New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02
BOSTON TOPIC S.
STATE AND MUNICIPAL INTERESTS

JOSEPH COOK AND THE THIRD TERM-WHAr me
PATTY MANAGERS ARE DOING-sCHooL CUES
TIoNs BEFORE THE LEGISLATURES AND IN In"
CITY CoUNCn-wHAT SHALL BE DONE WI"
The AGRICULTURAL CoILFGg-PRoPosFD Indus
TRIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TENURE OF or
rrcr-pr,I ESTATE on THE BACK BAY--HUNTs
PAINTINGS.
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1RIBuNh'i
BosnoN. Jan. 29.-The Rev. Joseph COOK mas ue-
aIarea asaiss: Third Term. for TINS as wei "S
other reasons, that "if you dip thrd Term in'o
our crystalline holy sea of American politics. you
win very soon find it laden with alkali SO pl''el
that you cannot dissolve it and drink u w'5nouU
death In every DROP Somehow l feel that this
ought TO settle the NATTER but 1t is borne In upon
me that it will not. STILL it is hardly worth while
IN DENY that Mr.. Cook has Massachusetts, with him
in his general conclusion relative to the thlrd-erm
ouestion. OF course there are Grant men in abund-
ance hereaway, but 1t is clear enough that the
majority is on the other side. There Is
some opuosition to n third-term as matter
of prnciple; there is a deal more opposition
70 third term Of General Grant. Probably he VIII
carry the State il nominated though 1t would not
he safe to guarantee him as against Bayard. HOW
large figure the sO-called Young Republicans VIII
cut in the coming canvass no one can yet tell ou'
the organization s pretty widely spread and us
leading members are neither bows nor novices In
politics. Thee D., pose to hold a delegate state
Convention a month SIX weeks hence, at when
their views on the Presidential question VIII uil-
doubtedly be made known. Everybody under
stands that they are decidedly against Grant just
now the talk In their circles Is sherman ana
Chamberlain. Tho Republican State Central
Committee meets here next week to organize
and fix upo the time and place of con-
vention for naming delegates to the Ma
tional Convention. The assertion has been made
more than once that this committee Is favorable TO
a third term for Grant; probably we shall! know
more about ITS members on this point ten days
hence than we do now. The State Central Commit
tee of the Faneuil Hall Democracy has already met
and made its organization. Its new chairman IS
Colonel Henry Walker. one of the Police Corninis-
sioners of Boston. He has been openly and squarey
Anti Butter in the contest OF the last two years. Du
venture the assertion that he will be found sutn-
ciently wise for bis day and generation when 1t be-
comes essential from q National point OF view to
unto the factions of his party.
Before the matter is finally settled, we shall prob
ably have long and severe legislative tusse over
the questions raised by Ex-Governor Ialbots re-
commentator that the State get rid OF it, Agicu-
tural College by giving ii away to Amherst College.
The sentiment OF the country members of the Legis-
how they Will vote after the subject has been dis
cussed i'm a its bearing, fOr week two is quite
another thing The members Of the State Board of
Agriculture also generally dissent from the recon-
meudation though 10 does not follow that
they VIII deem it advisable to oppose its
adoption actively. This is also the position
of the governing board Of the Agricultural College
itself; they say the institution has been carried on
within its income for the year just ended. that
equally successful results can be attained III the
future now that IL Is clearly undeIs God that the
state treasury cannot be drawn upon for dcfcicn
ces and that II would be great mistake 10 abau-
don the work there undertaken without serious
effort to maintain the college as an independent e'
tablishment Whether anything eau ever be made
of II rs an Independent establishment is just the
point at issue. The Ex-Governor and his Council,
and AT least very respectable minority Of
the Legislature are Oh one SHE; most OF
the leading agrIculturists OF the State.
and some influential non-agrcultural gentlemen.
are on the other side. People generally arc moro
than willing that the college shall live II it can. but
they are tired Of its annual appeal to the Legisa-
tnre for q little help. First and last the State has
given IL S25J, 900 III the dozen years of It's exist
ence It has graduated ony about $50 Students; its
faculty now consists Of only five members. The
farm Is a fairly good one of 200 acres, situated
mile from the village Of Amhcrst II never ye' has
had manager who was able to make 10 pay Its
ovyn exDepses. As understand the matter. no one
has positive assurance that the trustees of Amherst
College will take the agricultural establishment and
furnish the instruction contemplated by the Act Of
Congress under which II was founded; they gave a
dcc,ded answer in the negative wbco the PROPOSE
ton was frs submitted year or ago. though it
must be presumed that they talked differently TO
o. f,ef I111 he 10 hat
genturcd on Che recommendation he has made.
Probably most persons would readily concede
that ~ an experiment in industrial training the
Agricultural College has not yet demonstrated rs
right TO n continued separate existence But the
negative results there reached do not deter our
school Committee rom effort 10 establish an In
dustrIal School in Boston for the education and
trimming of yOung mechanics. Their claim IL that
under the new conditions of times boss cannot
be taught trades in the direct personal manner that
obtained in other DAYS when master mechanics took
auprentices night INTO their own families. Hence
the community al large should step ia and help the
BOYS by providing an institution with which trades
unions and other combinations OF that sort cannot
interfere. Nearly three months have passed since
the committee requested the CITY Council to
appropriate $4,000 for the establishment Of
THIS school or institute. HE Council
of 1879 had too many jobs and specu-
latve schemes on hand in December 10 give attcn-
ton 60 such a small matter as this. Mayor Prince
TOOK uD the subject IN his ma gl'ral address Of
three weeks ago. again gave & project his apprO-
val and justified the limited taxation that its exc
| cution woud impose upon TIA people. The Super
ntendent of Schools is against the proposed scheme
not because he rs opposed To industrial education.
| but because he thinks IT 10 part OF orr common
school SYSTEM his idea being that il is n speciality to
be taught by specialists III schools maintained at PR
| vate cost. With the Mayor and bare minority OF
| the School Committee on one side. and the Super
intendeut and a strong minority of the committee
| on the other side II not worth while TO predict
what the new City Council Will do IA the premises
| Another school question agitaiing the minds Of
| many persons relates to the tenure Of Office Of
| teachers. The Boston School Committee has long
had under consideration proposition so to change
lis rules that teachers shall hold Office during good
| behavior and be removable for cause only Just
| before Christmas IL took vote and found itself