Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-29
vox PoPULl
is for the Passage of the Blair BiII-A
Strong Argument in Favor of the
Measure.

10 Inc chronicle: Nf stw sT.lF
The nation is rapidly wheeling into
line and indorsing the Blair bilf as an
auxiliary to education. Realizing as it
does that the appalling increase Of illit-
eracy will eventually prove fatal to this
mighty Republic if tolerated by the
States. Figures show that the most
prosperous States are those that have
the best school system and do more for
the dethroning Of illiteracy and the
diffusion OF knowledge. y Deep thought
edness is the banner of victory. Perse-
verance is the secret OF success, without
it failure is inevitable. The uneducated
man is victim, on whom the educated
man rides to the shore. Let us see
where we stand in regard to the Blair
bill and the modification of our school
system. After the negro was emanci-
pated and became citizen of our gov
eminent, we promulgated state provis-
ion for his education and it necessarily
demanded increased taxation to enable
us to have sufficiency of money to.
conduct system of public schools that
would benefit both the white and col
ored races. OF course the State and
counties levied the taxes and the pay
ment devolved upon the white race.
The negroes, paying comparatively no
taxes. Yet they get as much per capita
as the white children. Now the white
leaders are recovering from a state of
lethargy and are demanding increased
funds to enable them to conduct their
schools ON an improved method: dis
pensing with the old method and old
teachers, who are not apace with the
progressive and improved facilities OF
the nineteenth century. And who
teach for the mighty dollar and not to
clothe the minds OF the children with a
brilliant lustre of forencity and useful
knowledge that will enable them to per-
form with honor the various vacations
assigned them in life. The masses OF
the people know that they will never be
able to educate their children in uni.
versities, therefore they are led to resort
to another method by which means they
may be enabled to give their children
advantage of an English education
Furthermore, they realize that the sys
tenn Of schools is insufficient and they
desire federal aid to modify the defc.
iency OF the State funds and enable
them to have school the entire year and
employ trained journalists to teach the
public schools and displace those CHEAP
teachers who farm nine months and
teach three. These cheap teachers
Lnder-bid good teachers, who by reason
OF their superior culture can not teach
for the same figures. Many schoo
officers think that the cheap teacher:
can teach their children because they
are not we'll advanced and if you con
tinue to intrust your children to such
teachers, they never will be advanced
The patrons of the schools are becom
, ing enthusiastic over the Blair bill witt
its funds to supplement- our present
) funds. The writer in a recent visit t.
Stewart county, interviewed several o
the most influential men in references
, to this bill and found them unanimousl,
in favor OF its enactment.
: The reading circle metal Dover Ma,
: Is, and passed resolutions endorsing
the course pursued by the Hon. H. E
Jackson IN regard to the Blair bill anC
: urging our member of Congress to us'