The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-01
ToMoRRow's SCHOOL ELECTION

IN the choice Of members of the school
board. the main questions to be con-
sidered are the candidates standing in
The community, his ability 70 handle
large problems Of finance and school ad-
ministratioH. his fairness and disinter-
estedness in the conduct Of public af-
fairs and his ability to keep aIoof from
the religious and political differences
which the paTtisans and religionists
have attempted to inject into the cleo
ton.
The Herald has already expressed. its
preference in IT, choice of members:
and that choice has been determined
solely by what it believes to be the per-
senal qualifications Of each candidate.
We have said-and it is repeated with
emphasis-that Mr. Moyle. Mr.. Obern-
dorfer and Mr.. Thomas. all members
Of the present board. should be re-elect-
ed. These three have been extremely
valuable TO the schools in their con-
tribution 10 the public service. They
arc men of strong character. sound
Judgment and business experience:
their knowledge of the boards business
qualities them to handle its affairs sue
cessfully; they have ignored partisan
and religious prejudice. and the COM
nlunity is fortunate In having them at
its command for another tenn,
or Mr.. Giauque and his opponent less
can be said. Mr. Giauque is properly
open to suspicion of having used his Of
fetal position for the advancement of
his personal welfare and the welfare of
his immediate friends more than is COM
patible with the ethics Of disinterested
public service. II he has not profted
pecuniarily by his position on the board.
he certainly has not suffered loss. An
unbiased judgment would say without
reserve that he is not a good man for
the position.
Unfortunately for the public, AIR
Giauque's opponent does not present
an attractive candidacy. He has had
no experience in public affairs unless
the precinct management of the Amer
lean" party can be called a public con-
eern: his nomination was not demanded
best qualified TO select candidate. and
It is an open question whether the
schools would gain by his election
Naturally. under such conditions. it is
Hobsons choice and the voter has to
guess what to DO.
In the First precinct the situation is
very clear c. S. Martin the present
incumbent and nominee. of the so-called
non-partisan primary. is not a proper
person for any office. He is bitterly
partisan. his temperament units him to
administer a great public trust with
out religious prejudice or personal bias;
he stands for much that is offensive in /
The method of his nomination and his
election would be a public calamity IL
il could determine the kind of admin
istration the board will give I'm the fu-
ture.
Opposing Mr.. Martin is H. P. Clark
cashier of the Commercial National
bank. Mr.. Clark has not been identified
with any of the political feuds that have
disturbed the city and state; he is on
record i'm favor of a non-partisan, non |
religious administration of the schools |
He has proved business ability. a broad |
knowledge Of affairs. wide acquaint- !
ance With the needs of the city. and he l
represents an element i'm the commu- (
nifty that should be actively identified /
with its public service. As between 4
Martin and Clark there should be no /
doubt about the election of Mr.. Clark /
because he is fitted better In every way |
to be a member of the board.