Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-21
GLYNN FLATLY
DENIES CHARGES
OF SECTAR|ANISM|
Favors Present Public School
System, Free Speech and
Free Press.


with particular reference to schools
was treated by Governor Glynn yes
terday in several of the speeches he
made on the second lap of his 1913
mile State tours The governor was
inspired to a strong statement of his
belief in a nom sectarian administra-
tion by an anonymous letter implying
distr'ust OF his expressed determina-
ton to keep religion and politics
apart, and by letter from Martin
Walker, of Buffalo, secretary of the
\ society known as the Guardians of
Liberty
In an afternoon meeting in the
Town Hall at Ogdensburg, where 1000
persons gathered, he said:
Gust before left Albany yesterday
! received an anonymous letter ask
ing for q statement of my position on
the public school question. | don't
know what prompted the letter or
why the writer was afraid to sign his
name but / do know that the man
8 who wrote that cowardly letter has no
justifiablc excuse for doubling my
loyalty to the public schools. ] was
educated in the public schools. l owe
my start to them. A man who would
be disloyal to his mother is not a
temptible kind | look upon the pub
lie schools as my educa tional mother,
to whom | have always and ever will
be devotedly loyal 50
1.-THE writer of this letter said that
some one had told him that I favored
the taking of money from the public
schools for the support of parochial
schools. That is a diabolical lie, and
the man who said il is a diabolical
Ear I hn1 in yix fhO "a
schools every cent the State can af-
ford. The parochial schools should
be. and / believe are, adequately sup
ported by the Institutions that control
them
At meeting in the Orpheum
Theatre in Watertown, Governor
Glynn read his answer to Mr.. Walkers
letter. He summarized it at great
outdoor overflow meeting later. He
said in part
"In your letter of the fifteenth you
discuss the subject of sectarianism in
politics, and present to me as candi-
date for governor certain questions.
shall consider theSe questions in the
order you ask
Glynn Makes Answer.
81. DO you believe in the absolute
separation of the church and state?'
II do. No man who understands
tl6 principles upon WHICH L1llS re-
public was founded can tolerate the
suggestion of interference in the af-
fairs of government by any sect or
creed.
"2. DO you believe that no pubic
funds should be used for any sec
tartan purpose whatever
I'm answer / have no hesitancv IN
saying that | am uncompromisingy
opposed to the use of public funds
a Of ma r.
ticular sect or religious denomina-
ton. - f 80 s9
20. DO you believe that The free
public schools are the best medium
for instruction of our children and
assimilating the different national
tiles and making intelligent and use
full citizens of them
az answer, emphatically Yes As
a product of the public schools
take a special interest in our school
system, and am now, as / have been
throughout my career, firm and
unyielding advocate of every meas
IRE that guards and strengthens the
public school system of our country.
am somewhat surprised that
should be asked such a question. for
on numerous public occasions 1 have
given expression to my views on the
subject If were asked to state
what in my opinion is the choicest
product and fairest fruition of lib
erty | would unhesitatingly name the
public school system of the United
States.
For sinister purposes and with
malicious intent, certain people are
spreading the story that if elected
governor I will advocate the sharing
of school moneys between public
schools and parochial schools. Here
and now I want to brand this story
as a diabolical falsehood. If elected
/ will do no such thing.
eff the Legislature passed any law,
with this as its object, ] would not
Sign it, am in favor of no such
policy. believe that the people who
want sectarian schools should sup
port thessectarian school.
az. Are you in favor of allowing
any organization, sectarian or other
wise. to maintain so-called reforma-
tories or institutions where people
are held in restraint without due
process of law, and against their will
and without inspection by public Of
ficia1s?'
This question conveys it's own an
swer BY all means j am opposed to
holding any person in restraint
against his or her will without due
process of law. No man who believes
in the constitution of the United
could for moment hold to the con-
trary. That all institutions wherein
persons are held in restraint should
be subject to inspection goes without
saying.
dom of speech upon all subjects not
in defiance of law and constituted
authority
Free Speech, Free Press.
IAN American can give but one an
swer to this question: positive, UNI
qualified Yes Free speech and a
free, press are the great bulwark of
our liberties.
s'6. If elected can you be depended
upon to live up to your convictions
regardless of any attempted intimida-
ton or personal consideration"
~ fully appreciate the fact that the
false and irresponsible criticism of
political foes justifies the asking of
this question, which, under other cir
cumstances might be looked upon as
impertinence.
"Those who know me know that |
have been my own master in the
past. The people of the State need
have no fear that I shall be domi
mated or unduly influenced by any
man or set of men in the future Not
only will live up to my convictions.
but any man who attempts to swerve
me from my duty to all the people
will find his stay in the executive
chamber brief and chilly. If elected
shall be guided by my conscience
and my oath and shall exert the full
power of the chief executive to
strengthen the institutions of liberty
and progress.
above all-and / trust that you