The Lincoln County herald., 1873-01-15
TERMS or ADvERrfsuNo.
and expensive agencies il il adninistss-

WtooU " uPoVt0 suoM ~ III uux1otOUs "
has been thrown now and then iato aa-
tagonisn with opposing parties. Hsses
the origin Of the slsndsr above slludsd
70. The Democratic, and I believe The
great body Of the people Of the state, ir.
respective Of party, are wiling to b
taxed and to submit to oil reasonable de-
msnds made which may bs necessary 70
carry into the fullest effect ell senstitu.
sional provisions upon the subject Of ed.
ucation. But few ere willing 70 sdd 10
these legitimate burdens . suf6eisney to
enable hundreds Of supsrna nsrafies to
live without work whe have been foistsd
upon and connected with the osnmsA
school system.
Gentlemen, I do not believe that any
party opposed to the cause Of universal
education ought to eontrol the destinitb
Of Missouri. The entire civilized wsrld
seems to have aroused itself recently from
the lethargy Of past ages upon this sub.
jsct. The schoolmaster IL indeed 'abread
iu the land" The sunlight of seienss
penetrates the dark sbodss Of the poos
a. we'll % the mansions Of the rich.
Despotic - woll - free governments
have canght the contagiou, and ws now
see the subjects Of the imperial Willisn
Of Prussia as highly educated a. the ftss
citizen Of Massachusetts,. The waves Of
intelligence are spreading all over our
great, free and happy country. School
6ouss,, acade mics, colleges and uuivsrsi-
ties are springing up all over the prair-
les Of tho West. Shall we 40 q state, Of
shall our citizens lay behind in the glo.
rious contest for knowledge that is going
On around US? Heaven forbid But
allow me to assure you, gentlemen, that
We will fall far behind unless w DO our
duty. That duty consists in providing
a. good schools, colleges aud universities
at homo as can be found abroad.
The State University stands At the
head Of our educational system. Upon
its efficiency and success depends every
vital interest connected with the cause Of
education in the state. TO il, and to it
alone can We look for that thorough train.
ing which will sn.itls its graduates 10
rank upon equal terms with the learned
men of the world. From it must come
the professors in our academies and col:
legss. In . word, it must and will give
tone and character to the learning Of the
state. What then. should il be? I an.
swsr, unsurpassed by any institution Of
learning in America. II should equal II
it does not surpsss Howard and Yale.
Hsw far it falls below the standards es-
tablished, will not pretend to cay. I
leave you to judge. If you concur with
me however 10 what it should BE-, but is
not. you know the remedy. But you may
say an immense sum Of money aud many
years must intervene before the object
can be attained. grant you are right.
What l insist on is, that you shall do oil
you can do, having proper appreciation
Of the magnitude Of the undertaking,
and the finances Of the etate, to insure at
as early day 10 possible the realisation to
which I have pointed. True economy
should be observed BY rs iu oil thipgs.
But it docs seem to me that any appre-
priatioa you may make within the bounds
Of reason for the accomplishment Of the
great end l hsvo indicated, would Be 70.
garded BY all thinking men - wise and
prudent. Good 6nsacisrs in makibk
investments do not look 90 much 10 the
amount Of capital employed - to the
returns to be realised.
With this safe rule for our governs
meut let me ask what have you 70 fear
from making the State University al
that its friends wishi Tell me if yoa
can, what Harvard has done for Masss.
chusetts? +? Il has not only brought hu3.
drsds and thousands Of the youths Of the
country there to BE- educated, bat il hss
also added millions to the wealth Of the
state. Not only has it done oil this, buS
it has enabled Massachusetts, to meuld
and shape the public thought Of America
to great extent, aud to 90 equal extent
to control and govern the institutions Of
the country. Or take another example,
Cambridge, If you please, which has
added more Of character, and given En-.
glaud more rsnowo, and sxertsd y
mishtisr influence over the destinies OF
the world than have oil her monarchs
since Caesar's invasion and conquest of
the island.
Missouri embraces the elements Of an
empire within her own borders. She
now has . population Of at least two
millions Of souls, and the DAY 10 not dis.
tsnt when her wealth and population will
equal that Of suy state in the American
Union. Nature has lavished ito bouu-
ties in the amplsst profusion upon
her. Her sons are hardy, snterprisins
and devoted to her advancement and
glory. Let us, in imitation Of What
nature has done for Us. do al our work
upon large aud liberal scale. Lay deep
aud broad the foundstions Of oil oar
public Institutions, and our noble state
will soon become the queen Of oil the
sistsrhosd Of states-ths homo Of
happy, oout.utsd, ,::'utsll.gous and pres-
perous people.
| hope that I shall Be psrdousd for
calling your attention to subject that
pertains TO you, gentlemen, personally.