The evening times., 1896-10-29
.BRYAA's VOTE IS SHOWN
Another Campaign Document
Against the Candidate.
ON THE SCHOOL QUESTION
1t Is Claimed That He Was Opposed
to the Teaching of English In New
MexicO-What the Congressional
Record Exhibits-The Admission OF
the Territory.

Another campaign document which has
| aroused considerable comment Is being
sent out by the Republican committee and
| the supreme office ofth American Protect
i've Association.
| II is personally directed against Candi-
date Bryan and Consists only Of an extract
| nrom the Congressional Record, and stamps
| Mr.. Bryan as being opposed to the teach
| ing OF Tile Enginn language in the pubic
schools OF New Mexico.
This may sound fallacious, but is never
| Thea ~ .-l.ie,Ii L.. oy Tie Official yea
| and nay Congressional vote on an amend
.li'-nV 70 teii>:n I.-siiSi Ian nSdiige IN thosc
schools. and Mr.. Bryan voted negatively
| The question arose June Is, 1894, in "A
discussion of the.biil to admit New Mexico
| into the Union.
Congressman Smith of Illinois offered an
| amendment after the word control" as
| follows: And IN all OF which public schools
lie Engiisn language snail De taught. In
support OF this he said. as the following
| extract from the Record shows:
III the Territory is TO be admitted as a
State of the Union. and l hope it may be,
we certainly should have in every public
,cnoJi la Vnat rta-,. uiIs EnesIisn IansGaEe
-1ISht. Many of tne citi ,ens OF the present
Territory do not speak English, and in
large percentage OF their sclIoois the Eng
iish language is not taught. Now, IL the
III Tue L HlItu stdlts u 10 Ntte
To admit the Territory as a State among
the States OF this Union we certainly ought
To provide that in all OF the public schools
Shere the English language shall be taught.
am satisfied that the German. the French,
the Spanish or any other language may be
taught IN the schools, bus | am especially
anxious, and believe the people OF this
country are, that in this and in all OF the
States the English language shall be taught
in all the public schools. Where is
the American citizen who will object to
this reasonable provision? Mr.. Smith
OF Illinois ito Mr.. Antonio Joseph you
decline 10 accept the amendment? Mr..
Joseph-l decline to accept IL.
HE INSISTED.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois. Does
the gentleman. upon reflection. still ill.,
sist upon his objection? Mr.. joseph L do,
most enIphatically.
Mr.. Hopkins. of Illinois Well trust
there is patriotism CROUCH IN this House to
decline TO admit New Mexico into the Union
as a State unless SO just and SO proper an
amendment as this be adopted. Mr.. Gear
II is a well known fact that 20 per cent OF
the population of New Mexico are either
Spanish or OF Indian descent. 1t is
only proper precautiun when these peo-
pie CONE here and ask for Statehood in
the American Union TO require that their
children shall be taught the language of the
United States the language that we have
been taught. Mr.. Snith-If we admit
New Mexico. | hope IL shall be with the
understanding that although yoti may now
teach the English language. hereafter you
must teach it as well as any other language
which YOU may care 10 teach. i have
great respect for Spanish, German, French,
and all other languages. but above them all
| have a greater and higher respect for
the English language the language of
fh. rissnv. "a oil
try. Applause on the floor and i'll the
galleries,
Mr.. bingham The sections which
appeal TO me are the para graphs directing
the benefactionsor gifts Of the general gov
eminent to the Territory coming into
Statehood for educational purposes This
vast acreage is the gift of the people to the
new State. ! assert it is the function Of
Congress in douaiing this vast amount Jr
land to incorporate in this bill direction
that the language OF the United States. Of
our people. our nation. shall be part of the
instruction of all the young men who in the
future are to dominate and control that
State. Therefore. say to the gentleman
the Grea future we all hope for his people
can be best aided and secured by an early
instruction OF the youth in the language of
our repuhlic.-Mr Burrows. ! call for the
yeas and nays.-The mendnent was again
sead. The question was taken: and there
Wert-Neds 81 nays 4, answered pres
ent'' 3, not voting l4S.
BRYAN'S POSITION.
The extract then gives the yea and nav
vote, and William Jennings Bryan. OF Ne
braska, is recorded against the amendment.
1t is because of that vote and the one follow
ing That the patriotic societies are so
strongly opposed to Bryan. They say no
ID an who votes against teaching the English
anguage III the public schools is worth Y to
be President.
BY the vG<e tho amendment was lost and
Mr. Wilson. of Ohio, arose and said: Il Of
er the amendment which / send to the
desk"
The Record says:
Tine Speaker FRO Tem.-The question is
on the amendment of the gentleman from
Ohio
The clerk read as follows 'On page ,.
after line 80, insert. 'And for teaching the |
English language as a branch of study in |
all public schools, but not to the exclusion !
of other languages
This was discussed, tie friends of the |
arguing that, inasnIuch many |
OF the residents of New Mexico were OF |
Spanish extraction, 1t would be advisable |
to teach that and other langua Ces. but not |
to the exclusion of the English language. |
They desired that at least the American |
tongue be taught as a branch of study. |
Even to this Mr.. Bryan objected by his |
vote the Record MIA nj Indicates hin,