Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-01-13
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white and biSck. Inc mere poIitlcian VIII
give this matter and the issues involved
very little attention. but the true statesman
and patriot will give to the solution of the
problem his very best thought and work.
At last. through the demands and efforts
Of the republican party, and as a legitimate
result Of the work Of philanthropic and relig-
ious societies and individuals in educating
the blacks in the south, they are beginning to
vote, and to show, To some extent. the proprie-
ty and fitness of the policy which gave the
the franchise. And as the republican party
gave the blacks the ballot, II is the duty of
the republicans to provide for their edaca-
ton, SO that they can vote intelligently and
in the public interest Blacks vote with
out molestation In Atlanta and Memphis
and il is now believed that they will vote in
Louisiana. at the April election, and vote
as they please. If they do, it viii be the
Inauguration of new era in the south and
the best and most substantial indication of
the inauguration of New South. worthy
of the name.
And in connection with this
We take pleasure In awarding homer
to the Memphis Appeal for the noble
stand ii has taken in advocating the right
Of black men TO vote and in rebuking its
own party in Mississippi for preventing
them from voting and also in rebuking
weak kneed republicans in Mississippi in
,ansap.;pV n, THAR .i,Sfrapob;sap,apf Can
eral Nichols-also a democrats the first
man of his party in Louisiana 10 demand
that the blacks shall vote and vote as they
please.
So far, 50 good. Now the republicans of
the country. who have done so much for the
negro, should do much more. They should
do what they can to promote popular ed
ucation. and in so doing remove the great
ocean of illiteracy-both in the south and
in the north-which makes ignorant whites
and blacks the prey of demagogues The
Blair bill may not be perfect, but il is
surely better than nothing. and demo-
Gratis and republicans should unite in
trying to pass it. EX-President Hayes, as
president Of the Slater fund organization,
with the income of million dollars to ex-
pend annually i'm behalf of educating south
ern blacks, is quietly demonstrating that
he is true and practical statesman. as
well as philanthropist and patriot, and
the republicans of the country would do
well to follow his leadership in this direc-
lion.
The ballot in the hands of an ignorant.
illiterate population. is a very dangerous
thing. II is impossible to effect restriction
now. and it would be very unwise to talk
about it. We have only one remedy-to
remove the illiteracy. Much has been done
in this direction already by the government
schools. and the schools. seminaries and col
eges organized and maintained by the
Methodists. Congregationalists and other
and through the Slater and
Peabody funds, but much remains to be
lone, and this movement should receive
in the next republican plat
form, and attention by our political speak
,rs in the campaign Of lssS.
Mr.. Amos X. Emo. the owner of the Fifth |
Avenue hotel building in New York, tells,
a quiet way. in the New York CONNER |
ia, advertiser. how he saved the Second 1
National bank. The statement would not |
rave been made by him had not public mis-
statements been made. which made il proper /
md necessary for Mr. Emo to tell the true |
tory. In card to the paper named Mr..
snO says:
On Sunday. May IL, 1884. the situation
4 the Second National bank was revealed
o me. On Monday consulted my counsel.
dr. Henry Day, and at his suggestion /
elegraphed Mr.. William Walter Phelps, SO
hat all the directors might ne present On
Tuesday Mr.. Phelps accompanied me and
ny eldest son to Mr.. Days Office. where
We discussed the possibility Of restoring the
nss. S.. 945. 900. and avoiding all publicity.
With that object in view We arranged to
isit the bank the same evening TO examine
Is assets, but to our dismay. before S
'clock it was reported In Wall street that
he Second National bank was in trouble !
We now appointed directors meeting to
e held that evening at the house of Mr.
saac n. Phelps. Here. after full discus
ion, 1t was agreed that those present other
han myself should pay S345, 900, and l
hould pay 81 Coz, 200.
When the returns came from the clearing
ouse the next morning there was found to
e further deficiency of SOS. 200. No
ther directors being present, Mr.. W. W.
helps proposed to pay one-half of tins
lm, which he did, and paid the other
alf Subsequently, viz, on the 10th day
February, 1856. returned to Mr.. Phelps
Ie s47.500 with interest.
Mr.. Emo showed the good stuff that was
him by his honorable, manly conduct on
lis occasion.