The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-22
CARSON CITY:
A CASE OF DECIDEDLY BAD TASTE.

A CASE OF DECIDEDLY BAD TASTE.
Under this heading, the White Pine
News, the most influential Republic
can journal in this State, has the fol-
lowing remarks coupled to local
item ain Bad Taste" We would ask
white Black Republicans in general
and genuine negroes in particular to
give the News acticle a careful read
ing: -ri ry
Carson has had a great deal of
trouble on account OF one or W. negro
children in that place. A continual
effort has been made to secure their
admission to the public schools of the
town. They have been excluded; but
SO warm has the controversy become
that only a few days ago it was found
impossible to prevail Upon citizens
thought tit for the places to accept pO-
sitions as school trustees. A good
many Republicans labor under the
mistake that the Republican party is
pledged to the securing of the social
equality of the negro; and most OF
people having Il cringing weakness
for office, and wishing always to build
up a popularity, they are not willing
to be responsible for the exclusion of
negro children from the public
schools; The Republican party does
not stand pledged for the social equal
ity of the negro, nor for his advance
Inent in any but 4 political respect. AT
the election of Grant the e~nunciation
was made that the States which had
remained faithful to the Union should
fix for their respective jurisdiction the
status of their people. The pledge,
like Sc many made at such a time,
was repudiated alter election. No
harm was done, that we are aware, by
Congress compelling the vote to be
given to the negro; but it must he re-
Inembered that the public school has
not yet been invaded by the Govern
ment, and white people may exclude
objectionable children from association
with their own.
We have no objection to persons
who feel that way inclined allowing
or compelling their children 10 asSO-
ciate, in school or elsewhere, with
those of an inferior race; but we do
object to being taxed for the means to
support a system which enforces such
an association. A great many citizens
who have some respect for themselves
and for their children and the mothers
of them, will never consent to sem
them to a school where association
with negro children is compelled. The
school system already has serious enc
mics in a large share OF the Catholic
Church. These are lying in wait at
all times to take advantage of other
objections to the system, in order to
assail it because it makes no provision
for Sectarian instruction. Under these
circumstances, the boosted public
school system of the Countrywide
boast of our people always, and one
of the best guarantees of our free in
.titutions-would be greatly endang-
cred, and likely to be overturned
entirely. Negroes who properly re-
spec themselves do not seek to force
themselves nor their children into
unwele0nfe association. Senator Rev
els has said that it is better for both.
that the children be assorted. He
thinks that mixed attendance would
he fGeba>ino to both classes of the
children. We believe if the whole
subject were left to the decision of
the Intelligent negroes of the country,
instead of TO white demagOgneS. all
would be speedily disposed of, each
class of children going by itself. Some
provision ought to be made, however,
bv which the negro children would
get the benefit of the contributions
made to the school fund by their
fIthers.