The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-30

luo o1bout 70 WHICH ID0 Uem0Cfot1e
party, in ~ insssisss grssd for once, viii
violate the most reyered Of distinctive
American principles Of government. Is b.
ing stnkinssy iiiuslrsssd In the pending
WiseoDsis cs0paign. The manner IN
which tbsy are Conducting their side Of
tbat campaign raises N issus which should
nos b confined u shat stsss bat should
ssouss against shst party The indignasson
of ~, wbsther in Wisconsin or elsewhere.
who bold dear ths principles which ars 20
outsagsousIy assailsd.
FOR Tie information Of thoss Who hsys
not paid attention 70 the matter Il msy b
vel 70 state that n wiscousfu "a Issue has
been joined IN ssspsct 70 tkss 1esture q de
school lsw which makes II compulsory
that eishsS h . public or = private school
evsEy ebid a school ags shall be taught
Tor ct isass tvssvs vssks n eecA ysas "a tbe
EnRsish language. WHISTLER The pfivsts
school b dsnominationaI or non-seetasisn
makes no di6ersncs. The STATE dos not
interiors or express . pfefmsnce in The
matter. Education IN either the one or The
other Of these. or In tbs public schools.
equally complies with the compulsory les
ture Of the Law. but equally in the one or
the other In order 70 comply with the lsw,
thers must b instruction for twelve weeks
In the Engiish languages.
But u happens that IN many German
schoois-Cstbolic and Luthsran--the Eng.
lish language has been ignored. But ire
spectivs Of that fact, and even among
those who have included studies In En-
giish. there b those who have been i'm
pressed thst this IL m interference with
personal liberty" and xith parental an
thority." These mistaken notions have
besn diligently cultivated, and agitation in
respect to them has been actively fomented
By the Democratic demagogues Of the
state. The rssuIt has been political con.
dition unprecedented in the history Of
American communities, surprising in liz
un-AmericAn aspects even the exploits of
the Mormons in Utah.
Under Democratic manipulation the
more ignorant foreign born and the mora
bigoted churchman have been Organized A.
foreign-born and as churchmen to take =
distinct part ia American politics a. such.
In many OF the churches Of Milwaukee.
and presumably in other cities, on SUNDAY.
Sept 2lst. special collections were taken up
for political campaign funds, and in some
of the churches Democratic campaign
documents were distributed by the ushers.
small charge being made for them, which
the pastors announced would b expended
in opposition to the Republicans. In
many OF the churches IL is q regular thing
to make from the pulpit announcements of
political meetings for the ensuing week.
There are no two ideas which the mass
Of Americans hold more sacred than the
severance of church and state and the uni
versatility OF education. Both of these ideas
are boldly defied in this Wisconsin cam
paign. The churches as such are openiv
and actively In politics. and with the sole
and avowed purpose of combating the
states control Of education within its bor-
ders.
1t is pleasant TO know the more inteIIi.
gent and tolerant; the fully Amsricanised
of the foreign-oorn members of these
churches, are re5eliing by hundreds and
thousands, and are protesting against and
denouncing the course Of their misguided
fellows. Many of their Published protests
are able and eloquent And In great num-
bers the Democrats among them, and in
greater numbers native-born Democrats.
are repudiasing their party on account OF
Its course.
But the great body OF Wisconsin Demo.
Gratis. including an ex-member Of Cleve.
lands cabinet. are giving countenance and
approval to these insane proceedings.
They are in fact dragging the churche,
into politics In opposition to wise Law
for educating the children Of the country
in the language of their country. No true
American patriot can regard such men
and the party which acknowledges them