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Show THE SCHOOL NOMINATIONS. The nominations made by the so-called so-called non-partisan3 (In fact, by a union of the partisans) for members of the Board of Education in this city, aim to keep the schools as they arjs; that is the avowed object. ' It Is of Interest, therefore, to note Just what the present control Is, premising the summary with the self-evident proposition that the Mormon members -have proved themselves always and every time sectaries, sec-taries, and do not know how to be anything any-thing elso. In the First ward, then, we have on the Mormon side, Messrs. Brnntlng, who Is a Mormon, and Mr. Cummlngs, who was elected by the Mormons and always acts with them: in the Second ward, Mr. Glauque; In the Third, Messrs. Newman and Moyle; in the Fourth, Mr. Thomas six. Tho Gentile strength is four Messrs, Chccsman in the Second, Mr. Geoche-gan Geoche-gan in the Fourth, and luessrs. Nelden and Henderson In the Fifth. Now, the contention Is that this is a condition which it is desirable to perpetuate. per-petuate. Wo may be pardoned for dissent. dis-sent. We do not think that It is. For, as we have shown, the Mormon members mem-bers are always sectarian: even when they don't mean to be, they are. The' only true non-sectarians are the non-. Mormons, and to have the public schools of thlH city non-sectarian, they should be in the control of the ony non-sectarians non-sectarians there are. The crucial position in this election Is In . the Second ward. Wo assume that the non-Mormons can and will elect In the First ward; for on any sort of a division di-vision they are entitled to elect; the Mormons elected their man the last time, and they surely cannot claim In that ward to elect all the time. In tho Third ward, the Mormons will elect, of course: where they have the power, they never dream of sharing with the Gentiles; they have and mean to retain both members of the Third. In the Fourth, the non-Mormons are fairly sure of electing one member, possibly pos-sibly they may elect both; and they will elect one In the Fifth. That leaves the Second the fighting ground. In which Mr. Glauque seeks a third term on a record that Is In no way satisfactory. If there has been bigotry, Mr. Glauque has helped it, If there has been Inefficiency. Mr. Glauque would be Ignorant of or Ignore it. If there has been partiality toward Mormon Mor-mon teachers and the cold shoulder to non-Mormons, he Is in part rcspbnsl-ble. rcspbnsl-ble. He attacks Superintendent Cooper, Coop-er, saying that he did not want his salary sal-ary Increased to $3000 a year, yet he 13 content to pay Mr. Chrlstensen $3600. The public thinks that the reason Is, because Mr. Cooper Is a Gentile and Mr. Chrlstensen Is a Mormon. Mr. Cooper Is an educator of fame and standing; he was gladly engaged by Seattle, a city far, greater than Salt Lake In population pop-ulation and wealth, and at a salary which we are Informed Is much greater than he as!ed here. Our candid opinion Is that Air. Glauque's record on the Board, combined with his Imperfect knowledge of school work and what schools ought to be. do not entitle him to re-election. We hope to seo the American, convention tonight name a candidate who should and will beat Mr Glauque. |