Telegram-herald., 1889-12-07
OFFICIAL PAPER Or The CITY.
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Inc NAt-Cuer latter Drains OF inc eQl-
tor Of the Dem Iscoyiot have certainly
soured. The fumlng and fermenhng
mass has - snagged' is possessOr on
truth. decency and common sense. He
dishonesty misquotcs Harrison's mos
sage and then, dishonest even 10 nm
self, De misquOtes his own language.
The very father OF hes' can be true 10
himself. but can the Dens- I,carios'
The subject matter OF this editorial
Tester IS HarrisOn's recommendation of
appropriations for oreducaUOnalp purposes.
Then he howls because a discrimina.
ton . 70 'be made in the employment
OF the money IN favor OF the negroes"
Il = true that the editor Of the Dem
Isrrr,os IS left out. But Harrison, Ike
a sensible maa. chose, for educational
purposes, the more likely subject OF the
two. Moreover, with due regard for
economy, he did not want 10 exhaust
the treasury IN vain attempts to bring
the editor OF the Deus- Iscariot up TO the
rational standard which IA usually as
sOciated with the years OF discretion.
The editor accuses the President Of
saying that ''the authority to grant
lands In favor OF education outside of
state limits has never been questioned.
he said no such thing. What he did
say Is this. National aid to education
has heretofore taken the form of land
grants, and in that form the consttu-
tonal power of Congress to promote
the education Of the people IS not
s,rio's,fy questioned do not think il
can be successfully questioned when
the form IS changed 10 that of a direct
grant Of money from the public treas
ury." There Is vast difference be-
tween the Den Tscarioi's language, "has
never been questioned" and Har-
rlson's language, "is not seriously ques-
toned difference that would sug-
gest itself even 70 an editor with pan
cake-batter brains. If he had but n
grain Of truth in his makeup. As TO
how seriously that power Of Congress
was once questioned. there may be
difference OF opinion between the
President and the Dew- Iseariot, but
90 determine which one IS the
better able 70 form an opinion, il Is
necessary only TO set the message of the
ore Up beside the editorial inanity OF
the other Tor tho past ten years.
After giving Il as his opinion that the
power of making a land grant u not
now seriously questioned, the President
says be thinks itcannot b. successfully
questioned when the form Of toe grant
Is changed % that Of money from the
public treasury. Now suppose that the
President 8 mistaken N b0th opinions.
does that, a. the Des,- Iscsr,ot says. eek
hibit as much of contempt for that su-
prsns law Of the land be has sworn 20
support. as can we'll be comprised with
M 50 brief = compass Does a differ
ence Of opinion with that paper Coust-
tute perjury BAH The Dsn-fscarto'
doesn't Snov the difference between
the Fe,icral Constitution and Down
Went Nccintv"
VINO is responsible for the necessity
OF educating the negro' la the ian-
gnage of Harrison-language full of
truth and justice. two qualities wholly
unappreciahle by The Den Isea-ist
"the colcred people did not mtrude
themselves upon ass they we're brought
here IN chains and held n che commuui-
ties where thew are now chiefly found hy
cruel slave code What has Den,oc-
rscy ever done % make them better
What does c ever wish % do Also
Iutely nothng. with devihsh hyp0c
u~t makes tbeir degradation and
ignorance an excuse fer denymg them
the rvht e. participant IN afsirs Of
government. IL thus 5ogs what neither
reason. nor las. nor deccnCY allows
any man 60 40. take advantage of his
own wrong.
If southern Democrats we're hcufst
IN their ,ia ?, fhat rt il rot safe % .ef
the neEroes participate in efsrs OF
STAT. because 81 thar dense .grorance
srd degradation. they w7uld "a with
x-ahode any assistance offered them
e. re1ncvs 81 uiuch az iexradaton and
izrcnncr frnm their midst But negroes
are aenled ihs shto( sa4rage solslg