The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-11-02
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Considerable CONTROVERSY ha
been occasioned since the primar
election relative to the above of
! fee, owing to misunderstood
ing about the legality of the nom
tinee, w, w. Stockstill, for tha
Office. On account Of this misun
derstanding special examination
was held on the 25th and 26th o.
last month to determine whether
or not Mr.. Stockstill was reall,
qualified, and in that examination
he failed to make the required
average, although he made a pret-
ty good showing. However, he
was entitled to an appeal to the
State board Of which he took cd
vantage, but up to this writing
no decision has been rendered by
that body
Now, this puts the party in .
predicament, rs the law specifical-
ly says that no man shall be elect
ed to the Office of superintendent
of education unless he holds n
certificate qualifying him for the
position. !: .>
The Echo believes in upholding
the primary's nominees aud he
who believes to the contrary is
traitor to the party; but, it APP
pears To lis, as it must appear to
all right minded people, that
Mr., Stockstill is not a lawful
nominee, and consequently is not
entitled to the consideration of
the democratic party. The Echo
has no personal fight to make
against the gentleman in question
as it entertains none hut the kind
liest feelings for him, but as a
public organ, published in the in
terest of right it cannot consist
emily refrain from uttering its
sentiment on &c important a ques-
ton.
1t is true his papers aro in the
hands Of the State board of ex-
animation for inspection, it is al
so true they might be accepted by
that body, but it is also equally
true that, having be IN rejected by
the county board, they may like
wise be rejected by the state
board. Now, suppose that MIR.
Stockstill were elected in the
general election next Tuesday and
Immediately thereafter news
should come announcing the re-
lection of his papers, would not
that be a rather disagreeable state
of affairs? A new electian would
have to be ordered, or Mr.. Stew
enson appointed.
An examination prior to the
primary in which applicants for
the Office were to be examined,
the present incumbent, Mr.. Stew
enson, received a certificate which,
for some reason, remained un-
sworn to until quite recently; but,
on the other hand, Mr.. StockstilI
ignored the examination complete.
ly, still, notwithstanding this, he
was permitted &c run. This woult
have been all right had not tn,
opponents of Mr.. Stevenson uset
his unsworn to certificate to de
feat him, but not n word wa
spoken against Mr. StoCktiIl VIII
peremptorilly refused to be ex.
amined. In the name of commo
sense and justice we ask, which O
these two men deserved the pa,
| tvs recognition?
/ The Echo has never swerve
from the path of duty and it doe
not care to do so now, but it
plain to us that that Mr.. A. G
Stevenson is the proper man fc
the office. He is not making
fight against the organized demo
cracy of Hancock county, he
/. simply running on the validity {
, his certificate against disqual
T. tied man, and, as far as we ca
: see, his name should have bee
! the only one to appear on IL
! ticket.
: The Echo calls upon the dem
d cratic voters of Hancock coun
u to do their duty next Tuesday
r casting their ballots for the pre-
!. ent incumbent, Mr.. A G. Ste
Ie enson.
" JAMES T. EAGAN,