Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-23
OUR BOOK TABLE.

There are two topics agitating political
circles that have called forth almost as
much rancor and quite as much discus
sion as the tariff. These are Bi-Metal-
ism and Postal Telegraphy. The Gazette
printing company, of Colorado Springs,
Col. have sent out a neatly bound ed-
ton of the speeches and papers of the
Hon. N. p. Hill on these subjects. Mr..
Hill has been quite contributor to the
North American Review and his papers
have always exhibited thorough aC-
quaiutance with the arguments best
adapted to support the stand taken by
Western advocates, and after perusal
of the seven articles devoted to the silver
question there will be left little room for
ignorance.
One speech made in the senate and an
article from the Review are upon the
payment of the national debt. Then a
speech before the senators on the tariff
on wool. THIS is followed by report
made out by him and submitted to The
senate, on Postal Telegraph, and a
speech on this subject delivered January
IA, 1884.
One on "The Backbone Land Grant"
before the senate, and one, 1.-THE Cues
ton of the Hour complete the collec-
ton, which cannot but be valuable to all
who are interested in the vast interests of
which the author so ably treats.
THE TWO SIDES OF THE SCHOOL CUES
TION-A pamphlet published in Boston by the
Arnold publishing company. Price, ten cents
This discussion of the school question
took place before the annual meeting of
the National educational association,
held at Nashville, Tenn. July, 1889.
The Romanist side of the question, as is
seen in the articles published in this
pamphlet, was most ably presented by
the learned Cardinal Gibbons and his
scarce less noted Bishop Keane. Both
these of course upheld church supremacy.
and advocated Christian teaching, as
interpreted by Roman Catholicism, in
the public school, or such share of the
public school fund as would enable the
church they represent to establish paro-
chal schools, and then to compel all
Pensioners to send their children TO
these.
Mr. Edwin D. Meade of Boston replies
TO a query he raises, "Bas the Parorhial
School Proper Place in American in q
most able refutatiou of the argument adj
vsncad in the affirmative, aud leaves lit
tie ground for allowing UNCONVENTIONAL
schools a place among public bene-
ficiaries.
Hon. John Jay of New York enters the
ring and is strong in his defense of that
liberty which is true freedom. While he
would compel the members of no sect to
violation of con cience, be favors so
much of religion in schools as shall give
the youth Of the land knowledge
of the Bible that teaches morality
in its highest form, is classic,
and merits study, as do other models.
He believes that pupils of the public
schools should come out of them Amerl-
cans, whatever their nativity or creed,
owning no allegiance to pope or Drelate,
only to God, themselves and the govern
ment that has so literally provided for
their enlightenment and so carefully
guarded their interests.
There are also valuable appendices
that are brimful of information on the
question, and contain the opinions of
some of the best men and clearest minds
of this and other countries. The pam
phlet is indeed non-sectarian and nom
sectional, national treatment of a ma
tional subject. worthy of careful weigh
ing by every parent, guardian and in
structor of youth.