The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-13

reason or excuse, ~ this dsy OF edc.sa,
tonat opportunities. 70: asly boy, I
,a-r rot how poor he nay be, grown:
up - manhood without being shre 10
read AID Write. Ia cav.ns thas ! Al
NOT ignorant or unminatsl OF tn. stcug-
Clcs OF the poor boys. | srcw up
among them and l have lived anon.
them sill ny life. know they have
I" work. 10 toll ard strive. aud yet
assert tacy 1ay, if they VIII, learn ~
read and write Before they sce twen-
;y-oLe Wears oil. also know veAt
mI!.y parca;S have blAcr indifferent 50
the education CT :he!r Chldotn. snd
nave failed IN send :hrir boys ;O
school when 5hey might fIavc done So.
fnt cannot suppose that L-y father.
II This aneErMent IS adopted, will
hvieafter Eaglrct ~ send his boy tn
tuo common rSlools, where he Fsrcy
'eaEn 10 read and write. Uowever
mulch Inc father may Feed she .seT-
wees - IN" boy he can, if nc WA,
spare him from MS labor louc lucNkn
10 learn 10 read and writ. before La
becomes twenty-tue. Father and .,an
W4i have motive they n"sr. had NJ
'er" for the boy 70 20 10 school. a&J
in his i gee tLe day coming vixen
y cannon he said, aS NOW, that tAccn
Ir" thousands ,: white men III Nortl
Carolina who can neither read nor
write.
TO INCREASE SCHOOL lALILI-
TIES.
n the nropIn shall say. by ratjFyi.s
this proposed Amendment, thit Iii
Young men who become twenry~uan
wears old after January ISt. 1905. hast
be allie 10 read and write IN order 10
vote. then it will ne ;ha duty or lec
people q - Improve ana sN1end no
"uI:nl"n schools as 10 bring tlean
W.lhin rho TtacA of every boy In thu
StHtr. Fhr>r schools bcIon@. 10 Ing
people. and | am sure they win malas
them >nificieut 10 Il their boys 20 be-
come qualified voters. 80 | assert ;hat
upon The white pcoplh VIII be 10 give
Them better schools. and ID The STATE
4 more intelligent population.
GOOD GOVERNMENT.
Another effect upon The white ropr-
| lation will be 10 secure 10 them good
government in State county. city and
town. administered ana controlled by
intelligent white men. Neither the ne
can again dominate our local govern
ment> aud re-enact the scenes of
strife and riot ana ruin of lS6S and
1869. Good government is IN ahso-
lutte essential 10 the, peac" and pros
perIy of Il State. This is too plain
10 need argument. We have seen il ia
our own state 10 establish and
maintain ii in Cuba, in Porto Rico and
! Philippine Islands thr President and
Congress have called upon the Amcrf-
can prop" 10 pay taxes to carry on
wars ana 10 mourn over their sons
! Slain IN battle. The negro has demon
Slratrd the fact that h" cannot gov
rrn. 1t is likeWi>" true that the wnite
man Who is dependent upon the ne
gro for his place and WHO i dominated
ana controlled 10y him is equally UNFIT
To govern. The adoption of this
amendment eliminates that class OF
white men rs well rs the negro from
prominence in political matters in THIS
State and inSurrS to the lntclligent.
worth white men III" mana cement Of
public affairs Page after page might
b. written along these lines "
| thought. but | must abandon this IN
| Vitin" field for the present ana hts
ten on 10 consider our second general
| head. lest | make This paper too long
This. then, brings us to a brief discus
! sion OF