The daily gazette., 1882-10-21
|l,sinst tile Possibility
# Mixed Schools.
h AWFUL POSSIBILITY
! ,,d Schools in Harmony
|T;fb Republican Principles.
h, the National Government
a"' ~ me Republican ststes-Possibie
of the Future-Facis From tho
!, Of an Able Delawarean'

ns % election. Is It not well, then, e
ang 4i0s with accuracy the probable re-
i'aiTS iIPennbllcan yictoryi 1t is charged
N.Y. ~. Hpapnnblican party Will, II It comes
.assr Y, m.r seat negroes by the side Of white
W. IN our public schools.
I'M the truth -
,.u,Iican 5 newspapers and orators, fear
s,larm the people, have declared 1t tc
Y. Int such declarations, under the
'.,,,nces must bc of little weight pro
,iSs obvious facts of the case contra.
,asm We place before you an array
IN, ali of which we have the evidence "a
,alculatcd TO thrill with alarm the
4 y 4 cyery father and Of every lover OF
\ These facts cannot be successfully
f.,J-thqy are true. They leave no room
.mht concerning the action of the Re-
han party If ever 1t gains control OF our
N Government.
/ 1 large portion, possibly one-half, OF
Republican, party in this State Is COM
4 u or negroes. 1t is, therefore, the
p nrty controlled by men who repre-
negroes, and whose political fortune
,rj. upon negro favor and support.
The principles of the Republican
4 \, are in harmony with mixed schools.
MID TO their logical issue they can have
4 aSsr result. Although whispered here,
y,lere they are boldly declared. Separate
M, are entirely at discord with Re-
slru principles. Those principles are
ZIbt the difference In race. When first
N. ,bey were declared TO mean only
fsAyery should not be extended into the
dsOhes. Later on they were found to in
h The emancipation Of slaves. In due
ne Of time they grew to mean that
|pOtt should be endowed with the ballot.
then the Civil Rights Bill What can
bund in Republican history or Republi-
aEnciples to support the assertion that
pry would not, II 1t could, permit and
&lrs mixed schools. II has never acknow-
" that the Anglo-Saxon was superior
b negro. 1t has ever advocated OBJ
ntn Of the "color line" IN government
EdhOcal life. Its mission seems TO be
diversion Of our rice into mongrcl
ksa mula,tOes and mixed schools would
slabiedly further that that end. Granted
sntt Of Republican principles, and we
d any man to give one reason why
ETOes should not 90 to the white schools.
4 Not only does this party threaten, by
h0mpOsition and principles, TO establish
al enforce mixed schools, but II has already
Eruted the threat, Wherever to-day the
publican party has control of a State
|wsmmcnt there the white child and the
ack child sit down together, rccite to-
klher, play together, and "learn to love
sh other"-sO say Republicans. We
|Arge that the party, considered as a whole,
pledged To the maintenance OF mixed
pools. The national government has done
/ BAT IL can to bring about that end. Every
PIE government under Republican control,
iAOut Que exception from Maine 10 Cali
eMa, does actually maintain mixed
pools No man can deny these charges;
hAg are the truth
hFOOf that the National Government
AVH all 1t can, may be brought the
naN Of United States Judges In various
f1'an States. These judges have
ltia that separate schools are unconstI.
aAaiI under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
aniaenls OF the United States Constitu-
N ill lhat they are forbidden by the
,aat NV, District Of Columbla, which Is I'm
llflY under control of the National
aannasat, negro children have within the
lts months been admitted TO the
.ols. sSaOols. The authority of the National
pIultaI upon this subject hrs thus been
sEsN 10 It's lull extent IN favor of mixed
tgF Republican State has mixed
,I,ai ,n' 'aose completely under Republican
"y h. S.a, aas mixed schools. No Republican
H, sae questions their expediency.
', SSanlsilre has mixed schools. Tic
DL,Sa Ls,1T,lotendent u of Public instruction
NY aeclared that "white children OF
III s"s 'Iai social position associate with
". .ysynllurcl when virtuous (?) on terms
W. WV elullity and ,triendship." YER
s ,S,a sa1 mixed schools. Massachusetts,. the
w mas mixed schools, In Rhode
M tsfoS ';a have been attending white
n Saa "nro isOG. At first, ia localities
n. ,ss's s'D,S We're numerous, white
\, IT,, 'es''lel and kept their children
|4sjo@. w. now all resistance has been
SSl""' SlIOsh' aud says a Republican State
kGVossi,o Gs,o children are GENERALLY found
|uss,,,, o,,tS =, with their school mates" In
zsaIv tau,I1 Iie spirit and intent of the law
kr,iDlSnonuS S'o,uS under any circumstances
sNyIyaaiAl sNIiA'ee OF separate schools. In
4,piv ~a'a ran" .lle legislature of 1880 tab
WA 1p'A'cu the law of 1854 which
h. uhler some clrcum-
n separate schools. Pennsyl-
N, A.puoneans hold that separate
IE,i |e unconstitutional, AlthouVh
e Aa,v,r.,IoIs @uoIs are distasteiul to many
zaiabi. ibIi.a'lllt a' they have submitted to the
'aN.i.,aynsul ,ysull Of Republican rule without
.anle 's.a'ice' ssn, Ohio ,sw does not forbid
&Ssofthoo " absolutely but Republican
y na a' IL" oIate % have decided thut negroes
Aah ,bo D' smut out of white schools.
Eapos,l,0' past eighteen months the col.
ltyileca1 ~1,s pretty generally demanded
AGanls ., " attending white schools,
Gdr own W euucation have either Welded
HurIs 10 I'eord or been compelled by
Cer or u'o w. yield. In one case Judpe q
:Aaa teasho.o V United States District Court
tino,ad e9o for refusing admission
sS SI,M N pupil" In Illinois tho iaais,, I,H"
tOloredI lII ahi', is4 passed Gan act to pro-
elk sbnoIl.H IlHiiuren !, In their right to attend
Slale The few negro schools in
mixed are steadily diminishing,
uniyrr.a, schools are becomin9
N i5s''sal i5a rule. In M,cbio=on = a,nns
nainten""nil mas expressly forbidden
Wisconsin 4"ee " OF separate schools,
e'py the sam negroes and white children
ni no di,,i.a e desks at school. In Min
si,lon hS.'nction ho,tion is made In matters of
8pS Tween Tween white children and
sn5.o lucy attend school toae,bar @
td.at Of p,nna i,nea schools, and her Super
hdin"" 4 ( aolie instruction is proud Of
d.d bv t,al t,n 'he Republican party il
ASQpremni i's past 10 their maintenance.
tha, !. court of Kansas has decided
h siablsb' b'late, hoards Of education NAV
s's'tsa'ioa Of s,lpte ssr,parate schools, Board Of
4 t,a 1i1,o'. 1g 0efa~d ana William JFheele,
&gNAd) Ia l"SSno Nnty oy Elijah 1Gnnon, lis neal
Isas ISss schools oiseoraska the law establishes
Se lnstrS,, Her Superintendent Of
I P4yornerTrya.aaoen complains of the extrg
ssla he has s'ys W, brought by the "exodus, j
\ Cae fyicndsdh4,'.e d4.ea mo disposition 10 in.
~aao has MI, between the races,
/ l,Ialln h California; a. osehools-always hai