The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-16
"RDUOATICN FOR ALL.

We quote this heading because il is the
healing of abort, sententious ard most i'm
pressive editorial in the New York Ledger
OF recent date, that advocates education
for negroes and Indians. OF course tho ne
groes and Indiana of the county ought 10 ba
educated. We know Of no classgs or races
that more sadly noed it, We of the Anglo
Saxon race educate our children either cut
ofour pockets directly, in private schools, or
Indirectly by the taxes we pay in the public
schools, and IL seems to us tbat the demand
rests upon us, as the Indian and negro races
either are unable or unwilling 10 educate
their Offspring, that We should do it for
them. The obligation rests upon u in q
double sense, so to speak, that Of charity and
that OF self-defenae, They are with us and
ofus, aud while we will lei the charity phase
Of the question pass, for the timo being at
least we will look at il from the stand point
OF self'defenso. A few days ago
delegation OF negroes called upon General
Garfield, prosident-elect, and among other
things that they said to him, they made an
appeal for education for their race. His ans.
wer 10 them was conservative, vice, kindly
ahd worthy and m eminent degree Of the
exalted position no occupies as the prospec-
tive head of the government. He could rot
have used stronger language in sympathy
with their request, and he advised them sboys
all things not to mako color line, but TO
cling to the white race. Now wo know that
1t is the custom of northern republican poli-
Ncisns and newspapers TO depore tho lack Of
educational advantages in The south, sspso.
pecislly for the negro race. We of the south
know the injustice of such chSrga. We
know that the negro race is given equal Cd.
portunites for free education with tbe
white children. In fact, hero in Texas, and
we judge tho other southern states by our
own, the negroes have the most
advantage Of the educational fund for
the reason that they pay so little
OF the taxes. In our state Of 1000 600 pop.
ulalion there arc some $50, 900 negroes. who.
aside from poll tax levied on male voters.
pay so Insignificant portion Of the taxes.
that the sum is scarcely worthy considsro.
tion compared with the aggregate of taxes
paid by the whites. Yet tho colorsd chill
dren are counted in the scholastic population
OF tho state, have teachers provided for them
and receive their per capita along with tho
white children. The teachers for the o,lsr-
cd children are examined by tho same boards
that those for the white children arc, ara
subjected to tho same tests aud must 10
receive their certificates and be ennlaved
show the same proficiency and worthinou
educstionslly and morally that is exatccl of
teachers fer whits pupils. Tae same book,
are used in all schools, and ,b0
same regulations, in so r.r as tbsv
ere prescribed by The sloe,, and
public school boards, ap eolOrod ma
well as white schools. Every sar the state
is doing its utmost to advances tho cau,c Of
FREQ education. l! is secumulating school
fund, dsvelopiRg its land appropriations and
no distinction is nsde between white and col
ored children. The state has mechanical
and agricultural college for white pupils rear
Bryan, and that the colored youth might have
equal advantages, a similar college was estAb.
lishod near Hampstead, equally endowed and
equally provided for A colored teacher.
Professor Minor, teacher of thorough edu.
cation and experience and standing, was put
in charge oft, and he was building It up 10
be splendid institution of learning, until I'm.
fortunately he was cut short in his worthy
and splendid work by death few months
go. Since then another educated and oxpo-
'isnced tsscher colored man, Professor
Anderson, has besn installed at the head
4 tho college, aBd moves on