The sun., 1900-05-09
An ANTI.ADpICKs OPPOSITION.


The Anti-Addcksite newspapers,
without regard to their proiessed politi-
cal predictions. sgree,in their discus
siou of the new High School problem, on
two points:
Filst, they agree THAT the new school
building ought to be finished without
delav.
Second, they agree IN opposition to the
doing Of what they declare ought to lie
done
We suggest that there is au incoLsis'-
ency here which cannot te explain,
away upon any reas nab'e hypothesis in
which due regard for public Interests 5
arnliug ~ decisive element.
We assume that there can be rs nel q
live argument against the trst q these
Propositions that is not an argument Of
expelien:e. ar Tile frlit If some uterilr
visit motive unworthy III c3nstay a.
t.qn II te discussion II s. important a
matter Tie itlti of te ai-t epas.,is Il
j: :, eyiien;. Every .aa,ie ilter5s, ii.-
yolve! j tae 6ai.iiag ta4asoy.ng. r.ain-
tliaing mi Increasing tse Eumber al
public -eAao.S woa.5 II conserved uy
tae cary completion t.s uoa.
Lalt completed building. AZ i
business proposition lie cemp,e;ion
81 lie building is demanded by
every consideration that can enter into
the discussion. Tie cas-: ot tie build.
ing, tile contractors a.lege, will be ii.
easai al least $4,000 by the no9
anticipated delay. This sum rep.
resents labor and material, the price 81
which would 90 into channels Of active
business through the purchase Of ma,
terials aud the paymens OF wages. Let
us suppose that 90 per cent. of this sun,
would represent wages alone; in that re
spect the money spent for labor would
amount to sum equal to the annual in
come Of at least sixty workingmeD'
iamiles-the living for whole year o
about 500 people. The Withholding o
such sum from active business at TIL!
time is matter OF serious consequence
To III, pupils Of the schools delay
means tae loas OF opportunities which
cannot be regained. The Board OF Edu
cation will be deprived OF an important
school facility and will suffer incouyen
fence in the grading and distribution 0
the pupils which it was hopeful OF avoid
ing at the beginning OF the next schoo
year. Last, hut not least, among The
evils consequent upon delay in complet
ing this building will be the discredit t
the city and its Ieople Of having thi
impor, ant enterprise, in the completion
OF which all the people are intensely anG
vitaily interested, held up for perhaps
year.
ofthe opposition which involves al
these evils, We have already indicated
our es i.nae. In addition We say tina
alleged Internationally interest-il
the public schools in this con.
nec.ion, a. least as We see il, ought
reasonably to be expected to search for
tiud ami make known If found, meani
by which the High school building car
be completed without decay. Instead o
this We hnd newspapers, and individual.
claiming to te exponents OF liberal ant
admirable public spirit, hindering and
opposing the Board OF Education in tbs
discharge OF the duties impcs upon i, by
the law and undertaken at the command
Of the people. We find them interposins
technical objections that have not been
T issd against similar enterprises under
similar circumstances-hear them de,
clare that what has been done cannot be