The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-30
8ithurund Nispatrh.
sATURDAY............JUNb d. 1885,
False Issue.

naism to persist In making misstatemen's
aRar they have been repeatedly corrected
Here. for example. Is what he said on
Thursday last in reply 10 declaration Of
the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph that tho WSrld
would "nevcr readiust the Democratic
PARTY on the line Of ITS new racc-equa''ty
Democracy" We quote:
..suppose the able editorial gentlemen
down i'm the tropics, who are still Dattiing
90 ma;ntain The superior-race theory so
nrc,alcni before the war, band themselves
to0ciher and insist on inserting in the next
National Democratic 5Iatform clause to
fbis effect: Resolved, That this is eXclu-
siyely white mans Government.
The supreme Court Of the United States
has decided that law forbidding the In
termarriage OF whites and blacks is con-
stiiuiional law. The same course OF rea-
soning will lead TO the conclusion that q
iaw 'orhidding the interninglng OF the
two races in school boards would be con-
s.ItutiOnal. Let the negroes teach and
manage their own schools. and the whites
teach and manage their own schools, Is all
that the Democrats OF Virginia say on TINS
subject. And Il would be Just as sensible
10 propose 10 insert in the next National
Democratic platform a clause reading,
"Resoirod. That this is exclusively negro
Government" as to propose to in
sert the clause suggested by the World,
seeing that the law proposed in Virginia
would operate with perfect equality upon
both races. The Democrats OF Virginia,
--iy. q, .4....sss,,r2,o right or privilege Tor
their own race which they b !. Nv. "",','s
10 accord to the negro race. SO that tLc
Democratic party of The Union would run
no risk whatever OF being damaged in the
estimation OF even the northern people II
they were 10 formulate creed OF WHICH
the following should be one OF the arti-
Giles:
" Resolved. That the Democratic party
is in favor OF so conducting the public
schools as TO keep the two races entirely
sepa ate in them"
Docs not Mr.. PULITZER perceive that he
has totally misrcpresented the demands OF
the Democrats of Virginia: If he wishes
TO know how mixed school-boards operate
he may learn by reading the following re-
port of what occurred at a meeting OF such
a board in this city on Thursday last. We
quote:
"IIe Paul, the Governors negro mes
songeTl expressed great respect for
Mr.. Manly, and ayerred that he be-
licvcd that he was the friend OF the
colorod race. He SAID his people had been
imposed upon too long already, and he did
not want the superintendent or anybody
else 10 dictate terms TO him. lie wanted
fair play"
Again:
After Mr.. Garnett finished reading his
nominations. Mr.. Reddy nominated CO.
lored man named ID. b. Williams, a former
teacher, discharged by the old Board.
Mr.. Hill said Williams was the biggest
bunch of conceit he ever saw wrapped UP
in so small u compass. He thought him
incompetent.
Mr.. Reddy advocated Williams's cleo
ton.
SUPERINTENDENT Garnett said Williams
was ga crank" and that he had a fair trial
and was discharged as teacher for incom-
potency and INSTRUMENTATION. lie said VIII
liams had as good rs called him (GarnetO a
liar, and he did not want man as teacher
that would come before the Board and
talk i'm that way. He thought 1t would be
treating him with disrespect to elect him.
Paul Tnegro1 said he did not think ii right to
call Williams a crank. lie would like to see
Mr.. Hill or Mr.. Garnett hang Williams on
any question. "There wouldn't be piece
OF them left as big as his finger-nail." lie
wanted him to have fair play. He had
been imposed on and Mr.. Garnet was pre-
judiced against him.
Williams [negro] was elected.
When the election OF principals OF the
Nayy-Hll School came up, Mr.. Garnet
nominated the old incumbents, saying that
he couldn't find colored man competent.
Whereupon Paul [negrol said, sneeringly;
"Certainly-because they are colOred.
That Is the reason am not fit TO be on the
School Board"
Notwithstanding the superintendent
assertion OF competency, the old princi-
pals were turned out and cOlored ones put
in their place by a vote OF to D.
The votes Of the two negroes, it will be
seen, thus turned the scale in favor OF re-
moving the old and efficient principals and
putting In new and incompetent ones.
III these things be done in the green
tree, what will be done in the dry! The
meeting was the first ever held by the
mixed Board for the election OF teachers.
The white people of Virginia are also re-
quested to read the above. We don't
think II would require many such scenes
as the one there reported 10 open their
ewes TO the fact that mixed school-boards
must tend TO degrade the white race. To
see elected as a school teacher negro
crank who had as good as called !" the
gray-haired superintendent of Schools !
liar cannot but be exceedingly disiastefu
10 the white people Of Virginia. The other
proceedings Of the mixed Board we need
not comment upon.
The Lynchburg Convention will speak