The Somerset reporter., 1889-12-05

The Education OF the People
found an early expression, not only in tn,
| thoughtful and sometimes warning utter
ances of our abest statesmen, but in liberia
appropriations from the common resources
| for the support Of education in the new
states, No one will deny that it is Of tn,
| gravest national concern that he who hac
the ultimate control of all public affair
| should have the necessary intelligence and
| wisely to direct and dete mine them
Matte nal aid to education has seretofor,
taken the form of land grants, and in tina
| form the constitutional power of congress t.
| promote the education of people is not seri
ously questioned. | do not think it can b,
| successfully questioned when the form l.
| changed To that of a direct grant Of money
| from the public treasury. Such aid should
be, AS it always has been, suggested by some
| exceptional conditions
The sudden emancipation of the slaves OF
| the south. the bestowal If the suffrage which
| soon followed and the Improvement of tbs
| ability Of the states where these new citizens
were chiefly found to adequately provide
| educational facilities, presented not only
| exceptional but unexampled conditions
1t is essential, if much good is to be accom-
| plished, that the sympathy and active inter
| est of the people Of the United States should
| lie enlisted and the methods adopted should
| be such as to stimulate and not supplani
| local taxation for school purposes. AS one
congress cannot bind succeed ling one in
| such a case md as the effort must in some
| degree bs experimental. l recommend that
| any appropriation made for this purpose be
| 50 limited in annual amount. and as to the
| time over which it is to extend ms well on
| the one hanl give the local school authori-
| ties opportunity to make the best use of the
| first years allowance, and on the other de-
| liver them from the temptation 20 unduly
| postpone the assumption of the whole burden
| themselves.
lights of CoIored People.
The colored people did not intruie them
| selves upon us: they were brought here in
| chains and held in the communities where
| they are now chiefly found by n cruel slave
code. Happily for both races they are now
| free. They have from IA standpoint OF ignor-
| ance aud poverty, which was our shame, not
| theirs made remarkable advances in edura-
| ton and IN the acquisition of property, They
| have ms "A people. shown themselves IL be
| friendly and faithful toward the white race,
| and under temptations of tremendous
| strength. They have their representative.
| in the national cemeteries where a grateful
government has gathered the ashes Of those
who died in its defence. They have furn-
shed to our regular army regiments that
! have won high praise from their command
| ing officers for courage and soldierly quail
| ties and for fidelity to the enlistment of it.
| In civil lie they are now the tnilers OF
h'',ia ~ 'ha M ,in'- s,,.,,n,s If prns,,.rit y
uh,ch r. ,a,,,apn,tiss are tr,cs'vinJ
| Their srJdnn vitIiJr,w,I Womb ston urniuc-
| ZION and bring disorder into the household as
well rs the shop, Generally they do not de-
| sire 10 quit their homes, and their employers
a,,,,,. ~ I'm. T., s,i,,u,ata s,,rh :, iesiro.
-, ,,,,L TN, iii ~. il, ,,,a,,, norts
~ ,''',,'',,,, ,h' tho clnr.t ,,n,,,I,ti
| is lnrps tb. ,,.n,,le of that race are Inv ynrl.
ans No. dcn,ivoJ NJ anv effective oyer
| 80 ~ ~, ,,i,;,al r,,h,s ,na ,,f many -
I - o;,'l r;i.hts Tbo w'ron,, do.,s nnt ..x.
rsnd i,s,lf nnnn ,boss Who's votes ar, s,p-
| prnssoI Fvary constituency in the n. IN
| i u,ronrod II has l,.cu m, hone ~ avery
,iot tbat n sous, Of iust,ca and r,s,s,cr ftr
| the la,y would work n Gradual cure Of thes.,
aa iran, .y;.
con iuc accented ms n r.rmanent condition If
il i. SAID that tbe-., Communities must work
ant ,his nrrbI.n for themseIves wa have a
r;gh, 10 al whether they are M work ON II
| D9 tbev sngyest any solution, When. and
un,ier What Conditions is the black man 10
have n ire, ballot, When is be. in faf1, to
have those full civil rights which have 50
If influence which our form Of government
WINS intended to secure to the electors to he
restored, This generation should courageous
| ly face these grave u,.stions. and moi leave
them as a heritage OF woe to the next. The
consultation should proceed with candor,
CANNES ana great latehce, upon .ne iin.s
oil justice ana hunan''y nol Oh preJua'ce ah I',
cIuelty' no QUESTION III s uur eou'''iS ua, ~; os
~ I's.' tAesp. ui'n s1e mn "'Se vi '"s'ioe
ana On .he Jaw. A.. ...i .,
| earh.sty int .he a'eh.ion Vi eoii-
girss 10 .ne ,i,,'i y. SUI
Mitnm us Mei.-uc,''' cp's.''u.'''''an Iome,s
as WIZ Svure 20 a.. our P"i a,ee ~ ~
cise .! we ,,s. :" s"iias' NM 80, I'm,
CYL rignt unesr ,lie oNnse.'a''p, anu 'a I'
., une n,'eu S'as' ssn, no"e'e, Nc
e.'i i"Isn .ne ~, ~ 'c,, IN,
On me isas' VI 'nr r.' h', " ,,s I'M III, ~
rsr u1J All, th. n "us I'm ,r.,s,., sps
a; . o, h,t AMI 'r MI t rn,,ct III.
a,i, tn. ,.'.ar 70 i,l., the whole dir,s,tinn
srd control Of The e,sct;op Of ueu,h,s Of Tho
hous, Of r,pr,sentatiyes is clearly given &c
the general government
A Martial and qualified supervision of the.