The daily gazette., 1882-01-19
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made some years ago by the more Rad
ieal element Of the Republican party
TO get the negroes introduced into the
public schools was not successful. The
people In general In EAll che Etates
whsrs there was any considerable
number Of negroes showed such do
tsrmined aversion to the mixing Of
the races that the Republican party
managers gave it mp for tho time be-
ing. But they Oontinued TO work in
certain localities where the party was
all powerful until they accomplished
their purpose. This was done in our
neighboring county Of Chester in Penn
syivanias where the negroes have just
succeeded in getting some Of their
pupils into the High School. Little
attention, however, has been given to
the matter as there are 90 few negroes
in comparison to the whites that
it made no great difference except as
. matter Of principle. Having how
ever, accomplished this in certain parts
Of the Northern States, whore ths ne
groes are not numerous, the politicians
mean to carry the question into the
more Southern States and By demand
ing that the two races shall be taught
in the public schools together, use it
TO create discussions among the whites
and the blacks there and by favoring
the wiping out Of all distinctions,
claim that they are the special friends
Of the negroes and should have their
votes. Solong AZ they could not point
to the Republican States in the North
and prove that they were consistent,
their arguments in favor Of the negroes
being put into the public schools met
the Objsction that they we're clamor-
ing fer it in the South while they re-
jected the proposition in the North
The question has again been called
before the people afresh by q decision
rendered in the supreme Court of tbs
State of Illinois by whioh the whole
of the public schools of that State are
thrown open to the entrance Of the ne
grOes. Illinois is Republican State
and has long been SO; but the whit
people are averse to this mixing of tn
young negroes and whites.
In this decision the court holds tha
the "Iegnlations of the school board ar
"ln violation OF the statute of the Stat
(which prohibits directors aad schoo
"oficers from making and enforcin
"any regulation which shall directly 0
indirectly exclude any child from lh
"public schools on account of colo
" The court says the tree schools OF th
Estate are public institutions, and
their management aud control the Ia
contemplates that they shall be /
managed that all children within II
"district between the ages Of 6 and !
"years, regardless Of race or color, sba
have equal and the same rights to |
derived therefrom, and concludes /
"sayiDg that the Quincy board of ed
"cation bad no night to make and q
"force the rule complained of In the Ii
formation
Here the decision OF the inferior cou
was reversed, and the result lie as b
been stated, the public schools are to
opened TO ell negroes and whites allk
In Delaware the Republican par
made determined effort to Accompll
the object that that party has just 81
ceeded in effecting in Illinois after
many years. It was in Wilmingt
where the question was fought in De
ware, and our public schools were OF
saved from destruction by the det
mined efforts of the Democrats, assist
by few of the more sensible and CT
servatiVe class of Republicans. Many
our citizens remember the contest o.
this qnes. ion in the Board of Put
Education. 1t was taken mp and ad
Gated by the Republican editors of t
city at the time. The editors of
Commercial and Republican both t
ored 1t, as did also Mr.. Anthony d
gins, who was q member of the boa
but they did not succeed ln this obje
nor have the public schools In Delaw
yet been opened to the negroes. Anot
effort will shortly be made to aeco
plish it in some shape, since they h
been successful in getting the negr
into the jury boxes. No man who val
the education Of the people by means
the public schools can view this qr
tlon without feeling deep concern.
would be almost calamity to have
public school system destroyed by m
ding politicians, and the forcing of
negroes into them would be sure
cause great risk of their ruin il it
not utterly destroy the system.
THE Tooth anniversary the birth