| Show SEES POLITICS IN IT People ot of Utah sit up and take no- no no 1 tice A Is 18 under I mo move way working through a a. code commission to do away with the office of ot state superintendent of public Instruction and give ho to tho the tate fiL board of education a body to be bo appointed by th the governor tho the power to appoint a a. c commissioner of at tion The advocates of this movement claim that they do so BO in order to re- re move o the free public schools from poli poll tics I am willing to admit that they are honest bonest In their professions but hut the they are surely mistaken All thinking right Americans AmericanA believe that the public schools should be conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted free from partisan politics I This sacred Institution dedicated to freedom justice and liberty Is safe salo only In the hands of ot all the people b by whom It was created and whom it serves History t tells us the truth Please no note to the following When Utah was I given statehood In 1896 the people had bad the choice between Dr John R. R Park and Dr Karl G. G Maeser for tor state tate superintendent of ot public pUblio Instruction They chose e Dr Park who served well wen welland welland I and died in office Did the p people make a mistake in this case Although Dr Park was elected as a Republican were the schools turned over to partisan partisan parti parti- I san politics No o one can bo be so 80 foolish fool fool- ish as to say BaY so o. o The Tho governor appointed an estimable fOOl I lady to fill Dr Parks Park's term terra With all aU due respect reaped did the tho appointed officer Improve the elected one At the next election the people elected elected elected elect elect- ed A A- 4 C C. Nelson Nellson on a r regular party tick tick- eL t. t When b lie lIed after serving well weB for lor several l terms the governor appointed ap ap- ap pointed In In a A. partisan ep a a. gentleman gen gen- Ileman to fill 1111 the tho term of ot I Mr Nelson Was the appointment an Improvement on what the people had done at the election This appointee was mado made the candidate of ot tho the Republican lican party at the tho next election and the entire Republican ticket was elected eJected excepting in the case of said appointee The people elected the other candidate Dr Gowans who now serves us well wellI J Did the people make a mistake Who ho I. I rays pays so Nobody The distinguished gentleman Prof Proto Milton Bennion and Dr Joseph F. F Mer Mer- rill nil who lead the movement to take tho the power from the people and give It to the tho governor did not support the aforesaid appointee either before before- or after appointment his or when ho he was I nominated by his part party If It tho governor governor gover gover- nor noris Ms JR the proper person to exercise this wonderful power r Wh why did id not these gentlemen support the governor In tho the appointment Idea And why now do they want to give over forever to a a. governor unknown beforehand this sacred power which they could not support sup sup- port in the only case In our past history his his- tor tory Their answer Is that they de de- alre sire to take the tho schools out of politics and In tho the Interest of ot efficiency Have the officers who have been elected by the l people been efficient Emphatically yes es Is there thero a a. good reason to change the chief c. c executive educational office from elective by the people to appointive by a n. board appointive by the governor I Isay Isay II say emphatically no Then why change chonge and turn the schools over to a B. political political cal machine I belh believe o our Governor Bamberger IK Is IKall all right Who knows what the futuro futuro fu fu- fu turo ture will bring us The Interests of the public schools are protected all and the rights of tile the people Bra are guaranteed in the constitution tion of ot ou our state See volume 11 If II Pro Pro- s of ot Constitutional Convention article VII II section sections 1 and 2 2 page pac 1862 1812 Do not surrender the sacred rights guaranteed In tho the constitution Vox vox OX Del Dei Respectfully submitted OSCAR VAN COTT |
