The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-05-19

engaged in soliciting insurance
a pal Of the time. If it were
not for the pernicious activity Of
Mr.. Cameron, who is supposed
to not be a candidate for another
year in his present position, it is
safe to say that the opposition to
Mr.. Oscar would have ceased
when the school commissioners
took their action in electing him.
The question naturally occurs:
Is not Mr.. Cameron seeking the
place himself, and if not is not
his action and his activity such
as should be condemned in man
al the head Of our public schools?
Has he not by his letter and his
activity to defeat the contents Of
that letter, absolutely discredit-
ed himself in the community?
The school teachers have been
unduly active and their action
has no doubt been principally
the result Of the instigation of
those higher in authority. They
should be given to understand
that they are under the direction
Of the school commissioners and
are drawing their salaries to
teach school rather than to at
tempt the dictation of the policy
of the board. Some of them
have even gone so far as to go
before the board and to air per
sonal, petty grievances.
The whole controversy when
sifted to the bottom seems to in
dictate prejudice from personal
grounds, and there has been no
genui ne argument or objection
of material nature raised
against Mr.. Oscar. The school
commissioners are able to at
tend to the business they are
chosen to look after, and it is not
to the credit of the people who
are actuated by selfish motives
and prejudice to continually keep
pounding away trying to bring
the schools into disrepute. Mr..
Oscar, has been elected, and 1T is
very true some of our citizens
have honestly opposed him and
still honestly believe the board
should have acted otherwise, and
are entitled to their protest; but
the wholesale lobbying and criti-
cism, and cat-hauling by few
people who have personal axes to
grind should be absolutely ig
nored. If Professor Cameron is
to succeed in making the schools
a political institution it will be a
good day for the educational in
terests of the city when he has
finished his work here.
The republican state conven-
ton met yesterday in Madison,
and from all indications some
lively things will be doing. The
convention is claimed by both
fractions of the party, and it is
certain that the forces are pretty
evenly divided. A great re-
sponsibilty rests upon the dele
gates at Madison, and if they do
their duty ina plain and business
like manner republicans ought
to find no fault with the majority
which ever way that may be.
There has been for couple of
weeks ugly talk regarding what
the state central committee
would do with the contesting
delegations, and that it would be
unfair to the stalwarts, but all
this is yet to be seen.
SIR Henry M. Stanley is dead at
the age of sixty-four. He was
once the Herald's correspondent
and honored the newspaper
corps by occupying seat in the
press gallery of the Senate. He
was looked upon as an enterprising
and dashing fellow, not otherwise re-
markable. He was greatly embittered
by the results of lecture tour he
had made through the West
where Gin Detroit, chiefy,) he was
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