The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-03

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Lord, let thine enemies perish"
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Democracy and Its Children.
New York Tribune.
Texas is typical Democratic State.
1t gave 100000 plurality for Cleveland,
in about twenty-five counties, not q
single vote being cast for Harrison,
and in many others only one or two,
or less than a dozen in each. II the
people of the North wish TO know
what Democracy really Is, and what
spirit would govern the country If that
party could control, they should con-
slider what Democrats in Texas think
and say. A few days ago, In the Texas
Legislature at Austin, there came up a
bill to provide for the purchase OF text
books for public schools throughout
the State, and a Senator moved to
strike out provision to give thirty.
five cents for history of the United
States. Senator Simpkins moved that
there should be purchased only histo-
rles written from u Southern point of
view" and said it was shame that
Southern children should be taught
that their fathers were traitors and
rebels.
claring that tho histories used in
schools taught his children that he
was q rebel. Senator Crawford an
swered the objection that the amend
ment would injure the Democratic
party at the North and said: THE
holiest affections of his soul enclrcled
the principles which Jefferson Davis
espoused, and II Democratic success
had to be purchased at tho expense of
Southern honor and by disgraclng the
sacred ashes of Southern heroes, Demo-
cratic success could go along with the
Colorado river, which was being
damned" Senator Stevens, ncverthe-
less, thought q pro-Southern history
might be distasteful to Immigrants,
whom the State was anxiously in
viting, and the debate went over to
the next day.
The next day Senator Polk "did not
believe in qualification" and wanted
the Legislature to speak the senti-
ments OF Southern people" and to
specify q history from Southern
standpoint" Senator Carter wanted,
says the extended report of the Dallas
News, "a history that gave the songs
of'the ConfederEcy: one that recalled
the drum-beat and fife, and everything
OF that kind. He wanted the why the
Yankees ran faithfully portrayed, with
the rebels right behind them, sticking
the bayonet ill., and he wanted the pie
lures TO show the battlefield strewn
with dead Yankees for miles around
Also, Senator Tyler wanted it under
stood that If the Northern people who
were contemplating immigating to
Texas did not like Il Southern history
they could stay where they are. he
didn't give dog-gone what the Demo-
cratic party thought OF the matter
He was i'll favor of Southern history.
There was considerable human ma
turo in this debate. Naturally a man
who has served time in the peniten-
tiary docs not want his son taught by
history that the father was ever con
Nieted. The defeated traitors were
pardoned and but for a nations gen
crosby would have been imprisoned
OF hanged. But it is exceedingly
natural that they prefer history
which declares that they were patriots
and were never defeated. Possibly
some may think il small and mean
trait i'll human nature to be moro
ashamed Of the truth uttered than of
the deed truly told. 10 Northern
men it might appear not far from
cowardly to lie to the children for the
suEe OF nursing the vanity oil their
beaten fathers. still, poor human
nature has in it these streaks OF weak
ness.
But what has the nation to say of
those Who propose that its children
shall be taught that its government
is based ON tyranny and Wr,tlg? Ii is
not possible that children, educated as
this Texas Legislature would have
children educated, can feel anything
but hatred Tor government against
which their fathers deserve honor and
Nenerdtion fUr lifting tho standard OF
revolt. No people have any right 10
tolerate such ISLANDERS OF their heroic
defenders, living or dead, as these
Democratic legislators demand for tine
purpose OF hiding their disgrace and
crime. Nor can any nation ever look
for manly and devoted service from
its SONS IL 1t allows them 10 b., taught
that citizens and subjects who take lp
arms against 1t are more To lie houored
Than those who uphold its authority
with thoir lives.
Frank aNuWal of Southern feeling
aid purpose helps Northern men to
comprehend the party which Southern
purposes govern. Loyalty In that sec
uon appears to mean enforced Sub
mission To Il government which the
childrel, are carefully taught to regard
a, Cruel and tyiunuical lhs spirit
which rules the Democratic par y is
stlli that mhitn worships DAVIS and
curses Grant and Lincoln.