The record-union., 1892-07-16

themselves which are forcing open the
doors Of the older institutions of learning,
up to this time jealously guarded for men
alone. In the Western States, where the
institutions OF learning are all compara-
lively new, co-education has long been a
thing of course, the natural development
OF the public-school system. And III the
conservative East il needs no prophet to
say that the anneXes, grudgingiy permit
ted TO exist side by side with the uni
yersities, and. though held somewhat
sternly aloof. still to some extent under
their sheltering wing. are destined at no
distant day TO be merged into the older
organizations"
The New York Observer (Pres.) thinks
that lit Is not without significance that
at the two great political conventions inst
held the race was not to the swift nor the
battle 10 those who deemed themselves
strong. The nominees of the TWO great po-
lItical parties for the chief Office in the gift
OF the people could have borne defeat with
less feeling of disappointment than has
been felt in some other quarters. These
seIf-seeEing candidates tor power have
not achieved victory. No matter which
party may ultimately triumph. each can
dldate Is peoples candidate. The action
OF one Of the conventions in particular was
blow TO an institution as thoroughly
un-Amerlcan as 1t is possible TO conceive.
The rebuke was timely. Seeking for
Office was at the same time pronounced
un-American. We trust it VIII ever be so
deemed. All right minds must entertain
feeling Of contempt FOR the man who
will selfshly scheme for the possession OF
an Office and ignore all the principles of
right and justice IN carving MS way TO il.
Next in the black list Of those to be de-
splsed come the men who simply regard
their country as offering a field for
the acquisition of great riches, and
who live only to make money. Some
where high up in the catalogue OF The
desplcable are those whose love OF ease
permits them to witness hagrant injustice
and neglect Of duty, and even crime III
! high places, and 10 say: lit does not
concern me- The American citizen must
not be content TO keep his name of the
list of eYil-doers; he must let his voice
be heard and his hand be lifted on the
side of right and against all that is
wrong"
''The Pope has written to the Bishops
of the province of New York letter ex-
| planning his application OF the principles
! of the Catholic Church on public school
matters to the schools of Faribault and
saltwater, Minn.," says the Cojtgregd-
/ tiO710lGSt of Boston. THE rule is re-
affirmed that Roman Catholic children
must be taught the doctrines of the Ro-
! man Church IN connection with their
| school education. If this canpot be done
with public funds, it must be done in
! paroehiaI schools built and maintained
! by Catholics. But the Pope tolerates
such cases as those above referred to as
exceptions, because he would have the
church guided by the dictates OF modera-
| ton and prudence rather than according
TO the rigor of the law That is TO say,
he viii not cOerce the public sentiment Of
Catholics in America further than he be-
lieves he can safely do SO without provok-
ing revolt. The arrangement made in
these schools is not satisfactory TO either
Catholics or Protestants. There are more
/ such cases than is generally supposed.
Similar arrangements may be found at
! Macon,s Augusta and Savannah in
! Georgia, and in other places. But this
| concession on the ground of necessity in
! dicates the growing independence of
/ Catholics in America, which keeps pace
with their education. More than two
thirds of the Roman Catholic children
in this country are in the public schools
and are there by the preference Of their
| parents. That preference will not be
| less assertive in the future"