New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-03
FAIRBAULT PLAN DEFEATED.
AN EXCITING SCHOOL ELECTION IN MIME
sofa.
THE BOARD WHICH FAVORED ARCHBISHOP IRE.
LANDS FAMOUS SCHEME DEFEATED BY
200 MAJORITY IN 1000 VOTES
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(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1

lBY TELEGRAPH THE IRlBCSE.J
Faribaut Mimi. Oct. "A great excitement
has beer caused in this city and South Minnesota
the Farbault plan in school matters The
old fight has been renewed and the most bitter
war has been begun between Protestants and
Catholics. What has been known as the Fari-
haplt plan" throughout the United States. is
doomed. Since the trouble in July an under
current has set in. and the matter Immediately
began drifting into politics in the State until it
has reached gigantic proportions. Scores Of
people have been here to examine into the - plan
if it be plan. Protestant preachers and Gath
olic priests have been invited from abroad to
JUDGMENT on the scheme. Germans Scandi-
navians and Americans have visited the place
Of the "plan." hundreds of them the best scholars
Of the land-free thinkers atheists. infidels men,
bers Of every religious denomination. With all
these a diversity of opinion has existed. In
reality, there Is no "plan.' and what all the
trouble is about will never be learned Bishop
Ireland * the treat actor in the now all-absorD-
ing drama. The Catholic Church in Minnesota
is hopelessly divided the school question. The
Protestants are likewise hopelessly split while
thousands Of men. unbiased. honest and true
American citizens rally to the opposing standard
bearers The great question Of giving the Cath
olic school children in the State the privilege OF
coming into the public schools is now the theme
and is in ected into the three political parties
The city of Faribault has been at fever heat
for three davs over the selection Of new Schooi
Board Business was suspended, and never In
the history Of the city was such excitement
One thousand voters present, among them
$50 women Three hours were spent IN count
ing votes after two had been spent In Young
On every street corner stood crowds wranguns
ovcr the matter The old board consisted OF
the Rev. D. b. Wilson, county superntendeht' :
George w. Batcheller and W. II. Chafey. Every
member Of the board favored the plan, as IL
WAS th, board and the Catholic authorities VINO
had made the negotiations, and every one oil
them save one came up for reelection. faIEer
Conway OF this city was substituted on the
withdrawal of one of them This Board was
defeated by 200 votes. and in the board elected
are Samuel Brandbodt. John Rooster and John
Hutchinson. Thcse men are not In favor OF
giving Catholic representation in the pubic
schools The fight IL the more intensified as
teachers have been secured TO NIL ont the year ""
old beard securing the proper number of Catholic
teachers. r c,.
The plan" is simply this: The Catholics
have abandoned their parochal schools and come
into the public schools. leaving every vestige oil
tIe'r rclicion and pictures behind: all hands
agreeing that nuns be allowed TO teach Catholic
children in n separate building and some in the
puhic school buildings, with the nuns garb on
This black Carb has given rise to the opposition.
as a great hatred has sprung up between the
Catholic pIpl, and the Protestant pupils.