El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-05

We, the undersigned, having been
I urged by many of our fellow citizens
Of high moral and business standing,
of every political faith. who have the
interests Of our schools and our chill
dEen at heart and who can have no
j selfish or political end in view, to be-
come candidates for the three positions
/ to be filled on the school board at the
coming election in May, have consented
to make the race and in making this,
the announcement of our candidacy, we
desire to state
l. That we are unalterably opposed
to politics entering into the affairs of
our public schools, or to the use of our
! school fund for the advancement Of any
political party or machine, and we prom
Use, If elected, to prevent as far as in
our power lies, anything political en-
tering into the deliberations and actions
of the school board-we shall let merit
alone be the measure by which reward
is to be gained.
Oppose Past Practices.
2. That we are unalterably opposed
10 members of the school board,
who are custodians and guardians
of the fund for the education Of
the children, making contracts with or
purchases from themselves as individ-
uals, or from concerns with which they
are connected or in which they are in
terested, whereby they might profit;
and we promise, II elected, to discoun-
tenance such practice.
g. That we are unaiterably opposed
TO the extravagant and useless expendi-
ture Of the publics money, and TO the
practice and policy OF running the
schools in debt and saddlifg on poster
ity burdens which they should not have
70 carry, and, If elected. We promise to
the very best of our ability to admins
ter the affairs Of the public schools of
FL Paso in an economical and business
Hike manner. at all times bearing in
mind the best interests of the schools
and the advancement of the children
and at the same time bearing in mind
the amount Of money at our disposal.
A Word for the Superintendent.
4. We believe that the superintendent
of the schools should be the head Of
the schools and responsible to the board
for their conduct, and, If said superin-
tendent, whoever he is or may be-
should prove himself incompetent or
unworthy, then he should be discharged
and another who Is competent and who
Is worthy should be found If elected.
we promise TO get the best man whom
we can obtain for superintendent OF our
public schools. and we shall hold him
responsible to the board for the con-
QUcl OF the SCHOOLS. ana Sndl1 oppose all
efforts to destroy his usefulness by rob-
bing him of his power and authority.
and delegating it to those not qualified
to exercise it.
5. We believe that, for the best inter
ests of the schools and for the advance
ment of the children, harmony should
at all times exist between the board
superintendent and ell teahcers, and, if
elected. We promise to use our best eff
schools that such harmony will at all
times exist.
Teachers Salaries.
6. While we believe in an economical |
and businesslike administration of the |
affairs of the schools. we at the same |
time believe that the laborer is worthy |
of his hire. and we believe that the |
teachers should be paid good salaries |
taking into consideration their services |
and the high cost of living in Ell Paso |
and. II elected. we promise that the |
teachers employed shall be paid good |
salaries and in determining what are |
good salaries ehaII toxic into con
sideration the funds available, as well |
as the high cost of living in FL Paso. I
and the services to be rendered by said |
teachers.
In conclusion we desire to correct the !
impression which may have been made |
by the circulation Of a statement, which l
Is not only false, but is wholly without |
semblance Of truth, and which was 4
started and is being circulated for the |
sole purpose of creating prejudice /
against us, and that is the statement l
that we are running for the purpose l
Of advancing the interests of the pres /
ent superintendent, and that we have
promised TO support him for reelection
We again, individually and collectively,
1enounce this statement as false, and !
'ay that no promises were asked of US
1y those who solicited us to run and
hone given by us to them; that no ef-
'ort was made to find out our feelings
With reference to any question and no
Indication given by US of our feelings
'r our Ideas on any question affecting
he schools.
The Big Question.
We regard the question or the educa-
ion Of the children and the expendi-
ure of the public's money for that Iur-
'ose as bigger than any man or the
lights or claims of any man, or set Of
men. And we here and now pledge the
'eople Of Ell Paso that, If elected, we
Will go into office free from promises,
Except those made in this statement;
With no string around our necks and no
oke upon our shoulders, save that i'm
'osed by duty-with only one purpose
n view, that of administering the af-
airs of the public schools of FL Paso
n an honest, careful, businesslike and
economical manner, at all times having
n view the education and best interests
f the children.
Julius A. Krakauer.
H E. Stevenson