The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-07-12


grant was, and were told it was
an animal half bear and half hog,
that was HI on corn.
The Major Gld uot recommend
the Australian system of voting at
all, he dld not say why, but of
course this Is coupled so closely
with the educational qualification
system, that the two are bound
together like the old twins of
Siam, and although the Major
desires to see intelligence casting
its benign rays over the land, still
he does not care to have it pertain
10 the ballot.
The MAJOR also rcpudiatcd a
property qualification on which
the future Constitutional ballot is
by some asked to rest. This
would not do, as there was no
safety in it to sustain white su-
premacy IN the State
The Major however did rec0m~
mend one thing to the Conyeution
Of the State. That is, he stated
that 9j per cent of the taxes of
the State was pad by white peo-
pie and some 5 per cent paid by
the negroes. He stated that part
Of the Pubic Fund known as the
School Fund should be divided so
that the white race should get
their 95 per cent for their schools,
and the Negroes have their 5 pei
cent for their own schools. Now
the Major does not at all propose
to disfranchise the colofed people,
md he desires TO see intelligence
reign through the State, and still
he recommends plan that would
keep all the colorod voters in con
!Inual ignorance and shut the
gates of education upon them, al
they ale too poor Co educate them
selves and the 5 per centum of
the taxes that would be given to
colored education from the State,
would be so slim that It would
evaporqtc on tho way.
The Majors plan Of education
Is muca like sam Jones, story of
charity as exhibited 10 a certain
city. One lady, Mrs. Brown, wa:
rich aud alistocratic She became
quite sick and all the people went
with baskets filled with nice pro
visions, cakes, custards, etc
which Mrs. Brown did not wan
aud could not possibly eat. Ii
the same city at the same tImt
there lived a poor widow witt
several poor needy children, who
were suffering for supplies, hel
, name was Mrs. Snlpe. Everybody
passed by Mrs. Snipe and carried
their charity things 10 Mrs Brown
, who did not need them and neg
Iected poor suffering Mrs. Snip,
. and then fattered themselves tina
they were doing work of grea
charity. This accords we'll wltl
, the Majors plan to cultivate an,
educate those who need it not
with 95 per ceGt of public money
, and give the poor and the ignor
, ant only 5 per cent out of thi
great public charity and stll
doubtless the Major hatters him
self as great friend to the suffer
: ing Negro.
1t Is well the Major does no
lead the Mission work of the State
, for he might carry into it the plai
of giving all the Mission work t,
; those who least needed it, and le
( the poor and suffering walk th
e downward road to Sheol.
Common sense would assert tna
r as the negro canuot be dIvested 0
the ballot now, that he should b
: educated, in the common school
of the State separate and TO him
: self as he now ls.
. The true solution of tho whoi
) race and suffrage question, lies !
the road that religion and th
: Bible mark out.
e We must educate and religion
ize the negro if we desire to i'm
prove his condition and ever
5 plan that seeks relief fiom source
G that do not contain .hese, will /
r failures.
3 The negro race IS the scourl
Of the white race now. w
: scourge ourselves with him siml
9 ly because we do not educate ar
: reIigionizc him, who ls hel
d among us, while we waste unto
: thousands on China and Japan.
Old sister Snlpe is still qui
3 sick and enfeobled, bat we pa
) her by and go with our goS
. things to wealthy Mrs. Brown.
e Let US just follow the golde
e rule OF doing into others as v
e " ould be done by" Then shi
: our peace be as a river, and o
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