Daily Republican., 1882-01-24
kcared Again.

Supreme Court OF Illinois declaring
that the public schools of that
State are open alike to all the children
of the State of school age, without re-
gard to race, color or condition. but a
multiplicity If other subjects over
shade wed this one. 1t is not too
late however, yet, to pay our respects
to our esteemed and venerable neigh
Dor, that still clings to TIE dim phan-
tom OF old timed iron clad Democracy,
that has had its day and is almost
trampled to death under the march of
new and progressive ideas. The lii
nois Supreme Court could not decide
otherwise than il did without being
charged with prejudice and illIberaiity
and we hope our neighbor will not get
worse scared, when we predict that if
the same question were brought eefore
the courts of Delaware the same decis-
ion would be rendered. If this We're
not so, there would be no use in Ma
tional Constitutions and laws. The ia
zetts sees proper however, to use the
Illinois decision as political argument
in favor of the domination of the white
race in Delaware and it tries to utilize
it in al appeal to the race prejudiccs OF
the white people Of the State to make
political capital for the Democratic
party. 1t raises cry of warning and
alarm at the spread of liberal ideas,
which includes the education of the
children of the nation, whether those
children be white or black, native OF
foreign born. The Gazette makes Il
great mistake. 1t processes TO be hor-
ror stricken at the idea of admitting
colored children into the public shool,
OF Delaware and calls upon the people
to resent the Implied insult at the polls
by voting the Democratic ticket. -
This is Just where the mistake is made
We're all the white people of Delaware
to combine and vote the Democratic
ticket, it could not avert the result il
the same school test was made in Della
ware that was made in Illinois Our
neightor should see by this time tina,
the only way to keep colored children
out of white schools, is By providing as
good schOo, facilities for colorei chill
iren as for white children. 1t is strange
tliat il is SO slow to open its eyes to the
fact that reforms never 60 backward,
but all tho time forward and gather III.
creased momentum Is they roll. The
Gazette knows the history Of colOred
school education III this State as well
az we do. 10 knows there are at least
six thousand coloIe,l children out OF
u, 442 of the colOred population OF he
State that should be educated. Let il
ask itself what its party has done Tor
the education CT colOred children II
may point to the $1,000 given for that
purpose by the late Legislature a. al
instance of Delaware's generosity, but
that is all. While the Democratic Leg
isation of Maryland makes a magnih
appropriation every year for the
education of her cOored children
Delaware in all her history eau only
po!Lt to the $1,000 referred to. Virginia
and all the OthFr Southern States, even
Bumborpzed Mississippi have provided
literally for the educatiVu Of colored
Pn'Ie. Delaware i the only State in
the Union that has made no permanent
provision for that purpose Inc Ga
-hHte has NOT forgotten that the co!ore'i
po;,Ie have hot failed from time to slime
since 1870 to lnportune the Legl.laj are
oulv for the privilege OF taxing thrln'
selves to support their own schools, but
IL > as Of,tn del led, until at last The
pom boon was granted but with ,ucl
cCll. itioDs that it is Of little permanent
ban lit. Harder pressed and with d
ma jority Of Che Democrats in the Leg
isaI ure opposed to it, HE gil Of s20ol
was made at the last session. This
alone stands to the credit of Delaware
ana there is no assurance that toe Stlt'
win :enew the donation.
lie Gazette has nothing 80 say il
co. emnatiOn Of the treatment Of th'
rulored children of tie State. II rec
nmmends no plan for their educator
bat simply raises the cry # alarm lJ
fear they might make appiica' .on To-
admission to the public schools VI TIT
S'@'e. 1t does not seem 10 enter III
mind of the Gazette, thai the only way
to prevent cUIored children from enter
ing The public schools, j. by giving til,
Cnlot ed children the sane opp1rruuitles
apr ,luCatlon that are afforded g. whit,
Chi dren. Ifthe Gazette " Il Not II, Al
10 dis, it may expect in short tim,
TO sar the kncCkiugs Of lie co.oret
children at the doors Of white schools
THIS Is the only manner in which tn
sIazette's imaginary catastrophe ca