Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-01
A REPUBLICAN TAXPAYER.
Has Ideas On the Question of State
Superintendent.

CdDS duu OulOuiSlS diO ho" III
tne heat Of their campaign aud are
both, very naturally aud properly, adj
visng the people to vote for the man
vino will pronulgate and support the
right kind of principles; and in voting
for candidates for some Offices it would
perhaps, be wiser to consider first the
mans political belief and his ability
to stand by and support that belief
and make his everyday life second
airy matter. For Instance. being a
Republican myself, l could not vote,
nor ask any one else to vote for any
free silver man OF any school of poll
tics to fill the offices of any represen.
tative of the people, such as state or
United States representatives and
senators or for president of
the United States. But we
have very important Office to fill
just now, that can not, from any
ppint of view be considered political
one and which carries with 1t no
political influence 1t is necessary
that our Supt. of Public obstruction
be a man of sterling honesty, with
plenty of courage to stand by his con-
victions; that he should have the nee
essary tlonal.'qualiflcations, to-
gether with thorough knowledge OF
tie intrinsic value of bouk-and OF
a man =, rather than that he belong
to any particular school of politics.
l am sorry to have to say, that in
all the qualifications that 20 to make
u the man for the Office, Mr.. Lyman,
the candidate on the fusion ticket,
IS far superior to Mr. Ackerman, the
candidate on our ticket. AS to Mr..
Ackerman, the first and most impor-
tant reason why he should not be
elected is because he is, beyond all
question tool of the American Book
company, combination whose man
ipulations have wrought more mis-
chief to the educational interests of
Oregon than the combined Influence
of all other agencies.
BY the conditions Of a contract en-
tered into between the American
Book company and our state board of
education, Oregon children are forced
to pay an average per cent increase
0D the \. b. Co.'S. own catalogue |
prices of l4.ll; and an average per
cent increase oyer prices paid tc this
same company in Idaho and Montana
of 1911. 70 say nothing of the ex-
brilliant prices OF our school books,
many of them are not properly graded,
are even incorrect and entirely unfit
to put into the hands of child and
great annoyance to teachers; whereas |
every text book SHOULD be help to
the teacher. Notably Fish's Arith-
metics as we'll as some of the other
text books now In use are not fit for
school room.
One very strong proof that Mr..
Ackerman will do the bidding of this
lies in the fact that Richard |
Williams of Portland, placed him in
and that he and his
brother Emmett Williams, and |
also r. L. Edwards are using
all their energy and influence to get |
him elected; and that both Richard
and Emmett Williams and Edwards
are prominent agents of the American
Book Co
Through political custom aud
gratitude" Mr., Ackerman will be
forced to continue the present out
contract with "Dick" Will
llams' Book Co,
Again Mr., Ackerman proved him
self designing and selfish politician,
rather than a gentleman, when he in
suited Supt. Irwin at his own Multi
nomah county, teachers institute, by
up what he considered Mr..
Irwins short comiugs in office, at that
time and place because, just then Mr..
Irwin seemed to be the man most
likely to be nominated by the Repub-
licans to succeed himself, and Mr..
Ackerman wanted the nomination.
Such a man will stand by his own
interests, not by those of the people.
OF Mr. Lyman we can not say what
Is true Of some OF the other candi-
lates ON the Union ticket, /. e. that
ne is an Office seeker, disappointed or
otherwise. The only public Office he
has, sought him. In Republican
county he has several times been
elected county superintendent Of
schools, on the Popullst ticket, with
flatterlng majority each time.