Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-24

conducted without reference to party or
| politics; and
Resolved. That In supporting nomi-
uuos fr school Offices whether Local,
| county. " Territorial, va will vote for
educational iitnoss without respect to
party amua ions. aud will use our hos.
ondeAvors 10 persuade othors to do tho
! same.
Resolved, That We heartily endorse tho
administration Of the present county
superintendent of Sewer county, II. ".
Hayes, and name him as our choice Tor
70 election.
Tho position OF the NEWS on non.
partisanshlp in school matters hN =
been stated on n number Of occasions
OF late date. II was unmis.akAbly de.
tlarei OF the time Of the last school
elections here. IN December, 1894. We
strongly advocate nuu-partlsansnip In
tuAt ho,d, beusu's W. believe that
generally II vii cyuItcs 10 the selec'
ton Of meu specially fitted for the
needed work, AM vii result benth.
citlly 10 school disCil Inns and fleet
iveness. Where pafti.anship IL allowed
to guide, to often tue man with
"pull" .ei- thq ON NO regardless %
his special fitness therefor, AMI az a
c0nssque CO ~ results follow.
Win fo,peo, to the particular Incl.
dent referred to here, tho suggestion Of
the teachers Of q county, unan.
lmOu'ly expressed ", bout regard 10
uOliiral bias, aud lasCi upon n thor.
ough WITHDRAWING q tie ability Of
the pers,n enforce. snsuld have great
weight with the people Of all political
faiths. Tue members Of the institute
might even nominate a man tor office
sud seek TO secure his election ut the
polls; but II they were opposed by
either or both political parties, !h,if
action cOull not be designated as non.
partisan. Under existing citcum.
stances, The endorsement having been
given, 1t would have been Appropriate
for those Of each political party
10 have gone into thtir own
rauks an iR.thefe labot.j Tor the
acceptance Of their candidate upon
The broad ground state. IL ell
partio, agreed, then the lpn.parli'sn.
ship would be establishs Hut "
either party representing a considsrs.
Die portion OF tno geo 'lo refused % &C.
ceio to tho propo'iiIu, thea, ~ isy a.
uon.rarli,anship IL c1uc.rl-i, tie
movement IL rejected, AMI au atlcyiii
60 crowd II through II itselt yatii-sr.
10 10 sucCeis'll, r-purtlsaGsuip
must come turIugn mutual arrange.
mvnt that will preclude political an.
tngouism. rlis harmony Ia the key to
~ ady,uts gc-.
Where there are two or more candi-
dl,es ior an oflico requiring special
qualifications. u, Dies tnat relating u
school matters, aud one " more are
notoFiou'ly uuH,ttd Tor the place, II II
usually the cssv IN every state Of thu
Uulon thst tue better man runs ahead
II his ticket, anu often IL elected
thereby. Tho bonds Of polil.
cal parties are not restrictive
ot the higher duty OF citizenship,
which demands thu presence
u representative meu In governmental
affairs; and n the great majority OF the
voters want q man he Ia pretty sure to
get their support. Party ties, how.
ever, should not be lightly dlstegardei,
or css, aside for u within or fad, al.
though they nigh he laid aside upon
good and sufficient reason being given
Tor the action. This reason IL afforded
In non.parIissn agreements among
the different parties, when all
are satisfied, But when non.p
tisan movement aTouie party feeling,
to press II by other than persuasive
AID oonolliatory methods causes tue
loss u itS original distinguishing iea.
tuT,, Under tho conditions OF anita on.
Ism stated ~ our correspondent, It
looks A. though the non.partisAn sug.
geolion had not been Arq Iieiced 10.
Asto whether OF not the voters wish 10
accept the recommendation Of tho In.
stiluto must DO lett TO themselves TO
decide. lti.a political question with
which the NEWS feels that II cannot
consistently Interfere,
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