The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-27

the democratic ticket the nrst super
intendent Of public instruction for the
state OF Oklahoma During the TWO
years and eight months Of statehood
we have done more IN building great
public school system than any other
state in the union ever did IN thirty
years. We hace better public school
system than any state east Of the Mis-
sissippl river IN the United States and
feel quite sure that we are equal to
the best in the whole country, We
have made a national reputation for
Oklahoma IN our public school sys-
tenn.
am a candidate for second term
at the hands Of the party Our admin
istration has been success, but the
time has been too short to complete
the perfect system that we have In
process OF formation. In one more
term we can organize and put in opera
tlon more than thousand rural high
schools and with high school inl
reach Of every family III the state we
will have the most perfect school sys-
tenn in the world Il is democratic to
give a successful official second term
and the constitution written BY demo-
Gratis and adopted BY democrats pro
vsdes for IT. And yet / understand
that there Is a campaign OF slander and
misrepresentation being made against
me-the campaign Of the whisperer.
Unsigned circulars are being sent over
the state reflecting on me. desire to
say to the democrats of the state that
the statements contained In these cir
culars are false and slanderous to the
last degree and that these insidious
attacks of the concealed bushwhacker
are not only unfair, they are undemo-
cratic, unrepublican, unamerican. and
should receive the condemnation OF ali
honest men. These attacks, unsigned
and yelled. are the methods Of the as
sassin and the anarchist Since these
circulars are unsigned r. IA. Wilson
must assume the responsibility for
them They are in his interest and IL
he is an honest man and worthy Of
the trust Of the people II Is his duty to
.denounce them.
NY record. privatea and official, is as
clean as that Of any man In the world.
Ihaye run my office on d plane as high
honest and LOFTY as that on which any
church has been run In this state. /
may have made mistakes the man
who does not make mistakes has not
made anything else. But have done
my best and have served all the peo-
PIE Of the state. regardless Of party,
honestly and faithfully. | shall not
descend to the plane Of the mudslinger
and the demagogue and the man who
does Is not worthy Of any office at the
hands of the people. shall not re-
tIect upon the gentleman who has the
honor oi running against me before The
democratic primary for the nomination.
! 80 further than that and Sag that /
shall not reflect upon the gentlemen
who are running for the nomination
before The republican primary. So far
as \ Know, they are all excellent gentle.
men and the campaign on my part
shall be conducted on principles that
are vastly above the miasma and poi.
son Of vituperation apt personal abuse.
There Is one statement that desire
to make to the democratic voters of
The state: The campaign against me
seems to be run mainly BY some gen
tlemen who were not reelected in the
faculties Of our state normal schools
ana from what can learn the circulars
above referred to are being sent out
BY some Of them. We have six state
normal schools. These schools are un-
der the management and control Of d
board Of regents consisting OF Ave
members. The members Of The board
are Hon. d. ). Ross. Blackwell: Hon.
a. $. WHY, Tahlequah Hon. Scott
Glenn Shawnee: an appointed BIZ the
governor and Hon. = Al Menefee and
p p. Cameron, ex-ofIicio members. ii
became the duty of this board Of re-
gents to elect all Of the members 81
the faculties Of the state normal
schools The members or the faculties
are elected for year al the time and
their term commences The hyst day ot
July and ends the last day Of the fol.
lowing June The law requires the
board 70 meet quarterly, to-wit, the
first week IN October, the first week ii
jauuaFy, The first week in April and
the first week IN July 1t has been the
custom ot the board for years to elecl
the members OF the various faculties al
the April meeting SO that those re-
elected would know about 1t and those
not reelected would have time to seel
employment elsewhere. For severa
months before The close Of the last