Asheville daily citizen., 1894-11-15
WHO is TO BLAME?

EDITOR THE CITIZEN While, through
State and municipal appropriations,
abundant provision has been made for
the education of tie poor as we'll AS the
rich, why il it that 50 many children of
this town are growing up in i'lteracy ?
If it is the indifference OF the pal eats,
should there not be compulsory educa-
tional law passed at the next session OF
the State legislature? No child, especially
a boy. who will in few years, be a
voting citizen, helping to make law
makers. if not laws. should be allowed
to grow up without the ability to read
inte,llsentlv the platforms and prlncip' p'es
of the party with which he votes. and
the names OF their caudi latcs One ot
The great curses OF our country is litter
atevoters, and even this progressive city
is likely to add largely to their numbers.
Whv could not a census b, taken OF
The luvenile population OF Asheville to
determine how many children of school
age are not in school, and the reason
"
with work, and in two or three days
could easily ascertain all the facts. aud
report to the Mayor or School Comis-
sioners.
he writer has had under observation
Tor SIX or eight years family OF seven
royS, six Of them Of school age. Three
mouths would probably cover all the
"A. |, c,l,,al u,,t i,
is case it has rot been indisposition to
a tend, or lack Of interest on the part OF
tne mother. She has been extremely
anxious to have item in school, but be.
ausc unable to provide decent clothing
wear ut er year has gone BY, and not ont
OF them is able to read single line. The
writer, ard Others have aided the mothe,
IN her forts TO prepare the Sc boys tol
day and Suuda, school, but not being
able O furnish complete outfit at any
one tine when a secondhand article o
apparel W is provided, the one previousl /,
given would be in tatters. To furnish
| any kind OF clothing for SIX boysrequrt:
a comfortable income and this woman
finds 1t hard, with the s"auty aid SiveI
by her incorporate husband to get toot
aud 'u.l, to saw nothing Of clothing. In
deed, without charitable and, they woull
many tunes have suffered from huuger.
Tic two older bows must work whci
work can be obtained and have lttl
hope of any knowledge, but such as the'
can ! lex up While pursuing their dali,
vocations. But there are still FIVE tron
l3 to ! who ii they but had the cast-ut
clothes and shoes OF some iOrtune.tav
ored boy, would gladly be in school ant
improve their advantages,
Viii not some such boy, or his mother
Who may chance to read this article
make up a bundle tor one OF these, an,
leave it at the ctiice OF the Flower Mis-
SION, CITY Hail. at any time from to
p, IN, directed to Charity who wi
Ste that they are delivered and used TO
the purpose for which they are donated
Charity.
lIlE lN>lNtERE REPUBLICANS.
Prosperity is Coming Back bv Leap
and Bounds.
Washington Post Independent.
Now let S do business, "cxtlaims Cor
grcssman Dingley's newspaper the Lew
lston Journal, Adjusting itself to II
reN order Of things the Journal goe
on to say, business will improve" W
feel quite sure that this cheerful predi
tion will be fulfilled.
~
Hawley's ne Sspaper, the Hartford Cou
ant. 1t finds that the manufacturer
and the whole business community al
at last in position to orecoup themselvt
for the Stagnation and enforced inactl,
ily of the two Democratic wears ju.
past. Confidence is the word now
confidence, energy, enterprise The bat
dull times are over. Prosperity is con
ing back by leaps and bounds; throw ii
doors open wide for it. Soon the ia
tory chlmnrys will be smoking, ira,
hummlng, money briskly circulating, ar
, the country beginning to icel like its,
again.
These deliVerarces of two Rcpubllcs
organs, published in manufacturing di
tricts aud owned aud controlled
promir cnt Repuplican congressman, a
significant. They show that the ne
b tariff is not regarded as an impedime
- to the return OF prosperity by such pr
tlonis,S as Senator Hawley and Co
, gresham Jnglev. In fact the Senator
i paper asserts that prosperiety is "cor
: ing back, not at snalI's pace, but 4
d leaps ana bounds.