The evening world., 1894-06-22
SMOKES AND DRINKS BEER.
For This Reason Principal Sweeney, Of
the Jersey City High School, Is
Asked TO Resign.
REPUBLICANS SAY he MUST GO.
He Il o Democrat and, That Is Supposed 10
Be the Real Reason for Demanding
His Place.

A man who smokes cigarettes and
takes an occasional glass OF beer is no,
a proper person to be at the head of d
public school, the four Republican mem.
bers of the Jersey City Board of Educa.
tlon think. Because Principal Sweeney
of the High School does those things he
has been asked to resign.
Principal Sweeney has been at the
head Of the High School for six years.
and his ability as teacher and dis
ciplinarian is conceded. He is on pleas
ant terms with the teachers under him
and he never had any trouble with the
Boardof Education until the Republicans
got control of the department. That was
two years ago, and since then he has
been subjected to criticism on several oc-
casions. Principal Sweeney's friends
think politics Is creeping into the Educa-
tional Department as well as the other
departments of the municipal govern
ment, and that the fact that he is a
Democrat is the cause OF his present
troubles.
Twice within a year he has been slated
for removal, and each time something
happened that caused q change in the
plans. But for Director Simpson his
Dismissal would have taken place at the
meeting of the board last week. The
necessary resolution had been prepared
and his successor decided on. At the last
minute Director Simpson deserted his.
Republican colleagues and the resolution
was was, not not introduced; n .L A conference has
Director Simpson Is back In the fold.
Principal Sweeney will be given an OPP
portunity to resign, and II he fails to do
% he will be dismissed.
The letter requesting hlg rpsiRnatiOn
Beach. Cowies and Simpson, the Repub-
Directors Degnan, Hoos and oberfeid
will resist the attempt to oust Principal
The letter forwarded to Principal
says the resignation is demanded for
the, good of the department, and that
the signers depiore, the fact that Prin-
Ing and beer drinking-make the e"stn step
!. Principal Sweeney and his friends are
indignant that he should be asked to
mits that he smokes cigarettes and in
dulges in q glass of beer once in a while,
but he insists that that is a personal
matter over which the Board of Educa-
tion has no control.
Director Beach, who is said to be at the
head of the movement to oust Principal
s,xe Sweeney is bitterly opposed to the
to be organized by the pupils In the
public schools an anti-cigarette league.
Director Cowles is a strong temperance
Young Mems Christie an e Assoeiation. '"e
the High School was was held iu yesPterday paPiS ~
hs Gss Se S
paetipg was unanimous in favor of
Principal sweeney's retention. and II
was decided to have committee OF fifty
.,ts
tend the meeting Of the Board of Edu-
cation next Thursday night and protest
against his removal.
The tse to .ns ef tbs pps R
publican majority are carried out. is
said to be Mr.. Thompson, of Orange.
There is strong sentiment in favor of
mass-meeting will be held TO denounce
the proposed action of the Board of
Education. That Principal Sweeney has
School and their parents was made APP
parent at the commencement exercises
In he Academy of Mucis last night.
Miss Marie Eloise Wedin in her salu-
Mr.. Sweeney's able management of the
High School. The mention of his name
was greeted with enthusiastic applause.
ney," said Assistant Prosecutor Noonan
10 World reporter. as based on three
specifications: First, he smokes cigar
cites, second, ne drinks beer; fhird, he
doesn't pay other peoples debts. As to
the cigarettes 1t will, think, be ad-
mitted by all persons outside OF lunatic
asylums and the Board OF Education
that the gravamen of the charge depends
altogether upon the kind of cigarettes
he smokes. There is no special deprav-
tty about smoking a good brand OF Gig
arettes. The Emperor William does il,
and the Emperor William is generally re-
ciety.
.'As to the beer. Mr.. Sweeney is also
supported by eminent authority. Queen
Victoria and many other harmless and
even estimable persons drink beer.
There is no pretense that Mr.. Sweeny
drinks to excess 1t is not imputed to
him that his thirst has fired him with an
ambition to climb lamp-posts or kick his
hat Off the chandelier. As to his fall
ure to pay the debts of other people, IL
need merely be said that In these
troublous times the man is fortunate
who can pay his own.
The objections to Mr.. Sweeney are
about as rational as objections based on
his height, or the cut OF his clothes or
the color Of his hair would be. They are
merely pretexts. and ridiculous pretexts,
for forcing him out of the position which
he has SO long and so successfully occli-
pied. They should never be permitted TO
prevail" ~