The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-17
IEE BLAIR BEL.

of one hundred and five millions OF
dollars. This sum, if raised by poll
tax would be at least $1,000 apiece
far every voter wifhin OR borders.
!.ut they say it is already raised
and II. the Treasury. What q that:
Il !:alolazss 10 tie people. They say
ig,s Hos al taken git i'll one year;
t 1s:' Is So, t?iey propose 20 take ofst
the srgt wear $4,000, 10000 and
broadcast that amount patrioteall1
orar CIR county from lLaine 60 Cal
it:ania. III either words over three
millions Of square miles. We see
il this that everlasting, careless use
O. tie peoples monee. 1t is a
wing eviI.ncw-thc, manner PEG
=. ia ?,nhlic property. Il is a fact
-. = = generals considered right
tce Z lserSCn 70 charge a township,
> county. or State more for given
piece OF help. than he would an in
dividual: public'you know. Nobody
viii feed it, that is the way they
look at. it. Well perhaps, these
Blair bill supporters think they can
take out over hundred millions
from the people, since it is already
collected. ara nobody will fed it,
an.I they think at the- same time
sise people. especially the poor, will
vorSsSr' anlt praise them for advp-
aclIng such a help for them, that it
viii ne good for them and theirs to
have supported a measure which
viii aid the public to that amount
and IL sisermore they think, we
suppose, that great credit will be
theirs i0r SO acting. Our country
owes an immense public debt,
amounting to hundreds upon hun
,irt%ls % millions, and we think that
our congressman might use. the sur
plus money in decreasing that, in
stead OF luiIfing Federal houses all
uter the land, digging out very ex-
leiisiye streams, pensi0ning, well,
s,lnll,t anybody, &c. Section 6. OF
this hill SAYS hat one tenth OF the
yearly superintendent may be ex-
l.tu,ieo Ill preparing teachers and
il, maintaining inst itlhes for the edu-
sstifion OF tue teachers; that is that
the fT~E year 81, ,1Ott1OG.0O. may be
>ptsit Oil the teachers. That is to
Say that the Cnited States will then
a,llLcate a certain class OF men in
history aud i'll other branches to
teach me children the same " hat
kind vi 4 ist,,Ory dO you suppose
Trey wouia TEACH ~, the South :!
= ;;Iir enc 2 May be SO. But we
ti1llii> sIey wouss teach the history
-. aVlt- Northern man WHO WaS
.,.%, Il. -yCsxl against us, and WHO
considered the Loniedeiates rebels.
d; ). Ii 0e baa day lei the Soul,
.>i.,ss: :,eI. children are Taught in the
p;;i};lc schools OF else where that
f;ls-ir iSt Aers We're rebels and tral-
tors, sEad that Lee, jackson, and
LAWS deserve the condemnation OF
de world. This cannot be done as
ec4s. as history is kept truthful, but
il*- aieal history OF the Mort heRner
does not look at it in this light.
Then before ANY State can accept
any part Of this money she must first
raise a large amount herself-c0m-
pulsory in a slight degree, you
notice.
OF course to carry out this bill if
ever passed there should be officers,
therefore section 8 says the Presi-
dent shall, appoint a commissioner
81 common schools in each State
and Territory-necessarily making
other Federal officers. These Off
GERS are to receive from three to
i've thousand dollars apiece per all
nun. Every single Federal office
that is created is one step on the
great and dangerous road to cen
tGahzation. it is one more brush at
staa lines and these lines will be :
gin to grow dim under these brush
es. L is TO the b4+ and dearest
interests of the people throughout
the United States that the States
Ire eyer kept distinct and SOW
ereien. Iilisa Union of States and
= is not nation. North Carolina.
aD.a 50 are the other States. is able
70 educate her children, she does
this now and can forever do it with
out any help from Uncle Sam. 1t
does not become a free and sOyer-
eign State to accept any money as
a gift from the Governments here
by accepting it anew Federal office
is created within her and where first
she is compelled to raise. from her
l.