The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-10-17
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WHO IL liz IT, AOWARDt
The people throughout the county are
exceedingly anxious 10 know who this
man Howard is, that the Conservative
party have out for County Supeinlend
eut of our public Schools. They say
they want to know something about the
man they are called upon to vote for, 70;
this important Office. They say, they
wanta man of experience. They say,
they want man Of talent and education,
and above all, they say, they want man
who is capable and who will teach and
inculcaIe the-greal principles of morali-
Ly and christianity among the instruct
ors of our youth and into our schools
And unless We are satisfied that Mr..
Howard possesses these qualifications,
we cAnnot vote for him, Well, gentle
men, you are right. You require Of this
officer, just such qualifications as be
ought to and must possess. You say
You don't know anything about the
Conservative candidate. You say Mr..
Ryan is gentleman and scholar, ard
from what you have heard Of him, is just
the man for this important office. And
so he is, gentlemen. But, who is Mr.,
Howard? He is not the phlanlhropist
who spent hi, ito and fortune to alIcyi
ate the miseries Of the poor, Quite a
different man. This man works for
party that believes in making the rich
ri'her and tho poor poorer, This Mr..
Howard is native Of Ohio, has ust
been converted by radical influence, and
has just mad9a profession friendly to the
cause Of public education. Some Of his
friends, no doubt, had told him that
they intended 10 nominate him for the
position Of School Superintendent and
that he had better proclaim himself in
favor OF the sYstem or he would stand
very poor chance of being elected, for
the people Of this county are strong
friends OF education, and TO the utter as
constituent of US all, be proclaims him
self great champion of public schools.
converted in the eleventh hour. This
is Mr.. Howard. Ho publishes that
poluminous and pungOnt little sheet, fac
Mason County Journal, and it is only
necessary to read it from FIRST to last, to
satisfy the intelligent people of the
county that he is no warm advocate of
free schools.
This is not the General Howard who
stands at the head Of the Freedman's Blu
reah. not a bit oft. This Mr.. Howard
Of the journal, 10 SO under the influence
Of negrophobia that his mind is haunted
by these black specters by night and by
day. When he looks upon one of these
children Of Ham, he imagines he disco.
yers a fac. smile of self aud goes off in.
10 spasms at oncO, and cries niger!
niggerll nigger!! He inculCatos the
spirit of hatred and blood toward this
unhappy race, 1 imagine I sea him en-,
lering into school Of while children,
aud in his ways tell them that the negro
is not human being, that their children
are little bru'cs and that you white chill,
dreu should kick and cuff them about
like old shoes. He then visits the color.
cd school and tells them that they are
created TO be malriated, aud tramped
upon and crushed down. That they
have no rights that ought 10 be- respect
cd. This is what he teaches in his pa.
per. This is what he would teach to
our schools, or else be q hypocrite,-
We ask the intelligent people Of the
county it this is what you want taught
10 your children? Certaiuly not. A
christian people do not believe this to
DO right. But this is Mr.. Howard
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