Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-24
THE BLAIR BILL.
The Author OF the Well known Measure
Refers TO the Educational Cause OF
the Lone Star State.
He Quotes from an Interview with PROBES
sor hogs, superintende ut OF Fort
Worth Public chooIs.

WASHINGTON, jan. 19.-In speech TO-
day on the educational bill Senator Blsil
referred TO the educational cause In Texas
and quoted from an interview with Pro
lessor Hogg of Fort Worth. Senator Blall
said:
The state of Texas has by lis represer-
tatlon on this )or declined emphatically
grounds, TO receive this aid, and has done
from the beginning its uttermost to defea
this measure. lis Senators have previ
ously voted for the passage o.
bills Of precisely the same nature
stronger, If anything, SO far as any
wrenching of the constitution Is CON
cerned; and it does seem that anyone
who is earnest in matter of this kind
as those Senator'S, who hsve devoted the
most vigorous and powerful efforts o1
their lives to the destruction OF the con-
stitution, might be willing that it should
be stretched even little for the benefit
OF their people. But, of course, their
consciences and their conduc. are in their
own keeping l only make this remark
in passing because it occurs to me and |
feel just as say about it.
OuO Vi ilOst UGu6uCl6l OF
the bill will be that the country will know
what the trouble is in Texas, If there be
any, and Texas will have information in
return IS TO the manner in which schools
are conducted elsewhere, and these evils
will be largely remedied. / think we are
liable to overlook some OF the principal
benefits that msy come from the more
general diffusion of actual knowledge as
NJ n NJ
the country, If this bill shall become 8
law.
Mr.. Presinent, have no doubt that the
people of Texas as whole do what they
can for the maintenance of schools. l
have no doubt they carry more heavy
burden than do the people of the north in
proportion to their actual capacity for
taxation, for in q new community where
everything is being created, where the
roads and the bridges, and the pub
buildings, and ell the various eXpendi-
lures that fall on community, are being
primarily borne, and where money is
scarce, however much of substantial orig
inal resources may abound, It is exceed
ingly difficult for such q people to find the
ready money Iequired in the progress of
maintaining a common school system.
What fear is that the people of Texas
really need more of this sid than their
Senators, in their strong devotion to
their construction of the constitution,
appear to fully apprehend. At all events
1t is not for me to decide.
| have here newspaper account OF an
interview published in the Boston Globe
last season. It is Sn interview with Pro-
fessor Hogg of Fort Worth, Tex, who is,
as the Senators know will say, 6 gen.
tleman CT as high standing IS there is
anywhere in that state, native of Vir-
gipis, q highly educated and polished
gentleman, q Confederate and an officer
during the war, educated in one OF the
colleges in Virgins, who has been spend
ing, think, most of hie life in the state
of Texas. During the last season he
came north, and met him in Boston.
knew of his strong interest in the matter
OF federal aid and had conversation
with him, and, as there had been vast
amount Of miscellaneous talk all through
thu north in regard to the condition OF
the south and the most astonishing and
unaccountable derelictiOn on the part
OF the press in disclosing the
errors and using as little Of truth So Jap
parently as it possibly could On that sub
iect {snd that was true as much in New
England and New York as in any other
part of the country, | asked him if he
would be interviewed by q Democratic
paper and state what he knew from his
standpoint of the actusl circum stances of
the south. Accordingly he WAS interview
ed, and will read what he said, and II
either of the Senators from Texas has
aught to say as TO the character, or re-
sponsibility or reliability and the oppor-I
iDsn hoI
part of this gentleman will be glad that
thsy should make it knoWn. He says:
81 an Democrat; l am Prohibition
ist. and the friends OF prohibition in my
section regard the recent Texas vote es G
great victory for the csuse.
GShoWing In this respect that the honor
able Senator nearest me from that state
CMr. Reagan can well sympathize with
what the gentleman has TO say, and em
yerv glad to welcome him on behalf OF
the Prob bitionists of this country.
Yes. there WAS 81 $4,000 majority
against assin the election, but that was
only little over half OF the usual maj ority
given to tbs Democratic ticket. Texas is
a state, il ought not to be forgotten, with
a habit Of pilipg up phenomenal major
tiles. The Democrats dividing gave the
recent prohibition vote. The Republic
rama voseo almost solidly against the
amendment.
TTo the shame Of the. Republicans in
terpolate myself
We were really Desten BY the G9Tmansa
negroes and Mexicans, Who voted as
man for their beer, gin and whisky. The
bulk of the prohibition vote was thrown
in North Texas. II is bound to come.
BE- statute the pistol has been prohibited.
The carrying it has been msde penal
offense. 1t must GO, and whisky, its
strong ally, will go with it.
Referring to the mstter in which FRO
fessor H0gg Is most deeply interested,
the reporter ssked him number OF q1es-
lions shout the Texas schools, and the
responses may be summed up in this
wsy: "In the cities OF Texas" ssid he,
"the schools are as good as they are any
where" How would they compare with
Boston? "WeIl, really, now, twice two
are four sill over this continent, and the
branches usually taught in the public
schools are as well taught in Texas as
they sre in Boston. OF course We have
net the fine school buildings, nor the
bricks and mortar that you have, but we
have the same people with the same
brains SIS your people, both IS teachers anu
pupils. The trouble is in the country.
nofy cnrne nor cent