Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-04-06
VOTE FOR SAVAGE.
The First Political Skirmish of
the Year Takes Place
To-Day.
PART Lines Being Drawn Re-
publicans must do Their
Duty.
The school Election.


To-day the first OF our elections this
year takes place, and though IL is by
common consent considered an unim-
portant affair, the fact that party nom-
nations have been made, gives 1t an
interest that school elections do not
usually possess. The democrats chose
to draw the party line In this election
by nominating Mr.. Jepp Ryan at
their caucus on Thursday night and
the republicans promptly accepted the
challenge few hours later by putting
up Mr.. w. Z. Savage. While Mr..
Ryan stands deservedly high In the
estimation Of his fellow citizens there
are good reasons why he should not be
elected a school trustee, and they are
these: Having no children Of school
age il lie not to be expected that he
would II elected take the close interest
In school affairs that the people de-
mand of q school trustee, nor 10 it
likely that he has acquainted himself
with the system of education pursued
in our school 30 that he might be re-
lied upon to criticise present methods
or suggest better ones, and even grant
ing that he was acquainted with the
methods and disposed to look closely
after school interests, il is well known
TO all that bis business will require
his absence from the city during the
greater portion of the school year, and
that for this reason II no other his
voice as a trustee would rarely be
heard at the meetin gs of the board
and his presence as critical visitor to
the school would be equally infre-
quent. For these reasons Mr.. Ryan,
who in all other respects is most ex-
ceptionable candidate, Is not the
proper material out Of which TO make
q school trustee.
On the other hand, Mr.. Savage is
before the people thoroughly equipped
with sll the requirements for an ac-
tive school officer. For many years
he was the clerk OF the district and as
such became thoroughly familiar
with school affairs. He hEs children
OF q school age, whose attendance at
school will enlist his active interest In
school affairs. He Is always In town,
and 90 notably methodicsl In his bust.
ness habits that II 10 safe to bet that he
will never miss q meeting Of the
board II he is well enough to get there.
He has almost grown up among US
and his excellent business capacity is
known to nearly everybody in the
district. And finally, since our demo.
cratic friends have chosen to present
the issue-he is Q staunch, uncom-
promising republican, and while we
freely admit that this does not in
crease, no more than diminish, his
qualifications of q school officer, 1t en-
titles him 10 every republican vote in
the district. The republicans were
content TO let the school election 60
without reference TO politics, but as
the democrats have raised their ban
ner over Mr.. Ryan's candidacy, think.
Ing no doubt that they could gain O
little prestige with which to go into
Mondays fight, 1t is the duty Of every
republican who helped TO swell Tom
Carter's majority last November, to
reasserr republican ideas and suprem'
acy, though 1t be only In the election
of a school trustee.