, 1880-04-24


ndvisab,l,tv Of such npnroprlations nre tho
n,lvautoo,s TINT nm q IN, srcurctl 10 The Nntlon
through s,,ch n roltcy. tle a9rcomont 1,pon 4
systen of ttis,rlhutto,, ,tnona lilo pcoplc. md
fho rrso,,rccs NJ TIM f,nyernn,ent TINT cnn te
mo.lo aynilnhlc FIR educational purposes
vy,thout crlpntinr othar essential s,1nborta of
tho Nation and Government or depressing
tho mopfc with tnxotfon.
Nh m,c cnr trnve, throuph TIM sixtccn
so,,thern stotra ,v,,hout ho,nr tu,nrnsac1
win the notnh,e tleffctnncv ~ cducatinnn1
focIl,tIrs Tia ,,rcvoIltnp Iu,,oranco nmouu ti,o
masees, md the iu,us,5cr on1 autrerIn,
wh1cl, liza ,vcnkor cloascx cr,1nrc hv rrosnt,
~ thctr {rnornnre 1f thn uorutot,nn NJ tho
sonthorn statcs 1,o cstj,nntcJ nj IN mn o0o
II 10 anfc n s,v Tint ,hora oro ,,ot ,nnrc linn
nm nm r,c,l nducotati ron,,o nm M, ,nore
fo,r1v e,lncnted nar,one nm aD ,ytt,, tho
r,dmcuta NJ c,],,cot,nr ,y,,tio t,c nther in mn.
ooo oro .wan,nc,l In trnornncc. Thc no1i,lcn)
situation In most ~ fho Snnthern stotca In
nn,ovorohlc tn The c,rnnclnotlm ot tho ,tlit-
nrnto clnsscs. 'rho cnst pf sunnortinr
schools falls unon tho landowners. md tho
land IA owned fu thc min I'm tarrs trncts by
the wealthy few posscssine some education
md wlosn ctnss nretudfces md privileges
render them nvcrsn tn tnxatfon DESIGNED tn
provit1e scI,sols for tt,o tIusniseti uearncs md
the IA poor whitcs.n 'rhe pnycrty. tenornnca.
suneestftfon. nnd weakness of the 1a},oriar
masscs nre accountable FIR the wrongs AM,
onpressou which they st,frcr Mt tho lands Of
| thu ruling caste. md there seems To be no
l,ope for escapo t,,roug|, n more liberal gys-
te,n of sc1loolfnr unless It shall DO provided
| A.. 1T. ~.
not DO doubted, however, TINT, II tho public
school system III tho Southern States were ns
broal and comprehensive as tllat which pre-
walls III tho North, t,ero would result n
rapid Improvement in the mnterial prosperity
| Of the South, repression OF many at tho
abuses which now keep alivo tho conflict Of
the races, q development Of National scntl-
ment, nntl new growth Of useful cttize,,-
ship. THE spirit OF FREQ government and tho
sentiment of National citizenship could ba
encouraged by ample school facilities moro
| than in any other way which Is open to the
| Government,
| There Is one plan for the Government ct,-
down1cnt OF universal mid impartial FREQ
schools which Seen,s to ltc feasible. md IL,
| which Mi sections, aIl States, atl crceds, and
all conditions could acrec. 1t ia to draw
| upon the consumers of }io,,ors for thu chirf
maintenance Of frre schools. ,Tha tax OH
sntrits yte]de.i to tie Government $40. .dsO. SIN
In 1873; thu revenue from beer md nlc dur
ing the sams year was s9N}1,Q59. In round
numbers. whisky mid beer Weld now AT nm.
nual revanue OF et}o. 0o0.0oo. and t1,e amount
will fully keep paco with the future erowt.,
! Of uo,,,lation.
1v,nn +ho rofup,,,no onorot,onu ~ t.,o f,ov.
arnmont eha1, hov, hean cnunlo,c1 thcro
vii, I'm . anv,no In tha nunro1 tntnrout ct,oruo
/ NJ ,nora linn tho n,ttra u,,,r cofro,ta,1 frn,,,
Tho Inv m lI,,,ora ,rl,c orn,,al 1ntoraat no,,l
~, thu C,vor;,n,ont aht T., 1s,c - Ito ,,,r,,.
cst a,nountrd N nhout ain fsr1 0no. thta
itr,p nj ex,en],tuu, will have hecn IN,
,luccd to lcas than s7o.ooo,ooo when
tho outstanding os and Is slall have
been refunded next year ut 1 nor cent The
reduction Of taxation In the aggroe7,to will
not exceed tbe saving Of interest over and
aboye the revenue from tlouors, leaving the
inter uoln q surplus revenue. The only
notable reductions III taxation since thp Yar
were In ti,e remission OF VAR taxes-s,,ct M
the tax m eross recelnty the income tax. nn,i
certain stant taxes-ntiff tha abandonment
of the duties on ten mil coffee, The tarlif
taxes remain substantially the sn.ne and thoro
In no orospcct that tic protcctlonists will
consent to ,ry material or general reduction
thereof, Tho bank taxes aro the same, trhero
Is an evident nuru0se IL, maintain the nrcsent
revenues: and. IN tint cuse. a surplus Of
$50. 600, 600 or ss0. 1900 ycar will be n
constant balt for subsidy-bcggars and spoils-
Rrabbcrs, o,,ti n constant tenntatIon To ex-
trayacancc, wastcfulncss, and }obbcry. The
first movement for reduction il, tnxcs woui,I
come from the manufacturers OF whisky md
beer ttobacco las nlreatly been reaucedl, an,l
these oro Tie ycry taxes which tho cn1ntrv
feels the least, and which might better bo
,lcvoted In nm enduring and usciul Nnttonal
purposo.
ria obvlous t,istributton of nm nnnuo,
Gnvnrrn,cnt schoot fnn,l ,yonl1 hu o,nn,c
the States IN n hasls of manhattan as nscor.
talnetl every ten yenrs by Tho Nutlonai CENSUS
nnd undor thu superyision oY n Natlonni
| I,oar1 of E,fucation. S,,cb n dtstr,hutIo,,