El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-24
EDEEMING the campaign

EDEEMING the campaign pleu6o
to keep the city schools cut Of
IL politics, the County and City
Democratic club has endorsed the
nonpartisan school ticket for members
of the school board and renewed its
pledge to keep the schools free from
politics at the meeting Friday night
al the club roo--s in the Coles build
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me names Of the -FOUR candidates
for school directors, S. J. treuoenLhaIs
Charles b. Stevens, A l. HaWley anu
T. NJ Whitaker, were endorsed Dy ne
executive committee OF the club and me
reDort Of this committee made TO the
club at its open meeting Friday night
Each name Of the ticket for the schoot
election next Saturday was nominated
individually seconded Dy menotEs y
the club and unanimously ADOPTED DS
a vote OF the entire club
such a ratification OF IlckeL 40t
school directors was unknown IN Il
Paso in the past declared Judge Oan
II Jackson in his speech 70 the cruz
following the nomination OF the ticket
Before IT has been the custom Tor Two
or three politicians to name the ticket
Put the stamp OF approval on these
men and keep the schools out OF pon-
tics Politics has always had TOO
much 70 do with the thrOttling OF the
schools Divorce now and forever
schools from politics
school Candidates speak.
Each Of the candidates Tor school
trustee spoke 70 the club after being
nominated. S. J. Prudential was the
first speaker. This ticket STANDS
pledged 70 take the schools out OF poll
tics and keep them out" said Mr. Freu-
denthaL Mr.. haWley was school
teacher as a young man, and Mr. Whit
aker was school director AT slldlanu
before he came here and he told me
he loved the work Mr.. Stevens and
myself can be OF material assistance,
/ believe. in conducting the business
part Of the board and We all stand
pledged to give our best efforts TO the
schools and to hold up the schools as
high as mayor Tom Lea viii hold the
city affairs
Lea Got villa Money.
The papers recently said the Lea
administration had had 100000 passed.
over 10 il by the old administration.
II this is true they must have passed
100000 in Villa currency on them
(Laughter.)
E ID. Whitaker made one OF the
best speeches OF the meeting. he com
pared the schools Of Texas 10 those
o. other states and declared Texas was
just awakening to the needs for pub
lie schools. 1t has been charged that
there was politics in the schools and
the schools were in the control Of the
politicians II this is true il is not
the fault OF any one man or set OF men,
but Of the system Of government in
practice here. FL PasO has come 10
the parting OF the ways. Never again
Z viii the people stand for ring rule OF
Z boss control That day has passed.
Z The politicians in FL PasO who seek TO
I lay hands on the schools Will receive
the reputation and condemnation OF
public sentiment We viii work in
3 harmony OF the present members Of the
| board II we fail TO do this those men
I remaining on the board are not up 20
I the standard / have given them credit
for being"
Stevens and Kelly.
Before the election a candidate
talked and talked and finally talked
himself out OF office" said Charles E.
I Stevens 4 do not want TO do that
and / am not going TO make a speech.
All Of the members Of the ticket with
me are producers laughter, / have
Z four and / believe there are IA chill
7 dren in the families Of the candidates
Tt made my blood boil 10 or II
years ago 10 see a superintendent OF
schools go down on the south side
T among the dives and plead for votes
TO keep him in office The day has
Z gone past when that can be done
IF we are elected, I for one viii
know no sectionalism, no creed or poll
ties in employing teachers for be-
lieve that we should get the very best
teachers for our schools regardless Of
everything but their own merit The
schools are our greatest assets and we