The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-06

in Cairo,
DR. Jennelle mas been one Of the
most valuable men the people have
had as county commissioner, in many
years. He has given much time and
work to the duties OF the office Of
county commissioner; the cornty's
financial and physical condition mas
improved greatly during his term Of
office, and for this he is entitled TO a
large share OF credit, as chairman Of
he board.
VIM D. Lippitt has been a resident
of Cairo nearly all his life. lie
lands high in this community anil
an be depended upon the give the
,eople conscientious and efficient
,eryice
Mrs. Hacker, candidate for county
superintendent of schools, deserves
Comment more al length. Alexander
county has had three women for
school superintendent, Mrs. p. A.
Taylor, Mrs j, 4. NJ. Gibbs and Miss
Mamie ]. Mckee. All of them gave
he people OF the county good service.
Mrs. Hacker is in every way quali
led for the position; she is well edu-
ateo she has executive ability and
She has for years taken deep Ill.
selfish interest in educational work
IS member OF the Cairo Womans
Club she has been active in the good
aorKs Of that organization, and she
lolds high place in the esteem OF
he good women of Cairo
But Mrs. Hackers superior claims
o favorable consideration from he
oters next Tuesday are brought
orth prominently in comparison OF
hem with those OF her opponent, Mr.
rwente. In the first place she repre-
sents distinctiyely that element IN
his city and county upon whom the
burden of maintaining the schools
falls most heavily; while MIR. Twents
represents just as distinctiyely the
clement represented by Mr.. Nellis
While her education qualifications
may not be questioned, there is no
record that Mr. Twente, though 1t is
said Of him that he has done school
work for 20 years. has never passed
a successful examination, can NOT
cad or write correctly and has never
armed over $500 in any school year
exce.t one year at Thebes, wlfere his
work was so unsatisfactory that the
GARD would not engage him for an
other year-a young lady teacher be
ng compelled to do most of his work
or him. While Mrs Hacker has
hown her interest III the schools and
n educational work generally mary
mes, by her presence at meetings
ii teachers and Others interested I'M
hat work, Mr. Twente has never at
ended a teachers institute in this
county though invited many times;
md at the recent institute in this city
which Mrs. Hacker attended he de
llberately ignored the invitation ana
went instead to a gathering of NJ
groes in the basement of a negro
saloon on lower Commercial avenue
where he made himself a hale fellow
well met"
1t Is in order that voters ask them |
;elves whether or not self respecting
.eachers in the schools of the county !
may be expected to sit n respectful
attention while a man of Mr.. TWEEN
.e's cafrDre and character undertakes |
. instruct them in they duties, and
whether the schools of the county |
would be benefited or harmed by his /
.iecfion.
There is another matter in this |
which deserves attention.
Mrs. Hacker declares on the card
which she has been distributing to |
voters, that she favors careful
of school finances" To
many voters this declaration may
oave little meaning; but the contrary |
is true. There is strong reason 20
believe that the school finances of
the county have been grossly mis-
in past years; that money
lue to the school fund has not been |
placed in that fund; that there has
been gross neglect or worse in this
respect; that the accounts have been |
BADLY jumbled; that the state law has |
been violated, repeatedly and in
various ways. And there Is reason
to believe it was because Prof Colt |
TO straghten out the
tumble and to compel observance of |
the law that the powers encom-
passed his defeat at the primary, by |
arraylng the negro voters solidly
against him Mr.. Twente's electioni
would mean a covering up of past
irregularities and probably a Goa |
tinuation of them in the future.
The Bulletin speaks now thus earn
estly and at length upon this subject
because it feels that the interests
ha-e involved have been overshadow
ed in the contest for sheriff and fears
that 1t may be overshadowed in the |
minds of voters on Tuesday. The
schools Of the county are among its
most imOOrtant institutfnuG ~ pnt !