The Newtown bee., 1898-07-08
genuine republican government, will be

genuine republican government, will be
abolished.
And here arise the dangers of univer-
sal suffrage. Nothing delights the party
"Boss" more than ignorant, uneducated
voters, whom he can successfully govern
by the use Of little money. Universal
suffrage is practiced, et the present time,
in every state Of the Union. As q re-
suit we have great multitude of igno-
rant voters who fall an easy prey to the
Vaccinations of party leaders. These
men are utterly untitled In every way to
pass judgement upon the great political
Issues Of the country. And 8 man who
has not had intellectual training enough
to be able to do this 10 not qualified to
cast vote.
/ This applies especially to the vast
multitudes Of foreigners who are con-
stantly .fiocking to our shores. With
but few exceptions they are extremely
Ignorant. 1t Is OF the utmost import
that we educate these people before
granting them the rights Of citizenship.
By educating them you teach them les
sops Of patriotism and morality,
and instiI in them a respect for
our laws and q love for our
country. Leave them uneducated
and they form very dangerous class OF
citizens, having but little regard for the
law, and continually causing trouble.
Every foreigner who comes to this
country Is given a chance to obtain an
education. The public schools do this
in large measure. The public school
is the great leveller In American society.
It carries out and enforces that funda-
mental principle Of the Declaration OF
independence, which says, "We hold
these truths to be self-evident-that all
men are created equal; that they are en-.
dowed by their Creator with certain In.
alienable rights; that smong these are
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
ness" In these schools the scholar ID
imbued with certain self-respect and
independence not elsewhere acquired
and here he is taught that rich and poor
alike have equal rights and privileges,
under the laws OF the Republic. The
utmost care should be used to preserve
the schools and increase their usefulness.
Whatever impedes the progress OF the
schools impedes the progress of the coua-
try. Education Ia expensive. It has been
said that, next to crime, education is the
most expensive thing In American life.
This is quite true; but how much to the
advantage of the Individual and of the
state, to decrease Ei1e cost of crime by in
/ creasIag the coat, and thus the useful.
ness Of education. ~s'r%
As it is important that ample means be
provided for the education OF the youth.
SO it is important that these means be of
| the best kind. Especially should COM
petent instructors be provided. Too
many instructors and professors are
selected for important positions, at the
present day, because OF great learning,
while little Or no attention Ia paid to their
character Or the influence they are likely
to have upon their pupils. One OF the
principal duties or a teacher Ia to instill
in the minds of his pupils lessons OF
truthfulness, nprightness, and morality.
IF the instructor does not possess these
qualities himself, it IL utterly useless for
him to try to impress their Importance
upon the minds OF his pupils. A scholar
often forgets what he has learned from