The Canton times., 1895-06-14
OUR FREE SCHOOL SYSTEM
\ Ana tho burdens Il Imposes pen our
white Tax Payers.

Aud tho burdens it Imposes VPon our
white Tax Payers.
I,;s stated upon reliable authority
hat four fifths of the revenue y sn
state goes for maintaining our l.
s..hool system. III has also been s'ausa
that, Ok Der cent Of the money is paw
Nv the white people. II Is also = ~.
,bat in the counties having oens.
,.njored population that teacheis
mid b.., Ter than in white ,un''es. o.
.anse SO much percapita money IS pa,"
- ea, h educaLle child in the ota'e'
80 ~ course where the coloreo popu
I.,i,n prpponderates 81 iargey rI .
most money is expended. ne pIa
t.x. ~ 90 per head all goes ~
s,.hool fund, so does WHISKY l'os
~. balance is drawn frora tn1 go .,
'...nsr.L nnd. So comparatively lew
s'Inrsd poIls are paid and the gfea.
hull, of taxable property Is he.u
,yh;te people, it cieates harosnlp w
or this class To educate tue co'o
oi';,dren, We believe in even hanoeu
;,'s.;ca mt this is not just. we are
US. nagroes friend but we have always
ian onnosed to his being educated az
80 aypense of the white race. we are
r.,cerd ON this, in June 1887 we
on -. in the American Citizen OF Can
wy "a law should be made that no
,an should vote who has not paid ms
..xas and no man head OF 1am''y
.honId reap the beretit OF the free
school funds who does not pay h'e
t,xssr We are no enemy to educa,
t;au shore it is an auxiliary to na'urai
GOOD sense and qualities. but we 90
say that education can not, does no.
and never will make any better clt,zeu
- s;ther white or black other IMAM
th.v are born 10 be, ner can II lnaNe
anv one business success-Whers
atrial adaptation is wanting. ooue "
the hest citizens and money gatherers
nan not read and write. or have very
limited education. Therefore II i
useless at the public expense to expeno
so much money upon indiscrimlna.s :
education. We believe that ala cni'
dren should have the rudiments OIL eau
,.ation-that is to read and write' AM
laave the rest TO natural lncllnatloi
and ability, or pay Tor their own eau
cation. We do not believe that IL y
ohl;o atorv upon the whiie race from al
rouitable or philanthropic standpoin
tn q iucate the negro race SO largely
their own expence. The present schoo
laws superadded to all the other stat
exnenses will either bankrupt IN
state or imDo ownerous taxatioh W
On onr people. When we consider nov
largely ali salaries, credit prices an
mn nhljc carriers draw from our agricu
fnral productions We may wei
.mazed at our burdens. The Ccnst
tution of our State says we shali e: y
tahlish uniform system OF free puDi'
schools by taxation or otherwise, ie
oil children between the ages OF nv
and twenty-onc years and as soon
practicable to establish schools
higher grade" This is too sweepin
and hnrdensome. There is no use pc
I. hitting a child to go to school 10 yea
at the public's expense. There IS
reed of his going to public schooi
fora the age of or 10 nor TO cOntlnt
= more than five years. We have ha
free schools long enough now Tor I,
rudiments to be taught by some OF u
Id nast beneficiaries and If child ca
ay not in FIVE yaers schooling obtain 81
II f;cient education to make It's way
or industry and application i: can q
on we'll hold the public responsible Tor
ar dullness or want OF asidulty. Many
to the greatest men the world mas eV
m. nrodnced had not so much free scho'
ing. To regulate the age after sol
more lust system would lop on gre
exnense. Instead of paying S3 80
sverv educable child between the ae
ef to 21 upon which to pay teach'
he let all teachers be paid liked sara
tes according to their qualifications d
lee number of scholars. We douot
,ne propriety of having State and coul
IN superiptendants of education. st'
IAN hoard could be formed of State omcl
to alone to supercede the State super
the tendant and a board of compet
for couutv teachers could be formed OF
'es, per diem compensation for the exa
No nation of teachers and text 300
ck- and all reports of schools could
ore made to the Board of Supervisors.
ties heleive our whole school system is
ma numbered with too much red taper
the iinyoism and catch questions'
that IL the catechisers were catechl
- tbey would fall by their own stand
thew nave set up for others. we
SON .ome fine schools in this country
antebellam days and there were
better educated people anywhere
a of the schools and laws were not
orrt looked with so much estheticism
re. technism. Section 206 OF the col
will tution says: "There shall be 9
hall mon school fund which shall con
onal of the poll tax Ito be retained In
counties where the same is coliec
brae and an additional sum from the
the eral fund of the state treasury, W
e in together shall be sufficient to M
-. t,in the common schools for the