The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-10-28
THE LATE INSTITUTE = IT'S PARTISAN PO-
LITICAL CHARACTER.

MR.. EDTTOR-Teachers' Institutes had ALWAYS
supposed we're and should be nou.paFtisan as TO
politics. and non sectarian as to religion. An In.
stitute is only public school for teachers.
The late Institute In Canton, am sorry to say,
was not free from the faint of partisan politics;
and If this is allowed to pass without eensure, the
danger is, these narrow minded, illiberal in.
structos will soon, from their "tigh Olympus"
illuminate also their peculiar dogmas In other re-
spects, possibly woman suffrage and free love
There is no knowing where these very smart De.
Golyer people will run TO, In their disregard of
all decency and propriety In respect to others
rights.
Persons who have no more regard for the
rights and feelings Of Others than to intrude
their peculiar views out OF all reason, season,
time and place, are in my judgment, far from
being true teachers" The domain Of knowledge
and science afford ample range for the broad and
liberal mind Of the true instructor A Gogmatic
fellow may be tolerated when he has the good
sense and manners not to make himse II disagree.
able, and act like a cOnCeied fool In fact, as
modern author says, mo dogmatist is more OBJ
stinate or lesf open TO conviction than fool, and
while determined to force his opinions upon 9th.
ers he Is equally det rmined that others shall
not force their knowledge upon him."
Facts have little or no weight with these opin-
ionatlve gentlemen; for II facts are adverse to
their notions, 1t is so much the worse for the
facts. Credit hobilier pejurers, brbe takers
DeGolyer swindles Presidential steals, and all
that, have no terrors for them when on their side
They are, however, greatly alarmed at Democ.
racy and honest government. They want to con.
tinue in power their party of fraud; want to con.
tinue to enforce their gospel Of hate and robbery
Like the Mohsmedans, they yawp-God is God
and Garfield is their prophet Christ and him
crucihed; the golden rule and peace on earth,
they have laid aside, for the present.
am glad our worthy and capable State School
Commissioner, Mr.. j. ]. Burns set so proper an
an example in his disconrses before the Inpti-
tue, All admit that he has made one OF the very
best Commissioners Ohio ever had. Several Re.
publican teachers Of Stark county voted for Mr..
Burns, and express regret at his defeat. He is
scholarly gentleman, blessed with good sense,
and never forgets what belongs to good manners.
Thus he maintains with dignity his own rights,
and regards the rights Of others.
Professor Northrop, In the course Of the Insh-
tute, had the bad taste on several occasions, to
mention and parade DeGOyer Garfield And
lady, who read paper before the Institute, on
"The True Teacher" also intruded fusome lau.
da'iOn upon the Republican Chinese Joss Their
pent'up bitter feelings, no doubt, were greatly
relieved by thess uttersnces.
know not what Mr.. Lehman, President OF the
Institute, and other Republican teachers, think
Of all this; but II party politics are 10 be thus In
truded into Institutes and schools they will find
that there are two sides to the question At least
80 thinks one who would like to be
"A TRUE TEACHER"