/ charges be controlled by law that