The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-24


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Democratic speakers and the Demo-
cratic prcss have been having a terrible
nightmare over the awful prospect OF
mixed schools" in the state in tho
evont OF Republican at the
polla. Senator Faulkner struck the key
note and the rest OF tho pack have join
ed in tho howl. Mr.. MacCorkle, the
Democratic nominee Tor governor, used
this as the text for a largo part OF those
performances Of his called speeches.
Nh. Faulkner is q lawyer and c good
ono. He certainly knows better. Mr.
MacCorkle is a lawyer and a man OF
ambition enough to want to be governor
Of West Virginia should have some idea
Of what may be done under the consti-
tuition Of his state.
TIE CONSTITUTION FoRsIps "MIxED
SCHOOLS"
Mr.. MacCorklo tells the people OF
West Virginia that in the event OF
Republican success this year in a short
time the children OF the white people
will be sitting in school beside the
children OF the colored people. OF
course Mr.. MacCorkle speaks OF the
colored people us %"niggers." II he has
ever read the constitution OF his state
no knows that it prohibits mixed
schools. Section s, Of article 12, says:
"JFhiG and epiOred persons shall not DC.
taught in The same school,"
This is very short and very sharp;
Of course Mr.. MacCorkle is not so igno-
rant rs not to know OF its existence in
the constitution. He knows also what
would have to be done before the
schools OF West Virginia could be
mixed as he suggests. The constitution
would have to be amended andthis pro-
vision stricken out Of il, This could be
done only by a two-thirds vote OF the
legislature and the action OF the ma
iority of the voters OF West Virginia at
the polls. This, in turn, could be ac-
complished only by an aggressive and
determined public movement, repre-
senting public sentiment in the state.
MI. MacCorkle, Senator Faulkner and
the rest OF them know we'll that there
is no such movement and there is no
such sentiment in West Virginia to
base the movement on, Their cry OF
mixed schools" is like their cry. OF
''force bill" and NEGRO domination
there is nothing in it but the desperate
effort to save the West Virginia
Democracy from a crushing defeat.
CLEVELAND IN FAVOR OF MIXED SCHOOLS"
1t has been observed that none OF tho
Democratic orators in West Virginia
nor any Of the Democratic newspapers
have thought worth while to refer to
the record Of Grover Cleveland on the
subject Of mixed schools. Since Mr..
Cleveland is tho presidential nominee
OF the Democratic party, and since the
same orators and the lame newspapers
who are bowling mixed schools in West
Virginia are supporting MI. Cleveland
for President, it will be instructive and
entertaining to note the brief and strik-
ing record OF Mr.. Cleveland on this sub
ject.
GROVER RECORD IN FANOh VI
'tMGxED SCHOOLS"
The following is an authentic and
correct copy of a statute of the state Of
New York establishing "mixedschools"
in the city of New York. The bill was
approved by Grover Cleveland, COVER
nor Of the state OF New York, in May,
1884. These schools now exist. He
thereby committed himself to both the
principle and policy of mixed schools"
Laws Of the state Of New York, passed
at the one hundredth and seventh sess
sion OF the legislature begun January
LIST and ended May 18th, 1854, at the
city Of Albany. Chapter 243, page SO7.
An act in relation to public education in the
city Of New York. Passed Nay 9th, 1884, three
titths being present.
The people of the state Of New York,
represented in the senateand assembly,
do enact as follows:
SECTION l. The colored schools in the
city Of New York, now existing and in
operation, shall hereafter be classed
and known as ward schools and prima-
ries, with their respective teachers, un-
less such teachers are removed in the
manner provided by law, and officers in
the respective wards in which they are
located in the same manner and to the
same extent as other ward schools, and
shall be open tor IMe education o puph for
whom admission Is sought, ptthoeh regard %
TdccOr color.
SECTION 2. All acts or parts Of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this
act arc hereby repealed,
SECTION 8. This act shall take effect
Immediately.
1t might have been thought that in
the great city OF New York, with its
large and varied population, it might
havo been easier and even less expen-
sive to keep the two races apart in their
school life, but this wa not the view of
Mr.. Cleveland, and he signed tho bill
to admit colored children and white
children to tho same schools on tho
same terms. II Mr.. Cleveland had not
been in favor OF linked schools" and
tho mixing of the black race and the
white race in tho public schools, no
would have found it Just as convenient
to veto this bill as he has the many
hundred bills to pension union SOL
diers.
1t is interesting to recall that at the
samo time David B, Hill, then lieuten-
ant governor OF New York, was presid-
ing officer OF the state senate. 1t is also
fact that Governor Hoadly, Democrat,
recommended mixed schools" in the
state OF Ohio.
WHAT THEY QUOTE FROM.
With regard to the Washington news-
paper from which the Democrats have
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