Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-11
LOAN ELECTION.

kyor and anon, the people Of our doomed
stty. are called upon to add another burthen
to the beast public TO place another load
upon the already grooming animal. We al
iude to the proposed loan OF flftcen thousand
dollars, for the benefit of the Board of Educa
ton In tho commencement of this article
We want il distinctly understood, that we are
nbont as much of IN advocate for education
az any member of the Board of Il incation
and Wild az much to advance Its Interest al
tho most ardent Of them. But, nj present.
He think ii ia asking little too much out of
the good natured people to raise by loan, or
other wise, any more money to be added to
the city debt. We have Public Schools that
ought to be good, II the amount Of tax raised
b any criterian to judge by to answer the
purpose at present. To bs' procla med a
friend Of education sounds beautifully upon
the ear, and to be branded an enemy to the
same cause Is quito unpopular with those
who arc always willing to have their debts
paid by somebody else Demagogues take
advantage OF this to ride the popular hobby
hence We hear of Mr.. 80 and SO, making spce-
Ohes at innocent school conventions and axi-
billions. Some men have talent for mixing
with children, knowing that small minds
have an affinity for each other. But to the
loan election on Saturday next. AT the last
sesHionsOf the Legislature an effort was made
20 get law passed permitting tho Board of
Euoation to increase the city debt, fifteen
md dpllnra hor fha ,i,t,1oaa ~ bn;id;no,
Grammar School, and adding story TO the
Sixth and French street house. This might
appear like q very large sum for the purpose
designated, but II must be remembered that
1t Is only to complete the houses the school
must be kept up afterwards. The Yankees
must ba introduced with their interesting pro
yincialisms to corrupt the pure English Of
Wilmington and this too, to be nick-named
o grammar school. smile nstinctiyely
ises to our lips at the idea. Not smile of
pleasure, but of contempt for tho narrow
minded Wilmingtonans who would lend
themselves to this wooden nutmeg enterprise !;
this Connecticut speculation. II smells of
onions, and we think that the Taxpayers will
not like the flavor Of 1t. 1t ia fact known,
to every intelligent mind that Il Yankee no
ton cannot live in this city unless IL is boil
stored up by legislation; it cannot stand upon
Its own merits. 1t must be upheld by
monopoly, by the name of Railroad, or the
extravaganza known as the Board of Educa-
ton Of Wilmington. Place the notion in COM
petision with any Wilmington enterprise, and
the difference between the shadow and the
reality, will soon become apparent. To give
the Board of Education the power to borrow
This sum of money, would be equivalent to in
ereaseing the debt of our city, forty thousand
dellars. This does not appear on the surface,
bat once allow the money to be borrowed and
1t will soon appear in the shape of increased
taxationto keep the schools going. We
think we fully appreciate the subject, and
deprecate the time when our people shall be
% mislad as to become the dupes of the de-
signing, Grammar should be taught in all
our common schools, and If the imported
tsRahsrs are not competent TO do 1t. why doss