Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-09-28

We published the correspondence be
tween the Chairman of the Democratic
Central Committee ana the Chairman
of the Republican Central Committee
of this county.
1t will be observed the Democratic
Committee in their letter to Col. May
nard say Mr. Williams having denied
the charge made that he voted for a
bill to mix white and colored children
in our common schools, this Demo
cratic Central mmittee,through their
Chairman, T. n. Gray, Esq, gra-
ciously and kindly, tender to Mr.. w,
''an opportunity to discuss the truth
of the matter before his constituents, "
DC. That was remarkably kind Of
these Democratic gentlemen, to give
Mr Williams such an opportunity-one
they perhaps thought he could only
obtain through their grace.
But Mr.. Williams, not thinking it
necessary to ask the Democratic Cen
cral Committee for the opportunity of
defending himself against the lies put
forth againsG him through an unscru-
pulous Democratic news paper in this
town, has at every place where he has
spoken and where he will speak during
the campaign, shown that he never did
vote for any bill compelling the mixing
/ of FF,Hk Il Isl. l. 4 ~,
same schools. He does not deny vot
ing for the substitute to House Bill
No. 1876, but he does deny that that
substitute forces eolored children into
the white schools. 1t provides
Eve quote the words in the bill, }
''that the several boards of education
shall make such assignments of the
youth i'll their respective districts, to
the schools established by them, as will
in their opinion, best promote the in
terest of education in their district" :"
Now, there is not one word about
mixing the schools in this whole bill,
and the only question there is in this
whole matter is, will the mixing of col
ored children in white schools be the
best way to promote the interests of ed
ucation in the school districts? We
say not Mr.. Williams says not, and
every board of education in Fayette
county will say not. Then this bill
makes it the duty of the boards of ed
ucation to provide other facilities fol
their education. Separate schools be
ing the best for them, these will b'
adopted wherever it is practicable
This is the common sentiment of tht
people, white and black, throughou
the State. So there is no issue betweel
parties on this subject, and the grea
dust raised by the Democracy abou
mixing colors in our schools is all
sham there is no division on thi
> point, and it is only raised here at thi
n time to divert the attenti on and di:
: tract the people from the great polit
; cal issues between the Democratic an
Republican parties.
A United States Senator is to /
;, elected, and the State is to be re-dis
tricted into congressional districts, an
> if the Democracy can raisea false issu
SO as to divert the people from til
black and damning record of the Den
ocratic party, and thereby secure til
: election offs majority in the State Les
" islature, they will have accomplishe
the whole design of the faIsehoo
about Williams voting foa mixing IL
+" schools. That is all there is it it.
We warn our Republican friends
beware of the tricks and strategy {
the enemy. @