Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-28

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TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS lit 10 a little
remarkable that the Courier has walked
up to the fact that we have in the city
Of Evansville free schools, free white
children. We don't remember now that
that paper has ever referred to the fact
before, except perhaps in an incidental
way; and if it was the only means
through which anch intelligence could
have been had, the people abroad might
have come to the conclusion that our
schools were too Insignificant to speak
Of, or that we had no schools at all. g
At the last public examination, which
proved decided success, and was most
gratifying TO parents and complimentary
to the teachers, we do not think that the
Courier made single allusion to the
examination during its progress. We
thought strange that no one represented
that Office at the examinations, and ask
cd the Superintendent one day why il
was so He said he did not know
that he had extended an invitation to
the editor, but had neither heard OF him
Or seen him" The citizens of Evansville
Of ali political parties, who have always
been in favor of Free Schools, feel q
Just pride in them. and always attend
the Examinations with much interest
and we repeat, we were much astonish-
ed that during the whols course Of the
examination, not line about the exer.
cises, either commendatory or other
Wise, appeared in that paper. Nor was
the fact ever spoken Of, that our people
had erected large school houses at Q
great cost, for the benefit of white chill
dren. Nor has the fact ever been stated
ia the Courier that in the most local.
ties, where the greatest number of white
children can be accommodated, schools
are kept open during the year, when oil
the white children eligible, may be &C
commodated, whether she parent IL wcrtt
in property, slo0 or $4,000 but. tina,
paper had been established only shorf
time till the.editor with characteristic
taste. discovered that lady in this city
was-engaged Id teaching negro children
and, so far as his paper has been con
cerned, the inference may have beer
drawn that we had no other schools in
the city.
But, of late be has walked up and In
an article in hia last issue he says:
The Loyal Lsaguers have begun their
annual cant about the schools, making
the atale charge again that the Demo-
Gratis are. opposed 10 the city free schools
No such q charge has ever been mads
against the Democrats of this city 90 q
body. Bat q charge has been made
and ft has not been disputed, that che
great majority Of those men on the so
called emo Party Ticket ARE opposed
to Free Schools, have always been, anG
would use their influence at any time ts
crush them out of existence. Those
gentlemen have been M steadfast in
their attachment to the Democratic
party, as they have sheen persistent in
their opposition TO free schools Those
gentlemen hare been referred to, and
they have mot denied the charge, nol
will they. II would BE- useless for them
TO do so. thas long been their principles
and long been known to all.
We hope that laboring men and
mechanics viii candidIy consider
the importance Of the matter before
them now, before it 10 too late. We
.hspe they win take the pains to investi-
gate the subject, and inquire diligently
who are the real friends Of the Free
Schools, and then act accordingly. We
hope they will consider who has borne
the burden in establishing those Schools
also. Ask yourselves, gentlem en-, wheth-
or those who have constituted them.
selves tho especial mouthpieces to speak
for tho |" No Party Ticket" are the
men wHo have labored longest and
hardest for the benefit Of your children.
If you will just call up in your mind the
leading spirits in this move, and then
contrast them with those who have ever
labored most assiduously for the Free
Schools, and also pay the taxes to sup
port them, You viii have no trouble in
determining who are the true friends of
the laboring men. AZ
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To, the WOrkingmen OF Evansville.