Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-14
The Public School System.

ne SuUUtC SCVOVs Oyo'
The Comme,r,o1 seeks to carry the question oil
Pubic Educ ,ton into State politics, hoping to
catch II few votes for It's party thereby. II VIII
tail in this Oar people understand their own
interest in this matter in the State ms they do
also III the city. When they petition the LeSisla-
ture for change III their school laws III such
numbers to convince those who have the tram
ing OF the laws that change is desired by the
people, their prayers will certainly be heard by
their servants whom they vest with authority.
But the Legislators of Delaware know the
schools based excellent system II the
people can only he awakened 10 the advantages
OF education and the necessity OF sustaining their
district schools a. they should he sustained.
A. nu evidence OF the cAcelienc" OF the school
laws. when properly managed. our people point
With pride to the schools of this clty, which are
-"cond 10 II, schools OF lik. grade in the county
Bn, II has only been by an effort that they have
been saved from Radiealism which has sought
1,r several years to degrade them by opening them
I, negroes Several attempts have been made to
rn Republicans off the school ticket because they
were hostile 10 mixed schools. One or two gem
temen reliably informed, were repeatedly
spotted for this reason. And at the Inst election
this question! was again raised; II even entered
the Bmrd OF Eiucaton also. and created much
ineiins between members OF the Commercials
party >eme ~ whom do not pride themselves on
how nlurh thry do 10, the black ana how
Nttlr ior Inc white people.
That thr;r has heeu difference ii opinion AS
ia the ethciens 81 the school laws, among gentle
men nl buth paitrct, w. to not deny. 1t would
tt,. If ~ ny i,t
,.ose,nor, IN his last Message, urged the Legisla.
turr 10 take the school system under consdcra
'lon. He also recommended that the negro popu-
Iat,an hr taxed inr the maintenance of schools Of
then But there weie no doubt, difficulties
III thu Nay Of making tins change which induced
the menpers of the Legislature 10 defer it, The
p,ssaee oi such law might have added some.
thing t. the support Of a colored ,chool IN thu,
elty Bat the eolored population Of the lower
counties could hardly have been enabled 10 keep
up separat. district achools, since it is difficult
even for the whites 10 do 80; nevertheless, the
pppornni,. might have been offered, and some
such law will no doubt be enacted hereafter, 1t
better that all of the people should be educated
And tins Is not opposed by the Democratic party,
no. has 1t been by Delawar. Legislation.
As regards exemption law for Kent and Su,.
sex countiesthe people OF those counties choose
then representatives and influence their action il,
the Legislature whenever they desire law ex.
smptlng $500 worth OF property from seizure ior
debt, and express that desire by petition from e
majority Of the white citizens. no doubt they will
get it.
Certainly there can be greater evidence de
manded of the popularity of the laws and tn,
law makers III those counties than was presented
at the last election
Tie Commercial will please to remember tha,
1t entered the last campaign as it claimed with nj,
addition OF five thousand negro votes to ts party
with the Democratic party in those two countie;
divided, and yet the Democrats came out of III.
contest with almost unprecedented mniorities. I,
Sussex, Gov. Ponder's majority was l,lSl; II
Kent, 939, And this gam was from the ranks o.
the Rrpnhnedn party-the white voters refusins
to be reduced to the level Of the lowest cast o.
lgnorance which the Radicals OF this county hae
forced upon them. Those white voters will neye,
return 10 the Radical iold--they desire to hav,
some say III the making of their local aws-anj
prefer to help their Democratic neighbors 10 bol.
to their social rights rather than transfer IN,
disposition O! them to u Clique of Radicals in thi
'ity vino may send man around to the ipuorap
assembled IN night meetings to tell them how I,
vote and who to vote tor. This would suit tn,
Commercial precisely. But it does not satisfy IN.
"biue Hens Chickens" in old Kent aud Sussex.