Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-11
WILMINGTON. 1HURsDAY. ocT. n.



for the benefit of the cdlored schools,
thereby securing to them increased eduoa-
tional advantages. But, TO put an end to
Democratic Misrepresentation, we declare
that we are opposed to the education of
the rnces in the same schools epublican
Platform, august 2lst.
The record of the Republican party
on mixed schools was first brought to
the attention of Delawareans in
circular spread broadcast over the State
in October, 1899. The statements made
in That circular and repeated frequently
since by political speakers and news
papers, have raised an issue in this State
that has been constantly annoying to
the Republican managers. Yet the
circular and its statements have re-
manned for 10 years unanswered, and
that for very good reason--they are I'M
answerable.
For twelve years the Republicans
have striven to whistle the mixed school
issue down the wind by saying it was a
Democratic "bug-a.boo' and "scare-
crow" Forced at last to join the issue,
they have been able to do no more than
offer declaration in their party plat
form saying.th they ''are opposed to
the education OF the races in the same
Schools"
Having put that statement in their
platform they must be prepared to dis
cuss the question. They can no longer
urge that it is question fit only for a
demagogue's mouth. II is now proper
for any speaker or paper to inquire into
sincerity of the declarations made by
the State convention of either party.
This declaration by the Republicans
that they are opposed to mixed schools
is as manifestly insincere as u declara-
ton would be by the Democrats that
their party is in favor of force bill and a
high protective tariff. Their whole
record gives the lie to such platform
statement. Party platforms, like car
platforms, they evidently think, are
built to get in on. They will not be
required to stand on the platform aftel
the train gets in motion.
What are the facts on which we base
Ihls charge OF lnslncerity2
1. Separate schools for the two races
are entirely at dtscord with the Repub.
lican paity's principles. Those priaci
pies are blind to differences in race.
2. The Republican party has established
mixed schools for the race in every Stat,
in this Union which it has eyercontrolled
Our people generally are acquainted
with the fact that the Republicans have
such schools in Pennsylvania. Blu
Pennsylvania is no exception. NIixcC
schools are the rule in every Republican
State in the Union. Neither is it trur
that the colored children who attent
these schools with the white children ar
always few and scattering. In our neigh
boring city of Chester, there is mixet
school where the colorcd children ar
so numerous that the school look
like a checker board, black and whit
all over. The writer of this editoria
visited and spoke in a High School las
February in New Castle, Pennsylvania
where he saw young negro man o
about Is years of age sitting in til
school Immediately along side of
white girl of nearly the same age
The two were in effect scat-matcs.
). In this State the voters in the Re
publican party arc one-third negroes
However distastoful it would be /
white Republicans in Delaware, thei
party is at the mercy Of itscolored vote
If the negroes ask to attend the whit
schools, the Republican party in Della
ware, if it were in power, could nc
possibly resist them. Their party pla
form would be as powcrlcss as fcathc
in hurricane.
On the school question all that I'll