New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-29
Socialists in the district will be asked to use pas'e'
and correct the mistake.
UOUEN CANDIDATES.
A TRANSPARENT TRIcE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
MANAGERS.


syracuse y. V. oct. % (specisn.-The Demo'rau'
part of the Emp!r, state. ana particularly Of .eh"a
Vow York. aro at present posing in the role OF that
admirable knight Don ou!Xoie III their charming
and chivaric devotion 10 tie fair sex. They nave
nominated no les. than bakers dozen OF ladies' Tor
the Office of school Comm s>ioner IL tie s'vcrai
counties OF the state. Cnrio1sly crCu=h III tc 'eS
heart Of the Republican s,rons1ods Of Central New"
York are TO be found the majority OF the women
candidates, a mot significant fact This delightful
exhibition Of calaIi.:y the part OF tie DcmocaS
is quite refreshing. AMI it. face seems most
innocent ard graceful thing do. nut even the way
farigg man IL he pauscs to t!ink foT moment VIII
bs able tn distinguish method in this malncsS. Inc
sp,nish knight hunted for windmils the Democratic
knight Is after windfsll OF votes. Not that tho
later knight loves the lady any less Tor 10 any
greater extent for that natter. hut that NJ loves
votes more. Like tho old Prime Minister Richehc''
tho Democratic politician where he finds the Hons
skin too short prop to piece it out with the foNs
It's All old dodge OF our Democratic friends said
Congressman Eelden to The Tribune correspondent
in speaking about the matter, and should enirap no
one
What is stlll more curious is the fact ungaant
though 1t may be to state 1t, that ladies' have been
selected as candidates who triNc advanced In
years. and who, AS a prominent Democrat fcctIouNy
sad "are no spring chickens But the matter Is
Many of the boys who went TO school to these ladies
for nearly all school-marrnsl have now grown
to be voters. and have been solicited 20 cast c1m-
plimentary vote for their old teachcr."
Eut that the Republicans may hive learning il not
wisdom In this matter the following sensible views
Of a Norwich man herewith given:
"Some persons seem to he OF the opinion that any
body Is good enough to elect 20 the place OF school
Commissioner The this idea Is eradlca'ed tho
better for schools and public school Commissioner
should he possessed OF not only the rcquSt" education
to enable him to judge OF the scholastic attainmeh''
candidates. but also should be Of sound jucS
mcnt. good sense and sufficient courage fcarrSsy 10
discharge his duty. lie should he atlc to give s1rh
advice and instruction to tie teachers under Inn ard
created by him to enable such teachers TO correct
their methods, il found faulty and If then the teachers
do not correct themselves he should rave the
stamina and moral courage to rcvohc the licences OF
such teachers and close the schools. rather than suffer
the pGbic To be imposed upon by incompetent IN
structorS. There is heavy local TAXATION u sup
port public schools while the state contributes OF lis
money for the same purpose. 1t falls to the To- OF
the school Commissioner TO II that this money Is
not worse than wasted And II sIch place does not
require man OF intelligence and backbone We fail 10
recognize public place which docs More IMAM 'his-
en- indifferent or incompetent teacher leanS 10 l''
waste Of tho time Of the scholars IAat uihe IS
precious. once gone it never be recalled. "haV
learned The time necessary 10 correct faults 'h'N
ACQUIRED is flched from the pupil Hence 1t follows
flat any person who has not the ability, COURAGE ara
frmneSs to that the children Of the Stae nave 'c
full benefit of the prOvi ions made FOR th'ir e'"' '"
and for which the people are taxed has no pu>'H'>'
10 be candida e for the office OF school commissioner
and il Is crime for any clector 10 asS'st III putting
such a Commissioner In ONCE
1t will be from this that the ONCE OF SCHOOL
Commissioners. Is no sinccure and that 1t requires
more hard work than the nero matter OF drawing a
salary OF 81, 200.
Oneida County has three women candidates In the
field OH the Democratic ticket, Ancgany ana oswcSo
countic, each two. Willie the following conhticN Lave
each only ore: On0udags, Cayuca stcnGcn. Jefferson
and Saratoga. AS u matter OF fct. nearly all II h"I
ALL Of these counties give nice Republican majority
VIVA, moro clever Ilse could the Democrats adopt than
that Of running lady for offcc thus endeavoilng ID
accomplish by an appeal to gaantry ana cmVdlrY
what they cannot do 10y cOiihihS themselves I"
politics Like the fOrieits In a rbtr-shop thrSp
Democratic women candidates stand moro In MOCK
than mark when the actual facts arc known. The
inuOvaon- si-callcd. is not an innovation; II docT'
not even rise 10 the dignity Of movement FOR woman
suarace The experiment tried in Wayne County
several years ago by the Democrats, when Miss '"oR
was nominated for school Commissioners Inc lc'
plblc:lrs in the county saw the real SITUATION and
Mis-, Cook did not poll within several hundred Of hcr
Tic only exception Is in the case Of Miss Ida Griffin
Of OswceO County. She managed to defeat inc u:
pullica, candidate several ycas ago by her rare tc',
,, llil :Cc NinA!n; Ways and PERSONAL beauty. Hut
pro,le Of ,<tI parties sh" !. tn" "onlv woman IN
seven c0un,i" that CuuM have made so GOOD record
She had several years Of the hardest lind Of tral;nS
at the O,wcgo Normal school aud her oirdid2'J "d>
~uppo.t- BY Leading Republicans. Her clc, non "LN
Cnc TO uccdr:t and clrr;m.tanc,S thln '"
necessity or desire tn" part 81 Cswcr' County
vot Rs tor women in Office; although Oswcgl County II
the hoEc of Dr. Mary Walhcr. and the "ol"eE
u.!agiss reckon the county IA one OF their best toAs
holds.