The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-01
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TIE CASE AGAINST CAMERON.

And now comes Prof Gaskill Of ths
Southwestern State normal into courl
to testify in behalf Of his boss. Rev
E. D. Cameron, in an advertisement
which is published in the Express to
day.
If any further evidence is needed to
convict Mr.. Cameron Of the charges
on which PROT. Gaslill defends him it
is the open action Of this professor
and other teachers in the state schools
who have mixed up in this campaign.
We are glad indeed to publish this ar
ticle as an additional exhibit in the
case against the present superintend-
ent. Mr. Cameron contends that he is
terribly fernist politics in the schools
and strangely enough, Prof Gaslill
in all seriousness asserts the Game
thing. And yet we have in the action
Of Prof. Gaskill in writing this article
all the evidence needed to prove that
under the Cameron regime teachers
in the state schools are not only per
mitied but also encouraged and ex-
pected to play the part Of political lieu
tenants to their chief.
Very ingenuousIy Prof. Gaskill seeks
to divert attention from the real issue
by attempting to show partisan con
siderations did not influence Mr.. Cam.
eron in chosing teachers for the state
schools. Now the professor should
know that Mr.. Cameron has not been
charged with using his appointive
power for the benefit OF the democratic
party but the charge is that he has
been playing personal politics, using
the state schools as vehicles for fur
thering his own political ambitions.
This is the charge and it cannot be
eYaded so easily.
On this point we have the testi-
anony OF Scott Glenn, superintendent
Of schools at Shawnee, and rnenIber
Of the board of regents Of the state
normal schools, who says Cameron
told him that Prof. Wilson Of the Alva
normal Was dismissed because he was
not loyal to Cameron and that other
teachers in the state schools would
lose their jobs II they didn't line up
for Cameron. In the light Of this dec
laratton, is it any wonder that we
find Prof Gaskill and other normal
rushing into print in defense
Of their chief? It is the natural result
Of the political system which Cameron
has established and valuable link ;
n the chain Of evidence which estab.
ished the contention that Cameron
used his office to build up a political
The assertion Of Prof. Gaskill that ]
Wilson'S candidacy is for the most /
part conducted by a set OF inco1al.e-
lent teachers who We're fired from the
itate schools is wholly at variance {
With the facts. Wilson was induced to ]
become candidate by men who are !
eaders in public school affairs in the
'tate and who were disgusted with the
'onditions that had grown up under :
sarncron. Some excellent mon who s
we're teachers in the normals and who
we're discharged because they refused
0 bend the knee to Cameron, are sup
'orting Wilson and that is all there
TO the charge, II is fortunate that
oklahoma has some teachers who
'alue the welfare Of the children Of
he state above their own jobs and ;
Tho therefore have tsken a stand for
real school man 10 head the educa-
Ional system Of the state.
And Prof GaskilI asserts that teach c
rs IN the state schools have not con il
tributed to pay Mr.. cameron's cam.
align fuhd. We would not charge the i
rotessor with making a wilfful mis- d
satement but in the light Of known c
tets he is evidently uninformed "
worn statements have been made by ST
sliable men to the effect that Of tI.eir k
ersonal knowledge such contributions Ia
ere made and 1t is notorious fact ts
at seashers IN the state schools have il
zen t1sVSoing over the state ID Cam. Ii
'on's b'NbaIf The evidence on this h
pint is sNficient The assertion that IA
achers have contributed to Wilson's Il
lmnaign fund in the hope of being If
warded with positions is mere as
'rtion and nothing more. Wilson win
lrry out his platform pledge to make II
crit the sole basis Of appointments III
e know what Cameron has done; We O
nt accept the assertions Of his lieu.
nanis as to what Wilson viii do. {: