The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-01-04
EDUCATIONAL.
Editor Lake Charles Echo.
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| discussion politics would be left in the back
ground, and solid common sense brought
! to the front; therefore, you can perhaps
| imagine with what feelings OF surprise, akin
to disgust, read what purpOrts to be re-
| ply thereto | have not the honor of an aC-
! quaintance with the author, but Of one thing,
| | am quite positive, that his line of argument
| Is a cOnVtRCtpg one, for 1t fully COnVinCes me
| that the fool killer, in his various perGgrtna-
| tiOns, has failed to meet the Solomon of
| SugartOWn. His weak and ridiculous de
fense of the illiteracy Of this or any other
section of country hardly merits a reply, but
| as he aTTOgates to himself a degree OF wis
| dom not possessed by a majority of his fGl-
| low mOrtals, and as the most erratiC of Gods
creatures may have few adherants who
shout "Amen' to his Vapld rigmarOles, |
therefore ask the pryiledge, Mr. Editor, of
| answering him.
lie wants to know 'IIOw we are to educate
| the rising generation without money, and
| how is money to be raised from a people
! that the present financial system of the
| general government makes poorer every year
| by its iniquitiOus and unjust tariff tax 2'
| Now, let US see If the good people Of Caca-
| sieu are poorer than they were one year ago
! The total tax collected last year was 500, SOL
| .66, while the amount this year is S6S ,542OO
an increase of 1881 "a. Do these figures
! show an increase Of wealth or an increase of
| poverty in our own parish lie charges all
the ills that mortal flesh Is heir to, including
poverty and iIliteracy, to "ThG iniquitiOus
| tariff tax" lie Cught TO know, if he knows
| anything, that this "Uniust tax" as he Is
| pleased to term 1t, falls with uniform weight
| upon all parts Of the country, and If it can
! be used US pretGXt for poverty and illiteraCy
! in one section, why not In another? lie
ought to know If he knows anything, that
| this UNJUST tax" on sugar, boots, shoes,
| WOODEN goods, etc, etc falls heavier on the
northwestern farmer than uDOn those living
| IN the Gulf States, for several reasons: First
| There are two bounds of sugar Der member
of family used there where one is used here;
there are two pair of boots or shoes worn out
| there where one tor DOue) is worn out here;
there are two Yards of w0Olen goods worn
there where one is worn here: there are four
! WOODEN blankets used there where one Is
used here. Second The vigorous climate
makes more clothing necessary. and the
mode of living REQUIRES more of That 70 Der
cent. sugar, as every good housewife in The
| North TruIirrs from 6flv IN l5O Dounds
during preserving season. to saw nothing of
that used for pastry cooking and in tea and
coffee. Here sugar and m0lagses are made
| worth nputi0ning wLiln nnon The northern
consumer falls; First. The cost of prOduc-
lion: second, The iniouiliOus and unjust
tgx.ii third tLe commissions Of half A d0Zen
middJenIeu and f0IIrlb The freight from
New Orleans to his distant home, Yet with
nll these disadvantages. he piyrs his children
Inc hrnrft Df a rn5RmOn sGhnnl nduratiOn
nays his lawful drbIs' and thanks God thai
Er'is an American citizen Instead of wLiD.
Ing about poverty and unjust taxation he
DUlIs off his coat and goes TO work, The
HroDIc Of the n0rt6western States and Terri
tories have IabOred uDder disadvantages
never dreamed of bv the southern nrnI1le
Long and yitlercOld winters deep and often
binding SHOWS, scarcely of fueI hjgh prices
for building material, long hauIs to market,
with railroad Creigbts putinp m nil Drufits
vet they never asked so foolish question as
7'How are veto pducute our children without
money ~ They knew it would re0uirc
invested in the cause Of education would re
turn to them increased one hundred fold.
RpDublicaus and Democrats. Grrrpbarkerf
and igb0ritrs, Free Traders and Protection
ists. Saints and sinners. all pllt their peculiar
religions and political doctrines on me shelf
lheTe to remain while thew buttIed with thcil
lepislutUrs for Il COMPLETE school system, Ii
tbey failed to secure the needed Legislation
from one set Of Iaw-maL,erg. thry retired
them and elected n more DrogrGssjvr sci
next time.
The people didn't sit down and wait foI
Better times" unlil tic moss grew Of
They are Not made that way,T When gOo(
houses became The twn-miIe marks for th,
rayer brv emDoysG ye cnmneiepa
progressive teachers, who iDgIructcd tbr
vnnfh in aIJ the common branches incIudino
ciyij government SO that every child Of II
wears Gid well knows thnt he who charge,
ihe ilitrrarv or n0vrrtv Of any sprtion nf en- n
blessed ron9tTv HHnon he revenue WEI laws of fb,
General Government. is either A wiifmf fool oI
SSoefnIIv ignorant
wnnId not he uuderstood es iptinatinf
that vomr Sngart0wn r0rrrsnon5ent is not AZ
induStrious and wpII-mcaning ners0n Or
the contrary / think br ia a THstler bnt hi
talents and enrrgics arp misdirerted n,
assumes to be n IeadHr and teacher Of men
to he their intellectual as well as their snirit
maI adviser and Instructor vet Inv sonIistr,
would Xii fhe cause he claims IN have ps
nnuspd He holds himself mn IA the cham
H6ion Of pducatiou. vel when his attention /