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Show ,T1IE SCHOOL OUEMIOX A(1AI. The Chicago papertcontaluexbaua. live particulars relating to tbo school queallon In Illinois and Wisconsin. It will be renumbered that the Hennett lsw In the latter Blate entered largely Into olltlct about three years ago. This was a sort of oompuUory education educa-tion meature embracing a provlalou for the teachlug of Kugltau In all achoola public, prlrato or parochial. TheOerman Cathollca and Lutheraut took umbrage at the new law and at once oomtuencod to agitate, Mr. Feok, a llaptltt, was then at the head of a funny pitwr In Wllwaukee kuown at J'eciUSwi. Ho took up the ildo of the Germaoa, aud waa Immediately iltcted Mayor of Milwaukee. The Dimocratlo party denounced tho Ilennelt law, and thla brought to It the Herman vote, which hitherto had been mainly Itepiibllvnn. Mayor I'eck waa elected Governor cf Wlacoualu on the Ilamocretlo ticket, and the Bute Legltlaltirealio became Dimocratlo. Tho ltentii'ttlaw waweraaod front the alatute booka, the Itepubllcant helping to undo It at largoly aa the Drmncrat. It waa SU puled Hut tho (Jllintna would return tatholr old live, ntij lu the laat aprlug elections tho riaulla ahowtrd that to a cellaln extent they did an. Thrro la tn Illinois tho simo kind of law aa the Urn-net Urn-net mva'ure of Wliconsln. For two yeura the Lulheraoa hae tn u trying to gel Ihlt bill repealed. Tin Democrats favored Ita repeal, but the Hepuollcaua tried to parry tho l.iuv. ltecenlly Ihe drllt of sentiment lu the IlepulilUan tarty favored tho ritenlloii of the Illluola law, Tho Ucrmaii Lulbtrauaheldacoiifereuculaat wttk In Chicago, aud their Wlacontlu brethren naaured them of support In any action taken to do away wllh the obnoxious law. The Illinois Luther-ana Luther-ana reaolved torupport the Ormocratlo trty. Thla rurane alio Vltcjnalu Lutherane In Ilemocratlo ranks. Willi thla change lilt couorded even by lie-publicans lie-publicans that Illinois and WIcor.ln arn now Democrat c unleaa Mr. Itlaine tie made the nominee. With him It Im thought the flirmau defection can be ofltrt by rrcrultt from other national-llleaand national-llleaand from American DtmucraU. Bhould thla language, race and school laauo enter Into tho udlug natlor I campaign It will tend to com-(llcale com-(llcale matter" In theto two great Blatca. The Germans are a contro trolling forco In bo III plactn, and aa they are very much attached to thclr own lauguaj-e, theroaeemaa probabllty IhatUerniauaof all denominations will take one slda In thertruggle. |
