Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-09-12
TRUTH OR FICTION.
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to the shores of America.
These noble people believed in
merit, principle, honesty, honor
and justice--in a word, they be-
lieved in the exercise OF the gold
Ell rule, and would sacrifice their
very life blood rather than their
principles oF>sense of right and
justice!
Alas! alas! Is there any OF that
noble Anglo-Saxon blood cours-
ing through the veins OF the peo-
pie of to-day?
Among those Puritans, If q
man had offered to buy q vote,
or influenced him againt h is
sense OF right, for money or la
vor of any kind, what would
have been his fate?
How isit to-day? The man that
has the most brass in his face
and can command the most boo
die, or has friends, who will for
him or favor, is the man that is
favored Of the people.
To illustrate: The masses OF the
people should be the sovereigns
of o Republican form OF govern
ment. Begin at the beginning;
take the lowest position in the
gift Of the people and advance
step by step to the summit, and
see how it is. 1t is the imperative
duty every man owes to himself,
his country and to his God, to
investigate the principles ofright
and Justice that are administer
ed in state and nation.
Go to the district slections and
see how the candidates for the
different positions will scatter
their Doodle to the treacherous
masses, and gain their election
by some hook or crook, regard
less of merit, in defiance OF the
law, on influencing elections. They
take the oath Of office, assume
the responsibilities of the trust
confaed to their care. They APP
point or elect Others to positions
of trust and responsibility on,
and Oh mp through the scale.
What is the result? Merit is
lost; Justice hides herface in open
shame; ard right is trampled I'M
! d Q foot Of might Monopoly,
Trust and Combined
! Wherever there is money, you
will find the finger OF avarict
= grasping after it.
: Take, for instance, our school
funds, the primary or fnndamen
:, tai basis of a stable government
! and see how it is manipulated
The law presurnes that the funds
, , set asid for school purposes, are
for the advancement OF educa
f, ton.
The law says, the voters. (nor
: influenced or bought) shall cleo
three school directors in each die
trict; that shall hire teachers, ant
look after the interest oft h
schools in their district: dismiss
teachers not qualified, and schol
}, ars that are unruly, and the seer
tary can receive two cents pc
capita for taking the census.
The same kind of voters shal
elect county officers for each dis
trict, magistrates to compos
the county court; thisc court shal
elect a County Superintendent
|, who shall have q certificate froT
7 the State Board of Education
o showing h is qualification TO
e such position whose duty it is t
y look after the schools oi the cou
l. ty; hold normals, issue certifI
e Gates to qualified teachers, etc.
IS Now comes a new law that prt
e. vides that this court shall al
p point or elect n county board
IS education, consisting Olive mel
p bers, ,who shall have exclusiN
ID control Of the schools and seho'
'e ifunds, employ such teachers Z
n they see fit, regardless OF the vi
y OF the people or the teacher
the qualification Of tie teache