New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
WEAK DEFENCE OF BRYAN.
.,,s RECORD AGAINST TEACHING ENG
LIsH IN NEw-MEXICO.
SENATOR FAULKNER ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN
AWAY THE PoPOCRAT1c CANDIDATES
VOTES. BIT THE DAMAGING FACTS

.w.y THE PoPoCRATIc CANDIDATES.
VOTES. BIT THE DAMAGING FACTS
REMAIN
fRy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1
Washington. Sept fit appears that Bryans
,o,es against certain amendments to the Dill lot 'he
.am,sslon OF New Mexico when he was Repre-
sentative in the LIId Congress are giving his paru-
Gang q GOOD deal Of trouble. and some or them nave
called upon Chairman Faulkner. OF the oo"sies
sional Committee. for denial or sauslac'o'! en-
nlanation. and he has responded in letter da'ed
S,ou,hnr .; II is unfortunate that Mr. Faulkner
did not more carefully Investigate the matter De-
fore writing his letter and giving II 10 the puon0'
The amendments above referred TO. and against
which Bryan voted were offered TO the fourth pro
vision of Section OF the New Mexico DILL "h'ch
read as follows: "Fourth-That provision shall De
made for the establishment and maintenance or
system Of public schools which shall be open to all
the children Of said State and free from sectarian
control
Mr. Smith Of Illinois, moved to add these WORDS
"And in all of which schools the EnSilsh ians""ee
shall be taught"
Against this amendment William J. Bryan and
one other Populist-Bell. OF Colorado-together with
us Democrats voted. The affirmative votes were
cast by 73 Republicans. Z Democrats-Englsh. New
Jersey Godzer Illinois; Harter. lkert and Ritchie
Ohio; McNagny, Indiana. and Sperry. connecticut
and 4 Populists-Baker Harris and HUDSON Nan
sas and McKeighan. Nebraska. Mr.. Goldzler' OF
Illinois one of the Democrats who voted ior 'ne
amendment. born in Austria ana came 10 '"e
United States when he was twelve years oid' a.. "
cordng 10 the theory of the Boy Orator himsen
Coldzier OF Austrian birth and early traihins was
"a better American" than Bryan Now TOT o"",i-
man Faulkners statement in Bryan's oehaIi' '"e
main and essential parts of which reao as ioiio"'
In The III1d Congress the bill Oh SS3) 20 en-
able the people Of NewMeXico TO form SOi,d "a
s,or W" and Slate government. and 10 be admiiIed
uon utn ibe Union on an equal footing with the orgna
snss4 Bssdssa june ny sD
was offered TO the proposed proNits nroWding that
SUI Engss LANGUAGE should taught in all Of Inc
public schools This Which had reported
the bill Mr. Joseph the bs aTles1Ee Eeslsh language Is
,onvSt In every public school within me ~
tory" The amendment came from me-, me ei.ead and the
the bill Il trom %aS it
and unjust mputadas1ns upvo voted down Mr.
eva5 Voting against adoption and MI
washinsiO9s e. in naSs fSy0I IT, Gf Mr. + Bryan
10y n To't the debate The bin then passed W wi8SI W
any record vote M The RrPnn roed for its
send YOU a copy Of the bill Tne prS fJIId CON
pTess second session Vol. 26. part l. pages O''
s ana ySen that Senator Wilson wishes M 1Tan snose
~ Saer his speeches to believe that Me-; MI; % Ian
opposed , to the .tSoclS tfSSh"s Of where
guase IN act IS as stated by the delegate from ewer
Mexico tne in The Territory and will continue 10 10
be taught although the dasi hV Mr. Bryan and
Mo word uttered by him can be l0unIi l,id ~ Wnromntly
senator Wilson's charge. and you shou'u p''"'N'
w be observed that MI Fapsne aST 'fnf tha
compelled to admit ise rq5n on the Th Presidency voted
aea,nst provision requiring the EnghNsI hNsIewMexico
70 eT BE ths ADMISSION TsTTpr bts bts the the
Union as state immed,a,gy imme1,Ig that the English
Whole qufs'U Is now taught in all the public schDOs pes
70 ssho Terr,torv which assertion apptS. neIeeate
Joseph. siSnfve Nothing absolutely nothing; a
does scbSo under the Control and sTs al I'll
the authorities Of IL tfe SeWwDMexco w, and other
srr,ories, is one thing public sShoo Of
control and Supervision % ISL the e' pubic schools of New
Mexico after her admission into the his ''f fact was
enlrgy ensE.d dersnt IN mr. smith. Smith of Illinois who
s a member of the Committee on i .boroneh
Co5setSntous invesgaon of this very sHD
iect and he accordingN 90 o"e'eO wv
o., ,,ore 70 another trouble about MT. fauih-
rcr.s explanation. He appeals to the heco'e' s
ing volume and page. 1t must 'heieio'.' -, ~
r,,sd that he carefully examined ana s'uo'eu
tho, Record Why. then, did ne oHhl even
mention another pertinent ana l'npo''""' a"
,ho,a,r contained? There was another ainehunlo''
offered. against which Bryan also 'o'eu 'i'
wilson OF Ohio. its author. ana II pro
IN add to the paragraph these worus' |
teaching the English language as prahch Vi
study in all public schools, pu' ho' " '" ~
sion of other Languages -
AGAINST this amendment, 1t would SEEM no ,'
s,nab,e objection could be urged by any ir,'"u -
Naw-Nexicos admission. but il was reJec.eu W q
vote of 81 yeas to ll5 nays The atilImaNeu Heard
We're cast BY Il Republicans. democrats arsie
Wissouri: Iapham. Rhode Island; LesteI, Ia
WcNapnv Indiana and Sperry. ConneGlcuI, nuo HI1u =
PonuIists Baker and Davis Kansas, poe,. ' W.
,e and Keene and McKeighan, Neoraskai, Ias MI
ISoen was a member of the committee IN ~ Ent ej
Ioem .s horn in Norway and emigrated to tne Cnu
states when he seventeen years gu "A peii Of
hy Democrats,
Colorado and Bryan. OF NebrasRai Democrat
49, IN al the latter was still nomlna! ,,n. 10
hut he was even then regarded as more ropuS
Danocrat by a large majority OF MS parry td toS
a. tha House although the fact that ne mao 49, i
Meavsr the Populist candidate Tor the fresiueIOx,
he yerv same election at which ne was noiiI,a.S q
Terocratic candidate for Congress- was not '"o"
N ~ viii he noted that ten Democrats ana a senen
ayowed PopulIsts voted for one or both or tne
nsnts to insert in organic law or the
c..,e ~ Nev-Nfexico provision for the pTese S
I'd oernetuation Of the study and teacnhe Oh @ tIv
Sne,ish Language in the public schoo.s OF me nv NV
S,a,a II will also be noted that CHAIRMAN auin W n
nsr's statement in Bryan's behalf Is as incompIe'e a.
q. 1. lama and otherwise unsatisfactory ana ye tna
ne boid;y counsels Bryans Popocratic parusais anu h
srnnorters 10 promptly denounce chalse' o ,,,e
.r,,.S ~ which he Faukner has himseif oeeh co'
PEELED 10 admit