Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-15

dren in separate schools? 1t is trY'
that the Supreme Court OF California
has decided that "the colored chill
dren may ie excluded from schools
for white children, provided schools
for colored children are establish d
affording the same facilities for edu
cation; but if such schools for coloret
children are not established, they
cam t be excluded from the schools
kept for white pupils" wide WORD
VS.. Flool, As Cal. 36) Have separate
schools been established in California
for colored children? If yea, when
and where? l suspect that those who
avoid Texas for the sake of their race
prejudice belong to that class of phil
anthropists who advocate social
equality for the Cavalier and not for
the Puritan.
When this fellow alleges that social
equality of the races may be found in
Texas, and that the white and black
children are educated in the same
schools, he gives utterance to false
hood, pure, simple and unmitigated.
state it as a fact, about which there
can be no controversy, that there is
not school of any nature whatsoever
in the broad expanse of Texas where
the two races are co-educated. II
this be his only objection to Texas,
"B." may possess his perturbed mind
in patience, for there will be no
such school in Texas from now
till the crack of doom. If he
had cried ont from the DEPTHS of
his ignorance, some young Sambo
could have informed him that the
organic law Of the State, expressly
and affirmatively, forbids the co-edu-
cation of the races. The constitution
of Texas, Art. VIII, Sec. Z. says
Separate schools shall be provided
for the white and colored children,
and impartial provision shall be made
for BOTH" In response to this con-
stitutional command, it was enacted
by the Legislature that, "The chill
dren of the white and colored races
shall be taught in separate schools, and
in no case shall any school consisting
partly OF white and partly of colored
children receive any aid from the free
school fund.-" (Revised Statutes of
Texas, Art. 3,7O9.) What excuse can
be urged in defense of one who, in
stigated by the spirit of diabolism,
wantonly and deliberately maligns
and traduces people? [ am quite
sure that California does not require
the services Of such a creature to as
sure ''the success of her immigration
scheme" Some one who had seen
something of California was asked
to name some of the cardinal charac-
teristics of the State. He said:
California is country of little
matches, long miles and big liars"
Your Galveston correspondent may
find consolation in this statement. 1t
is very evident that his moral and
social welfare is inperiled in Texas.
l can easily procure him safe con-
duct. However, 1 will couple this
offer of kindness with the condition
that he will not come to California.
fear he might be impelled blythe
force of habit to traduce this country.
If those who give credence to such
villainous statements about Texas
will visit the city of Galveston, their
minds would become disabused of un-
kind pr-judices.
THE EDUCATED TEXAN
Does not arrogate to himself superior
virtue or superior intelligence, but l
claim for him the possession of as
many virtues and as much intelli-
gence as can be found in his fellow of
any other State. The observant Cali
fornian who visits Galveston will find
a display Of courtesy and chivalry
that will challenge his admiration. 1
can promise him that he will never
see lady standing on the steps and
cliDging to the straps of a street car
in mortal dread for her safety,
while. an educated Texan sits
in seat complacency smoking
his cigar. If he will enter an eleva-
tor with a lady and an educated
Texan, he will observe that the Texan
promptly doffs his hat in respectful
recognition of her presence. In Tex
as woman receives the homage of
gentlemen in virtue of her sex. do
not mean to insinuate that such cbiv-
airy is confined to Texas, or to any
particular section of the country. 1
am told, however, that there are
places under the jurisdiction of the
Stars and Stripes where this virtue
does not shine resplendent.
JAS. G. GARRISON.
Los Angeles, April 10. 1888.