The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-02
MIsHIoorT, Wis. Sept. q, 1890.

hlSHItOII, w Is. OSpt- -. ICSJ.
! Editor Manitowoc Pilot
DEAR SIR: My attention has been call
| ed to an article In an issue of the Milwau
kee Journal of last week headed "A Protest
from Mishicott.' The writer's statement
based upon his own authority, and gen
Grated by the intelligence which prompt
ed HIM to say that a compulsory school
law is only needed in republican CON-
munlty and the statement that the intel
ligence of the people in his portion of the
county compels them to vote against the
Bennett Law, shows that the writer is
not capable of judging in the one case,
and may be in need of little criticism in
the other. A generous public may not
think as highly of the intelligence of the
people of a vicinity as the worthy writer
would wish to mlslead them into think
ing, or as the people even deserve.
The fact that the 18th Senatorial Dis
trict has nominated Bennett Law adj
vocate In preference to an Anti-Bennett
Law candidate who was backed by O
power which may be whispered but not
disclosed, speaks more for the intelligence
of our community than the writer to the
Journal by his blind prejudice and only
f1attery would wish to make known.
And 1t leads US to think that the half
ripe" school teachers, of whom he must
have taken great pleasure to make men,
ton, are the rule and not the exception
The Germans, French and Bohemians
of northern Manitowoc County are broad
and intelligent enough to see that their
language can not under present circum-
stances be supplanted by the English.
The fact being recognized, they read
nothing between the lines" when they
come to the word English" in the Law.
bat see the necessity of an English edu-
cation IN country where nothing under
the very laws of language could predomi-
nate but the English.
They must comprehend that the word
English" in this law, is for the purpose
of furnishing the child with that which
is absolutely necessary for his welfare in
an English speaking country, and not
for the purpose of supplanting the every
day use of any foreign language by those
who choose to use it. BY the English
language, to be brief. they know that
the child needs the English language,
not the language the child.
If the Bennett Law is not needed CD in
our community but only in Republican
districts, why not ct the Republicans
have the benefit o. It, as long IS the in
telligent 18th is beyond its need?
W. have a few honest CO politicians in
the town Of Mishlcott (half ripe teachers
are not among them however, who are
so bent on the success of the Democratic
Party that they will stoop to anything
to accomplish their object.
If they see a foreigner who has more
national pride than intelligence, they
raise the cry, "The d-n Yankees are
trying to drive you out"
If they find man has more bigotry
than piety the howl is "They are trying
to destroy your church."
II they find intelligent democrats who
are dissatisfied with the shameful posi-
ton taken by their party, and have self
respect and independence enough to say
so, they denounce them as traitors to
their party, and scoundrels, and even go
so far as to threaten boycott. How is it
MIR. 1nformer that You have repeatedly
stated that the law of 1879 could not be
enforced? And how is it that you now
claim it is good enough? If that is the
kind OF compulsory education they be-
lIoNc III, 'clIit ILtg are worthy persons
to be intrusted with the enforcement of
educational laws. But these parties have
taken it upon themselves before to pro-
claim the ,entiments of the voters of the
town, and to represent parties without
going through the customary formality
of first being placed there by the quail
fed voters whom they pretend to repre-
sent.
These parties, who by their actions al
most induce the public to believe that
they are working for some thing else be-
sides simply the good of the party. ought
not to venture too far in their subject or
they might suddenly find that they are
confronted by facts which they would
not be pleased to learn of. They are
party servants, and nothing more. They
have not self-respect enough to stand up
for what they think is right. and such
men as these are to-day hindrance to
the Democratic Party.
H. r. TEACHER