Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-28
LUTHERANS OBLECT.



MILWAUKEE. March 24.-lhe political
situation in milwaukee, is acompleXcd one.
Republicans are on the fence and they
don t know which to jump. The Journal
this afternoon gives the following:
The action of the republican convention
regarding the Bennett law has caused the
dispeasure of the lutherans, who, IN II
meeting held last night in the school hall
of Trinity church. adopted resolutions de
nunciatory of Boss Payne's straddle.
There were 200 delegates present, Mr..
Gustav WollPger acting as chairman
and Prof. GrPbner rs secretary.
Chairman Wollgger opened the dis
cussion 10y stating that instead of demand
ing the repeal of the Bennett law the re-
publicans in their resolution relating there
to had approved the law. Prof. Amann
in his remarks said It was unnecessary to
remind German parents of the necessity of
their children acquiring the
English language Regarding COM
pulsory education the law of 1879 would
be found sufficient if enforced, but the
Bennett law had another purpose: inter
ference with the rights of parents for the
purpose of suppressing the teaching Of
any other but the English language
Other speakers urged those present to
does not favor absolute repeal of the
| Bennett law
1t was announced that a mass meeting
would be called for one day this week and
| order TO leave no doubt as to the intentions
| of the Iutherans the following resolution
was adopted:
Res0ired, That we do not approve the
| declaration of principles as adopted by the
republican conventions; that we remain
| firm in our determination not to vote for
| any candidate who will not declare HIM
| self for the absolute repeal of the Bennett
| law
DER Herold. " which has been fighting
| the Bennett law with all the weapons it
| could reach, does not agree with the or
| gans which say that the republican city
| convention placed itself on record as be
| ing in favor of upholding the law. On
! the contrary, it declares that its opposition
| has been successful and that the conven-
| ton did all that It was asked to do. The
article of Der I1erold is as follows:
"The Objectionable provisions Of the law
are pointed out clearly, and against those
was the opposition of the llerold directed.
When we, after this law had been Snug
| gled through the Legislature, raised our
voice against it, it was not with the wish
of allowing $4,000 children 10 grow up in
| ignorence or to surrender such children TO
| the slave work Of industrial establishments.
| We based our opposition and our timely
warming on the dispeasure which would
be caused by those paragraphs, which un-
der the plea Of the public veal of the
| future intelligent community, permit ar
| bitrary interference with the rights Of
| the family and the liberty Of conscience of
| l.ts
which seem calculated to undermine the
| existence Of private schools. Other para
| graphs give such authority TO school
| boards, which righteous and intelligent
| men would never abuse but which in the
| hands of narrow minded or fanatIcal peO-
| pie may become dangerous means for OPP
| preston The specter Of natiyigm has
| risen again as appears from the many
| propositions 10 limit immigration, the
| prohibition laws and otherwise and there
was reason 10 fear that the same spirit has
| brought into existence the Objectionable
| Bennett law.
| "As the legislature has passed it, the
| law il Objectionable and must be repealed.
| The unanimous declaration Of the repub-
lican convention. Stripped of the obJec.
| tionable paragraphs, it may be resurrected
| in an improved form. For the present
we have a positive declaration of the party
| against the law in its present form, and
an honest and conscientious opposition has
accomplished its purpose.
Editor Rublee, of the Sentinel, has re-
| turned to take hand in the political cam
| paign, and his first act Is to crItleise the
| position the republican city convention
| took upon the Bennett law. He, editori-
ally. denOunces the resolution as long
and apparently contradictory, and de-
cIares TO those with whom he talks that
the platform is straddle and like all po-
litical straddles Is bIunder. He says
that the only position the republican
party can afford to take Is the one of strong
/ support for the Rennstt law. Upon such
a platform be says Gov. Hoard could be
triumphantly reelected, but upon such
platform as adopted Saturday by the city
convention he has his doubts. Regarding
his alleged apology to Congressman Van
Setback for the articles in the Sentinel in
his absence Mr.. Rublee enters a hat-tooted
denial
To another person Mr. Rub.ee said of
the PAYNE platform: 1T dOesn I satisfy
me. A palmer and more direct explana-
tion Of the law would have been sufficient
/ don't think that platform would do for
the state convention.
OF The Wisconsinis report that Hoard
was ieopardizing the next election Of
Senator Spooner, Mr. Rublee said: II
can t understand its opposition to Gov.
Hoard. If the legislature is republican
believe Spooner will be elected without
opposition. | know of no man in the
state with an intention of opposing him. :