Show rH The Messenger lessenger agrees that it itS S would be a a good idea to take the election of a Superintendent of z Schools out of p politics yet it quietly sug suggests ests that the people should rek re reelect re- re k elect Su Superintendent Nelson intimating intimating inti inti- mating that he has hai no po politics lit ics to speak of The fact that Mr Nelsons Nelson's Net Net- Nel Nel- sons son's political views are not as asA A J pronounced as are the views of some other men is nothing to his advantage Pronounced partisans are a just st as good citizens ns and just good officers as men who have no political preferences Because a a anan has strong political ideas is no I sign that he would allow that fact to 1 interfere with his official duties 15 M Dir Mr Nelson may have been a good gooda a Superintendent of schools but there st as good in the past and no doubt there wili will be others just as good in the future I There are a numb number r of teachers in both parties that could fill that tion with credit and when t t comes ito selecting one the people may I want avant to vote on half a dozen ort or ort t t more of them It certainly comes t with poor grace for fora a partisan newspaper news news- ri i to candidate r r paper suggest a for a at I t S 'S t partisan p rt election especially i when that candidate is is holding his 14 office at present by virtue of a S partisan etc ele election and theS the I S same game political faith as the news news- I paper It looks two much a as if the paper meant to favor a non partisan a only if he were a republican |