The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-23
THE RESULT or EDUCATION.

The New York Herald speaks thus Of
the effects Of higher education in Russia:
The closing Of the Kharkof Uniyerai.
ty, due TO the disorders Of its students,
illustrates the close relations that exist
between the educational system of Rus
sia and the government. Emperor
Nicholas regarded the universities merely
as training grounds for the civil service !;
he allowed just 80 many students to be
educa.ed as there were posts TO be filled.
and for all other purposes he held that
knowledge was not only dangerous, but
effeminatc. Alexander H., coming to
the throne with huge schemes Of reform
in his head, threw the colleges open to
all, and founded scholarships for poor
students. His liberality bore good fruit; !;
new class of magistrates and judges
came into existence; culture made its
way even into the army. But tarcs
sprang up with the wheat. With knowl-
edge came discomfort. The universities
grew to be .iot.beds Of revolution, and
Admiral Putiatin, whose views of educa-
tion were obtained o:; s!;ii;boaTd', was get
to the work Of reducing them to order.
He raised the fees, suppressed the fund
for poor students and introduced rigorous
discipline. Police attacked rebellious
students in ST. Petersburg; peasants were
melted against them in Moscow. They
were proclaimed Us enemies Of the Gar,
foes OF public order. From this state Of
siege they only began TO emerge when
and their existence is still precarious.
1t has always been the course of
tyrants to keep their subjects in igno-
rance, and the cause of liberty flourshes
best where education is the most general
.Ha complete. The government which
educatcs its subjects is the government
which is the best, and which has the
best and most patriotic citizens. The
educated country is also the most pros
porous country. These facts cannot be
gainsayed, and yet there are people who
do dot desire to see the State foster her
educational institutions. No State can
keep apace with the other States Of the
American Union which does not keep up
in the race after knowledge Education
Is the poor mans weapon with which he
can contend for that position and SUI
premacy to which every man should
aspire. Without it, mans position must
be controlled by brute force, or by ones
financial status. The cause OF education,
therefore, should be sacred to every
citizen.
The National Republican,, the party
organ at Washington, has for some time
past warned the Republicans that they
can only save the Senate, the House of
Representatives and the Presidency by
coalition with the Southern indepcn-
dents. They expect Malone and his
friends in Virginia, FELTON, and his adhe.
rents in Georgia, and Hendrix, Blair &
Co. in South Carolina to split up things
in these States, and that they will be
able to carry the Federal elections in
them. These socalled independents
know this, and yet they go ahead trying
to split up the good people of these
States in order to let the Republicans
win. This Is precisely what indepen-
dentism means. The National Republican
sees it, and encourages the political
wreckers to go ahead. The National
administration sees it, and is continually
helping the Independents by all means
in its power. The independents see it,
and believing that they can take care of
their personal fortunes, even if they do
sink the State, they are going on with all
of their poor might. Unfortunately for
them, however, the people of these States
realize this fact, also, and except in
Virginia their power will not be great.
Only such persons as desire to have the
Republican party retain control of the
National Government, and return to
power in our Slate, will give any assis-
tance to the independents.