The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-03-12

Two millions, and now q. one hum
dred and FIVE million dollars, a gai2
of three millions in four years, as
compared witt nine and half mill
lions gained hy the towns. Now I
think the conclusion or every faig
minded and patriotic citizen OF tho
State VIII be that the ihlrty-S.N
counties which own out huussrcd
and twenty-nine million dollars a.
the two hundred and Iweuty.siN
million dollaGs Of the assessed value
Of the whole State, anu la which u
included all the large towns and Sil.
lages, leaving only ninetv-zeveu nail
lion dollars sts the asscsSs i value at
the property of the fitty-Gine poor ag-
ricultural counties viii he, that The
thIrty-six rish counties ousht to will
ingly pay over 10 the poor iiity-uinr
farming counties, the thousands Of
dollars asked Il cqualizv the school
fund among the children ~ thc state.
as an equivalent Tor the millions ut
dollars they receive from the farm
ing counties, in buying iram and sell
ing 10 them. There are nine conu-
ties which have lS"ce towns aud cities
which are railroai center. iuclmliug
one sea port city, which own 81, i,uUA,-
600, nearly enc-iourth ia. wealth 90
the whole Stale, who ure bound hy
the strongest demands of Justice. ir
pay over the thousands nt' dollar.
necessary 10 t.qualiZe the school term,
for the children ut the ~tatc, ~ =
partial equivalent for the milliun~
Of dollars they receive yearly from
the agricultural countie@. Money
expended on the brightmind- ot' tah
children of the State Is like ~Crl
sown in good soil, which bring fpfth
fruit some twenty, some fifty !n.a,
for the progress ;.:d development ut
our State, and tor the bappincS- and
prosperity of the people. Inte'li-
gent labor yields four times the IT,
suits Of ignorant Labor. A. i shown
by comparing the agricultural pro-
ducts Of the United States, with ihai
Of British India, the per capita pro.
duct OF the United States is $500,
that Of India $500.
ed of men OF independent, thinking
minds, who know the truth at Il good
and just thing when Chey see il, with
out regard to the source from whicn
it comes, and i am therefore encour-
aged to speak plainly and freely,
| For, at every trlnc TO take offence.
Shows either great pride, or little .cusr.
Equal rights for all and special priv
ileges for none, is the theory of the
Alliance men and Of thci= friends
and political co-operator=. And 1
hope they will be As sincere in prac-
tice az they are in profession, for
believe the bill involves higher
aims and motives than the loss or
gain Of few thousand dollars. The
Constitution Of the State demands
such bill, the public welfare OF the
people Of the State also, and tn,
benefits conferred by the bill are re-
ciprocal.
Now we had in the Senate some
eloquent and patriotic speeches on Il
bill appropriating money tor the dis
abled INDECENT Confederate soldiers,
with which / heartily sympathisud
and this school bill fills an obligation
TO the poor children Of a much larg
er number of North Carolina SO!
diers, who lest their lives OH the bat.
tie fields and in the hospitals, and
whose remains are scattered around
Richmond, Yorktown, Gettysburg,
Petersburg and many other places
too numerous TO mention, who G
children are largely involved.
Among the poor Of the State ,whcn
the war ended, the dead soldiers
widows and children, deprived 4
the wise head to direct, and strong
arms to aid their efforts, in the stTuE-
gle for existence and financial pro-
gress, necessarily fell behind in tine
race and numerous among the poor
in the 50 poorer counties. Grant
this appea. for the poor and stop all
unnecessary taxation, and tariff for
revenue only, add the issue of legal
tender treasury notes sufficient ip d.
the business Of the country on cash
basis aid the property OF the State
will soon double the revenue uI Ter
present constitutional limitation ="
The A.torney-Gcncral, we under
stand, sustains Mr.. Bryan in his pJ-
sitiOn. TO show further the iucqual-
ity Of the school facilities In the dif-
ferent counties, We publish the fol-
lowing facts which were furnished
by Mr.. Bryan:
| THE SCHOOL FUND OF NoETII CAR
OLINh:
Total for 1890, S72I 1856. Divided
by the number OF children ot tits:
ages from Fix years TO twenty.onp.
$50, 200 children, gives as an average
to each. child, ; -
SampSnu treta fnr a 4ch child On