San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-05-16
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rHE TRUE AND LIBERAL
aud patriotic American Catholic iGtho
friend of tho free public school, and
as such, for him ! have profound re-
rpect but the Jesuit is it's enemy,
Driven from time TO time ont OF every
country in Europe, he is now well adj
vanced in tho occupation Of America
and is entrenching himself in tho ed
ucational system of the country.
The foundations of the public
school system arc already greatly
weakened In many parts Of the
country il ia ready to fall. 1t is
honeycombcd md undermined in all
tho great centers Eight million OF
Catholics in the United States are, as
q whole among our most patriotic
citizens but this secret, sworn or
ganization of Italian teachers, or RI
Their, men of foreign allegiance with
italian political inspiration, these
men whose vocation it is to capture
the child and educate him in political
thraldom subversive Of his allegiance
to the Stars and Stripes, and to build
up their supremacy upon the ruins OF
the public schools--tho nurseries OF
our ireedom---these unholy fathers
who already feel so sure of success
that they rail ut our schools and lib
critics like madmen wearing crowns,
arc yearly, daily, nightly, hourly
poisoning the fountains of political
action and preparing to set our whole
fabric tum bling about our ears al
most any fine morning when they
shall say the word.
THE TEACHERS VOCATION IN DANGER.
The American teacher ought 10 I'M
derstand that his vocation is in dan
ger. II theAmerican people main
tain this great profession they have
the right to expect that it will
at least protect ITSELF. or warn
them of the existing danger. The
American teacher ought to say that
his soul and body are his own. The
establishment of the parochial school
for the children of the masses of the
people will be the end of the
public school teacher and his in
dIspensable work. The great South
cries out for intelligent competent
teachers to tram up the children OF
25,O0O,0O0 free American citizens
The hearts of the whole people open
their treasury to supply the money
for this tremendous work upon which
the fate of the republic depends. The
triumph of the public school system
in the South saves the future Of the
country. Nothing else will do it.
THE TEACHERS MUST DECIDE
The tenchers of America can de,
eide what spstem of schools shall pre-
vail ultimately in the South That
question ia being settled The peo-
pie are as ignorant as lambs led to
tho slaughter. The leaders know
better, but they are overawed. The
press is under a spell. Worse. A
free press has been our boast. But
the press is generally false to it's
trust It is allied with tho public
enemy. If not thus it is silent. It
has failed in our extremity. The re-
ligious press (so-called) if not false is
often cowardly.
Can we not at least appeal to the
teachers of the country to step for
ward now, to protect their high and
holy vocation and to save the free
school?
Whoever saves the free school
saves the republic.
How much longer will the anti
public school sentiment OF the South
be found standing in withe this Jes-
uitical conspiracy against the best in
terests of the American people?