The Indianapolis journal., 1892-11-25

them of one saith. and God <ejects
men forced to kneel at His altar, and
spuTns tie man who forces them to kneeL
But we can unite those people by making
the education afforded by the state free
and uniform. To secure this result. schools
every where must be conducted in one Ian
guage. follow in the main one method, and
practically teach the same subject matter.
We compel the foreigner residing among
rs to rehounce allegiance to every prince
and potentate Lsfore he is admitted TO citi-
zenship. but his child. If brought into this
country under age, may. when OF age. cast
his vote without euch oath of allegiance.
If. meanwhile. the child is educated IN the
language of bis father, and III ideas which
the father had brought to this land. the ed
ucation becomes q means OF Derpetuatlng
spirit foreign and hostile to this land. IL
the German may demand instruction for
his children IN the language OF his father.
land. then so NAV the Hungarian and even
the Arab, for they are coming TO America.
What calamity If these latter nation
allties were perpetuated in the United
States. BY o.her foreigners 9 demand is
made for parcchial schools. They charge
that our schools are goddess. Our schools
do not teacn religion, certainly. 1t 10 bet
ter 50. Religion taught in public schools
Both parochial school and the school con-
Quoted In foreign tongue tends tn sepa-
ratism. We cannot justly object to these
schools IL maintained at individual cost,
public funds be divided for their mainte-
nance. then we SEQ the iron hand of the &C.
clesiastic ready to clutch at the national
throat.
The demand for the division of funds
among the denominations is blow aimed
at religious liberty. The state may not. by
provision of the constitution. give aid TO
any body of Christians. Inst year the
government of the United States gave for
the support of Indian schools. to the
Roman Catholic Church s350,0OO to the
Presby terian Church for the same purpose
$4,000. TO the Methodist Church for the
same purpose $4,000, to the Baptists moth
ing; they would not on principle receive
state aid. Certain States of this !Unlon
have more readily than the national gov
ernment yielded to the demand for state
support for secular institutions. This evil
can be prevented only by amendment to
the Constitution. President Grant dvised
such amendment. Mr.. Blaine introduced
the resolution In Congress- lt passed by q
great majority but failed of securing the
necessary two-thirds vote in the Senate.
subsequently both the Democratic aud Re-
publican parties in serted condemnation
of state grants to secular institutions In
their respective platforms.
The following amendment is now pro-
posed by the League for the Protection of
American Institutions: No State shall pass
any law respecting an taDlishment OF re-
iigion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof. or use its money or credit. or anv
money raised by taxation. or authorize
either to be used for the purpose of found
ing. maintaining or aiding. by appropria-
tloD, payment for service. expenses or
otherwise. any church, religious denomina-
tion or religious society. or any institution.
society or undertaking which is wholly or
III part under sectarian or. ecclesiastical
CONTROL In favor of this measure are
upited many Americana and those of for
eigD birth, Protestants and Catholic lay
men. especially such as believe that q dis
tinction should be made between the
church and the court of Rome. In further
favor of this amendment we argue that it
confers no new power on the government
and hence all good citizens should unite in
calling upon our statesmen to pass the
measure at once"