The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26

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= thousand more. 1t is = nor
J. sense and all moonshine t
:, talk about the States controlling th
s money granted by the Fedora
d government to educate the people.
s All money granted or appropria
r ted by the government is controlle
absolutely by the government an
it's agents. And the none
they handle will of necessity in
!. 1uence them and that class anon;
| which the money is distribu-
ted, in favor Of the distriDutin.
power. Every school committee
school board and school teacher il
the land would be a Federal or
quasi Federal officer, whoopins
and bowling for Federal patronage
Federal power and Federal suprem
acy over the lives, habits, callings
and professions Of the citizens OF
the States. And when this state OF
affairs arrived, the next step would
be to dictate what should be taught
in each school, what religion should
be recognized by the government,
what political doctrines and theo~
rics should be crammed down each
child. This will be the inevitable
tendency Of the times, should the
Blair bill become a law. Instead
OF Increasing the number of
officials 40 or 30 thousand. the
number ought to be reduced at
least 80 thousand by the next con>
gress. Instead of increasing the
expenses of government ten mill
ions per year, they ought to be re-
duced at least thirty millions. In
stead Of Increasing the burdens
OF the people, they ought to be
lightened.
Instead OF increasing and en-
larSlng the Federal power and in
tiuence in the States and over the
citizens, they ought to be decreas-
ed, weakened, and limited. Instead
OF teaching the States and their
citizens to rely On the Federal gov
eminent to maintain their inde~
pendence and liberties, to educate
their children, and to formulate
their conduct and thoughts. they
ought to be taught to trust abso-
lutely, and emphatically upon their
own wisdom, virtue, patriotism and
and to trust their own
ability and judgment to educate
their children without looking I'D
to and receiving aid from For
elgn patronizing government. But
alter all, this money offered to the
States through the Blair bill, is mon
ey collected into the Federal cof>
terse by Federal agents, to be hand
eo BACK to the States by Federal
agents. Now why. all this circus
Ious and expensive procedure to
nave schools in the States?
Would it not be much better and
cheaper. more democratic and repub-
leap, and more in accordance with
he letter and spirit OF our institu>
ions for each state and county in
ne Unlsed States 70 collect their mon I
y and have their own schools if {
hey want them, under their own
ontrol and superintendent After
III, the money comes from the peo-i
lie.
we are not gnorant Of the factl
nat the country is full of educa> |
lonal cranl1s and loonies at the {
eads OF colleges, academies, andhigL
chools. And we also know the leg
slatures and the Congress of the Uni. c
cd States are not without their politi- t
al and educational cranks and 6
'ois' and we are not exactly blind '
the fact that this broad land Of {
urs is full Of political editorial L
ranks, whose stock in trade is ed I
cation and civil service nonsense Il
nd balderdasn. +
But all these facts combined will o
OF Justify any true Democrat or hon a
st Republican, who believes the p
tatcs have any rights the Federal b
oEernment ought to respect, in vo IS
ng for the Blair Bill. t,
1t is considered very small thing a
'r the Federal power to invade Tie b
of the States by some, Il
Ut II seems to usa very grave Il
inject; one that demands the Sc O.
Gus attention, and earnest thought
Ill prayerful consideration of all b
men. W
Unless there is check to the Fed c
al encroachments upon State rights I'll
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