The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-02
AS TO THE SCHOOL TRUSTEE TICKETS.


pressed surprise and Indignation, Tuesday afternoon.
tnat committee OF citizens of this city should ask
any other citizens to offer candidates for school
trustee against the members of the old board!
Since when did the ringsters determine that no
body had right for office in Houston except
members Of their faction? And what convention, or
committee of citizens even, nominated the members
of the old board who are Offering for reelection?
These latter only selfnominated but Brother
Chartonehas stocked the election machinery for their
benefit and refuses to give the opposition any repre-
sentaton at the polls. And this done after
Brother Charlton virtuously exclaimed that "he
could not afford to do anything that would look I'M
fart"
O. but are these officers of the election not hon
orable" men, excaims the tomtit The Post said moth
ing about their honor" 1t charged that they are in
the MAN, patisans Of the faction to which Charlton
belongs and that it public outrage on Charltons
part and cause for suspicion that he refused to al
low an honorable set of candidates opposed to his
ticket TO have fair representation in the election
machinery
That charge has not been answered and can not
be. In lien of the little blackguard organ
resorts to its old pastime Of abusing The Post--a
pastme that has long since become 'chesnutty" in
this community
The excuse for this refusal of Brother Charlton and
that mysterious committee" of the board of which he
speaks is that the opposition represents no party
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for reelection represent? No convention or mass
meeting nominated them They not claim to rep
resent the democratic party, for prominent local re-
publican is on their ticket Why should they have
monopoly of representation at the polls? DO they own
the election machinery of the city?
But the silest charge is that the presence of an
opposition citizens ticket in the field is putting the
schools in politics." Why it's TO got the schools ont
OF politics that good citizens have agreed to run
against the present trustees The present board had
not hardly warmed the trustees seats before teachers
ana even 1anors, were dismissed right and left be.
cause they had not voted for certain men
Think of Diminishing school teachers for notifies,
sake
Think of persecution in the public schools because
teachers dared to exercise freely their right of suf
frage!
And no politics in the schools under these con.
ditions?
Talk to the marines-the people arc not fools
me people ought to rebuke these impudent and
arrogant assumptions, once fine system of schools
is being harhpered and burdenod in ITS progress NV this
lntoierant and dsgraceuI factona management We
must get the schools of politics and the control Of
pohuclans before there be the proper develon
ment Every citizen is vitality interested in this mat
ter No citizen can afford be Indifferent to the inn
por'ant questions at issue in the pending election.
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THERE is beginning be apparent throughout the rrc
OF the country distinct feeling of regret to call il IN, M
harshe term that the supreme court OF the United States
should apparently allow political reasons 10 influence il IN
hodhF hack decisions of such importance as those nyol
ing The constitutional of our insular possessions It
the blow tan hurt whom it may
LocistASA is welcome and is to be excused for gsbin
over that sulphur we'll
TIM people Of this city should not forget that the
school board chosen under law which provides that thew
shall serve without pay attempted as soon as elected ~ Al
Se'' part OF the ehidrens money pay some OF them
serves salaries ms was an violation Of the letter and
spirit OF the law in the noplency OF the boards oci
Mn MARION has bcen robbed and in saIoor, vou l.,
he's hiding ont and afraid go home
MIR McKtNLry is only again calling attention - ~, ~.
a mus country has been peculiarly fortunate in possessin
long list OF presidents and presidential candidates VIZ @
especially iectous in carplatform talks Few Of tIem
however have eQuaicd Mr., Harrison and Mr. Bryan.
romoRRow the people OF this vicinity will be enabled .
see wha government on wheels looks like
nf Buffalo exposition people have arrived at decision
on sunday opening which will probably prove equally m
satisfactory 10 every body The gates to be open after
2 9 put inc midway and all anusemen are to be closed
TIL Monday morning
Tmr big bull movement continues 70 90 .,,,..a -.
SO do skyrockcts, And the stick comes back
JArAN believe in the wisdom 81 -. "A ,a.
In time OF peace Tor war" And the FIRST nat,n
@ knock chip from her shoulder will probably retire 10
put piece OF raw beet over its eye
no ONE can doubt Chairman charltons purpose to keen
me schools out OF politics after reading his list of election
judges 80 y ''s''oh
II the Tennessee man who shot his brother for
refusing to drink with MIN had stepped across the line ;
kentucky he could havS saved his ammunition. for The
eolonels don't refuse ~ ''e
MhNHfss OF the Cuban commission say they believe tho
administration really desires them to have ndepeprcrc
Now, isn't that almost patheticl
Now Naeosdqshes goes Beaumont one better bv die
covering SILVER and lead mines How soundly our peope
must have been sleeping all these yearsl
AFIts our eonsressuien have returned from their CON
snpaep VISIT 70 the Philippines trusts will probable
know what to and what not to grab ''oaoV
Az last the teachers have got months sala,y 49,.