The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-10
Florida's Senatorial Contest.

1t looks as if the senatorial contest at
Tallahassee would continue to. the end of
the session of the legislature. 1t certainly
will unless a much stronger candidate is
brought out than any one that has yet been
named by the opposition to Call. There is
no indication that Calls supporters are
going to desert him. There is no reason
why they should. That he is the choice of
a majority of the people OF the state there
is no doubt. Had it not been for the two
thirds rule in the caucus he would have
been nominated on the first ballot. 1t is
nonsense, therefore, to expect that he will
withdraw, or that his supporters will desert
him.
II the legislature should adjourn without
electing senator the governor could not
very well avoid appointing Call. because it
has been demonstrated beyond all question
that he is the choice of a majority Of the
people. And he would pretty certainly be
the choice Of a newly elected legislature,
because both he and his friends would work
earnestly and continuously to have a legis,
lature chosen that would favor him, while
the opposition, being without a candidate,
would accomplish very little.
And it is doubtful if it would be easy to
find any one who would make a more &C
ceptable senator than Call He is good
democrat, and the farmers can depend on
| him to look out for their interest.
The people Of Florida are getting tired OF
the contest. They want their representa-
tives to give their whole time to legislative
work-and there is a great deal of that sort
Of work to be done. The sooner the sena-
torial matter is settled, therefore, the better
| pleased the majority of the people will be.
The South to Be Congratulated.
The census bulletin just issued relative to
school enrolment in some of the southern
states shows a gratifying condition of the
scho ols-a condition that will excite aston
| ishment among those northern people who
have got the impression from partisan
republican papers that the south is neglect.
ing educational matters.
There has been a most remarkable
increase in the number of school chill
| dren enrolled, in the number of school.
and very great improvement in the
schools. For instance, in Arkansas the
school enrolment in the last ten years
shows an increase OF 100 per cent. although
the increase in population is only Al pei
cent. In Texas All, 900 children are enrolled
in the schools. This number is about one.
fifth of the population of the state. In
Missouri, although the gain in population i.
only IA per cent, the gain in the school en-
rollment Is AS per cent.
The south is doing better for common
school education than New England-thai
is in proportion to her means. 1t must not
be forgotten that she is yet comparatively
poor. She has not had time since she was
totally ruined to provide first-class public
school system, but she is doing remarkably
well-so well that if she keeps on improv.
ing at the rate she has improved during the
last few years her public schools will be
equal to the best OF those OF
the east or west. And IL
must not be forgotten that she has
to provide schools for tie blacks-school,
that are just as good as those for the whites
and the blacks contribute little or nothing
toward their support. When it is fully
understood how great the progress is which
the south has made In the matter Of public
schools and under what disad vantages she
las struggled 10 making this progress, SD,
will receive praise instead Of blame from AL
fair-mindsd men every where for what she
10 doing for the education Of bota black Gna
white children.