Herald of Kansas., 1880-03-05

for otfiee--T1en who will wage eter-
nal warfare against injustice, oppres-
sion, lntemperance, and any other
evil that hindcrs the advancement of
the human race. To support Dem
ocrat or an Independent, whose elcc-
ton would be modification Of Re-
publican prlHciSles, would further
temp erance, if at all, only at thscost
OF our liberties! T! That would be IA
naticism Of the widest stripe
To convince you Of the error Of
your s'a ements, we quote verbatim,
the language Of the "obligation" TO
which the members Of the lodges
subscribe, viz: "You, believing In
the existence anl power Of Almighty
God, do in the presence of these wit
nesSea, solemnly and unresaryedly
promise that you will never make,
buy, sell, use, furnish, or cause to be
furnished to others, as beverage,
any ardent spirits, wine. ale, beer,
cider, or other intoxicating liquors:
and that Ia all honorable ways you
will discontinue their use in the
cominunity.'' Trusting that the
above is sufficient vlndicetion, we
pass to the notice OF your illusions
TO the night schools. You say "why
not take this money and send some
one South and establish schools
among the colored people where
they are deprived Of schools entirely,
instead Of coming here in free Kan
sas and blowing about the alarming
amount Of ignorance prevailing
among the "otored people," etc, In
reply. we would ask If you ere un-
inindfal Of the fact that ''the South"
is coming North? And that the
adult population, for whom alone
schools are started, are as .entirely
deprived" of schools in Kansas as in
the South? These being inlisputable
/ fact. the inevitable conclusion is that
Kansas is as good 8 place TO begin as.
anywhere else. Bhi, sirs. let me il
form yoE that the initiation of these
schools by this association in Kansas
is an after-tbought. Our friend, Mrs.
I NJ Z. Griffith, came here as the dep
uty OF the "IntcrHatiOnal Grand
| Lodge OF Good Tempars" (that body
which separated from those Il mer;-
cans who opposed associations with
Colored Good TempIarS) in erder to
establish such lodges among our peo-
| pie, just as other Deputies go else
| where on the same humane mission.
| Shortly after her arrival in Lawrence
she saw the great need of education
among our people. In her desire to
aid them, she wrote TO friends III
Ohio and Pennsylvania who kindly
sent her the means to open night
schools there. She at cnce employed
teachers at q moderate cOmpensat
who, in few days found enough
for three Of them TO do. The result
is that nearly two hundred colored
men end women are eagerly learning
the rudim ents of all English eduea-
ton!
Mrs. G. asks no compensation for
her supsrintcndency OF this W ork. but
cheerfullv writes, speaks and other
VIE works for the success of the
enterprise. Nor is she, or the asso-
ciation formed for the promotion OF
this object, salts fed 10 cohtine their
WORK to Kansas, but will gladly cx-
tend its benefits every where as fast
as the contributions of the public
on which alone they depend-Wlll
admit Of it.
= movement SO disinteres:ed, and
so prolific Of good, deserves of every
candid obseEs er, not only The fullest
confidence, cut The warmest graft
tude. And If our people will con-
slider their own best interests-their
advancement in an that il truly good
and worthy, they will not stop to
quibblc and doubt, but, with the
charity that "thinketh no evil" will |
gladly embrace all the opportunities
for elevation that are offered them,
Thus viii they become better quail