The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-10
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,WFr,ssrsrAY sEy.TEMBER 70, 1879 .s''s


WnDssEspA q sEy.TEMBER 70, 1s fss.
srka Pubic SeAs.ols In Dang r---A Not g
=ss of vvaIning.
nc address Of the State executive ION ;.a.
,,,itfee % sAe Conservative party OF y tSln'a
& % tfe attends Oh the public school sysseIn
has pscss pri,ated Id pamphlet torn. nay ~
address, has the unqualified sanction q ".
& RraFSsR, The man oil all others most insess
ested Ia sAe public schOols. their apse ess
frsend, ana their strongest defender. ~ is Y
argum, ms are unanswerabie. For the Den.
cfltof those u no have little tine for readaeg
we g'ycsAis morning the chses points OF sn q
important document: stissa
j. wExr the coSsERrATTfg PARTY pEsaSs's.
Itbthe desire OF the white people anu
tax-pagers OF This State tn continue nv onty
TO maintain 6hc gronEd which the scnoot
system has wen, but to extend it asfo 70 us;
yelop the sphere OF its operaeson unslt
every chi lss white and colored, within the
limits CT The Commonwealth saall nave
within ans reach the opportunity to acquire
a sou aa elementary cducatloa. W. mot
only f,egeYc in the enlightenment and Ia
proy eutcnt OF the white children OF cue
Con ,monwealth, bat regard it as onr,dnty
as ges7 as our policy to eieVase ana eouest .,
the :. growing generation of tue eoiorea
pc opse, with whom we Occupy ceioslon
bt nisage.
YSsn.handed and exact justice TO ootn
T aces, black as well rs wlEte-educaston1 ZOE
!: la corDrne'I heritage tH strc ctutos "''a .
.rs share Of every blessing the SUITE can
n0tg er-edecation the foremost blessing OF
sShem all.
--x5 !. IorE Ssr Ar,ARM-swaAT THE cGMalTTEE
ASSERTS AND DR.. RCFTSEE ENDORSES.
The school system, we repeat, is IN DAN
.SsgR. and <ye write this TO SOUND '1ne aiartn'
and to appeal to the true, friends OF eouea,
,tiof, notso permit themselves oSe enshare "a
yas fools. 10 accomplish result sVbich WIZ
Droye,oae OF the greatest disasters tna1 caE
befaIl the schools.
Tbe,obiect OF these demagngues Is POWER,
the-brckers' bill being merely the apology
Tor their agitation. Some Of them VIII come
5oyo1 like "an angel Of light. clothed In
sacsrdotal garmez,ts, but thetr object Is per-
sonA .prefsrmeat, aud, when you nave
served their purpose they will have httie
use for either you or your schools.
no you think, good people OF Virginia.
that YOUR able and conscientious Superln-
sepdent Of Public Schools would endorse
THE Insertion that the schools are 10 aan-
Ger. If It were not true? Would he, could
Ma. sanction:a lie? Doesn't he know his OWN
5nterest-to put it on the lowest grounds.
DIR. RuPFNER Is the last man in this state TO
give bis appreciation to an assertion which
admits of the least doubt. He has too much
,I,,t -, n fha E,0Int
too much is at stake to permit him to make
mistake. =
And as for the .EpoWer" craved by the
Mozarters, what man among you, olach
or white, does not know that If MALONE
and few others were in ofice-Say II Ma
HONE alone were provided for-not MUIR
muir would be heard: all would be serene;ns
a summer eve. j.
iii. Wu0 is THE ENEMY OF TIE SCHOOLS? -
There was a serious attempt made to over
throw the school system in the Legislature
last winter. The county superintendency was
to be abolished, and it was to be entirely
at the option Of the magistrates to give or
withhold money for The carrying on OF the
schools. The author, originator, and tire,
: less champion OF this measure, was one OF
the most prominent leaders among the 'eX-
treme Readjusters in the Legislature, and
another of its supporters was the ReV.JoHN
: E.. MASSEY!
Nv. WHAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHOWS.
we propose TO show-l. That. under the
rMcCulIoch settlement the school money will
he entirely protected from further diversion
into other channels. 2. That whether there
be risk OF some continued diversion OF,
mot, no evil Of this sort can possibly damage
sr~l1 nj w
damaged by continuation OF the present
! agitation.
A careful examination OF the net revenue
q the State is made, and it is found that
:, nder the McCuLLocH settlement, after pay
in out nearly 100000 for the public
CO, ,ools, there will be still left $S2O,0ee to-
wa rds payment of past-due coupons and
mr., garages due the schools.
N Q serious difficulty, therefore. is to be
ann ehended in meeting the claims OF the
Scbn, us. II difficulty there be it can only
he ~ Temporary nature in the transition
nerio, incident to the calling in of the old
bonds and issuing the new, and this dldl-
cnltv O rill steadily diminish as the funding
progress yes. ,,;s,,t,,re 1,,as
But & as Is not all Aue Le SieatuiI =" 9" 90
On ;eo,ou s TO protect the schools, even from
en- heoin ming, that it took farther precau-
t;on iI1 hat iirection-uamely, by passing
on art con. uniting three fourths OF the school
IND in e urrency to the direct custody Of
.t,a several counties ia which it is to be dis
bursed.
Enormcu $ sums nave aireaay Deeh "asteo
during the asst eight years by the agitation
80 this subj, vet in the Legislature, 10 say
nothing Of tt he still greater loss from want
os confidence resulting. Bad faith in the
individual ru ins character, which money
corrot buy: bad faith in State skaters
nub,fn credit, which can be regained after
wears OF distrust only at the cost of mil
lions on millions. that honesty and upright
dealixg would have saved.
". TIE REAssEssMENT BUGABoo.
wesaye given now the worst view of
what snay happen, according to the croak-
ers. a,atators, and prophets of evil, and
nave dom. N strated that even should the
worst taat they have predicted come to pass.
we shah sti II have left q surplus Of $l4S,S00
annually. W hich will place the safety and
pro ,perity o our school system not only
bey, md All d niger, but guarantee its full
and mceessf:ul development in the future.
Tbi, is The committees conclusion after
patfent exami, sation o! the facts. Under
the wo, -st a,n ooivahle circumstances the
school sy item W. i'll be safe. Or course, this