Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-16
TIlDEN AND TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

caStS Ills vote IOf UOV. lllucU, &c
should carefully consider the follow
ing facts:
l. One year ago last winter, or
spring, the Legislature of New York
passed what is known as "The Gray
Nuns Act" the seventh section Of
which reads as follows: "The said
corporation is hereby authorized to
grant diplomas and honorary testi-
monials, In such form and under
such regulations as its Board Of
Trustees may determine, to any per-
son who shall have or may hereafter
be graduated at any seminary Of
learning OF said corporation, located
in this state; and any such graduate
to whom diploma may be awarded,
may file such diploma or duplicate
thereof, in the department Of public
instruction, and the Superintendent
Of Public Instruction may thereupon,
in his discretion, issue certificate
to the effect that such graduate is q
qualified teucher of the common
schools OF this state" Thus you will
see, the Gray Mus were authorized
to grant diplomas to whomsoever
they chose, and such diploma was to
entitle the holder to teach in the pub
lie schools of New York, to the man
ifest disadvantage of our own in
structors; and moreover this statute
was direct thrust ut the State Nor
NAL Schools, by granting superior ia
vors to the Gray Nun schools, and
then bringing them in conflict with
the regular system. Under the pro-
lection of this law the Gray Nuns
could say to young lady wishing
to become teacher, "You need not
go through the severe and protracted |
drill of the Normal School; come to
us, and we will give you certificate
that will entitle you to a position in
any common school in the state" A
more Infamous and daring attack on
the stronghold of American freedom
was never planned IN the history of
our country, and yet in order to Sc
cure the Catholic vote in the time of
his prospective need, Gov. Tilden
signed that bill, making it the law of
his state. Question: Is a man who
would sell out our most cherished in
stitution, to any clique, class, or elan,
for any consideration whatever, n
suitable person to promote to the
chief magistracy of the land!
=. In connection with the above
fact, let it be borne in mind that, for
reasons known to some and under
stood by others, catholic priest was
employed to conduct the religious
services at the Convention which
nominated Mr.. Tildcn for the Presi-
dency. When did such thing oc-
cur before, and why on that occa
sionl If these, and other circum-
stances do not wake up the right
thinking people, they deserve to be
cnthralled, and surely will be.
3. ln the light of these startling
facts, the significant silence of Mr.
Tildcn, in his letter of acceptance,
ON the school question is Of easy So
luton.
1. Nor will shrewd. clear headed
people fail to divine the meaning un-
DERIVING the universal support Mr..
Tilden and the democratic party re-
ceive from the Roman Catholic press,
while nearly the entire Protestant
religious press is at once the protect
or of our public schools and the foe
of MIR Tilden. This statement can
not be too carefully considered.
The So,ahGa C0ihoiic, speaking of
the approaching election, says; 1T
is scarcely necessary, | trust, to urge
our fellow Catholics To assemble ev-
erywhere, around the democratic
colors. 1t is incredible that any
Catholic with modicum of self res
pect, or lore fer his ch,ych can CO.
operate with the republican party; :"
which being interpreted means: The
republican party wodld rather lose
che election than in the least degree
imperil the pubic schools, while the
democratic party would rather com-
promise the entire system than lose
the election, for the Frocaan's Jo,u-
'l1i, leading Roman Catholic paper,
says: "There is no possible pro-
gramme of common school instruc-
ton that the Catholic church can &C.
cept, let the public schools 80
10 where they came from-the devil"
And yet this paper is one of the
stauucheSt supporters of the present
democratic nominee for President.