Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-09-28
NJ. j. Williams and the School
Bill.

EDS. HERALD In order to put ev-
cry person in possession of the clear
est possible proof of the utter falsity
of the charge made against me and
the other Republican members of the
last Legislature, to the effect that we
all voted for bill to compel the mix
ing of the races in our common
schools, I desire space enough h in your
columns to submit to the people of the
county the following statements OF
facts from the Hon. James Saylor Rep
resentative from Preble county, the
chairman of the committee on COM
mon schools and school lands, and
also from the Hon. VIM. W. Wilson,
Representative from Warren county,
who was also a member of said com
mittee
GRATIS, Ohio, Sept II, 1871.
Hon. N. j. WiIliams:
DEAR SIR:-I received yours of the
1st inst, and was glad to hear from
you, and am also glad to hear that
your constituents are going to return
you to the next House but l have all
the time felt certain they would press
you to return, if they understood your
valuable services in the last Honse.
Now l will give you statement OF
facts as to House Bill No. 496, which
l think will be satisfactory to any one
who may have any prejudice against
mixing the races in our common
schools H. B. 496, after being read
the second time by Its title, was refer
red to my committee, which was com
! posed of four Republicans and three
Democrats. The bill, as referred, said
nothing about races, but left it an opeI
question, and the intention was, nC
doubt, to leave the courts to settle it
But the committee were opposed to 81
many provisions of the original bill
that they refused to report it, but dic
agree to report a substitute, and tn
whole of the committee, both Demo
Gratis and Republicans, were of th
, opinion that an indiscriminate miXtur
!, of the races in our common school
would be great detriment to the com
mon school system, and therefore, i
section 90 of the substitute, we CAV
Boards of Education ample power t
, make such assignment of the colore
: children to separate schools as the
e might think proper; and the substi
e tute reported was agreed to by all th
committee, and further than that, tn
: Democrats on the committee were cor
Q fdent that section 90, as reported
r would be entirely satisfactory to til
e Democratic portion of the House bl
U the Republicans on the committee wei
not so certain that it would please the
friends, because we knew that SON
II two or three, from the north part {
# the State, were in favor of an indi
criminate mixture, and you recolle
that Mr.. Hubburd offered an amenC
ment Of that kind, and your vote c
y that amendment is the best evidenC
, you could offer to show that you al
e opposed to such mixing; for my re
It objection is, that you voted against
In conclusion, the whole thing sur
med up amounts to just this:
1st. House Bill No. 1876 was new
q voted on.
Y I'd. Substitute for H B. No. 40
o gaze Boards Of Education ample POI
2 eY to establish separate colOred school
J. Sd. The Democrats on the commi
% tee were infavor of said substitute, b
o on its passage the Democrats voted
d opposition to it, and Republicans f
If it, and it failed to pass. Yours,
4 JAMES SAILOR.