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

State; an if u majority of the people choosc
to spend a part of their money in supporting
u college, 1t sorter seems to me like u Teller
must have a heap of gall to stand up an. tell
EN- they amt got no business in it; of
course they oughtn't to spend the money fool
ish!y just because they happen to be i'm n ma
!0rity, but to do what eve; " other State in the
Union does can't be su,h Il terrible ioo,is h
scheme.
Well, of course, Mr.. Havsrcd, I didn't .x-
acfiy mean that the State had no right to 40
IT, but ! don't think she ought to att empt to
furnish higher education. | am i'm favor nr
public sch""ls, but | think the State OUGHT 70
stop there. "
Well. do y"n know, Colonel, I used to think
thnt WY too. until va" and til, prcacherromc
our church college, and then thought tlut If
the church needed Il college, may b. the Sta,r
did toe.
Oh! but thnt's quite IL different thing. you
know ihc ell .rch need, educated youI,, ,,.n
for preachers. "
=" yon wouldn't advise IL frller to send his
son to the church college unless nr ,l,u,t 10
make Il preacher of him
Oh yes. oil course, the church needs .j,c,-
ted men who are not preachers.
Wen, but may be tue State needs educated
men too.
or course Mr., Haysccd, but YOU Sec the
cases are not alike. The STAT. I, axes ,.vnr, ',o ANY
alike, while The church asks for yolun,,rx
subScrinti"hs. 1t rxcrts IL moral and moi n
lcg"l force. "
hut uhcbbc the reason is because the church
cAH'T ENEKr ANY LEGAL FORCE:
but as tar as any difference between 'cm is
conrrrned, III nc hanged if | didn't as lief
have the sheriff after me will, his ,yrrutinn
rs 10 have the preacher tackle me in tn, n,r..
cnce ut my old lady on the subject of hripiu,
NE church college; one is just about as sure
Il" fetch me as the other. But We amt talkin'
20 much about how the money il raiS,.,I. ~.
wli"i II > raised for and i, seems Tn M. ILL.,,
III 5 Il good Investment for the churc|, to rails.
II iUndrstt Thousand dollars to cndnw :, rnii.vn
I" caucatc seventy five "r Il hundred BOYS
every YEAR, may dc il might he "A ruud ,h;r,r
Tor iin STAT, iuI.
We'll, really, Mr.. llay<ced, I'm not so much
nPl"SeH |" tic college, itscii. |, is here n,u.
an" here I" stay. Indeed, / ann rather in 1T.
80" "' ii'lTu'ln" II aud nlIKin2 it much better
lban 1t Is. But what | am unaitcraDly oppuscd
~ j. the
"FBEE TCITlOS'
feature, AMI tiiut's the issue We want I, max.
WIN tile people il - not iair tn ,h. u,or
man that !ir should have t. paw H. much Ms
his rich ntiGhbDr III c,iucat. ili, .uu, tn q. STINT.
has no business 10 educate rlcl. man AIMS
trcc, ana ~ Is not lair To The church .o!iru.s
10 have to compete with the. South Car.,,Iuu
colicSe, not on the bnsis ui merit. but lan;i-
capped by free tuition, when these Colleges
have Supported the state in her adversely,
Held ON, Colonel, hold on ! Nv soojn.ss.,
bow you can talk! Ion must Remember thut
You amt taking To "nc OF your SMART LAWYERS
pnt |" an ola slow l!inkin' triicr, and you'll
have to go slow und weed out sunni. az than
Dig "oruS; IT YOU want lie tn keep up. | amt
Que ot tne>c here lawyers that can think of
ac"ut six things at once; and then talk about
something that they stlll amt ,h,ukin' about:
o"' - as mulch as | can ii" to think about
one Thing riEht baISl, and now to keep from,
s"'h over tue same ground twice, LET'S sortrr
i""N back and soc what we've gone over
wat Wv" agreed IN, bctnru We talk about
.hiS Tree tuition business. Now ynu say
TIA r"u arc will:n' iur the State t1 hur,.n
c"'':se, and want 1t to be improved, bu, Won
""nt Ike the free iuitiun'' part, Is that il y
Exactly, sir. T..al's my position, exactly.
All right, we'll just conssu.r thu "mucii NM
settled, a,' now another thing, ucliry,. yGn
are II great public sc.iuOi n,a,, Colonel :, i
lcs sir. | went to the Legislature. ON that
'ss'e SIX Years ago. and | have always iiIcn.
'lflGd "y>cl with pubic schools, ana wish ".
could run .tlrIi for nlnG months
just 81. And now, Colonel, we. nrr rc,dr
10 ocsin, and III try to hold up my end ut tn.
log, II you'll only talk slow an about onr th;nr
at Al time. Now, first, to make the thing n it,
lie easier, 'sp"sc there Were no denominationnI
free tuition then? F'"
Wen, Mr. Hayseed, I had never thought of
II much in that way, but | believe l st,uuld
DC. 1"u see, getting his tuition free San,
inc h'a.'l'"od ut the student, and destroy. the
the sclf-relinncc of his parents.
Mebbe so, Colonel. mcbbr so; but if II HAY
goes down there now an it costs him uhnr;,
fioo 4" get through, | don't exactly, | reckon
8 On account OF my not being Il lawyer, Lul
don't gee how it would brace up his inanhGE6d
any 10 slap another fifty dollars on HIM. nm,.
t" hurry ON, Colonel, IN just Icmind yor tBst
.y"n didn't say anything about this ..sunnim'Is
business when you were runnin' for the L:.o
islatnrc on the w
FREE scHO0L TICKET; E
but may be the little fcllers haven't not ~,
manhnud to sap" and that's whv th. rrn"
school don't hurt 'en. But how is It tim, th. !
trcr schools don't '~'destroy the self-rclianc.
'' TN inc parents" Ms you put it, Colonel ?:
va, "ei, toil see the term is =" short they |
tnyc t" rely mainly on them selves after aIf |
just SO, colonel, but | thought | understand
you to- say that you'd like to make II n;nu
ni"nths,-!iust think Of what IA lot of ".a,n;nH
that would do. ""P""
Well, MIR. Hay seed, perhaps YOU are RIGHT,
rich man t" have his sun educated at the ,cni.
'egc free, just like the poor man ?
40, COLONEL, ] reckon its nv old thick h.,,i
again, bIt 1t don't look that way to me. On
The other hand, it looks to inc tbi, wny
Squire Wilson over here pays taxes ON thr...
.h"asah" acres OF land, and Dick Smith down
me r"ah ~ IL renter and dou't pay no tax Lut
a pole tax. Now | think Dickc's son %ourItnt
10 nave any tuition 10 pay because its Ms much
Is nc can do to go now, but I ,o hint !,
you'd DC kinder rough on the Squire after
pay," all ms taxes to support the colleges to
nave TO- go an pay II big tuition fec, when the
~ | said before, to hurry on, Colonel. vou
ave 10 remind you again that that aint til. |
way ~ your great public school. Thers. r;Th
poor go free and equal, and, really (tsiob,.
nc way think it "ugliter. be-. i inte; To-
mfr "ow ,ne public school up to you so mnc
IdL i Iulnk 1Ix Il hflsffy nttlI ,so,. kl- - 1854