The morning call., 1894-10-21

Gould the fathers of this republic In their
hohored graves know what despite has been
zone TO the spirit of purity and freedom, one
lhlhks that the effect would be TO make "their
canoniZed bones hearsed in death" at once
''Durst their ceremeDts'
But now, to come TO the local questions. TO
ulscusS WhlchWe have assembled here Tonight
90 DOT claim for the Citizens Non-Partisan
| party special civic pride. special honesty or
! special patriotism, but do claim th Il he prin-
clfies of Non. Partisanship. and they alone,
| VIII rescue this city and all American elites
! from the grasp of the ignorant and depraved,
VINO are rapidly running them to moral and
| financial ruin
III yo ask me are you dead sure Oh all your
candidates? l say no. Were you dead sure OF
| the purity OF intentions of all the members OF
tue convention? say no. Are you absolutely
| sure mat you always selected the very best
men, and again / say no. / only say that L
never saw body of men act more no0ly. on
| the whole, with an honest determination TO do
/ their best, than the Non-PIrtisan convention.
! Ana one great principle was laid down by 1t, TO
/ which have not heretofore seen attention
called,and that was that the faithful city officer
hed IN MS hands, iu the record of MS faithful
ness. the right-the inalieDable right Ito re-
/ nominate himself for another term OF Office.
! There are on The worst boss-ridden tickets
! necessarily some good men, else the ticket. the
/ Dill, could not be chokec down at all. The
! spoonful of honey must make tho pint OF vine-
! gar drinkable. But the few faithful servants
! In an otherwise wholly IeprOus boss ticket do
! not get renomlnated often. Their falthfulness
! Is heir crime, and marks them for slaughter.
! But In the Non Partisan camp lIeir records of
faithful service mark them for continued
! terms and for honest advancement. no one
| dreaming OF refusing TO recognize their creden-
! tiais.
! Regret has been expressed by many that we
! did not wholly make up our ticket of inde-
! pendent nominations. But this never can be
! done. The other two palties Will always, Tor
| The reasons named, have some good men, whom
! you must take up and indOrse on their records.
BESIDES as II is, we have some twenty OF our
| own wholly independent candidates.
Rememb Der, too, that we have sent these men
out unpledged and unpromised 10 anybody
! They are pledged only TO conduct the business
OF The city wholly in the interest OF honesty and
economy. Each member of the convention, by
rising unanimous vote, pledged himself TO ask
/ 40 office and no favor from any candidate for
! himself or any friend or relative. Our candi-
! dates are, so far as human care could do IT,.
launched on their nominations tree from all
| pledge or debt except TO the voters and tax
payers that they will do their duty.
Much criticism may be offered, why we DO
not do this or that differently aud why we did
not nominate Mr.. Jones ms cad OF MIR. Robin
son, or why we threw overheard Jew pen
whom noisy friends swOre il was shame not
10 indorse. | only say, In reply, that we
acted for the best, with the lights ana time
we had. and l know that a rule we
acted with the best and most unseltish inten-
! tiOns.
And now as to our success or failure. l pray
for success, and believe that not W. but non.
! partisanship will succeed. But my great con-
| cern is not so much with results, as with the
solemn fact hat we have In this matter at least
discharged great public duty. II The Nom
Partisan ticket is elected immense benefits VIII.
fully believe, accrue 10 the city.
In closing let me tell you OF an incident re-
| lated TO me by my mother when l was a little
! boy. She had beard the great DR.. Chalmers
preach to an immense audience. He began bis
sermon by saying that he was filled with awe
when lie looked around 10 think how short a
time would pass until all OF his auditors and he
| himself would be resting beneath the ground.
Your chance and mine is short-very. very
| short here. Let u.s. therefore, tonight decide
that we Will at the approaching election act
sOlemnly, coDscieDtiously for the best interests
OF this great city and the mmeasurably greater
republic, of which we are native or adopted
citizens.
Meantime If our Non Partisan convention
accomplishes no other good 1t at least has
shown how Republicans and Democrats, rich
could meet in continued amity and good temper
ana make a strong effort 10 rid this city from
the curse of prosttuted political rule. We
never asked what a mans religion or nation
aity was, nor OF his politics, except with the
object of making a fair division between the
two great parties.
Richard D. Faulkner, the Non-P
nominee for Superintendent of Schools,
was introduced. and he SAID
The children of a country It's first con-
sideratiOn. Ii is the fixed and settled policy OF
this nation that all its children shall have the
opportunity of obtaining an education whether
they are the children of the few who are ricl
or the children Of The many whose only capita
are their hands and brains Both the nation
and the State have wisely made liberal pro
vision for the maintenance of the public
schools. The future OF The republic depend,
upon the continuance Of a generous and un
divided support of them.
While the public schools are richly endowed
while they are the dearest heritage OF oul
fathers and the greatest Inheritance we car
leave 10 our children, The importance of the Sc
lection Of officers TO administer school affairs II
too frequently lost sight OF by politicians anC
nominating conventions.
The Office Of superintendent Of Schools II
one OF the most important in the gift of thu
people. If education is a science and teachin.
- ~
teacher and not, in the language of dis
tinguished educator, by "emigrants from othe
professions"
1t was the recognition of this fact and TO es
tabiish the principle of promotion In the schoo
department that caused the Citizens Non
Partisan party TO select me as the candidaI
for Superintendent OF Public Schools. | &C
cepted the nomination because believed tn
Office should be administered by practica
teacher. l accepted IL because / felt that
elected 1t would give notice to political con
ventions in the future TO look among teacher
Tor superintendent. / accepted IL to resen
the insult that there was no man or woma
among the thousand nearly employed In thi
city capable OF filling the position.
, believe that The Superintendent OF School
should be practical teacher. II the dscipliu
, or methods OF a teacher is criticized, who ca
DEFEND her so well as one who has stood lik
herself daily face TO face with the prmar
olfhculties of ordinary teaching?
AS teachers, from the nature OF ths profe:
l sion, hava but few opportunities for the acct
mutation OF money aside from their salary the
, should not only be we'll paid for their exactiu
services, but there should be no questions as
the pernanency OF their position.
. Ii i am elected Superintendent Of Publ
. . schools, L shall enter upon the dutie
OF the Office unIrammeed. neithe
; asked nor influenced any member OF tn
Citizens Non-Partisan convention to vol
Tor me foH the nomination 1 am nj
pledged nv The onnveptton nor am I undo