Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-06-16
School Election.

WILLIAMsroRr, June 12.
Before another issue of the RECORD is laid be-
| fore its readers Wllinnsport School Township
will have held its third gepefal election. This
| a successor to Mr.. Jaoob Kaberer In passing |
| will say that l think it is but voioing the senti-
ment Of the people of this school township when
| say that MIR. kalbcrer leaves the board followed
by the good wishes Of the great majority of the
citizens of this township. lie has been conscie-
| tious and never knowingly swcfved from the
straight path of official duty. If he has advo-
| Gated and sanctioned measures that were not for
the best interests of the township, objected to
| and hindercd measures that were right and
proper, am inclined to think that they We're err
rors Of the head and not of the heart And, when
IN officer has done his duty us best he knows, the
"well done of II grateful people will follow him
into the retirement of private life and be with
him always.
Next Tuesday the voters of this township II
upon TO exercise great and important preroga-
tive. They will choose from among the men eli
glble to Office in our township one TO be the
guardian OF their interests for the term of three
years. Guardian! the term implies a trust
How important then, that he who is chosen to
guard and protect our interests should be one in
whom we US Il people can place implicit conf.
dence. school director! by some II is spoken
nightly Of; but Is not true that the selection of
fare than the selection of the president of tho
United States? Who can say that the election of
demoorntic or republican president, as the case
may be, will affect the amount of taxes necessary
10 deiray the expenses in fnr-off Dakota? While
OH the other hand, who cannot see that the wise
selection of the members of the school-townshp
Der of men in the township who, in my humble
judgment, fully qualified for director; and,
doubtiess there are those who appear to me to
efficient officers. But it is not every man that
can be prevailed upon to accept the office. They
don't care to suffer the annoyanccs naturally in
1t is hardly to be expected that even the three
who constitute the school-townslip board should
khow AS much.of their own knowledge-sho
be as wise, as tho whole body of citizens of the
township but it is possible for them-it seems
their duty-to take into their deliberations the
combined wisdom of their constitucnts--those
made comparatively easy, by the fact of their lv
ing. among and constantly mingling with the
body OF the people.
The director, as tho other two officers is an
officer OF the township, and the whole township
He should know no north, no south no cast no
west, but strive to promote the interests of every
section alike. Because school.township officer
chances to live in the north west part of the
township is no reason that he should labor. .Gor'
only. He is elected by the voters of the whole
township, and should hold himself aloof from
any sectional partiality OR prejudice. What is
he should do but to advance the interests of his
own particular section because he can is not
manly, and he who does it should be, through
the ballotbox. asked to step down and out.
And since the election to be held next Tues
duy is IL township election, and since the voters
of the entire township are urged to perform their
duty, present themselves at the polls and vote
their sentiments intelligently and knowingly, it
seems somewhat amazing to learn that small
portion of the township should presume to call
IL secret caucus for the purpose of putting in
nomination candidate for director, who, before
he becomes full-fedged officer of the township,
must have his merits and fitness for the position
pnssed upon by the voters of the entire township.
The motive for the move is, at present, i'm pos
sible for me to divine. The prime mover, the
leading spirit in it, is also not known to the
writer; but. ifit was conceived in Innocence and
born OF purity, he should not, whoever he is, dis
own the offspring.
But, however pure the motive of him or them
who should father it. the child bears on its fore
head the birthmark SCHEME"
caucus was held, nomination made, and
then they adjourned. just at this juncture
other party-several men-who had not been fa.
vored with the password. appeared upon the
scene. Then was held another caucus Tor, il We
condescend to call it farce. it would be scene
secondly This time no nomination was made.
each of the candidates receiving the same num-
ber-nine The curtain falls
The question is asked, What will the voters of
aforesaid doublecaucus? 1t is too early prior to
the evening of election day to predict with any
degree of safety: but, from surface appearances,
l will predict that the rank-and-file Of the voters
of it and heed it not. They will not suffer them
selves to indulge in any contempt-silent or 9TH
erwise--ether Of the caucus or its prime mover.
Methinks lesson will be taught to those who
hastily rushed in and took part In the above
mentioned caucus.
We must choose director next Thursday.
We want man of decision and frmness, and
one who is conscientious and who has the cour-
age of his convictions We want man who is
truly guardian of the peoples interests. Fol
the majority vote on the evening OF election day
is the firm belief of PABsON BIGRLow.