The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-12-03
BE SURE TO VOTE

Tomorrow is the day set apart for the election
of a city school board, and 1t is needless to say
that every man and woman in Logan who has the
elective franchise should to 1t that they do
not allow their vote to go by default In many
respects this election is of greater importance to
the citizens of Logan than was the national cleo
ton. OF greater Importance in that this election
is of immediate local interest to everyone here
The present excellent school board system IN
vogue in this city Is now one OF the best, II not
the best in the state, and the people should see
to it that this same high standard Of excellence is
maintained.
Attention ia called to this matter because there
are those who fail to appreciate the gravity of the
present situation. There are certain political boss
es in this community who put party before
ability In order to perpetuate themselves in pow
er they would endanger the entire school
system by dragging the same into politics. They
have become so intoxicated by the recent national
Democratic victory that they now desire to extend
their rule even into the work of the schools With
out absolutely any reason, without the least SEM
blance of excuse, they have called together their
henchmen and insisted that these latter set aside
their own personal objectons-if such ever existed
and get in line by placing a full Democratic
ticket in the ned This very action however,
promises to become their own undoing. the rep
resentative men and women OF Logan insist that
the schools-the greatest factor in child develop
ment outside of the home-be kept out Of politics.
AS noted in a recent issue of The Republican the
majority of the business men of the city are alb
solutely opposed to the idea of injecting politics
into the school system. They desire non-partisan
board A board made up of men, or women, as the
case may be, who will be absolutely free from po-
litical domination They realize that only as the
members of such board left free to decide
the important questions that viii come before them
from time to time, will the schools continue to
progress along the splendid lines which they are
pursuing at present
This was the thought, the general sentiment
which prompted the citizens of Logan to call their
non.partisan primaries last Saturday The results
of the same highly satisfactory They have
named candidates who when elected, will give to
the work of the schools the very ablest support.
They are men of integrity and, furthermore they
will be FREE They will not be in the embarrass-
ing condition of a certain county officer elected at
the last election who, upon being asked to make
room if possible, for worthy woman,-a widow,
to serve under the said party, replied: well, that
is Just what ! would ike to do, but you know l
wouldn't dare because the PARTY might object"
Logan is not yet ready for school supernten-
dent who will have to consult with the PARTY
before he can inaugurate the school system whlch
he thinks would be best for the city. Logan is not
to keep one eye santingly in the direction of
the PARTY during the time they may be emp
loyed to teach the coming citizenship of this city
Logan wants and demands that the schools of this
city be kept absolutely OUT OF POLITICS. The
citizens realize that what is referred to as PARTY
above is not party at all, in the accepted sense
of that term, but it the few political
BOSSES who would sacrifice the excellence of the
school system now in vogue; would sacrifice the
ability which the newly elected county officials
might otherwise show; in short would sacrifice
anything and everything, if necessary to perpetu-
ate their own little selves in power. So great is
the love of power in the minds of some people.
There remains but one thing for the voters
of Logan to do and that is elect the candidates
put up by the citizens themselves and thus rebuke
the arrogant bosses who would seek to dominate
every form of public activity in the city.
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