Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-27


REPUBLICAN,. pRMocRAric
I'VE favor tho estab- "The future OF the
b1res1 of ishor n thn country unitcs with
force ment OF the eight the laboring men in
no9r law, anu a wisethe demand for the
senerni eSncsyyinn ~ liberal support by the
adequate appropfiatio5 United siatos OF the
from the national reye-school system OF the
same ia nende5 W. states for the common
believe that everywheree education OF all the
the protection to citl children, the same
must be secnred ~ cItu 'Iatfording sufficient
zens OF American adop. foundation for the
/ tion, and we favor thelcoming RenerstlonR IN
settlement Of national acquire due knowiedee
differences by inter OF their duties as Gill
| national ArbiIation.n CONS"
Now, upon the vote Of the Blair bin.
The senators voted, regardless of section
or political bias, | believe, thirty-six to
eleven for this aid. Among these thirty
six, 1t does seem that there must be con.
stitutional lawyers equal in ability and In
patriotism TO the eleven who voted
against It. Wade Hampton, that gallant
cavalier In the Confederacy; Alfred II.
Colquitt, the pure, Christian statesman;
Joseph Z, Brown, the successful business
man; Augustus Garland, now attorney
general; Lamar, now secretary OF the in-
North and South have thrown ito iIHu-
ence and votes for this measure, and vet
we are told by minority of eleven that
1t is Unconstitutional" Gentlemen,
show us
WHERE IT Is UNcoNsTITu TIoNAL.
Until this is done by ADLER iurists than
are found among the eleven and by ADLER
expounders OF the national policy, for
the preservation of this republic, shall
rejoice that "the school-masters, the
public school-masters OF Texas, ore in
such good company-and even politically.
The hope Of the friends OF this measure
is in enlightenlng the people--in placing |
before them the facts, in quoting the ex. |
act language Of the bill, and in seeing |
that 1t is properly understood. The OPP |
ponents of this measure will have to |
deal with facts, will have to meet the |
issues. We hear great deal about /
"the capitalization The government
sayfhey, will take charge of the schools.
rs / have the bill as 1t passed
>4e senate Ill quote few paragraphs on
this subject, and invite all candid
seekers of truth to study the bill, at least
not 10 be compelled, when brought down
TO the fact, to have to admit that they
have never read IT,
"Sec.6. That the instruction in the cons
mon schools, wherein these moneys shall
be expended, shall include the art Of read
Ing, writing and speaking the English
language, arithmetic, geography, history
OF the United States, and such other
branches OF useful knowledge as may be
taught under local laws.v
Who snail receive, and who shall dis
burse these tunds2
"Sec 8. That the amount SO appor.
toned TO each state and territory shall be
drawn from the treasury upon the month
" estimates and acquisitions OF the sec
rotary of the interior, as the same may
be needed, and shall be paid over 10 such
officers, SIS shall be authorized by the laws
Of the respective states and territories to
receive the same.n
As to mixed schools section T., line 20:
"Provioed; that separate schools for /
white and colored children shall not be I
considered a violation OF this condition. I
Now, Texas need not accept this at all. I
Seton /, 18th llne;--ProYided, ''that no 1
money shall be paid 10 8 state, or any Of 0
deer thereof, until the legislature Of the
state shall, by bill or resolution, accept s
he provisions OF this act, and such &C !
,eptance shall be filed with the secretary {
Jf the interior.n But Texas will take her \
portion when the bill is passed. she win
reed II TO help educate her "million" OF
children between seven and eighteen
rot, "elght and sixteen" Some four
Months ago, advanced the idea that the ?
scholastic population was increasing
much faster than the "syaiiable school
und." What does the last superintendent
how, as badly taken as 1t has beenS II
Ihows that the enrolment has so In G
creased that the apportionment has fallen 4
ID IS cents per capita, or for the coming y
ichooI year II VIII only be $40 per B.
,upif, instead OF $3.50. With q state l.
thorough publlc-school Il
nan, at Austin, and county superintend- u
,nts 10 the counties needing them, and Il
Wishing them, and your enrolment viii q
e SO enlarged that instead Of ~ rs per a