The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-14

SUGAHTUWE, Dec. 10, tSSS
Editor Lake Charles Echo.
I wish to make q few comments on the
letter Of Nr. MacFey In the ECHO OF Dee Z.
What he SAYS in regard 70 the Importance OF
education, fully agree with. But hOE can
education Of the rising generation be sc
eOmpliEhed without money And how Is
money 70 be raised from & people that the
present financial system Of the general gov
eminent makes poorer every year by its
iniquitiOus and unjust tariff tax, He says,
- surplus of ignorance here is more TO be
dreaded than a surplus of cash In the vaults
Of the United States treasury" Then 1t
would seem that there IS s surplus OF iZHp-
rance all over the United States, or they
would not haYe voted In the last election for
3 set Of men who propose to make this tax
higher instead OF lower. Ignorance Is moi
confined Bholly 70 CAlcasieu parish, for II
some Of Us do not know how 70 read. we
knew how 10 vote. assert and am able TO
maintain the assertion that 3 nan Is either
grossly ignorant Of the financial condition
Of his country Or he is 8 political partisan OF
the Fankest kind. that would vote &c leEis-
late money ont Of his own pocket into the
pocket Of another That Is, vote himself
Talk about ignorance. I know il Is bad, and
wish every man In lhe land had & liberal
education Il a. voters were better edu-
Gated. We would have less taxes both direct
and indirect, less surplus il the niIeu
States treasury. and mOTe money IL the
pockets Of tine people 70 educate their chill
dEen with. Why, know men il this parish
that do not know = letter In the book that
have got more business sense in minute
than some men who can read and write. ever
had in al their lives.
Let Us fora moment loak st some Of the
lakes the pOCr people Of this parish, Whose
children ought 10 De educated have to pay,
and lEeu iell ne who ought "a furnish the
money to educate them a man OF farniN
nUvS 3 dollars worth OF sugar he Is taxed
= Pc cenl for T. WhiCt goes into the
ppches Of The manufacture ami Tefne!- He
hz> family Of sGL o. eiEh' o. ten. i. costs
hin. We vii say. $50 year which is = low
estimate. for DB0ts and shoes for wooden
clothing fC- jeans. To- domestic, calico.
cotton EOOds, hats and other things On
those articles ne pays . IaI OF about - per
tine So worth he purchases. h paws > tar
OF SD u whom To the manufacture and
dealer IN those goods, who pocket the
amount 70 swell their enormous profits Is
Il any wonder 8 few men are getting I'M
meRselv rich al the expense of the toiIing
masses, and they are without the means OF
educating their children At LOCOmpte IL
Rapidss parish, there Is 6 large sugar planta-
ton and refinery, and ! was told 10y q man
living there vino knows something of the
business, that they paid So per acre to have
L ~ l4Ll4 cait''SiFu III cane. anu the crop
sue =! TeH1lhg' 8e@eu then S2N per acre
nov ,''} suppose Il COSTS e43 per acre 70 rehue
and put Oh the market and 81 for CUltlvatlng
thai would leave them d clear profit Of 500
ana you ana ! au4 e'er} ooly else vino eats
sugar pay tLa3 prom. Government mas
leIit4 ~ per cent. tarlt ta2 On Tehned sugar
. an" una i S4eAel OIL tDe Plct we pay, WINE
the poor farmer who has q bale OF cotton to
sen mas 70 sell \ al Tree TRADE prices But II
tIt euucaI'on Ol Iu' cbIdTeL OF inns pafish Is
o. a. LllueL I'D importance. ana lhe surplus ID
ou- ,---11sl ~ niue why ooeS Io' tht
gentleman suggest some plan besides taxing