The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29

intellectual development leae youth
land
Can approve policy entering
the spread of other contagious
diseases cattle other live while withholding aid removing
the plague eracy3 Shall the Government annually make large
Pend in aid of State quarantine laws checking the spread of
e Peence that waket darkness and the destruction that was
at MONDAY and refuse assistance correcting the widespread and
threatening evils OF teracy the ochhesF That the authority
and the policy which and sanction expenditure public funds
for protection property relief suffering
by flood famine will the relief of the existing
dion of teracy clear require elaboration this
But the of General Government this subject and its
OBLIGATION 70 aid IN be matter If education will still more clearly anne
by brief reference the the Constitution
which intended place under the guardianship of the Government
the rights acquired by civil
The thirteenth abohes slavery and involuntary servud
except punishment for The fourteenth amendment reaches
several Objects First declares all persons born naturaized the
United subject Jurisdiction
United States of the State wherein they reside forbids
States make and any abdge privileges
immunies of citizens Of Second provides
right any the choice of Electors for
President States Representatives
Congress- judicial of
of the Legislature, any State
being years age citizens of United States any way
abridged except for participation rebellion other crime the basis of
Congressional representation therein shall be reduced proportion
which the number of such citizens shall bear the whole number
of male citizens years of age in such State.
The fifteenth amendment declares that the right of citizens of
United States shall be denied abridged by the United
any race previous
ude and Congress enforce all of these
appropriate legislation.
The deny right suffrage any
cehon they deal with the question of suffrage and could exclude
from its exercise all 1la who could ballots
would the second amendment
reducing representation Congress
proportion which the citizens deprived of
suffrage should bear the whole number of citizens
of age in the State To Illustrate We have in Tennessee male
citizens of the United States included that number
there ea unable read the ballots they suppose
the State should exclude these eae from the right of suffrage
advocating would thereby reduce representa-
ton Congress the proportion which bears or
third give about instead Congressman So
important changes which direct
bearing the aid to education They make
every born the United States and subject their jurisdiction
of he resides
They deprive ghtto deny suffrage
previous condition of servud and they then declare that M
these citizens of the United States denied the right for
crime the State denying the right shall have its
Congress reduced the proportion which those excluded
shall bear the whole number of The United States
the States You shall take from citizens residing within your
limits the right grounds for but crime except
the condition thereby reducing in the
General thus its eate citizens in the
suffrage why should aid preparing them for its and
hem connection with both governments State and Federal
systems government with distinctly dual citizenship
owing allegiance obedience both the order of their
and the supremacy OF their laws why should the burden rest
alone upon the States of qualifying this citizenship for its re
sponsb each Corresponding with the duties
which this citizenship each there the
obligation protect him and his welfare and the
policy provide educa
supply themselves extend
aid work when egences which render its assistance
sary. That government with funds
aid the education and elevation
citizenship whose intelligence and virtue rest the welfare not the
existence stands solid ground tits neither
harmony spirit institutions the necessities of
situation.
superior always
supplied inconvenience the people than
surplus 1866 have varied from
annually They likely be much reduced
Kept the vaults of the they invite
CANT expenditures corruption lead mprov
legislation, which the of proacy To what nober
benefcen object intimately connected with the
general welfare portion of these surplus funds beso well applied
schools modern of American citizen
ship7 know of none
idea such aid would spirit dependence the
would ultimately hur the of educa
worthy consideration No great like
present. prevailed when the surplus distribution of 1896 made
amongst the The General Government then rested under
special duty obligation the States such exists IN order
enable them the alarming which the has
directly instrumental producing What dangers Centrang
followed the beowa 1886 of that
gift which many the States used in
public school fund.- If evils