Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-07-19
CUNNINGHAM INVITES lNvESTl.
CATION or HIS Quail
IFlCATlONS.

A distinguished President once
said that public office is pnblir
trust, To this We all agr," without
question. W" further believe that
anyone who uii"rs himself for any
office within the gift of the Am"ri
can people should quality himself to
that high standard of .fici"ncy re-
quired of thos" who hold re- sponsi.
BILE positions in the best privai" On
terpriscs
If there has ever been n time in
the history of the world when that
high standard Of efficiency should
be considered IN selecting offers,
the present must surely be- that time.
In this time oi war. THE test ot our
Nation" II is important that men
for offic" should be- chosen on their
individual ability To Civ" the p"opl"
100 cents in service for each dollar
spent in salaries and clerk hire.
The great world war for dcmOc-
racy. in which We ar" all 50 much in
terested. is the one subject that is
occupying the mind of our citizen
ship. and justly so. for few there
are who do not hay" loved ones in
III. service Of our Nation These
cents for each dollar spent in their
behalf
In the face OF all this war for de-
mOcracy, we are building citizen
ship at home for the future DE
mOcracy depends on this citizenship,
therefore we should not allow our
selves to neglect for one moment the
boys and girls who attend our pub
.l. f.,, 10 ~, Al
sideratiOn and persistent training OF |
our childhood and youth that have
made up the most civilized, the most |
humanized. and the most Christian |
lied people OF the warld today.
Since we are to select and elect |
new county officers this year. il is |
important that every citizen acquaint |
himself with those who seek office.
and that he cast his vOt" for the
best interests Of the county
In the list of candidates announc
ed in this paper will be found tn"
name of J. Lee Cunningham, candi-
date for County Superintendent OF
Public instruction Mr.. cunningham
asks the voters To consider his quail
ficatiOns for this responsible" posi-
tiOn. Mr.. tunninpham. Il Texan by
birth. but a citizen of Bryan county |
by choice. was prosperous farmer
in Bryan county from lNoN to 1907.
when he moved back To Bokch'o az
manager of the Farmers Cotton
Yard In september. lN4N. h" en-
tered III" public school AZ that place.
then being - years old, and for two
years h" attended school without n
mark tor absence or tHr,lin"SS on
his report card Sine. that Tim" h"
has taught fly" terms in IN" public
sChunls of this county Mr. Gun
bingham has At all times taken AL
vantage of tn" summer terms nf 'h'
normal school to advance himself
Internationally In September. 1916.
ne entered Southeastern with III"
one viewpoint. that of finishing the
course and receiving his diploma,
and making tn" race for County Su
perintpndrni He has don" the full |
six years work offered hy the Nnr
NAL School. received his diploma, and
IL now busy asking tn" people To
help him I'm the final step towarl
the goal If yon think fiv" years Of
successful t"aching. together with
the normal school training Tor six
years. accompanied by tn" Normal
School diploma. sufficient evidence"
of qualification and ability to fill
the office of County Superintendent,
he will appr"ciiai" your help in IN"
final step Respectfully.
j LEE tl'NNINGllAM.