Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-01
POPULAR EDUCATION.
vIEWs OF THE STATE PRESS ON THE BLAIR
EDUCATIONAL BILL.
HAMPTON's NAME NO LONGER MAGICAL.
1Abbeville Press and Banner.]

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longer sanctify the enormous outrage which
which the educational bill is intended to
perpetuate. This people are going to be
freed from the most damnable burden which
was ever inflicted on any people which
claimed to be free. We do not blame
Hampton for saddling this insufferable bur-
den upon us, but Hampton can never again
have the following which he once had, if he
at this late day, and with the experience of
so many years before us, attempts in Wash
ington to rivet these CALLING chains upon a
people who have loved him so we'll, who
have trusted him with such implicit con-
fdence.
A BALM FOR HAMPTON's WOUNDS.
Later issue of the same paper]
We believe we gave utterance to the opin-
ion that everybody in Abbeville county was
of the same opinion as to the Educatlonal
Bill now before Congress. Since then we
have heard of some most excellent and
highly honored citizens who favored Hamp-
toms position. There may yet be others
of like opinion. We have not heard eX-
preston from all of our citizens.
A SENSIBLE VIEW FROM BUTLER's OWN
COUNTY.
[Edgield Monitor.l
Senator Butler appears to be endeavoring
to cross the bridge before he gets to it: If
it for granted it will be distributed accord
ing to the strict letter of the law, and when
this is done we have no fears of Republican
emmissaries or Congressional Investigations.
The Senator was right, if he regarded the
proposed law as unconstitutional, to inter.
pose his objection, but we cannot understand
why he Should oppose it on the other
grounds which he has given. If the trouble
he anticipates were to come, nothing would
be easier than for South Carolina to refuse
to comply with the conditions precedent to
receiving the aid, and there the matter
would end. 1t is not compulsory on State
to receive this aid, but, on the contrary,
there are conditions that each State must
comply with before being entitled to receive
it. Why, then, make bugaboO OF lmagl-
nary Republican emissaries and Congress
sional investigating committees? Take the
appropriation, expend it in good faith so
long as matters run smoothly and agreeably,
but if funWarrantable interference commenc-
es-Which we do not apprehend-We have
only to say that we do not want any more
of it and no further interference could fol-
low.
SMALL FAvORS THANKFULLY RECEIVED
AND LARGER ONES IN PROPORTION.
[Abbeville Medium.]
The South has never made anything by
refusing aid from the General Government.
Still she has stood solidly upon theory OF
government and seen the North grow rich
and prosperous at our expense. These are
not the times for experiments. The stern
events of the past twenty years should have
knocked many of our old fancies out OF
existence.
NATIONAL AID WILL HELP THE SCHOOLS.
[Anderson Intelligencer.]
The aid proposed from the National Gov
ernment will, in a measure, relieve us OF this
difficulty. Those who oppose the common
schools, oppose the greatest factor in the CIV
ilization Of our day. They may seek to eX-
cuse themselves on the plea that the negro
is not capable of education, but this not
relieve them. The negro is citizen and
entitled to participate in the blessings OF
good government, one of which is the op-
portunity of education to the children OF the
State. We have always agreed with those
who fear that the negro will not for a long
time to come, be capable of taking any eX-
tensive education, but this is no reason why
the common schools should be closed. IT it
is a fact that the negro cannot be educated,
it affords no reason why the opportunity tor
education should be taken from the white
children of the State, whose parents cannot
afford them opportunities for education in
private schools. This National aid will
greatly add to the efficiency of our common
Schools, and for this reason we earnestly
hopeitwill be given by the present Congress.
''THE OLD FLAG AND AN APPROPRIATION"
[Pickens Sentinel
The whites could get along we'll enough
educating their own children, but the bur-
den of educating the negro has also been
imposed on them. The South was made
poor by the acts Of the government and
when she offers us any help let us take 1t.
Let us "go for the Constitution" and an ap-
preparation, every time we get chance.
NOTHING OBJECTIONABLE IN THE BILL.
charleston News and Courier.]
1t needs no careful study to show that
there is absolutely nothing in the bill that
iustifies, or excuses, the fears of the oppo-
nents of National aid for educational pur-
poses. 1t is distinctly stated in the bill that
the maintenance of separate schools for
white and colored children is permitted, so
that there is no opportunity for difficulty
on that score. The amount apportioned to
each State must be paid over to the officer
who is authorized by the laws OF the State
to receive it. The worst that can happen to
any State is that, if it shall be held to have
violated the terms of the Act it will receive
no more money from the Educational fund.
There is nothing, whatever, in the Act that
indicates desire on the part of the Senate
to obtain control of the educational systems
of the several States. The bill is drawn so
as to ensure, as far as possible, the proper
application Of the money; that is, its appli-
cation to th purposes for which Congress is
invited to appropriate it. AS matter OF
form, there is probably one objection to be
made to the bill, and that is the requirement
that the Governor of each State shall file
with the Secretary of the Interior state
ment showing the character of the common
school system in the State, together with
the amount of money expended, and other
information relating to the conduct of the
schools. This report should be made by the
Governor to the President, or else be made
by the Superintendent of Education to the
Secretary of the Interior. This is matter
of detail, however, which can be corrected
in the House Of Representatives. 1t is
rather childish to suppose that there is any
desire to subordinate the Governor OF a
State to one of the Cabinet officers of the
United States. In our opinion, with this
exception, there is nothing in the bill that
the most captious should object to. Where
ever the school system is fairly and honestly
conducted, there will be no difficulty what
ever in complying with the terms of the Act.
THE APPROPRIATION NEEDED TO MAIN
TAIN OUR COMMON SCHOOLS.
[Summerville Herald.l
It NAV be true that the hostility to this
measure is ostensibly under the guise of
generation for the Constitution" as the
YoRKyILLE ENQUIRER intimates. If it
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