The New York herald., 1875-12-09
GRANT AND THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
OPINIONS or THE PRESS ON THE sEcTARIAE
ISSUE IN THE MESSAGE.

OPINIONS or THE PRESS ON THE sKcTARIAH
ISSUE IN THE MESSAGE.
The Presidents views religious and school ques-
tions are regarded as those or bold cunning ambi-
tious man. seeking his own honor and preferment a.
the risk OF a religious -NeO Fork Express ldenA)
This crusade is made for the worst party purposes
Neo York E1press (deDll
Like all who play the harp Of the demasogne no
finds tuneess strings and jarrng notes however skill
ful the touch and in bidding 600 desperately 70 out
Blaine Blaine the sectaran issue he has unbalanced
himself and win fall between the upper and neither
milestone OF the arrayed sectariausm he seeks 10 in
fame for national conflict Philadelphia Times (indl
discussion Of the issue as one OF national moment
by the President in an annual Message borders on i'm
beciy, and viii be charged to tho third term night
that settles awkwardly in his concluding para,
graphs. I'hiladeiphia Times tind)
or this lummery he will be himself ashamed tn the
contest of 1870 philadelphia Times tisdl
The purpose OF tho President raise the so-called
school issue for securing his third term, which
apparent in his Des Moines speech is moro clearly
manifest In the present Message. York World
tdem.l
This congenial topic TO him. and affords proof that
this thorny subject will be Incorporated into the next
national republican platform and play part In the
coming Presidential campaign York Sun lind)
The 'demagogue' appears in the proposed constitu-
tional amendment Under pretenco Of settling the
school question unintelligblo and unnecessary med
ley is proposed.-Albany Argus tdentl
When the upon religious instruction finds its
logical elimination this country it will end where il
ended in Great Brtainin bold assault upon all true
education This is the real scope and effect Of Grants
amendment Albany Argus tdem.
II Grants amendmenu proposes TO establish by
constitutional edict ''relgious indifference" in The
schools OF the country II proposes to interfere with
the ndefeasbe rights of the people and to force tho
notions Of minority upon the churches Of the coun-
uy-Albdny Argus tdernl
The ndemagogue" is revealed still more conspicu-
ously by contrasting the portion OF the Message
ing schools with the paragraph relating TO the
taxation of church property. The danger is to be
averted by sweeping constitutional amendment
How Is the evil TO be avertedS Tho "demagogue'
does not tell usI-Atbany Argus ldera)
He lays his rreigious hands upon the schools OF tho
country.-AIbdnv Argus (demL)
He threatens religious indiferentism by constltu-
! ional edct Albany Argus (ttem.)
| He undertakes TO assume TO be OF the con-
science in the matter of education Albany argus
/ (denAl
The truth is Grant is infatuated with the idea Of
than washingtons and Jeferson's and Jacksons, and
\ he knows other way to do il than 10 agltate the
country with unnecessary strife He has made him
self the exponent of all that is tangible with regard TO
the school question If the republican party wishes 10
continue that agitation IL take Grant again with
his dangerous amendment-AI5any Argus dell