The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-31

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Well, any how, Mr.. Hayseed, it is certainly
UNFAIR TO THE CHURCH. COLLEGES
to take away their students by offering free
tuition at the State college.
Now let's look at that a littI. c,,,,
could say that our church colleges h,wo
about Us many students now as they .yor had
put OF course you would say that they wowLi
have had more if it hadn't been for this ,,.'
tuition anu rs there:alnt anyway of finding tbut
Out, we nau better pass on. Now won snv iii.
Tree tuition hurts t he church co,l,yn: h,,
don't 1t benefit somebody. ~ "'
why yes, suppos. it benefits thos. xb,
attend the State colleges, WV
E: Well Colonel since the coIlaao :,
everybody in the State it is a oIesn;nn ~
whether We benefit the church COLLEGE. ~
benefit our own sons and ourselves. "
entirely. "''"H way
Mt"pc 5" Colonel, mebbe so T MIN, q. ,...
US you lawyers, but that's the way i, lonkte
" common horse sense old Teller. Now C,ln.
ici now would IL tuition charge in tbn S,n,h
Iar"'''a college help the dcnominationaI Col.
lcgcs. -
Why it would put them ON nm .ou., f,,.;.u
with the state college. ~
n"t Dem, ON an equal footing" wouldn,,
heiP mem without something else.
Wen Mr. llaysrcd. it would helm ,h.m b..
giving them more students.
Exactiy SO, and where would them st,,.,,,
Come from. ~" S'"oehts
Why they would come from In. So,,h c...
INA college, | suppose.
just So. And who would h. IN, 49,.
or the rici, poor
we'll, the poor, | suppose.
""n' So -Ahi suppose some of those uoo,
or I" <" t." the church college, since ynn INV
That would be on M equal footing, WHAT s,"it
these Irilers do? """' ""''
Me''' cr' let's us see, why | suppose they
would nave 10 stay At home. '
DUST so. Now, Colonel. you,rr
\ FRIEND OF THE POOR MAN
i kho" that, because | heard YOU say so oncr
whci' y"u Were down here clcction.r,, u,nunJ
Ike nnw, ! say are You poin' to tall T." 'na
pc"l!t mat that's the way YOU arr. uninn Tn
treat them. Now this tuition fm, 49,
.n,he fici in;i'I either, but he can nav il and
""","! !. ~. are va" going to iavs the
nerve l" get up On the stump and tell th.. n"u
man ,hat you are in Favor uf kr.,;nm w.,
.s'".e coiicEc' out You want To chnr,r,. b;, -
ny ."'''"" Ice 5" as I" run him off to xn,nn
o'ner college or make him stay hor,c ? Mchhc
,niwh,x . rG""E,; "|poc You will, but | am
".'S"tA airIeu that when Won pct nm tLn
stump v"ur texi will be abo,, bow nm. S,,tt
Na'"!'na college, run Tor the LAWYERS. and low.
country Pr"pirls crushing out ,h,. rh,,oh
.".'GScn, O. cetsrr. Yes Colonel, am mighty
"',"i" '"a' VIII Dc your text. Now wc'y. hr,n
'"ikinG Il long time an the sum- n,t,ium
powerful! not. SO lets quit. But iir,i. tE,ninn!i
~ SIC II l We got your position exactly. Yn,
amt "pl"scd I" the Suite college. mid r ~,
""". : =" improve II, and you amt much op-
posed to Tree tuition in itself-b.in, 49, h"nw.
you are n big free school man but YOU wnmt
L" charge II tuition fec so rs To hell, ant H..
dcnominational colleges. p ''' '"c
tion. w" my P"s'-
Just 50, In other words you are in fa vor of
vs. '"'oF I"
TANlS OURSELVES TO SUPPORT A co11rcp
for ourselves an then charge OURSELVES n hin
other college. X" |" s"i''e
oh no my dear sir, what | mean is-wc,,-
that Is, l don't mean that any. Whv-
:, ihere' Colonel, thutll do. l reckon it's my
I'D see what you did mean. but imam '. ,In;
common sense people like we ur. mround hh"r,. .
IN mighty afraid, Colonel, that you'iI hnv:
= hard time persuadin' them TINT wn,,
uom | mean that. by the way, before Won 20.
Snm on Inc agricultural college
i"es.""i' i"" know We farmers are talkinr
Ao"ut has'n one like that one out iu Mis.is.
sippl. Now cut there. they v,v. th"n
S Soo to &c. fixed up ON an then about S3o'
t; j. " year. AUD they dou't charge any tui.
get through on about $7j or $50 u wear. Now
" | mat snrter crush the denominat;on.i
colleges, and take away students nnI t"t.. ~
4 good many Of those students that lcny. thr
".a,e cni'tse! Aud wont YOU trllcrs b..
war'in' t" put it on an "equui fn,,inu';' Nd ID
ciiarg'n' tuition and so on? How 4, x""
stand ON that question? y"
certainly, you have u right to know nv
position" nm ! aGd i shall be glud to define it, for
J. nn une o! those men who think with Cicvc-
lard that public office is public trust' and
a man S constituents have u right to know if
nc represent thcmjustlv, and | nlwa-s hive
ne interests of my constituents ut heart. and
! 'nank that any man who betrays his trust
ored and ~unsung." l hope You understand
position.
Cant say | do, Colonel, but I reckon it's my
neaa again. So long, call again, when you;rr
coh'i inns way and we'll discuss tariff some,