Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-05

The socialist party OF Aberdeen pro-
poses to capture the public school
board at the elections next Saturday
for the avowed purpose of injecting
party politics into our school system,
and unless the citizens of this city
awake to the danger they have every
reason to expect success. There is
no doubt or secrecy as to the inten.
tion of that party, as will be seen
by the following extracts from re.
cent issues of the official organ OF
the party:
"The election of three new mem.
bers to the school board Of the city
of Aberdeen takes place on the sew
enth day Of December.
"The opportunity of electing Social
lists on the school board must not be
overlooked.
"This matter is Of more Importance
to the cause of Socialism than the
capture of the governmental powers
Of municipality or county.
ITO be empowered with the privi
lege Of moulding thess,oung idea II
the greatest power to be. achieved ir
this struggle for economic suprema
cy.
1T would constitute a direct &C
ton at the most vulnerable section
of the citadel of capitalism.
ut is of the greatest Importance
that every registered Socialist voter
cast his ballot for the election of three
Socialist members of the school
board.
"The staid old conservative molly
Goodies of capitalism on the Harbor
have been rudely interrupted from
their fancied security and are now sit
ting up and rubbing their eyes in as
tonishment. They are about to exper-
fence serious opposition in a school
election for the first time in the his
tory Of the city. Usually the vote
has been very light in previous elec-
tions, about six hundred being the
largest vote cast in all previous years.
The Socialist strength in this city
is greatly in excess of this, SO great
in fact that they are the principal
subject under discussion these days,
and it is conceded they have magnifi.
cent chances of carrying the city next
spring."
Time to Wake Up
The American people are justly
proud of our public school system, in
which party politics or sectarian re-
ligion has ever been barred, and the
Herald greatly mistakes the intelli-
gence and public spirit of the citi-
zens of Aberdeen if they permit the
pernicious innovation to have its
birth in this city.
The Socialists are relying upon the
light vote usually cast at school elec
tions for the success of their scheme
To defeat it, all that is necessary is
for every citizen, men and women,
to turn out next Saturday and vote.
The polls will be open from one to
eight o'clock p. m. The following are
the voting places.
For the first ward, the South Aber-
deem School house.
For the second ward and for all
the territory within said school dis
trict lying outside Of the corporate
limits of the city of Aberdeen, the
Whitman school building in East Alb
erdeen.
For the third ward. the Terrace
Heights school.
For the fourth ward. High school
building.
For the fifth and sixth wards, the
Franklin school.
What II Means
While party politics and sectarian
religion have been kept out Of the
schools, they have not been irreligi-
GUS and they have political along
with other history; the object being
the only one with which govern
ment has to do-the education Of the
coming citizen in way calculated to
enable him to become q good citi.
zen, and qualified to chose his relig.
ion and party for himself. Our So.