New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-15

the bfl-schcrrran. Murray Butler and Milne
standing almost alone IN IFS favor. TIE press,
too. has obviously core 70 sec more objection 70
che measure Several papers. Ike The New
York Tines and The New-York Evening
Post" which - first welcomed the skinner pro-
posaL" have ROW become more than suspicious
OF the present Lewis bin" Indeed. Of late the
pUelc press throughout the State has been
pretty generally expressing, both through news
columns AID editoriaEy. the belief that the biIl
should be amended IN several respects. IN the
western part o. the state. I'm particular. there
has been a strong outcry, and the legislative
committee recently felt the weight Of this so
acUtely That It caused 70 BE printed the argu-
Ueut IN favor CO the bill maze ~ Presidents
Schurman and Butler OF Cornell and Columbia
universities at the public hearing in the Senate
last week. Here are ,ew examples Of the op-
position 70 tie bill The Outlook" said on
February 8:
TIE plan now being considered. with fair chance
q enactment Involves SUI more psTe ISi,T
nocihcstloI ior y Hrovtl2ea Ia, We sc ~
years and within that period shal. have the power
MS means tist Tor six years the whole SENSATIONAL
system OF the Sta-e. common schools, hgn sceeoots
control may be put 70 The uses Of partisan poll
tician- The plan ought 20 fan.
The Nev-York Times remarks:
Whatever may be said Of the BOARD q Regs &c -
auoace in educs uonal methods are not Put 70 par
-isan use. The Cnihcaton bill aisCoses polltical
purpose 1t cannot be concealed. The leadlns ne.
% the schools throughout ne states arc asallSt-
81. thew fear g. The Republicans VIII be very rash
indeed Il they persist with the b:l as drawn
The Rochester pemocra: and Chronicle" thus
quotes President Rhees: YOU may say that 70
the bin in its present form I am radically op-
posed for the reason that It viii make IL i'm
possible 70 keep the administration OF the edu-
caticnai interests OF the State apart from the
strife and rivalry Of partisan politics.
The Albany Times Union" declares:
This educational war should be ended but not az
any cost. The price OF peace may come 100 AlEi
With this quarrel Of educators and lcgislat tors the
stirurlon close tie lfe and heart OF The people;
cherished by them with a Jealous love. thty VIII
tolerate alien deter4ofafng influence IN the
schools least Of ALL the Generalization Or partisan
politics.
The Democrats intend 10 fight the measure.
ard declare that Il VIII give them the campaign
material they ere looking for. one Democrat
whose reputation Is wider than the State bounds.
said last week. The bin Is so led that hest
tate TO oppose Il Tor party reasons: it VIII help
Us SO much rcKt fall in carrying the state.
The present programme OF TIE minority IS 20
present and urge their own b.il. providing 70:
a three headed commission on lines planned by
Senator stevens. tomorrow night. and then at
tack the bill Itself. when IL comes uD for a vote
Tuesday. The main criticism OF the meas
ure namely. that q opens the door 70 what
Bishop D0aue the other day called the polu-
calizatiOn Of the schools VIII he strongly urged
before the bill becomes o Jaw