Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-09-22

&7MfMP@a WIN the -
il faE g. the most solemn
hours ~ Iifc. Washington, Adams.
Jeffcrson- their lives were clahora-
lions Of thi klcai and their part
ing testimony 70 ID seems almost gil.
dcd with the dawn OF the fiiturc
life. ~wxue
But wc prefer now 10 quote aa
thori,ies, reierrings directly 10 sihc
question In hand--Ahe .ssscA bfs,he
common rchcss in ~Aii~~i~~svpss~=iDu.
rg half q rqtprg epnyfaeY re.
shtin. hoRl CAREFUL stndy of-lhc
subject, and patriotic dcsarc Layc
forced from the Foremost men of cur
State Il scANRdf t'taA mi emphatic
declarations on ibis suhjoci. a.
In 1921 Gov. Poindex,cY declared
that education rs the paip pillar Of
the temple OF Liberty without
which the superdru.ture canno, be-
supported" aod that "ignorancs |.
the lootHtool Of tyranny aud the in.
variable precursor OF tie dognhltof
rcpubll,--." IN 1875, Gov. Lake
/ pr,lclaims that "lhe history Of the
world ahoun,ls with instances wherc
the people through ignoruncv Of
their. rights and privileges are easily
made instruments to- the destruction
of their own liberties" la 1926,
Gov. Holmes announced II N can
Acknowledged truth that the facility
of obtaining instruction is an object
Of primary Importance" and that
"withoat il representative govern
mcnt cannot be sustained In 1896,
Gov. Lynch says to the Legislature.
Education cannot receive from your
action a support too strenuous" and
that primary schools demand IN c>.
pccial manner the fostering care" If
legislation. Ia 1889, Gov. McNutt
says, common schools should be e.
tablished in every township having
a Sufficient number of electors tn au.
thorizc the employment ofa tcucher,"
80 that the children OF the rich anil
poor could acquire free Of charge
learning sufficient 10 fit them for the
ordinary avoeaiimIs of lic.' In
1913, Gov. Tucker says education
in free governments IN not merely
the ornament of the political cdiiicc;
il is the foundation upon which it
stands," that il should bu extended
Co the masses OF the people aud that
without II the fabric OF rcpublican
government must crumhlc into ru-
ms" And in 1874, ho says that "by
n school tax tho whole community.
as wcllahopwho have not, ns thnsc
who have children to educate would
DO benefited" Aud IN 1916, that
sagacious patriot, \. G.. Brown, after
many powerful arguments, says:-
ali my advice could avail anything
il would DO freely given in favor OF
a general system of comnop schools
which should he open IA alLand a.
which the poor should be educated
gratis" And again, "Therc could
be no greater or moro fatal error
than for the rich TO say, we have mo-
interest in the education OF the
poor" IN 1850, Gov. Matthews
says, "cvery citizen Ia Interested in
the education, not Gully ofehis own
family, bnt IN that Of all The children
Of the STATE" and that ~ general
system Of education should DO main
tanned by a tax upon The pcrsons
and property % all the citizens of
the State" Gen, Quitman, IN 1851,
urges that "thc means OF acquiring
general as we'll as ~relssieal kse~l-
edge should DO placed within tho
reach II every man. AID calls for
the adoption Of an effective common
school system. And In 1858, GOV.
Melville says "i.ct tho moneyof
the State be expended In tho educa-
ton Of the people, and II win Be q
better appropriation and prevent
more crime than expenditures Of
hundreds Of thou~ands Of dollars for
the benefit Of thieves and murdercrs
in the erection Of pcniteniiaries,"
Since these wise counsels were so
often repeated we have come " have
in our own midst a class moro. urs-
entity in need Of instruction, anil