New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION


sioosterling The difference between Che iron which
we make Of it, is merely the amount Of brains and intel
lRence We have just put into IT, Through u an we n
brains pnt them Indeed ones Situation indicates about
the amount of brains he lie supposed TO possess. ,,s
highest while he whose labor requires ne naldS t ~
higher position, aud have him stay there
THOUGHT FOR woRKEGMES.
Thus IL that the liberal professions respected De-
cause men to I'LL them must possess more brain anu
higher degree of cultivation. In any educated com
munty. when cease to DO artisans and become ART
ists they RISE 0Hd their produce brings higher pnoes
and more praise. When workmen are dissatisfied WIN
their condition employment, and desire 10 fse III ~
not by forming Conventions. paAsalg Icsoiutonss an
organizing strikes but by education that they can 90 IL
II they do not like their places let them educate them
selves TO something better. For no man can DC kcps
down who possesses educated brains, aud no man can
And of all nations, there are special reasons WY
One Of these re sons is that with such Heterogeneous
population spread out over 50 vast an extent oil ,erl
Tory with that universal suffrage Of which shall pres
emily speak the eXistenceof this great nation wou1 De
imperiled without it, There never could be Tepuene
between two oceans such ours. The confederation
could not stand for generation IL were not M
into States because II ths Government an or ~sIo
like shield, absolutely s0nd ifOn ocean 70 o0oa'
when there furious outbreak at the East me
shield would split somewhere because !. eoua no' COW or
the whole mass, but must crack III tnefe was d liz
responding local disturbance In the west u wou ~
local hinges; thus when New-England kicks up, she
merely raises her local hinge and subsidies again anu
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vernment and rights; for believe in state rights
but not N state sovereignty. ,.....
There can he no sovereignty but federal soyeregny
continuing with universal suffrage Many do not believe
IN this. They make mistake. IL Is very nuch Ike
being born when man is IN the world IL OIten appears
that he has much 10 do, and II would have Deeh
better had he been born But being born what Is
And so it is in respect to universal suffrage. Some
may think il would be better If the old Federal views
had prevailed. don't You may think that az FEAST
the foreignborn should not be allowed To vote dlner
with you think man with vote in his hand Is SAFER
should have been left in black darkness. di1er WIN
you again.
woMAN's SUFFRAGE AN IEREPREssIBLE CONFLICT
1t has got to DO You can't help it, and the ques-
ton is how can you AVIAN yourself Of ii best am not
one of those who sympathze with those objections to
woman suffrage. / think that woman ought TO vote.
think she 1T to any OF those great boys she
has whipped [laughterl, and brought up and taught
how to vote lApplause Why how ABSURD i rs s o5
government who is set apart by Providence 70 De gov
ernor The family Is governed by her Her business Is
TO govern the household and it IL wisely and well done
Man thinks that the woman who rules the honsenoi1'
hoods life is admirably fitted for this and he has eulo
gies and eoquence for her ON this ana tben ne turns
around and says she IS not fit to be governor. Inc
very one ordained by God TO govern not ut TO NEEDLE
with the Government, not ft TO vote.
woman on whom rests responsibility for the purity OF
the children and the good order OF the household ana
Why has the mother right 10 say whether there
snail be more school, in the district II con,
her how many months the vacation sha last ana VINO
shall teach the sehoot snail drunken man Keep t1o
speak the question by Votesf tApplauseJ
mothers not be allowed to say word to whether they
shall licensed or nOl Shall gambling dens DC Openeu
in the purieus of the city or hamlet ana ths one VINO
Guided from voting on the subJecti To answer Yes
is contrary TO sood Save nasse soa
women questions OF school policy and mOranty
around them; aud let them vote anything, and
cannot them
Laughter and applause.l
CITIZENSHIP LEARNED AT SCHOOL.
Ihave been beguiled, and have got further than my
subject required in that direction Since the suffrage is
foregoRe conclusion, universal, without regard 10 ma
onaty or sex since the whole continent votes and is
70 vote it is indispensable that they should vote with
intelligence. / not afraid OF universal suffrage
n yon come TO the baot-box through the school
house it is perfectly safe that every living creature on
the continent should come; but to make II safe you
must educate national necessity rests upon US to 90
this, and there IS not any other question tnat
ought TO tax so mucn the thought OF me pat
riot and philanthropist that ought TO take so much
p III s a make SI the fire. burn 80 ho
OF zeal in mems hearts az the question OF universal and
think of the bills at the Legislature in Albany, aud OF
the things that are stirring up mems minds 10 the
newspapers am glad that there Is so much spirit on
the subject lett. But it IL wonderful that men do not
glow this than on any other subject before the
proceed to lay down few propositions First every
State should make ample provision for the tree eduea-
its whole population. Secondly that education
should include the literary elements aud also the ee-
ments of political duty morality ana industry Ihlrd
that should not be option but necessity;
that is that it should be compulsory.
Where knowledge IL virtue, ignorance ~ crime IN
such a community as ours. You may ask me, why
discuss this question that every State should make pro-
vision for the free education OF its whole population"
1t truisma thing tat has happened ever since the
colonies The reason IS t1at al questions however true
ought 20 be discussed over again once IN every IS or 70
years. All hereditary legendary knowledge Is sapess;
be thin os that are uscu Won have come TO the knOwl
edge Of by application of your thoughts to them Inc
early indoctrinaons OF temperance, for instances
need discussion every new generation All the
The conflict that preceded the was the discussion
Of human neutrality-suspicious. aerward brought 10 settle
ment aud adjustment.
THE STATE MUST EDUCATE.
There are men who much dissatisfied when any
one raises questions But tine best thing so to agtae
communities that old things shall DO doubted. Doubt!
it is Gods morning star that shines through the night
and says: Wake up, wake up and shakes everything
that is old and easy and dear In there some
nide, lively critical doubling, sharp disturbing tbe
minister and all the deaoons laughter and carrying
often, yet he Is sometimes devil; but when
he is kind and earnest and true be Is from God zap
pause here sizes Of generation, IL Is said, are
The orthodOes OF the next, and thus men are obliged,
who believe things to show them 20 be true ana 70
granted you need not discuss them again You are 10
Remember that we have not our own way now. We
could afford once New-England to talk against Rome.
aud ew-EDgland had her own way; but there Is
another set OF men, who have rights around us and
they have priests and the argument not quite
as II used to he. (Laughter.l bid them God-specd;
the country is large enough, and We ought not to ask
odds of anything. lAppausel
The question has been brought on us whether the state
has right 10 make provision for the education OF It's
white people IL right to raise money, but the
question raised whether ought 10 90 into che priests
hands and we ought 10 discuss whether the state IL
bound to educate with the money and pursue every
Child educate them by compuson, all the body OF
citzens TO taxed and bear tue expenses advocate
this the ground that IL Is the only one needed
it indispensable to the continued existence OF our form
OF government.
free republican sentiment cannot exist except the
foundation 10 l. thinking intelligent discreet p0pu
laton For sclfdefense, therefore and for continued
existence, the State has right 10 secure that amount OF
knowledge that snail make good citizens That knowl