The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-04

gress 10 promote the education Of people is not
seriously questioned. do not think ~ oan 20
syoCesstully questioned when when tne onSr ,oT% 1ro Is
s. ii Always iss peeh, sugg gest6d ~
some gnkceptiopHlV condid Inc sudden
of the sufirnge which soon followed and
the impairment Of the ability Of the States
Fberp those peWgitizens EffF chiepy lopnqty
idsqipteiy ~ ace sducst l1lel fAsilities m
Conditions. That the situation has been much
ameliorated there is no doubt The ability and
ilte1dst,ofi thb etgieai nave ahhppily fneteas1dl
,s,. sTs ssst 's%s!S4 e s Ss'S SSae' s1
iss S1suts sad II nd & aSSssl5s erS 81
out OF the condition oAndl needs w fhb
etnancipated slave and his ItssceldaptH tbe
sarily proceeding upon some general li1es,he
applied 70 the need that suggested II. II tis es.
sentiai II much good Is 70 be accomplished. that
the sympathiesa and eQtiy inteTeet of tha pepr's
n %ssSoss sas Sss,Ss sSS3 Ri y .css rs ass
and not tOsuppiant local taxatI5A Tor school
purposes. Az one Congress can not bind q sue
ceeninE ionel NJ sAch, . fczee. andaasathe elosL
nSss asocnnsud s s0Rs sSs. asss ss
this purpose be so limited In annual
pnopHt apaap tonhe, time over shie1 ttqs 70
txtchds ds VII on th6 ono hand give thc local
sss amy @
duly postpohe he assamption of thewhoie bur
den themselves. The colored people did not In.
here In chains, and held in the communities'
where iheyare now chiefly found. hy- A -erusi
Happily for both races they are now FREQ:
They have from standpoint Of ignorance and
poverty, which was our shame-not theirs-
made remarkable advances In yducation afdin
the acquisition Of property, They Rave es 2
people, shown themselves 10 be 9inndly and
tions Of tremendous strength. They have their
Representatives IN the National cemeteries
khere 2 grateful Goyernment has = gethsred
toilers OF their communities, making their full
contribution 70 the widening streams Of pros
= pedty which the Communities are reQeiVng,
Their sudden withdfawai would stop production
and bring disorder In the household. Generally
and their employers ,-resept the interfer-
enos Of the immiststie4 lagestss yhY
Notwithstanding all this, In many parts q our
sfs Bs0Js eis q axe & SIi S PSySSfSa SaaSSs desitss
asRySa aRss any sSd ,afS ssS sv q fSt e.
me wrong does not expena itssit upon those .:.
Sncy In Ae Union Is 2foheed
isS.s z Sssa ss e: ssR 8 sgs tss so
sg,s ssusl cure e ~ hsss ,S sesSs sVls Y
accepted ns permanent condition. II II Is said
Problem fot tSSmsdlveI We have right 70
as whether tesy tTs A wpsk upon ! t. % te:{
sonditions Is mo black man p hayY a fee
sh6ss fuii evil nghts, which have
iHs sisa ny = sy osr Tss S Of = as.
mont was intended 70 secure 70 the eleotors,, 70
be restoredi This generation a1d1ld Id0ufakss
ously face those grave questions and not leave
sos@ sosaulss.u e sslS itS me san ea
tice and humanity, not''Nof prcjudiee ahd
cruelty. No question in our country can
s q ma s e. me s1SsR sg Ss
tention OF Congress 70 the consideration Of such
measures within It's well defined constitutional
powers as will secure 70 all our people free
q sns
the URited States. No evil. however deplora'
bic, can Justify Jhe assumption, either on the
part,eUf the Executive or OF Congress-, Of
1s sTsn.sd SUsn wil ar. Ss not nsiS siss
d IoI nf1I'I 1&I' y correct these evils. The
power 10 |.|| |I| ||Iple direction aud contro
d the election Fl uI'Ibers OF the House Of Rep
I|.|Ifo|||||/8 I|I.I|| fiven 70 the General Gov
0|1II4n| It4||.f |1l qualified supervision o.
i1t&8 elections I| INV provided for by law, anC
Ii II0bI1'I1 ~ IfAH may be so strengthened
and extended 4. % secure on the whole
better results than can be attained by Law
taking all the processes OF such election intt
federal control Tho colored man should b,
protected IN all Of his relations 70 the Feders
Government, whether as htigants juror, or wit
ness in our courts; as an elector OF member o
Congress-, or as peaceful traveller on our inter
state railways
There Is nothing more Justly humiliatlng Y
he nationHl pride and nothing more hprtful
ne tational prosperity than the inferiority o
or merchant merine compared with that o
oI1cr nAtions whose general resources, wealth
and sea ounst Ines do not suggest any reasol
tor sheir SUPREMACY On the sea. u was not a
fbit Il shah Bot ecntnue To- be so. II IS no
possible IN this Contamination 10 discuss TIL
causes OF the decay Of our shipping interests o
the differing methods by which u is proposed =
thenticated facts and some general suggestion
as 20 legislation Is all that Is prac
sieaole. That the great steamship TSn,s
foreign commerce were promoted. and hay
since been and are now liberally aided By grant
Of public money In one form o. unothqt Is ger
ere lly knovn. That ne American lines 9 9
unequal contest with the aided lines OF othe
nations until they have been Withdrawn, or, Il
the few cases where they ore stiil maintaincd
are subject to serious disadvantages, is
matter OF common knowledge. The presen
situation IL such that travellers and mel
chandise ind Liverpool often. a ,necessar
intermediate port between New York an
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can States 70 the conference OF American nn
tious now In session ht Washington reached ou
shores by reversing tliat line OF travel, Is yer
e s nese e q 1SSa s sSS Sss
sary step IN The direction Of fuller and NOR
beneficial intercourse With nations that are no'
our ncighcors upon the lines OF latitude, but nc
upon the lines q established commercial intel
i recommend that such appropriations b
made for ocean mail service In American steam
ships, between our ports and those Of Centri
So1 1a saDrn ns
win be iiberaly remhhbrative for the seryic
rendered, and as will eDcournge the softablisl
mcnt, and IN some lfair desfee e9unli5e q
conpefitions which thdy must meet. That q
o0.optraio IN esfabliShibg and maintaining sue
lins9 q sle4ns1ips y tpeir principal ports,
Vs s5oaid aiso mako provision for a navl
reserve, 70 consist OF such merchant ships
American cofelructiqn and OF q specified toI
mage rnd speed as AqownqnN conscpf ]
neod IA armed truis4fs. EngisAdTfiaB ahppit
this policy nn1 ns q result cah now upon Moe
sity stonbs place upen hqfluet4l w so1,e
the fastest ffehmshipb in the world Apfopt
would mako their conversion into effective shit
IAN IN advocate Of economy in our Nationi
expenditures, but II 70 misuse Of terms 70 mah
expenditure for the purpose OF extending ot