The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-05
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
They Pass Resolutions Contain
ing Sound Doctrine
ON THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS
On the Education of Their Children-German
Lutherans Protest Against the Ben
nett School Law.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, June 1.-The Demo
cratic state convention met at noon. After
che appointment OF the usual committees,
adjourned till 2 pm.
The convention met at 2 o'clock and
made the temporary organization perma-
nent. The following nominations were
made: State treasurer, E. S. Wilson, of
Olney; superintendent of public instruc
tion, Henry Raab, of Belleville; trustees
of the state university, Richard Morgan,
OF Livingston; John II. Bryant, of Bureau,
and n. w. Graham, of Jackson county. A
resolution indorsing John M. Palmer for
United States Senator was adopted amid
great applause, the platform reaffirms the
platform of 1883. 1t says: 1.-THE admis
sion of fraudulent Senators from Montana,
and the unseating of Representatives duly
elected in order to give greater strength
to the Republican majority are precedents
alike dangerous to the safety and per-
petuity of government"
The Mckinley tariff bill is denounced as
crime and conspiracy against the toilers
of America The Australian ballot system
was favored. On the much-talked of school
subject the following is the platform:
Resolved, That the Democratic party in
convention assembled heartily endorse the
public school system of the state of Mi
nois, and it declares that the parental right
TO direct and control the education of the
child should forever remain inviolate, and
that the provisions of the law of 1889, com
monty known as the compulsory school
statute, impairing that inalienable right
should be at once repealed Respecting
this subject we adopt the following propo-
sitions, and hold them to be self evident:
''2-To determine and direct the educa-
ton of child is a natural right of the pa
rent
''2-There arises out of this parental
right the duty of providing education.
''3-When one who by natural or human
law owes duty TO another, fails to per-
form that duty, the state can enjoin or com
pei performance; punish for non perform
ance; supply the Lack where to the injury
Of society non-performance is wrongfully
persisted in
4-Wise craftsmanship encourages gen.
eral popular education, but this does not
mean or require unjust or unnecessary in
reference with those who are educating
their children according to the best of theiI
ability and conformably to the condition
In life of the parent and child.
"5-Compulsory education in the sense
that parents who violate or neglect theii
parental duty may be compelled to its per
formance or performance is tacit.
''6-Compulsory education in the sense Of
controlling or seeking TO control or dis
lodging from their rlglJ1ul place those
parents who are discharging their parental
iuties commensurately with the state of life
d the parent and child, is not allowable ever
to the state.
For the education of his children one
parent may select public, another may
Select a private or UNCONVENTIONAL school
still another furnish proper education
without the aid of any school, and each O.
the three in so doing exercis,
right protected by the law O
the land as well as b. the Law
of nature, and for doing which he neet
offer neither excuse nor apology.
"6-The public and private or denomina
4 tional schC ols are in law neither related no
are they subordinate one to the other, no
need they be antagonistic. We favor an,
pledge ourselves to the enactment of stat
utesl
"l-To require parents who are not per
forming their duty in respect to educatin
their children to do so.
''2-To correct incorrigible truants b
providing means for their amendment: {
minimize the evils of truancy by sendin
*ruant children to such schools as their ps
jrents may designate.
"3-To prohibit child labor with all il
( debasing consequences"