Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-03-15

some az least, for referring 20 tb,
strike 10 a local newspaper Office. Fo
ten years that Office has told buslnes
men ~ this city what big wages 4
was paying, how IL was entitled {,
big prices for advertising 90 accoun
Of its big payroll to laborers, how q
should be alone considered in the dis
tdbutlon OF advertising patronage a
the organ Of the party that upheld
high wages, and how all other print
Ing ofices in town were rat" Office
and unworthy OF any business man
support, etc, 10 the meantime th'
manager Of that newspaper ha
neld hlgh ofilclal positions
vas superintendent Of the reform
school, Is now appraiser OF customs, Il
practicIng lawyer, is Republican
county chairman, Is Republican dis
trIct chairman, handles county and
district campaign fuods, aud yet af
ter all his advantages aud fayors and
Official positions, he 70 declared 70 be
unfair ond his onice is rated by the
Printers Union az Salem. There Is a
screw loose somewhere. This man be-
fore whom 80 many people have
treuihlcd, who has presided over ratl-
ncatlon meetings and conventions
and committees, IS either misunder.
stood and vastly overrated or he is be-
ing unjustly prosecuted and unfairly
dealt With by the organized laborers
OF this city aud state. With the party
patronage be has had there ought 70
be no questior Of paying fair wages.
The Republican party Is the apostle
OF good wages, the advance agent Of
prosperity, aud It's oniclal spokesman
ia this community should be like
Brutns' wife, above suspicion, In the
matter OF paying living wages 10 his
printing Office employees.
The school election has determined
one thing-that the people OF this
district will not tolerate having the
schools utcd for any political purposes
whatever. lflt is ture, as charged
chat an effort was made 20 levy au
assessment upon the principals OF the
public schools 10 the interest Of any
candidate, II ought 10 be the last
time those methods are employed.
without charging that this Is true,
and even refusing 70 believe that any
candidate had knowledge Of 10, or
would Ia any manner sanction such
proceedings, No Wish 10 express the
or lay down 'the princlple
that the people have certain rights TO
The services OF principals and teachers
which no board OF education has
right TO trample upon or set aside,
A man or woman making the edu.
cation Of children their life.work, de-
'oting their whole career 70 a high
Itandard Of professional service.
hould not be made trading stock by
school board. The people who send |
heir children 10 school are the tirst
whose rights to retain the services OF /
good teacher, or 10 secure the ser.
Ices OF better one, should be con.
ldered.
There should he the very best prin.
lpal secured for each OF the four
Aree Salem schools. They should be
ecured with view 10 permanent
nployment aud they should be rea-
onAbly acceptable 10 thu people 10
hat part OF the city where they
erye, ana where the character Of the
iao or woman employed il well
nown, understood aud appreciated.
Nothing Is more outrageous than 10
eep shifting Incompetent teachers
Ound through political az personal
ressure upon the school board, BE.
luse they are not wanted by the peo-
Ie Of one part Of town, send them
ewhefe else where they are not
aowo, but where people soon hnd
rem Out and the result is more dis
itisfastion.
Let teachers stand upon their pro.
sslooal ability alone, aud remove AN
''illeal aud personal pressure from
'e school board 10 employ those who
aeh our children. Theu the board
W be free 70 employ the best teach
; Ia the state, 40 matter where they
~ from or whose relatives they are
lat alone viii build upa genuine
bile school system on sound Amer
IN principles. "
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