The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-08
LET JUsTIcE BE DONE.

NO DuDllc journal Is nelu responsible,
by people who are we'll informed, for
the opinions and sentiments expressed
by correspondents who are not en-
gagged to write for it The Herald fire.
quently publishes letters conveying
ideas which it does not endorse, and
they are not always commented upon
Different views are held on popular
topics by different people, and The
Herald desires to be as liberal as pos
sible and so frequently gives place to
communications from responsible per-
sons. with no thought of approval and
no disposition to oppose.
A letter which appeared in The Her
aid of Wednesday morning. on the
school board question, contained some
reflections on that body that were not
deserved. and particularly in reference
to two officials not named but pointed
out with sufficient distinctness to make
it pretty clear who were meant.
The Herald does not wish to do an
injustice to any man nor to be made
the vehicle of injustice. We therefore
make some comments now on the let
ter referred to. because we learn that
exceptions have been taken to it. We
do not mean the Incorporate remarks
of our morning contemporary They
can be passed by as simply ebunitions
of rage. When paper can find no
better argument than advising a horse
whipping as a fitting reply to an ar
raignment of public officers, it shows
itself beyond reason and beneath reply.
The writer of the letter is. in some
things we believe, mistaken as to the
facts. Nevertheless he is not alone in
his opinions. There is quite strong
feeling among a good many very
worthy people in this city that one of
the gentlemen referred to is very active
in the direction pointed out. and that
he manifests a disposition to have APP
pointments made very much his own
way. We do not think he stands alone
in this particular. and among a good
many persons it is a very common
complaint.
We will say this for Mr.. Dooly, who
as a member of the school board has
manifested much interest in the pro-
motion of public education. that he has
been a very great assistance to the
cause financially as well as in other
wavs. and is entitled to credit for what
he has done. Accommodations have
been secured through his instrument
tally, and great forbearance has been
extended by him during the financial
stringency, which ought to be known
bx those who are opposed to him in
POLITICS and who criticise some of his
movements.
The gentleman's name is not men
toned in that letter but it so evident
IL refers to him that we do him no
wrong in speaking plainly on the al
lnsion which is nearly as personal as
though he were named. Mr.. Dooiy
NAV be very pertinacious in some
matters that he desires TO see accom-
ulished. but we do not think any one
car fairly question his honesty or his
valuable service TO the school board
of this city.
The other gentlemaa not named but
who naturally feels that he is criti-
cized, is Professor Millspaugh. If
there is anything unfair in the manner
Of selecting school teachers in this city.
of course he is largely responsible. 1t
will be seen from the report of school
board proceedings in another part of
this paper that the common idea. ex-
pressed by our correspondent is in
correct.
There are 176 school teachers en-
ploycd under the direction Of the
Board of Education, Professor Mills
augh being the Superintendent. OF
these % are our home folks. That is
a majority. Among them are Il nor
NAL students and 40 received their
entire education in our home institu-
tons. The rest had finished their edu-
cation in the east. but are permanent
residents of Utah. Certificates of
graduation from our home University
have always been honored, SO we are
reliably informed.
That is very good answer TO the
charge that certificate from our
highest educational institutions counts
for nothing" Also to the general
complaint. which has figured during
the school election. that an eastern
teacher stands a ten-to-one Better
chance" than home teacher Those
who have obtained positions were
chosen out CT 500 competitors. The 81
nonresident teachers include some
who have been here two or three
years but are net permanently located.