The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-05
PUBLIC scROOIs.a ~"

A correspondent Of thsff R5puHican
having propounded the following inter.
rogatory 90 TO the viewbiofnt,fs Demo.
cratic candidate Tor .HMperintendent Of
Public Education, Has Mr.. Lusher
ever given any pledge, son hss;he ever
spoken out frankly as 10 his position Dn
the free and unsectafian school ques-
tion?" that paper replies as follows:
Mr.. Lusher has never 80 farsss we know.
given any pledge on the subject. nor done any.
thing to satisfy the people ihat he is In favor q
full. free and universal education" Thsrsss p
suspicion In tho minds Of " great many psops
that ths Democratic candidate thinks n small
amount of education. confined exclsisiveiy T.
white children, - sufficient for the general har9
Priests. physicians. lawyers and pedaeokuas
are excepted. They can pnly be turned ogt y
the academies, and the Peabody Nofmsal ihsI-
tuts Y Just the thing f9r tf!is parpose Wn,gG1e
Mr. Rogers TO keep up the city schobls gt thsss-
penss Of The municipal treasury; bntthste wss
n3 NJ a, attempt q education In thg countfy Nsa,i,
Tor political purposes probably-and tbs Super-
,,ngtendent took no measures, TO prosecufs nfsgl.
Legislature q year after the larGenies 'thnt the
money In the country had boon embezzed. and
that was the end q IT, He never built up any
whether hehas any policy on the subject OF edit
cation worthy Of the name, He y good acafsts-
mlcian put fails signally, both from education
ana habit. ~ an Instructor OF the wfois people
This scandalous tissue OF falsehoods
will receive, at another day, detailed
refutation. AS an answer to the query
OF the correspondent Of the Reputtioa3s,
we print the following extfact from
letter from DR.. Sears, General Agent Of
the Peabody School Fund, to Mr..
Lusher, dated July 10, 1876
In your correspondence with mo YOU have
always shown an interest In the colored people
and have been restrained only by our rules.
have assisted oolored schools through yoit and
yyoq urged me 70 continue our aid to Straight
University. but WIS Obliged to drop 1t. MS did
Fish University and others. not beeanse 1t was
colored. but because II did not come within our
n~ar nss naa a aasy Psen , whle schools We should
to embrace them. as long as we could, Without
destroying our whole system. 5sf
hope soon 70 be able TO lake in the whole sys-
tenn Of the Louisiana schools. without regard 70
color. and know that Is your wish. as you have
often written me We wish 10 be no partfsans
in education. I wish all to be educated and to
have equal advantages and 80 do my trustees
and 80 do you. If You have not greatly changed.
Genarai Agent.
The rale referred to by DR. Sears is
that, Us to elementary schools. two-fifths
to three-fourths amounts must be raised
in the community interested for the
maintenance. during nine to ten months
In the year, before supply donations
can be made from the p II. ftind and
that, as to elementary and normal
schools or departments, they must be
wholly free from sectarian direction or
control. 8 8 3r.
1t will be seen from this letter that
though Mr.. Lusher has not been loud
mouthed in Wanting his opinions, he
has been for " long while quietly and
persistently laborlng in the interest Of
public, non -sectarian and general edu-
cation In this State, while the Radical
agents Of public school system organ
lied for partisan purposes have been
plundering the school fund.