New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-03
JUDGE TAFT OPPOSED TO A DIVISION OF
THE SCHOOL FUND

TO INTRUsT PART or THE FUND TO ANY CHURCH
SECT UNCONVENTIONAL WOULD RESULT IN
A TRIUMPH OF IGNORANCE, AND DESTROY OR
CIVIL AND POLITICAL SAFETY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNR.I
COLUMBUS, June 2.-There had been no ar
rangements for anything Like a ratification meeting TO-
night, but at a late hoHr, when it became known that
Judge Taft had been asked and expressed Willingness
speak, crowd drawn together at the State House
with view Of having speeches nom the at terrace
Just the baud began playing strong gale Of wind
up bearing with it clouds OF duet and considerable
rain This drove the crowd to the rotundA- whee Judge
Taft mounted chair and having been introduced spoke
briefly. He said
You have nominated candidate for Governor to-day.
have the pleasure Of a long acquaintance and friend
ship with Gov Hayes who has been nominated bear the
standard of the great Republican party in the coming
campaign and shall have the pleasure Of supporting
him The records Of the Republican party while
has held power will form the most brilliant part OF
American history. THO past, gentlemen, is at
best clear, but the work OF that party Is
not the other half Of this debt Is 10 be paid The
law that fixes the currency solid basis s To he
ed out with good faith The Republican party must see
10 that system OF education receives no detrlmeni
There who desire 10 have the Public School
money divided. Against any such measure the epuDl-
pIauae trust that I shall be excused for abiding TO
tins inasmueh as have passed through candidacy IN
which | have been called III question on H.
beg leave to state In few concise scltens &c,
ucaton is the corner stone of the Repube Ignorance is
its greatest peril From ignorance springs crime ~ is,
10 remove this ignorance reduce il to its mnimnm.
And. gentlemen great and diynely appointed means to
That object is the system Of Common Schools
For support mast have impartial and Uniform tax
alton To infrnst any part Of this fund so levied and
raised by taxation of all, 10 any one sect, any
palpabe union Of Church and State, would be unwise
as well az unconstitutional. II the Constitution had
permitted IT, then every church would be entitled TO its
own quota. and every sect would be running ITS own
little school system III its way on the public money
Taxation for such purpose would be no longer borne by
the people and the whole subject VI public education
would be remandcd TO voluntary contributions Ignor-
a anHs a
lie would hc abandoned. This division Of this tuni among
the churches would be asata To school system
as the dissolution OF political Union would be 10 our
political power Without Common Schools our lbcr-
ties are endang ballots dangerous without them
we cannot have the largest liberty civil and political
safety believe that lney who would now divide tie
schools will later yield TO the services OF re
nubcapisn and be satisfied TO leave religious iQstruc
ton and worship 70 the family and church, wfile the
STATE attends tho great duty Of making this education
universal through the great system OF Common Schools
Judge closed by thanking his hearers for their at
tentiOn.