The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-31
National Aid To Education.

The Shreveport Times savagely at
tacks Judge Gunby because he.s,favors
National Aid to Education but excuses,
in the following lame effort, Messrs.
Blanchard and King for supporting
that measure in Congress:
There was ut one period in this State so
universal n cry for national aid to education
Congress wero forced to vote in favor of the
bill to promote meudicancy III the South.
introduced into tho United States Senate
by Senator Blair, of Now Hampshire.
This epidemic of false fervor in behalf OF
a highly philanthropic scheme originating
among the granite hills ofNew Hampshire
ran its course in the South, end with it's
returned. Tho ontstretched hand Of the
South begging national aid for her litter
ates seemed at first to involve no self-
abasement, nor tho semblance of chronic
mondicancy. And if tho money sought to
be appropriated had boon .given to the
blacks only, on tho expressed ground that
they had been freed by the nation, and
center at washington for educational re-
lief, no opposition could have been offered.
Wo do not find fault with the congress
man from tho Fourth or any other district
in Louisiana for supporting this measure.
Representatives arc sent to Washington to
register the will of their constituents, and
when their people go crazy, such lunacy
nna rheppe SCARCELY
Of opposition to the Blair bill brief
twelvemonth since. and Mcssis. Blanch-
ark and King acted under instructions in
voting for tho measure.
But what we arc specially concerned
about in this matter is to see to it that the
congressman of tho future ire not in favor
denotes SO far as tho people OF tho South
are concerned. And to this end we promise
to devote our best energies.
Does the Times mean to say that be-
cause Sat one period in this Stale so
universal a cry for National Aid to
Education" was raised that Mr.. Blan~
chard was forced to support the meas
ure against his conscience aud opinion
Of what was right under the Constitu-
ton. If 50 the Times argues Mr..
Blanchard II demagogue.
We believe Mr.. Blanchard supports
National Aid to Education because he
believes it right aud one Of the greatest
measures for the benefit of the masses of
the people devised by recent legislation.
VT do not think the Times speaks
with his approval in apologizing for
his record upon this question. Mr..
Blanchard is committed in his support
to National Aid to E iucation and the
conclusion of the Times Article, that it
ia especially concerned III seeing 10 it
that tho congressman of the future are
not in favor of tho Blair bill COR Ma.
tional Aid to Education) is in gross
inconsistency with IFS present hearty
support OF MIR. Blanchard for Congress.
What does the Times propose to do
with Mr.. Blanchard? Make him re-
cant or withdraw from tho Congress.
si0nal race?
Will the Times please inform us, too,
how it gets the figures that 8 men out
of every 10 oppose National Aid to
Education: Why has there been such
a change since since the public clamor
forced Congressman to vote for it In
CongressT Do we hear the reply that
it has been occasioned by the Times
"wageing wigged war in Africaw."
Hon. John Murdoch of Tensas is Il
candidate for Congress. His announce