, 1880-06-20
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and Intolerance. the Order Ut the Jesuits beca1u
power FOR the PRONUNCIATION of sectarinulsm
uhscrupnlotlB In MEANS invincihle because in
Visible, M M giving their own Interpretation to wha
thoy called right and wrong, regardless Of con
sequences to the individual, seeking only tn
aggrandtzement OF the power which they sough
However false this definition NAV be II, tts an
pIlcatton TO the mythical Order knownSas jesn
ls, IL Is the meaning which the word has obtAinet
H. r. ~ u adteetiye and it IS with this snicanc.
Jesuitism Effect always succeeds II cause. ant
where we see an effect we may be- SUR
a. cause can he found. In land where freedom
truitors even t. plot the obstruction Of the
6, Goysrnment n under which they were horn. where
@O0O educated men and women in the State o1
Illinois alone are employed US teachers,-mnny
OF OF them making teaching life professon,-if Il
y round that It Is only Of rare occurrence that
] preston and wisdom are seen in print II it is
found that educational works are almost always
from the pen of those who hold the r:ins in etlu-
! cnnoaal 1natters,-from those who employ class
teachers we may. very consistently expect to
| hnd that the gag has been applied. The teach
eEs, tenure Of office is so fruil. The whim OF u
single Individual may nuke or undo the fate
or any teacher. There is no court before
whom she can compel her aecusers
bring + their 3e charxss md be jadge By her
not driven BY necessity seek teaching us a pro
fesslon, anu when they arp driven by necessity
II IS no wonder that they become tinlorous and
nO1ect in their serviuty, and ce,lse to think uuy
tnrther than to seek to know tho rut In which
they are expected to trnvei. And it is no Won
der that thus employed and thus hedged in,
sVonen cease to be fresh ind buoyaDr and that
they become weary and hopeless and tiy to mat
rtmony to escape this slavery. There art only
three classes WHO escape the fate Of the Egyptian
mummy. The first class ore so fortunate as
fresh. Tho second easily fail into The rut
and q aS9niE that peculiar excellence for which
fnl automatic performers on tho educational
machine with all the appearances Of life. but
Without one spark Of the living fire left in the,n.
Inc third class are rnre; they are the irrepres-
sibles; those who 1o nor lose their fire nor their
Individuality, and they are always considered un
dangerous to the Welfare Of the schools aud the he
peace. Of self-satisied and egotistical school
officials.
sire country to which the eauee Of public opin-
ION may not be applied? Why IS It that teachers
Work %nss not tne think i o. or epeae
i Saa.r no @ practical, A., redress for tcae3sSs @
should teacters be compelled to endure their
wrongs in silence or cndangcr their professional
position and reputation? From what power
any one can convince himself by looking over
tho educational literature Of our country. That
prescriptions hnvo always been evidences Of
possible that the detail OF the work Of our
schools will not bear the scrutiny of the public
gaze: Else, why this oiliciul sensittveuess? Why
this 1esuittcnl cOncEalment OF tho EchoOl-rOom
work? Why this Obstruction Of the individuality
of the tencher? Why is the black cloth
taken from the educational guillotine, and
when any OF the irrepressbe teachors
assert themselves? It is hard work for a woman
to quarrel witt. n her bread and butter,-and her
exactly the level Of the lady principals and sink
into the same insignitcance. So far is this so
that even on election days they are -ot co1lsid-
dependence Of teachers lies the spring of this |!
power Weak rs this seems. it is working tho |
OF se56s ssn BY Raeg the gachar
control OF men made mad by little brief au-
.hority. JuS1A.
WAS E. b. Wasl,burne q Traitor to
Gen. Grant9
To ths Editor Of The Chicago Trtbunf.
CHICAGO, June 10.-Ihe statement has fre- |
uentiy appeared In print. and still more fre- |
uently been heard coming from the lips Of our
disappointed thirG-term friends, that the Hon.
). r. Washburne was Il traitor to his old friend
len. Grant. It Is with feelings of indignation
hat read the mean calumnies heaped upon 30
onornble and upright u man, and take it upon
lyself to deny, SO far as the knowledge Of the
acts will permit me, that MIR. Washburne ever
either by act or word, any of his
lpporters, at home or abroad Acting now, us
ID all Of US before and during the Convention, !
ithout authority, advice, or recognition from
u alone can be held responsible for what l |
ny say, or uny petition may take regarding
m.
Mr. Washbnrne has political record too
ng to need recfting, and too pure tn be at
cked. From 1851 down. all through the Civil
Ut, and even after. when thieyery and jobbcry ,
ened to attach themselves either directly OF
implication. to nearly every prominent po-
iciAn of tho times he, in company with few ! I
hers, came through free from suspicion, with Il !
putation nnimpatred. his name the very !
nonym Of honesty. I
Is it not strange, then, that one who has ! !
gathered all these trying times, and who has in
@ present campaign literally sacrificed himself J
ght wn,--is it not strange, I say, thur this 9
IN should be accused Of trenehcry. Of playing !
eu,ies. neither by bis defeated opponents, but e
men in his own political household friends Of T
friend, brothers in the Republican purity. +
I'd why? Is it because he did not work against Z
ant? Is 1t because he announced himself nat f
Presidential candidate? Is it because certain
amt delegates were elected to tho Cook County g
,yclcd through the Suite with Gen. Grant aud "
vocntcd bis cuuse! Is 1t because he left the u
) t1' undermine tho movement started in his 81
n fnvory Is it because he sent Il telegrurn to $,
Springfield Convention that he WIS not a Y
1didnte. but WAS for Grant first, last and r
Ways? Is It because, by taxing 50 pronounced +. f.
it for any Of these reasons that they now h
'i]c him who shortly before was to them one | u
the purest Of living MEN? No, OF course not, v
because certain free, independent thinkers, II
er whom Mr.. Washburnc hua not the least II
ltrol, recognizing his integrity and capabili- "
5, preferred him to Gen. GFnnt for President ( 81
!, following out thoir preferences, worked &C
voted for nin. III
5 1t dishonest to have friends? Is it d crime pt
3uye record 50 pure and u name SO pro- ] 1a
tic OF an honest administration that cham "
rs Of ones cause rise up unsolicited and ~
bout announcement throughout all the | pl
dY Is it playing double publicly and private OF
o discourage these hrave followcrs3 II it is or
1iinnl If it Is Gishunorable, then the Hou. F.. PC
" Nashburnc must plead guilty to the chargcs- ar
t is not. then he is u. hero: Il martyr, who, in
led to the political stake, lets the prc1usced nc
8 Of fnvective rage. rather than utter one ] :.
Il against his friend, or his friends friends. al
constituents Of the Immortal 3G. tn
,e have said, why did not Mr.. Wushburne ask ln'
se men to vote for Gen. Grant, and why did tic
ct them vote for himself? The answer is, 81
ause it would have done no good tn have. Ill
I'd such thing. The men who worked and Wt
frnn mere friendshjt. nor were tfev men ID
could. by n word or sir1, be diverted from dis
great object they hnd in view: finding the
t man for the right pllce. Nor wores they
ernlly ofhceholders or osiiccseekfng nle1, who
ID not di5nbey tho dictates OF their leaders Z
fear Of losing a present position or tue pr
ice OF one to be secured In tho future. They La
z loyal, intelligent Republicans, who deemed Il T
they had right to an Individual choice for vii
idcnt of these United States, and that any | act
who was, in their opinion. fitted for the fu1