The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-05-06
Education in Politics.


The future Of the Republican party de-
peuds upon the education Of the voters.
Thisis more especially the case Shenever
IS in certain States of New England,
great numbers Of foreigners have been
attracted by the rewards Of American
industry to assume American citlzensniF-
The ignorant foreigner gravitates py
some Law Of instinct towards the Demo-
cratic aartv. Eiucate him, and the De-
mocracy peels of with the dirt and the
Ignorance. In Massachusetts,, in Con-
necticut. in Rhode Island, as in one or
two Of the Western States, the accession
Of Democratic strength within the past
ten wears Is traceable almost wholly to
an accession Of a mass Of voters in whom
are indu-ated alien prejudice and alien
inability to comprehend American prln-
ciples The half dozen native Demo
Gratis and Mugwumps may sit in Their
Brussels carpeted club, distribute the
Offices and listen to homilies on free
trade and worlds market, but they and
their moonshine theories would amount
10 no more than the smoke that curis
from their Havana cigars but for the
mass Of alien superstition and prejudice
that cares nothing for their theories, but
supports their party.
This has been notably illustrated IN
Wisconsin, where 3 great Democratic
victory was won on the platform Of an
taeonism 10 the English, OF what might
more properly be called the American
language. The language Of Winthrop
and Williams, the language Of Washing
ton and of jefferson, the Language Of the
Declaration of Independence, was not
good enough for the foreign voters OF
Wisconsin. and the Democratic party
had the baseness to mount to power on
this un american prejudice, and proclaim
its victory throughout the land
Itis the same III New England. Most
of the men who voted for Russell in
Massachusetts, cared nothing for him or
his tariff talk. Probably they had never
read. and would not care TO listen to a
line of his tariff reform theories. They
simply knew, and that was enough for
them 10 know. that he vas against the
large majority Of his fellow Americans,
and was willing to pander, in appearance,
If not in heart, to the inclinations of an
element not yet in sympathy with Amer
ican ideas and traditions. In New York
we find that Democracy has its strong
hold wherever the body polite is gorged
, with the impurities Of the most undesir-
bic class Of immigration. And wherever
, education is able to hold its own, and to
; keep the public sentiment healthy and
: intelligent, there the republican party
{ remains in the ascendency.
1t is, therefore, the duty of the Repub.
! licans everywhere to cupport and pro
mote every proper means Of popula
r education-th school, the press, the Ii
+ brary, the lecture, and we should add
the church of any and every denomina
ton whose teachings and methods pre-
mote morality. We must stay the tor
4 rent OF the torrent may overwhelm us
q Not that the Republic is in danger. 1t
recuperative powers are too great for that
8 but great as they are, they may be sub
iected to strain that would seriously I'm
$ pair the influence ofthe example we hol
"a forth TO mankind. On education dc
y pends the future, not only Of the RepGt
" lican party, but Of the nation. Peanu
. politics may be successful now and ther
but the victory in the long run is won O
principle. Il is for the Republican part
10 see that the right principle shall pr
vail, and it cannet but prevail whereve
,s by church and free school and popul'
/, newspaper education is brought home
the multitude.-Ner l'ork Press.