The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-01-13
A JUST BILL OPPOSED.


The Blair bill now before the
Senate is meeting with some oppc-
sltlon. To great state like Kan
sas which is competent and will
ing to provide schools for every
child in her domains. the failure or
passage IS ofllttle interest but to
certain Southern States where ignor-
ance, ilhteracy and general cugsed-
nass prevail It is Of great moment
that it should 10 passed. Yet we
find tbat moasDack Yes! Of Missouri
Is opposing !. III The grounds that
it tends to central zatiorr and is
. blow At States Rigl5s. # we re
ceived several pretty nard bows
during the late unpleas.n;ness, but
it appears there are still a few o,
the fossils left. Every candid man
recognizes the fat that we aro ap-
preaching state Of affairs in this
government, when, as never before
IT, citizens will DE called upon TO
'xercise intelligence ana o thorough
hnowledge Of the workings of OH
government. Sentiment and mar
Tow contracted ideas Of men and
parties must give place 10 calm
Judgment, and at least Sigh
knowledge Of the demands Of til
times. The three leading questions
Of the day are labor, temperance arC
taxation. Yet when the average
citizen is called upon to give his
IDEAS upon them ~ -loWs i woe!u
ignorance that can only be erasef
by diiigent study. To permit this
mess Of ignorance to remain is
criminal to say nothing Of the dan
ger. 1t will not remain in it's pres
mt bounds but will grow and Will
It's growth assume more hideps
form. Now since the government;
IS Of and for the people and since II
can rightfuily demand of them
5heir service and life If need be for
It preservation, can there be an
loubt as to the duty Of the state to
her citizens when they are so sadly
n need Of assistance? Several 0
5he Southern States are not able
even if they were inclined to extenc
a helping hand to educate the mass
es. When the south suffered from
The floods, yellow fever and failure
# crops several years ago, there was
not this howl against the interfer.
lnce of Federal Government. We
'ay to our representative although
We rs q state will get very little Q.
the money vote for it. To tht
mossbGcks in Congress who are to-
lay usurpiug the seats of others, il
will be hard to vote for a measure
hat viii have a tendancY to place
hem where they belong. But We
trust there is enough of progress
and good sense among the the
south to make them do it. The
Constitution is very dear to the
average democrat, especially so to
some Of those who tried to ignor it.
The constitution has no clause: say,
:ng that money shall be expended to
further the cause of education
thereby Strengthening our institut-
ions, hense, the opposition. Their
position is similar to that of Geo. B.
Mcclellan at one time during TIE
var. He had captured some cows
rom the rebels and as the Constitu-
ion was silent on COWS lie telegraph
q to Lincoln asking what should lie
lone. Iia"2l0 treated tie matte
Hi nly NAau again true to his
democratic .cachiags Mcclellan
ing in The absence oe the clause II
he Constitution Gcrtrnil1 cows.
Lincoln is said 10 nave teiegr2phtt
Jack to the perplcxed Genera
Milk them George, milk them"
50 TO our democratic con yrsss, men
Who are in such sore straits as tc
shat disposition to make of the
surplus ,nl in the absence Of a
.laLse explaining the course to b.
pursued, we say Of the money
spend it, spend it." and we know
# no investment that VIII yielc
better fruits ard largefinterest than
in elevating the masses to d high
r plane Of American citizenship.