The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-31
THE ~ ,.l[, uANAL AND uN1YERsrrY,

The Greenville Mews replies to the
views of the IKrELL1aENcER upon these
subjects: and among other things, says !:
The fact that the constitution requires
the State to give S11 900 year for high.
ar education does not make an additional
appropriation of 81, 900 to the University
necessary. That $1,000 now spent to
give 200 young men "higher education"
; would run about fourteen of our average
schools and give 1000 children five
months schooling the SIC, 600 of surplus
earninga of the penitentiary now devoted
TO the canal would keep 90 schools open
and give about ], 400 children FIVE months
schooling: the $20, 900 now appropriated
to the citadel would keep 40 schools open
FIVE months in the year and give about
$500 children that much schooling. Z
Which is the more important, the Ca
nal, and the University and citadel with
their 400 students, or the rescue of over
5000 children, $500 of whom, say, SIRE
white, from absolute ignorance?
Here aretwo more sentences from the
INrELLlGENcER which are significant
when read together and may astonish the
simple Democrats of Rock Mills:
gf.s.ff man wants to lose all chance of
establishing an influence in the Legisla.
tnre he cannot do so easier than by voting
against the University"
whether our people favor it or not,
{ the University is here to stay. 1t is one
Of South Carolina's greatest institutions"
The Democrats of that Club have
doubtless cherished the belief that they
sent representatives to Columbia to rep
resent their feelings and opinions regard
less of their chance of establishing an
Influence. They have doubtless also
hugged the thought that this is popular
government controlled by the people.
How profound, then, will be their sur
prise to learn that,
ssWhether our people favor it or not,
the University is here to stay"
Is it because Of some mysterious ar.
rangement at Columbia for regulating
the establishment of influence that the
University is here to stay, whether
our people favor it or not ?"
We wouldn't be surprised if that is
exactly the case.
Let the Democrats of the Rock Mills
Club cast their votes for men who will
fight the University, the Citadel and the
canal, regardless of influence" "lntiu'
encen isn't dangerous to a manly man:
Greenville has been fighting Influence"
for some years, and she is all here yet.
The Ne,rs is in error when it says the
Constitution requires the State to pay
$1,000 year for higher education.
The Constitution provides no definite
sum to be appropriated to the University.
It's exact words will speak for themselves.
Sec. g of Art. x Of the Constitution
says:
9The General Assembly shall provide
for the maintenance of tie State UniVer'
's;ty, and as soon as practicable, provide
( for the establishment Of an Agriculture!
College, and shall appropriate the land
giyen, TO this State for the support OF
such q college By the Act of Congress
passed July. End, 1862, or the money or
scrip. as the case may be, arising from
the sale Of said lands, or any lands which
NAV hereafter be given or appropriated
for such purpose, for the support and
maintenance of such College, and may