The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-10

Ct iav:>l vii SH0n pas from them and
i"ayc ti!2:n as tenants III tiir!r ;l!iCtS!!;N
nG,!eI. President Polk truly says;
We see centralized captal allied l." IT.
responsible corporate power, 0fer-rluih@
Individual rights, controlling cuhNul-
liuns. corru"tiIg the ballot box, Sui.Si-
,tiz!ng lie press. invading oar t2impic%
of juSli.r. tii".ating legislation. !tlyin%
,hr ;..j;::;.;;u;ian .ti;! i!mMiiing n" law
ri suno,: and tiHinand.' We ask rcl'ri
| iry:l ,nr u}rrr$si;,lI uI combine" a"N
trusts hat likes .:",i;ir'i> yalWrS OIL oar
,.ro,!ucis. We a.i, the adoption 0l IL Il
ilai:.dl pG!:"y l!i;t wi! iahr from mon
~ tie |'uWrf - cypress. restore lo
us the natural l." Ut supply ahu de'
| mand a;id rive us an Increased volume
| DI currency. Grant. no special rriFi-
:,ur,., IL Oi i,sr CiI;s,yS III Tie farmer $ eA-
penSr, cIIali2c TIC burden Of taxation
50 ihnt the farmers viii nnt have 10 pay
81 ),rr cent. uf III" ta.>sS, white they own
u.ui .;i per ccnt. OF the property, repeal
iii tariff laws t!iat levy taxes Gn the
Door for the Dei!c!it cf the rich. Thtll
we will no longer complain 0f the &c.
preston Of uur industry, for we viii
ihen receive an equitable distribution
OF tie wealth we produce. The wait
o1 organization AMONG farmers llaS
mace il possible for other CLASSES TO s.
cure legislation discriminating against
them. But strict observance ot our
motto. "lm things essential unity, Will
protect It's from class esiSlation in the
future
EDUCATION.
IL 1850 the population Of So"th Care
lila over the age OF len years was bo',-
456. Or this Number 369,6iS could not
read and write, aid 09,iI or these IL
literascS W.'rt Whitc. The SCHOOL popit-
ia,lIl vi the State at that tine Was 2d2
20. The number enrolled Ill the
puDIic sc!.uris was lS5,Gi3. Tile
average daily attendance WAS LILLE,
aud me average duration OF schools
was :! months III the year. Titus we
find the average atlCluillcC less t!ltll
half the school population, and the aF-
urage length OF school term Was only
| ono third Of the ycir. Now the length
OF term is shorter, Aid there is 10 Ill,
crease III attendance, When cOnlMtred
with population. The necessity for Il
common school education, 10 prepare Il
cl,i2cn for tie Intelligent dl,ci!a:Se CT
his sovereign duties CT citizenship OF a
free republic will not be dcnic'!. lllite-
rdcy c.,dangcrS n@t only his own, Dul
the rights and liberties ot others as
| well. Oar State has adopted system
| ut paDlic rec schools. This system lids
suspended, or taken the place vi tie
| "Oiu field" ur common cullutry SCHOOLS.
Short terms render the free schools III
eilicirI:t III The country, poverty amt d
sparse population! prevents private con-
| ;rlbutiUns (suilicient) TO extend thetcrni
III these SCHOOLS, hence the free schools
,ilu,:id have in extension OF term either
| by auupting tie system Ui the lunG, or
| w adapting The tund To The SYSTEM. Ii
we adopt tie former course, We inuSt
have q less number Of schools, II
We adopt the latter Nc must Ill
crease the fund. While the higher
schools receive liberal appropriations
aunually there is nothing done to IT
crease me efficiency or thc free schools
the only schools accessible to the IN l.
iority OF the SUnS au.t daughters III the
! farmers and the nursery oi ali Iii" Coz
legps, or high schools. ii there Is any
doubt of The necessity Tor Increased cd
urational facilities in the South,
would cite YOU to the fact that teracy
among minors III the \ 0rthcrl states Is
3sger cent. and in the Southern States II
Is II Der cent. The effects prOfuced i'y
IiIiiteracv in McXlcJ and the Spanl% h
American States, where it amounts to
80 Per cent. of the population IS anal
ga,nation-a lSaature OF Indians, Ne,
grocs and WhittS lnaia. ituSSia ahand
Poland are equally ilIilcrate and are
badly governed. The producers OF
| wealth nave no voice in the government
and their rights are neither resp ctcd
or protected. These counties furnish
sickening picture Of our future II we
ueglect to provide an efficient system
| of common schools for the education OF
the masses.
Therefore I would suggest the ap.
pointment OF special committee On
education, with Instructions to fOrmu-
late Pleas for the increase OF the term
and efficiency OF our Tree SCHOOLS, anu
that they consider the auvlSlDlllty OF
adoDting text books for use IN our pub
lie schools that teach the elementary
principles OF agricultural chemistry, the
mechanic arts and other subjects COLI
ntcted with the daily ;ivOcatlon CT a
ma aiority Of the pupils attending said
schools. Also the prOpriety OF the
State furnishing school books free OF
charge, ur at actual cost 1or use OF pu.
pills in free schools, and that said COM
!nittec make eSuch recommendations on
the subject OF public free schools to
the State Alliance at their mrGtlns IN
July as they deem proper, anu that they
report tneir action in the premises OIL
our next quarterly meeting.
THE COUNTY PAPERS.
A free press has been designated
as the palladium of our liberties. ln
all enlightened counties the power OF
the press has been potent. Therefore
If is with pleasure and feelings OF
gratitude, we acknowledge tho mauy
obligations we are under to the
county papers for their uniform llher'
ality to tie Farmers Alliance slace
its Organization in Kershaw County.
Ihey have promptly Published the
Presidents quar,eriy messages ana
all official Alliance notices free Of
charge. They havc not antaSonlzed
the organization, but used their col
umns 10 promote its interest. There
fore [ take the liberty before con-
Guiding this address OF rendering to
tn, roiIuty uress in behalf Of the Al