The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-03
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/! Nelson to act until the next general
I election. number of we'll known
! educators were applicants for the
! ointment. The governor did no,
/, ,- in haste but considered about two
weeks the claims and qualifications
! OF all the candidates. He called to
| his assistance, among Others. the
! state Board of Education and upon
| the unanimous recommendation of
the highest educational board in the
I state, appointed Mr.. Matheson.
Ffon the hour of his appointment
! Mr.. Natheson has worked unceasing.
J ~ and effectively for The advance.
I ment of the public schools In the
\ state. During the time of all the
! work and discussion about the nom.
I nation he was at his post of duty.
I Had he been the politician or partl
\ san they now say he Is, DR.. Gowans
would never have been on the Demo.
T, cratic ticket. With very little effort
! on his part he could have had a suf.
ficient number of his friends present
I at the educational meeting to control
/, its acts and committee selected
, who would have represented his in.
terests. He did not believe in such
work. The fact is that when this
committee was selected he was In
county adjoining another state at.
tending to his school work.
The public will not be deceived by
this non-partisan subterfuge. 1t Is
we'll known fact that some oil the
very active men who are now sailIug
under the nonpartisan colors for
years opposed the men in charge Of
the educational system in this state.
ong them are men who very SCI.
uuin, if ever. entered the office OF the
late superintendent Nelson they
opposed him In state conventions, |
they tried to obstruct his policies |
they worked to enact school legis'a
ton to which he was opposed and tc
defeat legislation wnich he champion.
ed they attacked his administration |
until the wisdom Of his policies were |
SO well established that they knew |
the danger they were in In openly OPP
posing him. Their method OF attack
in recent years was confined to star
chamber sessions.
The question of nonpartisanship in
the selection OF State Superintend'
ent is not the prize for which some
of these patriots are working They
simply want to control the education.
al poiiCieS VI tue otdto' SUNNY VI 'ho" |
are agitators whose fads must be up
held. But the taxpayer who must
pay the bills will not be fooled.
A vote for Mr.. Matheson is a vote
of approval Of our present splendid
school system; II Is vote for
square deal to all OF our educational
institutions: 1t Is a vote to continue
fair and Just treatment to all per-
sons engaged in the teaching pro
fession; 1t Is vote to continue the
which has placed
Utah In the ranks of the most pro-
gressive states, educationally.
The question of partisanship in our
schools has never been an issue. For
fourteen years the state has had a
Republican superintendent of schools, {
Did he ever inject politics into his c
work? No more than politics Is in 1
iected now.
The public will clearly see then e
NO Is the partisan candidate-this {
man who was appointed by the gov. I
ernor on the unanimous recommends o
ton of nonpartisan state board o.
or the man first selected q
by few persons eager to get in con. s.
troll. II the nominee Of a few poll
tical educators is successful in this Il
election then the great body OF teach a
ers and the taxpayers themselves p
will virtually be barred from choos- Il
Ing the state school superintendent.