Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-12

results of brutal hatred of the colored citi-
zen at the South who attempts to rise
above the level of ignorance and semi
slavery. 1t was these disgraces that led
the Atlanta Constitution to sound the note
of warning, and tell its people in so many
words that eve shall not deserve the conf
dence of the North if these outrages go on
unrebuked and UNPUBLISHED" The Corsti-
tuition sees clearly that the time has come
when this sort of coatrol In the South, or
anywhere else in the Union, will not be
tolerated by the American people. 1t is a
hopeful sign indeed, that such Journals can
speak as the Atlanta paper now does, and
not be driven from their communities.
SOME months ago a few philosophical
citizens procured national flags in suffici-
ent number and presented them to all the
public schools in this city, with the pro-
vision that whenever the schools are in
session these flags shall be foated over the
school-houses. The idea was, that the
Stars ard Stripes should be ever present
to the pupils in the schools, and that
whatever there is of patriotic teaching
in the presence of the flag shall operate
upon the youth Of the city. Since that
time the city of Chicago has provided for
every school-house Of that city national
flag, and it is displayed during all school
sessions. The authorities proceeded upon
the doctrine that it is prominently the
business of the common schools to incul-
cate the doctrines of Americanism, mean
ing thereby love of country and respect
for its laws, as typifed by the symbol of
nationality. Following the example of
Chicago, Detroit has taken up the matter,
and motion is now pending before its
Council to float the Stars and Stripes over
the school-houseS of the Straits City. The
Herald, Utica, n. Y, commenting on these
examples, says:
The Board of Education of the city of New
burg hiss ordered that the Stars and Stripes be
displayed from every one of the public school
| buildings in that city, every day in the year
Mnen Ine scnOOIs are IN session. Inc Board
explains that it regards the incubation of pat
rioIiSm one of the duties the present owes to
the rising generation that love of the flag and
devotion TO what it symbolZes, form, with In
| telligence, the safeguard of the nation.
Thereupon Minneapolis paper, copy
ing the above, adds:
Minneapolis is as patriotic as any spot in
America, and it can afford to train the children
up in the same sentiment Why would it not
be an excellent plan for our school Board, also
to buy flags? Possibly the children themselves
would like to contribute pennies and nickelS
to adorn their own school-houses in this
manner. II is highly worth while to add that a
Minnesota township, the majority of whose
School Directors are Norwegians, has lately
adopted this plan of flying the American cOlors
over the Uol.houses.
The spirit of the idea thus appears to
be contagious, and the hope may well be
entertained that it will continue to spread
until all American communities have
adopted it. Whether the Sacramento ac-
ton was the first in this direction we are
not informed, but that is of no conse-
quence; the idea appears to be spreading
that attachment to country and devotion
to her institutions may be stimulated by
the presence of the flag, which must sug-
gest to teachers more or less of patriotic
thought to express to the youth, and in
stead of cheapening the flag will command
for it and all it represents greater respect
and devotion.