The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-09-07

| DehioCratS secured control of ~, ~ .nc
TUG pubic school system was in di,n,.Ieee n.;iee
,' ,,'o .oniusion. Dobts had been piIcd nu
honsos hon .e4uneis were unpaid, the schnIGj'
tho "o, "o,o open only three months in
.no ear, anu when the teachers o., r...ii Al
twenty-five to thirty cents on ,hnir u rom
Iue1 aIna' ihey were fortunate. The ninr
adopted by tho Republicans was pan
IuIIc all the school tax cnllcc,oJ ~ ,
utiereht counties to bc Sent IN In So
.leaSury. 1t never was returned ~ ,i,e
nouoTis. no Inc books OF tho State Tro,sI,
S,ato S,oM lhat the unpaid balances of tlYo
sr.,oonp tv onhpplopIiauons for the support Of The
oobt reported then was 500 go ~ Snhon Sno1e
| Iuent investigation has shown ,bnt ,i';,
amount Iit Is below the truth. The Rnn,,h'
! nc"lls now owe the schools i'm tndu,.'r-,,
county S0,256, which was stolen iron, ~. =. -
treasury. In 1877 the school attcnd.,1o MY
| III tnc State was $4,000 whites and ~ oSS
o,Tinicu. ,,rIi. IN 1851 the attendance of white
Iuien Ia,,,,,i oi, ,ooo anu OF colored 10000. Tho
iehSth OF the school session in AnL,r.t'o' w
has been increased fiom ihrnn ,,,',,,I1 nTii
Under Kadical rule to six months undn.
nelhocratic administration. Tho whoIa
expense OF State Government last y,n.,r
not including tho interest on tho ~, III,
9eDt, was S2S3,57G. The sum SO, anaS
nor dor inc support of tho schools wa, Xii !.
ooo. In tho ligh: of these facts il mis-, -,
o"i.oueu L'. mat the Democratic party is tho
;,ny p"l.S lhAt can preserve peace and
insure good government in South Ca-nji.
Ma Hnd the pure administrator Of tho
i"ms. lie public school system is NOT
now perfect system, but we have hcnn
laying It's foundation broad ana ,jnnm
upon which u finished structure NAV i,p
Duilt. The inscription over the cn,r.,rro
10 tho American Educational Exhibit nj
.ae rariS Exposition was WashiugtOn.s
profound utteranco: "Promotc as .,'
object of primary Importance. instrnr' n.'
tl0iis tor the general diffusion of knowI.
euSe, ana the saying of tho fumn,is
Mon.esquieu, 1T is in a Republican GOV
ernment that the whole power of cd,,,.,-
ton is needed" South Carolina adopt,
thcse as her mottoes and inscribr, tbrm
IN letters OF living light over the entrance
ol her Educational Temple. We want a
scnool system that is good enough for
the rlcii and cheap enough for the moor
Nothing less than this will satisfy ,ho
demands OF the times and meet the ncccs.
sites OF the State. Col Thompsun thon
referred to tho influence of education i'm
tlo repression OF criinu, the prevention Of
pa'lperism and the maintenance of free.
| doin AZ ignorant people cannot ions, be
ircc people. IL proportion rs the
s.iuG.urc OF government gives force to
OPINION should be enlightened If n pco-
PIE expects &c &c ;SmoTaH: ais. free. i; :
s'ate OF civilization, il expects what can
never be. Tho learning Of the few is dos
potlsm. The learning of the MANY is
iiperty. An intelligent and principled
iiDerty IS fame and wisdom and power.
we want the tamo, wisdom and power
which will como from the oiucation of
tho masses. The church and the school
l,iS 4 Al.
tcachcrs Ill our common schools must be
raised to that plane where they will be
useful to society. The speaker dwelt
with much force OH the power Of cduca-
tion upon the home life of the people and
OF tho relations which tho educated men
should bear to the family, to society and
to God. lie referred to the power of cd.
ucation in Scotland, which hes converted
that bleak land into one Of the finest intel
leci ual countries in the world, TO its effect
upon the German civilization and
thought, and to its crownng influence
upon the growth, refinement and civili-
zation of New England. For the past
twenty-five years New England has con-
troilcd the destiny and shaped the policy
or this country We shall have To he
taxed, either for ignorance or education
Every dollar taken from the schools will
60 to tho support of the jails, pcnitcntia-
RES and pOorhouscs. Col. Thompson
concluded his fine oration by abiding to
the call Of the State Democratic Convcn-
ton, which had imposed upon him grca;
| responsibilities, and assured tho people
that, when elected, he would administer
the Office of Governor without regard to
race, color or party, but for the good Of
the who Q people and the prosperity ofthe
State in all its interests.
1t is impossible TO give anything like 4
fair synopsis Of speech which bristlcd
from the opening to the closing sentence
with sound logic, strong comparisons and
telling points. The speaker never APP
pcarcd to better advantage, and was
greeted with great enthusiasm and rounds
o.applauae.
COL. ". l.. TRENHOLM.
Chairman Murray gracefully intro
duccd Col w. L. Trenholm, Of Charles
ton, rs gentleman who came from The
other end of the State to demonstrate the
unity, tho sympathy, tho spirit of the
Democrats Of all South Carolina in this
campaign, and in support Of this ticket.
Col. Trenholm was greeted with applause.
This county, he began by saying, had
long been looked upon as n frontier Of
civilization in the South rs compared
with civilization in the North, and An
derson had always been prominent i'll
South Cardinals history in originating
ideas and movements, and the Stale FIX
ecutivc Committee had wisely recognized
this in placing upon her soil the first
meeting of the campaign. AS he had
looked upon this garden spo: of the
State from car windows he had witnessed
the wonderful bounty Of Providence i'll
the fair fields and generous crops, but
here at this stand he had found that re'
served for his gaze were the best produc.
tions Of Andey. On--its bravo men and
nj
evidence Of good when on occasions OF
this sort men brought their wives ANA
children with them. 1t took with them
tho sanctity of home and stamped upon
their cause tho signet OF virtue. May
they never lack the presence nf women
and little children at these meetings!
1t was not for the redemption OF the
State, az in 1876, that We had mo: here 20
day We did redeem tho State then, re-
deemed it nobly, and now we had assem-
blcd together. AS freemen, to consult rs
to the H:cthcd Of preserving what we had
won and speeding tho work OF progress.
Here to say what we should DO with the
State, now that wo had redeemed IL.
Hero to say what we would do, with the
Democratic party now that u nau doho ho
its noble work. Col. Trenholm SAID no
was not here as candidate for office, or
n member of the Convention which had
put up tho Democratic ticket. ltc was
here as an outsider, to express tho .opin-
,on that the ticket as wholo was inton-
dcd to, and docs, weld together, in one
solid mass, all tho different sentiments
aud aims which had threatened to DIVIDE
tho Democratic party. But when the
ticket was elected our work would not
be dono. Tho people would have to re-
store South Carolina to the high pima
clio of influence, virtue and prosperity
which she had occupied in days past.
Speaking OF our representation in Wash
ington, Col. Trenholm said that, whiio
our Senators md members were able
and respected, thoy wore unfortunately