The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-13

not in the hall President Waddell took up
the regular business Of the convection.
IN FAVOR OF IMMIGRATION.
Col. German of Talbot county offered the
following preamble and resolutions:
One Of the greer needs Of Georgia is the loca-
ton Of actual settlers who will build up her
waste places and develop her resources by en-
gaging In diversified agriculture and the cult
walton of the vine and various fruits for which
her soil and climate are prominently adapted.
Believing that this cannot be successfully &C
complished without some action on the part Of
our state authorities. therefore,
Resolved, That the president OF this eonven-
ton appoint one from each congressional dis
trict, making a committee of ten, who shall pre-
pare an address co the legislature. setting forth
the importance OF immigration; also the action
of this convention and urge the passage Of
bill establishing bureau OF immigration at the
capital, and making such appropriations as will
make the bureau effective for the purpose con
templated and give effect to such otner meas
ures as viii aid IN promoting immigration TO
this state
2. The chairman OF this committee shall have
authority 10 order meeting of the committee
when it becomes necessary.
3, That this society bear the expenses of the
committee.
THE NECESSITY OF IMMIGRATION.
Col. German said that resolutions had
been offered at divers times at various con-
ventions in Georgia on this subject, but TO
y
because the necessity of immigration had
never been felt until now. He considered
nothing more important to the farmers of
Georgia or the prosperity Of the state than
immigration.
Col. Barrett said he was in favor of the
resolution with the exception of the last
paragraph, providing for the society's pay
ing the expenses Of the legislative commit
tee. He was in favor of letting the COM
mituee pay It's own expenses
COL German hardly thought the conven-
tion would be able TO find men patriotic
enough to lose time to go before the legis-
lature and pay their own expenses.
Col Barrett replied that he and others
had been patriotic enough to serve on
similar committees and pay their own ex-
penses.
Col. German then withdrew the third
paragraph of his resolutions, after which
Col. T. J. Lyons of Gainesville moved to
lay the whole matter ON the table, as it was
superfuous, the resolutions offered by Mr..
Barry and adopted Wednesday night cover
ing the issue. Before the question to lay on
the table was put Col. German withdrew
the resolutions, and President Waddell sp-
pointed the following committee, in con-
formity with the Barry resolutions, which
will memorialize the legislature on the sub
ject of immigration:
o. A. Barry, W. B. Burroughs, w. L.
Glessner, A. II. Cox, B. d. Lumsden, Pearce
Horne, F. NJ. Hughes, J. H. Nichols and w.
f. Flint.
COMMISSIONER BRADwELL's ADDRESS.
Capt Bradwell having arrived during
the discussion of the Gorman resolutions,
was called on for his address on 'Our Pub
lie Schools Capt. Bradwell spoke in sub
stance as follows:
vENTIoE-I congratulate myself on securing the
opportunity to speak to-day in the Oldest city
in Georgia, and city of which every one of us
is proud; q city whose hospitality you have oil
had ample opportunity to test, and a city re
nowned all over this country for its system Of
public schools. l congratulate myself also or
| speaking before an audience of farmers, who
above all others feel the necessity OF proper ed
ucation. feel at home in speaking to you, fol
| l know / am in the house of my friends, friends
who have honored me in the past far beyond
my deserts.
| speech filed with rhetorical flowers, and will
simply try to use the straws of a broom, as il
were, to sweep away the cobwebs that hang
| upon our school system. My theme will b'
More Schools and Better Ones"
GEORGIA BEHIND IN EDUCATION.
Georgia is a state of wonderful resources. Sh'
has been moving forward steadily in manufact
ures, wealth, property and prosperity gener
| ally. but she is sadly behind in the matter mos
| Decentralization. l am proud of being
| Georgian, and IL thought there was ma
present who was ashamed of being a nativ
| of Georgia | would be the frs
TO move a resolution to have him removed fron
the hall. But while am proud of being {
! Georgian, say with shame and with nay heaC
hanging down that this state stands fourth il
the column of illiteracy, almost at the top No
| is the illiteracy confined to the colored race
| The white people are very sadly deficient il
this respect as we'll
A GLAZING WANT,
There is a glazing want which is spread on
banner which floats all over the state, from Lh
Tennessee line to the Florida line, and that
more schools" In the country our boys ant
girls are wandering through the field
and woods instead Of attending school, In th
cities we find almost the same condition o
affairs, where the Arabs wander through tn
streets never knowing the good OF school
Look at the thousands Of men who go to tn
polls in this state who cannot read their bal
| lots. This is q most serious question whic
confronts us, and demands immediate attention
Our country is one Of universal suffrage, and
| should likewise be one of universal education
| believe the time is coming and is not far dis
tant when the right OF suffrage in this state vii
| he dependent upon the voter being able to rea
iatelhgently the constitution of Georgia. !
| will be the best thing for education that ha
ever been done, and the people will then pa,
more attention to schooling in order not to b
deprived of the right to vote.
GREAT WORK BEFORE THE STATE.
| Education of the people is a work In whicl
| the state must employ all its energies-a wori
which must go hand In hand with the develop
ment of the country. Don't be blinded witt
prejudice in the matter because an infe
| rior race will get a benefit from the schoo
fund. Look at the statistics. Out of 60O,oOt
! children in Georgia between and IL years o.
age not 240, 900 attend school,
Many people have a prejudice against educa
| tion on the ground that it units the farmer BOY
| for the necessary duties connected with farm
I life, Get that idea out of your heads, any o
| you who may have it. will never admit tina
| development of the brain units man for man
ual labor. Where such conditions exist 1t is no
| the result Of education, but the result of hi
above honest toll, no matter whether Ia
| may be able TO reach into the heavens AMI
| find from where cyclones originate, or q
| down in the bowels of the earth and grass
| its secrets | say he Is not an educated man
| Education does not simply mean the gathering
up of facts but the development OF the mora
nature as well.
| SIX MONTHS SCHOOL DEMANDED.
Another cry Is that the farmer can't spare hi
boys from the farm. l don't believe there is
| farmer in Georgia who cannot arrange to spar
his boys to attend school for six months out o
the year. 1t is your duty. aud you must do it
Demand Of your representatives in the legislat
ure that the state of Georgia furnish abso
| lutaly free education six NOR tbs out of ever.
year. When such a condition results my high
est ambition will be reached.
1t is the fault of of the state that we hav
not better teachers. Only in one instance. thu
founding OF the Girls Normal and Industrial
School, which, am proud to say, l had The
pleasure OF voting for, has Georgi'
| made the slightest attempt TO provide tn
| CahOnIc puifh Raftar school