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Show AND NOW FOR THE SCHOOLS t The qhurch organ lost night deplored the Idea of having the schools of this city come under political Infiuence, and It cited the Boston Transcript as an authority in opposition to political control con-trol of the schools. But the fact Is, that the sort of political control of the schools that the Boston Transcript deplores de-plores Is- exactly what the church organ wants. Under the political Idea of electing tho members of tho Board of Education, the church here would control con-trol both parties, and have In the Board always a majority of Mormons, and the Mormon influence would bo ever dominant, as It is now. By the political politi-cal pull, the Mormons- became Intrenched In-trenched In the Board, and they have gradually encroached upon tho efil-clency efil-clency of the schools from time to time until their Inferiority to the former standard iy confessed by every one who knows anything about school work. Tho News evidently eees the handwriting hand-writing on the wall, and fears to lose this Mormon control, with the Immense prestige It gives Mormons to pose as the friends of education, while ignorantly damaging that which they ao loudly profes? to uphold. It Is true that the American sentiment senti-ment of this city demands that the schools shall be purified; that they shall be taken out of the Ignorant, bigoted control Into which they have fallen. But it Is not lruC( as the church organ viciously and meanly Intimates, that any ono wants to run them a9 ahtl-Mormon ahtl-Mormon schools; the Idea and purpose Is that they shall not be run as Mormon schools, with Mormon Intimidation chasing tho best teachers out of town, and causing every Gentile teacher to feel that her tenure of employment Is Insecure, no matter how good the work he or sho may do; that the real favor of the Board of Education Is reserved for the Mormon teacher. That is a condition con-dition of affairs that the people are determined de-termined to shake off, and tho News comes shivering to toe the mark with a prompt announcement of its fright, |