The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-12-10
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Owing to the many other Attractions,
the >Wrcpcis,' the magic show. etc the
number at the tree school meeting was
small but 1t certainly made up In cnthu-
sihrm tor what it lacked Ia numbers. and
further, the minority OF those present
were tax pas uiS, representing ASA whole,
PROPERTY upon which take. aggrcgHting
Thousand, oi dollar, annually is paid.
Upon An interchange OF views by those
present, it was uroid'd best to make "a
new appointment Tor DR.. lIOgg, that all
our c,iLons might hAy" an opportunity To
hear speech upon public education from
man 80 well acquainted with IT'S prAuti-
cat benefits and 50 well able to explain
them IA Is he rho time aud place AT
which hc is to speak is embodied IN the
resolution which closed the NEE ing and
finishes this article. The NEE ing was
organized by the election OF Hon. l.. a.
Slufgis ns chairman.
Capt. NJ, u. Herring was the fist
speaker, and nude a thrilling speech in
invnr at IN" tax proposition. lie declared
that the legislature OF this state was lar
bchlnl the sentiment oi the people and OF
| the dem ocrICy; that legislation Ind not
| provided tue educational iACiiilics that
| the sentiment OF the people demanded
| lie criticised sharply the law requiring
! that two thirds Of The yot Is cast should be
IN iayurot the proposition Ia levy IL tx
Tor the support It free schools to carry
1t and yet deni him, who was tax
payer the right To- vote nu the PROPOSE
ton. Waco, he said, had lost lnrgc re-
tail trade. which must be- compensated
Tor; the compensation could only come
through the establishment OF factories,
aud factories cuuld only be permanently
established where there we're good pub.
lie schools, good mechanics would not re-.
side IN cities where they were denied such
! piiyilrgrs.
Dr Il. G. Burlcson followed, declaring
| himseli uurrsurvrdly In myur ui tree
| sahuuis. The opinion, he said. that pub
| lie tree srhuuls would niurr Waco or apy
other university was wrong; On the con.
] irry such Institutions wound br benefited
by Them, lie wanted 10 see Waco Uni
Nersily have 500 students, which could
! only he R'rOmplls hcd through the agency
OF irec schools No man. hr said, could
be au old, and a true lcNan who was np-
/ posed to tree school, iur the constitution
OF The Texas republic declared in favor of
them.
DR.. Wilkes next spoke, announcing
himself rs unswerNingly In favor at pub
lie tree schools Said he had ls much pilde
as any man, and would hate NJ badly Ms
any man tn he defeated next Monday. bat
that he would prefer personal defeat 10
the defeat OF the school TAX proposition.
MIR A. liinchman followed by the d.
chration that he was born, br, and wuuld
always BE- II free school man, and Ike Dr.
Nilk"., lie would prefer defeat himself
To the defeat OF the school proposition.
Hon. T.. 4. StuIgis followed IN the
saur line, depicting the advantages that
would accrue from the establishment off
good public ire schools, not alone in the
eulightemy nj OF the people but the in
creased value OF property. Tie could not
understand now any man who TIA the in.
irrcst Of the city nj heart could vote
against pr, position which would add so
MIR. VIM. Cameron 6pcnru win tue ace |
hrntion TINT he was proud OF Waco and |
hoped thar he would be as proud ui lis /
citizens next Monday. No man, he said. |
could vote against a proposition so palp- |
ably to the interest of the city rs inns, |
could be good citizen lie wa, in favor |
OF tree schools Tor both white and black. |
and hoped TO see not only one. but more |
llr, McGrrgrr arose aud said he had al |
ways been Tor tree schools The progress |
OF the city WAS dependent upon them; |
without them We would simply ycletate
Ito Was In favor OF voting the taN ot one |
hall OF per cent. and II that WIS not
enough would vote to increase Il To Ter
cent To this general endorsement WA,
given by the audience,
Mr.. James Is kcr said every man should
not only vote IN hyor ut thr.tuN PROPOSE |
ton NrNt Mond,y, uul should work nj the !
poll'; Its opponents would use every |
means to defeat the measure aud the
friends OF progress should not be idle. II |
Il was defeated bats would soon tuust in |
the buildings OF the city and weeds grow
in the streets.
MIR Mnkeig said that be was tor free
schools and that II the people at the MIN
ward dit not want them he hoped they |
would defeat him Tor alderman: he ala |
not want TO represent people opposed |
to free schools; lac was willing To be- taxed |
To tue utmost ior that purpose
The speaking over, II was decided to
hold meeting At tho courthouse At $3.50
q. clock, tai, evening, AT which Professor
hogg VIII deliver an address. An, the
ladies especially, are invited to attend.
A resolution WAS then passed request
ing the ministers ut the different church,
es To announce tic meeting from tliiir
pulpils this morning; also the x\MINER
TO publish the same, after which the meet
ing adjourned.