Daily Republican., 1881-03-29


years.
The work of the KeaC jasters.
The best test of tree is by the trui
it bears and the best test Of politica
party is by its works more than by 1T
professions. Applying this test to the
Readjusters of Virginia so far IS edu
cation is concerned the fruit of the tre'
is good and the works of the party car
not be gainsayed. The State Commit
tee of the Read juster party Of Virgins
have just issued an address TO the peo
pie showing what has been done by tn,
Readjuster parry in the one year 1t ha'
been in power in State with Cover
nor clothed with the veto power oppos
ed to them. The progress that has
been made and the impetus that has
been given to the cause of education
alone is SO satisfactory that they blot
cut q multitude OF sins. The Read
justers not only believs in tree ballot
and an honest count bat they hold il;
to be the honest duty OF the State to
educate its citizeus. The VirsAnis
chool system went into operation in
1871, and from that year until 1879 the
Bourbons controlled the State. The
Readjusters began the administration
Of the State only 80 far as the Legisla-
ture was concerned January Is, 1880.
From the last annual report of the
State Superintendent OF Education, part
of which forms the basis OF the Read.
j listers address: We Gull few statistics
that speak more eloquently and louder
than words. In 1871 the frat year OF
the school system under Bourbon rule
there we're 3,047 schools in the S.
In 1879 at the end of wears ~
x,oro . Ae1 soO .,5' there
-..4ng eff OF 5S6. At the
.epd Of one year of Resdj djustsr rule
there were 4, ,S54 schools in the State,
an increase for one year Of 1853, or
within l2S of doubling the number nm
dsr the last year of Bourbon rule.
The Bourbons started with 20 graded
schools which they increased in eight
years to les, but which the Rsadjusters
in one year increased to 2O5. Showing
the following: Bourbon increase in eight
years,5S; Rssdiuster increase in one
year, II.
Uhder Bourbon rule there were l3l,.
0ss enrolled pupils in 1871; in 1879,
eight years afterwards the Number had
decreased to i0S,074, decrease in
eight years OF 23,0l4. In oRe year Of
Rsadjuster rule the number of pupils
increased to 220, 1856, an increase over
the Bourbons last year Of ll2,7l2, cou-
sidsrably more than one hundred per
cent. 1t would appear from this that
however much Senator Malone and his
party was in favor Of scaling the State
debt they were rot in favor Of scaling
the public schools anyhow. But We
are not through yet making compari-
sons, which We have no doubt are
odious to the Bourbons.
The latter started in ls ] with 3,0s4
teachers, but in 1879 they only needed
1884. Malone and his Readjusters
found employment from 1879 to 1880,
one year only, for 4,S73, an increase on
one year of 1859 or within 1876 o.
doubling.
But now we have an item in whict
the expenditures far exoeeds that o
the Bour bons. In 1871 the latter ex
pended s5s7, ,472.3s for education, bu
in 1879 it was reduced to $570, ,3Ss.l5
In one year afterwards Mahone's part.
ran up the expense to $S46, 10Y 80
Reckless extravaganza Malone woul'
not only scale the State debt the Boui
bons never intended to pay at all, bu
he and his party spends 1915, ,72O.l
more for public schools in one year tina
the Bourbons did. No wonder th
Every Evening and all the other Boul
bon organs set up howl against MI
hone and his reckless followers wh
would educate the people of the State
II would suit Bourbon purposes muc
better to keep tbs people ia ignoranoe
a. the largest Democratic sjorities al
found where the greatest ignoran'
abounds.
II would seem also that Senator NJ
hone and his party were not partial
the distribution of school privilege
the ee,ored people receiving equal a
yantages with the whites.
In 1871 when the Bourbons start
the free school system, they had 81
cclorsd teachers, but in 1879 the nu
her had tumbled down to AIS, but
one year Of Rsadjuster vigorous RI
and manae eemept, the number had
creased to 7S5, being an increase of !
In one year.
The proport'ouste increase In colo'