New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-31
SOMETHING THAT FRETs TEE TINES

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A deliberate and wicked scandal upon
the public schools Of the city OF New Or
leans was perpe:rated when the Tines de-
clared. as ii did in language as plain as
words could be put together to utter the
libel. that they We're being converted into
institutions for the propagation of Radical
politics. This is one thing that has been
specially avoided by the school board. as
hundreds of parents, pupils and children
will testify. that in the government of the
educational institutions Of the city Of
New Orleans politics have been totally ig-
nored III the selection of teachers or in
the regulations adopted for their govern
ment. We affirm with an absolute trust
in the assertion, that the school teachers
will bear rs out in making, that during
the past Year they have been lef. freer
from any inquisition or suggestion about
their personal sentiments than .Lev were
ever before.
Tie school board, if it lad BEEN in
clined to act upon the principle adopted
by tie Democrats. could have turned cut
Of public employment every teacher that
was not known to be Republican in senti-
nent; bat instead Of adopting this course.
which they Lad Democratic precedent for,
the directors OF the schools turned their
attention 20 winning friends by insisting
that the teachers should lie competent.
attentive, and well paid. Their ambition
was 70 show better system OF education,
and not a nursery Of prejudices. The
teachers have been held 20 their duties.
and the board has tried to make them sat
istied and contentea with their positions.
leaving them to correct their political
notions as tLev discovered that thew Lad
been cheated and deceived in the men
whom tie Democrats put in control of
this greatest Of all our public interests.
In one respect, perhaps tie schools
have tostered the growth of Repubhcan;sm
by being better than they were, which is
enough TO change almost any reasonable
human being from the error Of his wavs: |
and IN another respect they lave accom-
rllshed the same result by spreading in
formation, which is always the enemy of
modern Democracy. As these were not
the basis OF the charge in the Times, our
admissions must not be taken as a con-
fession that its scandal was correct. for
the injurious calumny was founded in
bitter prejudice and was meant to imply
hat undue Influences We're exercised to
both teachers and scholars to
Iccept Radical;sn in reward :or fayors
n the schools.
We are willing now to submit the entire
natter 10 the very parties who have been
candallzed by this wicked insinuation,
nd what is more, We are willing that the
,itizens' Association, after its members
AVE paid up their back taxes, shall be the
rbitra;ors between our representation Of
be matter and that of the Tines. The
'ickeoness Of the suggestion consists in
s capacity 70 weaken our public irstitu-
ons IL the estimation Of those whose sole ;
Glance for the education Of Their children
) upon the schools.
Ii good management and better inform
ton are Objectionable to the Times be- ,
ause they spread Republicanism, the t
respect is that until some unhappy t
nance restores the schools to Democratic
7ntr0l it viii have to submit 70 see this .
I'll spread and expand witlou. being able ,
} arrest is growth. +