Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-09
Educate fac Farmers aud La5orlns
Nsen.Why

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NseH-Why
The efforts being male in all parts OF
the civilized world at slis time,fo educate
Instruct and ealigllten all laboriag men,
but more particularly the farmers and me
chanics, are observed on every hand
Books and papers are written, printed and
lsupplied free of charge to laboring men up
on all manner of work. Philanthropic
men of much leisure and means are at the
head Of the movement. Business men,
professional men, editors, and even
high and low flung politicians enlist IA
The movement.
A sensible old farmer Of Grant County
remarked to us a few days ago that ne
did not know whether the conduct ofthose
taking so much interest in the working
man is sincere or not. He hopes they are
sincere. but doubts; he even suspects there
must be some trick or bogus motive at the
bottom; he further suspects there must be
some grand movement on foot to equailze
labofing men with the higher classes-to
elevate all .aboring men, irrespective OF
birthplace, color, profession or occupation
to give laboring men a power to protect
themselves from the designs Of the rich
and noble born. We told him frankly
that he erred respecting the sincerity OF
motive, bat that the objects in respect to
elevating the laboring classes so as to
make them able to protect themselves, was
truly represented by him.
There cannot be a doubt that the in
tent is to educate AID perfect the laboring
classes with the view of making them lead
ars in the art of governing and conducting.
the whole machinery of human affairs
Government by the high born, from father
10 son and granison-ffor no other reason
than that the ancestor was a gentleman
and sprang from a noble stock, is declared
10 be a failure, a cursed imposition. 1t is
~I,leariy ascertained that the sons Of poo
men. when properly educated on The far n,
,re more Competent and patriotic Leaders in
vpryt1ing than the descendants Of r-vo-
tntionarv patriots, British lords and thu
Virginia nobility. The descendants Of the
Washington family ara as low down in the
scale OF humanity and intellect as til.
chief was high; such is true with scarcely
an exception, while the sons of the poor-
est have assembled to the highest round,
though never forgetting the farm noi
losing their attachments for the barn-yard.
PhilanthroIists long ago discovered this
their first move was to establish free
schools, then furnish free instruction on
arming and the mechanic arts.
Within "a few years. colleges have been
established to educate mechanics and eic-
yate the mechanical sciences To the highest
Horace Greeley, tile f~anatieal Greeley, de-
spised ty every tyrant III the nation ana
fy the higaslnrn esefywhere, stands At
lie head of these pl.ilanthrepic move
ments. lie asserts a strange thing Which
We see proven every day: that of all men,
he laloring classes, farmers and mechan
ics, are themselves The chief obstacles,
they hang back, suspect A cat under tie
meal and vote down if withiu iheir power
every movement to feyate themselves and
heirsons. They are the tools Of %tvrants,
;lle slaves Of designing men + : evil. the
supporters o monopoly and the chief oh
~stacles to every good work, ANA not until
frightened by the free schools, do they see
who are their friends, who their enemies
nor even then in all eases.
Lancaster saYeaa .4Ccs5.lga )aati0IiS.
Our hostes OF Landlords with their tray
%feleis' homes and resting places in Lalca>-
Ter are constantly improving and adding
comfort to comfort. They inform us thai
they have lowered their scale of changes 10