South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-30

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Maine. This unearnel land is three
aud half times greater IN area than
the six New England states II EN-
braces four times as many acres as
Iowa contains, considerably more
than four times as many as Ohio. and
it Is only little less in extent than
tAe whole OF Texas. l. it any won.
der, then. Chat the railroads object to
letting go OF property so extensive as
tha,.' i'uoSo.
Senator Logan OF National Aid to
Pablo Schools In the North Amer.
lean Review FOR April, Senator John
A Logan, iii an article on National
! Aid to Public Schools. takes q view
OF the subject which it is not too much
to say reduces it, the Baltimore Sun
says, to an ;.bsurdity lie thinks, in
accordance with lis wcll.kuown
theory OF the paternal and central
| lied nature Of our government, that
| the United States should undertake
| 70 aid national education 'un u
u!torm system by an anual appropri.
alton OF mot less than $4,000, 000
but at least for some years 10 come
Lot to exceed 500, 100000. His ad.
vrcacr OF the measure would seem 10
he based Oh las theory that the gcaer,
III government should absorb the tax
ing functions OF the States, collecting
revenue By high tariff rates in the IN
tereSts OF protection, and spending
! Il IN such way rs To consolidate the
influence of the powers that be a,
Washington. THIS appears EIainlY
when he sets forth his doctrine Us To
Tie principle on which national aid 10
schools suopid be distributed. The
motive aninlating Senator Blair. and
most other advocates Of national aid.
was Il desire 10 cure Tie illitcracy
which III some portions OF the corm-
,Ty is appalling, Hence their propos.
iii0n was 10 distribute national appro
Iprlations 10 the States III the ratio of
thelr iliteracy. This beng the evil
TO tie reminded. the expenditure of the
lpuolic money was 10 hc directed sole
lily 10 IT. and when with the co opera
ton Of tie individual States the evil
was measurubiy abated, the apprupgia.
tons were to stop. Tho President.
members Of Congress. and in fact the
entire government of the country,
State and Federal, il was held. nre
created by the votes ofthe pooplc.and
il makes all the difference in the
world whether these voters are eiu.
Gated or ignorant. On this ground
only was IT thought 10 be within the
constitutional right OF Congress TO
appropriate money out OF the pub-
Inc treasury for c,acation. BY Ell
iranchising the colored race Con
gress had. against the wish OF
the States III which they resided
made 1,4Sl.3i7 colorel voters
OF whom i,022.151, or GO per cent
are unable to write their ballots. III
the census year ,G0l ,201 colorcd per
sons OF ten years OF age and upward
were enumerated, Of whom ). 220,S74,
or 20 per cent. are returned Ivy the
census as unable 10 write OF course
iililcrates were found in al the States.
bat pricipaliy in the South. Ia Low
ISiana, for example. where there are
l07, 900 colored to los, 900 white 30
tcrs. there are sG,jjj colorcl voters
uoable 10 write, and 1857 white
voters in the same sad predicament
making the number OF ilijlcrate 20
tors l02.932. II free institutions and
! good government rc,l on the intelli.
gence of the people, The prospect for
either in Louisiana would seem to be
bad indeed. In the interests, there
fore, Of sound politics, i'll the Statc
aud nation, 1t was thought proper tc
eXpent most money where there was
most rIitcracy. that il to cay, in tn,
South. Senator Logan, however, nj.
ter abusing the Southern States fol
not having educated the Coiored PEG
pie before they were onfranchiscI,
and Tor not now ~ their poverty rails
INC more money than they do by tax
alton for their public schools, propos
Is TO distribute the money appropria.
ted for education to each State in PRO.
portion To- rs population a distri6u
I tor In proportion toiIiteIacy, he holds
would be unequal aul unjust lie
thus iorgcts or lLnorcs The only pro.
per motive FOR any national aid n. all
aud demonstrates bis disposition az e
partisan 20 pervcita Discreet gnd pro
per educational measure int) poll
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