Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29
LET TT BE BEATEN.
The School Change PROPOSE
ton . kinyon Trick.
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Fhh Time.
There are abundant reasons whyst
this particular time the proposition
to change tue Law under which the
schools of Rock Island are operated
should be defeated 1t the polls TO-
morrow.
Tho first of these is that it is a
Kfnyon trick. pure and simple.
The second is that it 10 illegally
presented and has no legitimate part
in the election.
The third is the most important
OF all-that its success means ONLY
the complication of the entire school
system for another year. instead of
the freedom from agitation. which is
essential to the very life of the
schools.
The proposition was devised by
kinyon and championed BY his
mouthpiece, the Union, for the SIM
pie reason that uncertainty envelopes
It. There are two elements which
make the question q doubtful one
and these. il it carries. will be en-
p!oyed in the event of the election of
the anti-Ament candidates to at
tempt to invalidate the whole cleo
ton and prevent Marshall and Dom
aldson from taking their seats. There
is question now as to the measure
being properly presented at a special
election. There is fourth question
OF grave doubt as to whether women
are entitled to vote on proposition
to change a law governing the school
regulation. In the present contin-
gency and in the absence of advice
to the contrary. they propose to
vote. and should vote, but there is
one way in which the Kinyon trick
manifests itself. The plan is obvi-
ously after the election is over-if
the issue to change is adopted and
Marshall and Donaldson are elected
to raise the point that the entire
election is irregular, the women hav-
ing voted on the proposition to change.
This 1t is hoped by the Ament, fac
ton will afford sufficient ground for
an injunction restraining the new
members from taking their seats and
thus retaining Kinyon and Ament in
power.
The Kinyon-Ament element is en-
deavoring to create the ridiculouslv
false impression that the school law
must carry now or never. 1t can
just as we'll be voted for at the gen.
eral election next fall or the munici-
pal election in the spring, and take
effect at the same time that it would
il it prevailed now, when there is an
uncertainty about it. Beside this
the cities of Peoria, Aurora, Bloom
ington and Joliet will at the session
of the legislature next winter petit
tienfor modification of the entire
general school law. which at present
is not working satisfactorily in those
places. This being the case, what is
there to be gained by Rock Island
getting mix on its hands at this
time? The best plan is to keep out
entirely by defeating the proposition
for change at the present.
Tho Chief Reason Of All.
But the chief reason of all as The
ARGUS views it, why the proposition
should be defeated, is that it will
continue the turmoil over school
matters the coming year. There
will be no Cessation OF agitation.
What we want is to remove the cause
OF the past years disturbance
Ament-and then permit the schools
to pursue again the ever tenor of
their way. We want at least q year
Of quiet and peaceful restoration.
Another year Of unrest might be the
complete ruination of the school sys-
tenn. We want Ament out of the
way and . competent man in his
place. We should emphatically put
down every movement that has a
tendency to menace either the teach
ers or the schools as q whole. After
the disturbance let rs have peace.
Vote down Ament and everything
that pertains to him and be done
with ittomorrow.