New-York tribune., 1880-10-30

platform here tonight. am here 20 argue aud cali
upop every so forget past Affiliations ana 10 give
an hos,sH earnest SUPPORT TO the election OF Mr. DOW 9
Aud nov lOr my rrasons ! hnd the tisl m tHc Vi
have NO. Word t. a5 ohcr 4, m t1at ne ia q gentle
man. believe of resp ciao .ty 1na Puie, "e, l-i
Mayor a,e Concerned, De is The peer OF his compe''0I
but wlon, in accepting the nomination, he
goes ASIDE and says-I Will use ms own
words u elected t snail he my ann TO preserve t4c
tntegrlU oi tac common school Sy'le, 80 org 's,ar
hshed aud regarded vi pr.de oy The Am"rc3n people
q wish De bad been ltic more specific IA ldeuu yinc
himself with uem) lAIpausel " In any appointments
which | may nave 20 make I'M connect 2n W'hls man
Rgemo Shall not tan TO give full and proper recoen'
ton 10 t.e prsNalinS American ,tenuncnt IN 'uis
the Board OF Education IN 1870. when communc ltien
was presented by portion Cl ''T t1c A"'' aIc
names signed 10 it by gentlemen Of tho mgGfsii
schools may be admitted 20 me h'nehs Oh lhe -
schpo stem; they say IN arc deSrous o. hINnG 81
they represent more uian MY s'i"oIs, ' . b1lI.
experienced teachers and large aud com""uious prio
T0ey offer pay their ia share OF the taxes Inal go %
The support o. public >chooI 10 ,",, ar ] ,S
some twelve or fifteen respectable, ~or.hV "'eS' "uu
tner opnl2ns are euiie 10 eons,d' i3t & Nv want -
carry ON these schoasa Tley would allow tuCir acn-
o. ~" Ro"rt of ION might dc, gn.le if the, were
allowed ID give religious ms ruclon r hc rest OF the
day Their idea tat secular ana re igou' ihsJruc
ton should q hand IN hand That VS. all ta~rc vs I'm
it, The Boaid OF L iuciuou referred N matter to "a
conn tee. Tncy hal needing AID adj urue and
never met again lGreAt laugh erI AID doubt II
they ever Will meet atan augltcrl so long as the
Board OF Education s kept Ia its present condition.
he gonti' men signns this pc "a man for
whom have a personal respec; ami Nl.h l
OF the b srd of iHcltou. red app1iu' mn. !
desired MN 10 the office so thd aght ask ann
Intentions he said Mr Mayor. viii tel you ranKiL
don't 9gheye III i's y tc'n o. conn o."
struction should 20 hand IN nand' h1noici ma u&n
but did not honor is principles and We must lhhg
care TO defeat the man W orepresen theu. Applause
rms system Of ours d3' 'cs back long NJ time. II
ccnditi"n in which ii was brou ut into exist
ence for forty yea.-, s9rt oi ot.rl 4nuc 4 IN ln
Public school Society. II had the control OF pubic
schools. and exercised II for the bencht OF children
whose parents could afford to provide for them In
1912. by act of the Le.islatuIe me first system OF
puohc education was esiaos9ed anu unni IS29 he ,ne
into one bndv From 1883 To 1869 the members OF the
Board of Educa ION OF sOcaled Commissioners of Edu
Wards and afterward from the districts. In 1869 the
elective board was abolished and the Board OF state
Prior 10 that "a bhl was introduced at Albany. and it
wonid have passed for the earnest opposition Of
friends nonsectarauism; did pass to second read
IL provided that every school having 20Oor more
children in atendauce the supervisors ot the town or
county should pay 10 that schooI the SAM raIt per
capita as was paid for the children ot the common
,c1oos eacn InsTG ehd was stends schoe IS or cac6
child You Will see the object OF mat bhl II
any change tho Board of Education. ParOchal schools
and the schools OF denominations would have been
lmt on a par with public school system. FOTtu-
natelv II was defeated. In 1873 an0tner act of the
Iegi urebois ned the then cXls ng Board OF twelve
undtr that law the present Board exists The Board
of Education addition To having control OF ali the
financial af airs the course II studies ana mas
general supennIeudencr of the schools. In edch ward
are hVr trustees, VINO have the immediate charge OF the
schools located IN that ward they appoint teac ers
and SUPERVISE the affairs OF the schools immediately IN
der tntir charge. These trustees dpponi"d bY the
Board EducaOn. each being appointed Tor nNc wear
one gOing each year ana appeal To every one ial-
far Board of Education To correct me II do
not exactly whcn ann ounce hdt IN the appoint
ynent of trustees every nationality l. Represented In
every ward, belIeN tueIc - German tIu> e. ana Ia
every ward Irlshman-pernaps two. lLiugh'eEl
complexion OF this Board D. eli inGcdi II
MI Grace should adOpl as the prevailing American mca
OF pubc schools that presented by the gentlemen who
signed his petitIon very much fear that he parocHl
schools and our public schools would 90 hand III hand,
and 0ur system OF public education would meet with q
teruble disaster. lGIrdt applauscl lave detained
yon LONGER than I attended to. Wncu | received
The uolc- / warned the gentlemen mat
should not sp ak more than ten minutes.
~ Go on. 90 on. / ia encod 50 10 do, and must
apolog for keeping YOU so long lAnpauSe an cnes
oi " Go on, 20 Ou."l ] cannot tax NY seat without
urging upon every here prcscul the Importance ~
tins election. Succrss cen be had. II you VIII Oniy
give cudCavuT 10 TINS one nng from now
until TUESDAY, night wlIl rejoice on Wcdne day
morning to know that william Dowd D. 20 be the Mayor
of h, city for next two years. ana WIN Inn our
schoO system Is safe. Great cheeis.l