Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-31
GDucAilVA AND rOLiIIcS.


Thp NEWS had great hopes that the
fret parry conventions hs,d under the
nov order Of things here " u.d unto In
. 60 ulni'lOu to divorce educational
iiu.s ig1n party ro,it O. and 10 liz
the rulr for III future nominations tor
ouch placer. We know that the
people q The Territory would MT
ony accept but wsuli applaud
such policy. II there are any who
would u.tuo 30 they either belong 1, a
elias, u persons who oats nothing Tor
any party or any stnle-asije from the
800 Ia OF Nee, Dr e % tbo5 are gtoftIy
lgggfaut Of the question. II W. are to
hsve q ca, aolp sysl0m " education Ia
no State u NUT come through
= tfrugy nom pstitsal policy
10 lur naming % tho ,che1l
onlgsg. a school sys,em ie
MT s.ue'bing to be oycrihtlwn ur
ry.aa.c cd 10 the 'ssuion Of every new
Political bias that comes into vogue.
when We nud Ourselves supporting q
systrn oitgat kind vs. can with prom
abolish tbs vii 10 Institution AMI r.
urn 10 private tuition. ataIcs that
have permitted thor schools to DO req
ulatni IN rny degree hy party Hfiilia.
ton Gre unanimous IA their dsal.
prevail Of the experiment.
q. course there msy he liu.ss when
the utter incApabliity Of the Incumbent
makes It a matter u pubic necessity
tnat he betupplAuteI by aworln!ur mat;
but even In 30 improbable ScAss as chic,
We shoul stlll urge a policy Of non.
Interference by any partisan cOnvsn'
ton uules. setting IN response 10 stme
we'll ntlioulhtsd voice from the ttucn
tional bTAgoh Of the State. Brls''
ly, we hyld that the iniiistivo
Ia the case belongs now End forever
with the educators ana not with any
political otgAt iEation whatsoever. II
we arc right--and II Ia not the proper
fuuclion Of party convention 10
nominate IN such case independent
Of regular advice from the educators,
then this ~ tue tins above OH othtfu 60
protest agalust such policy. We have
olutulJsd with large number u
educators IN connection with this sub.
lect aud thus lar the opinions sz'
press have been unanimous.
We oaresuy urge tho teacher,
and supcrinIendenla throughout
the Territory ~ lot their wishes
us known to tho voters. The
columns Of tho NEWS are oPeu T.
them. Tho coming election bslng ioi
tho initial organization " tho new
state, u Ia important that We start Right,
II would 10 highly profitable to tho
, alto ami particularly TO tho cause NJ
education, f1r practical educators from
various parts NJ tho Territory to vel
together nui vouU.lAte the question
freely. Iisuuh a gathering should ac'
oomplIsh nothing more THAI an tmphat
10 assertion u privilege m tbs prem 4
,,I, It would DO fetlirs n prroeden
that might pryye OF ine'timAbls inpoT'
tauuu Va utuTy elections.
wehavo the experience oiotheT stSlo
| 20 prove that fr any educiiionAl de
parlment ~ 10 REGARDED asa legilimsl,
spoil OF party government is n menace
/ to tue whole school systsm, which I,
certain eventually TO turn our public
arhluls into stronghold for Pto.cs
siouEl dumagoguts, We hope tho vol
are OF tho Territory will ae
tho Importance Of this question auD
serve upon political leaders %
both sldes OF tus fence nj
emphatic notice that our system o
public education is Ia no sense a part!
iustituuou, except rs toa question o
state policy between those wuu do an
those who DO not believe ~ public edu
cation, amt on ,hls gai { We rr.sHer
without qualification that Of al TN
oppouents ~ puuuc schools lhrl, moe
iusidious enemy II the person VIII
woulL muke them the iustTumtn VI
oluCsl psIt,
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