The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-12-13

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Shall he State faraish lie means ior free
education, aea stu allow parents q bring up
their children ia isn1snnee fhisiy the qnes.
ton which i aSiiziine The pah|'e mind and
demands careful consideration. Weiake 4 for
granted that repabhes can only flourish when
based On thexeaezal intelligence ofthe people.
eminent Is bound, IN defence, not only 70
furnish inc means ior education. but also 10
require that Al ehIldren shall b educated.
Our fathers IN founding this republic, wisely
oldnined that schools should be eztabished 1t
the public cxpense, hni ia their zeal for per.
aonaI fheftg left Il optional with parents 70
avail themselves 81 the means thus provided.
Compulsory edn1&ton Il an idea not palata-
BE Is he average citizen ca is FIRST enanciar
lion. he shrnas his shoulders and asks.
~ehail1 not do what will with my children
Farlhsr consideration must lead him to see
that The Siath has soma interest in his chill
dftn. ifthey grow up in ignorance and vice,
the strong arm Of The law sends them to the
reform school, Or shuts them up il prison.
We submit which i the greater Infringement
efperssnal liberty compulsory attendance At
School, or compulsory attendance at the State
rfison3 As ne law now stands, A, who Is a
wealthy mnn and possibly childlees, is taxed
% provide means for Tie education Of the chill
dren Of B. and these can 60 to school or not,
just Is suits the convenience Or caprice Of their
father We rarely hear wealthy man com
planning 81 his school tax, but be has just
cause for complaint If, aifer he has been com
pailed to provide school houses and school
teachers, he law still allows children to grow
up III Ignorance. A compulsory school tax il
unjust, unlsss aiiended with compulsory edn.
cafi6A. - Perm and FSr1side.
The world Is governed too much, +" was
The sage remark Of close observer and
profennd thinker That government is
best which is felt least, or which leaves its
citizens ffee % pursue their own happiness
and 70 work out their own destiny, 50 long
as they respect the rights aud immunities
Of others Compulsory education is new
erosehet Of the times. Precisely what is
meant BY i, is advocates have not defined,
If i means 70 set up system Of education
which requires al men to conform to il,
and leaves to the parent no option as to
the time Or the place Of education or the
kind Of school at which his child shall be
educated, taking the child from under pa
rental control and compelling attendance
at school without regard % circumstances,
or the interests or wishes Of the parent
such law would be the very qaintesseuce
Of tyranny and could not be enforced.
Education is a good thing; 50 good, in
deed, that until recently it was supposed
that e the facilities Of education were pro-
vided BY the public, that an persons would
avail themselves Of il. The necessity Of a
compulsory law forcing ID upon the people,
was not thought Of A parent might mot
chose the public school, provided by law,
as the proper means for the education Of
his child He might deem il best to have
private tutor in bis family, as many do,
or be might prefer select private school.
In either case no law should interfere with
his pleasure Or preference. Or, the farmer
Of twenty, thirty, or forty acres of land,
might be in such INDECENT circumstances
as not 70 be able to dispense with the as
sistanee Of his boy Of fourteen in making
crop. TO take that boy from such pa
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III a 'a'0' a"''e'sai euaca-
~, 0as ~ a,e 2, 'he opinion 'na' when
~ ',0',,''ss 2 eo1sa'l0n nave Deen pro
siusu' s.a' ''en sne du'y o. the state
$3.50 n more = attempted, u tfeads
upoA ,o1p''aen ground ana = IN danger
= 'nh'c.'ns injury ana Henchlng upon
, na1aa ''s.'s haaea'lop, properly regu-
'1'sa' = :, 'afes'oia character moral
s'' anu Pnys'cah Inc nrst and the
'.s' q .aese' 'nal y 'ne moral and the
p'ysleal' are not PROVIDED nor at all, IN our
''''' SCHOOLS, ana sne a''uslon IN the ex-
'fae' above puO''sneo, @ children growing
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