The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-02
HOUSTON. TUESDAY, JANUARY ..
SOME nosros OBSERVATIONS.

After a long spun introductory of irony
or sarcasm, in which the Boston Herald
argues that education OF the poor which
might teach them to imagine they were
somebody" and entitled to ali the rights
that others enjoyed, was a crime. Il dis
closes It's animus, and incidentally It's
ignorance, Of condition In the South in
the following passages:
II the negroes OF the South had not been
educated At all. whether by liberty. by
schools by the Bible. BY newspapers, by
freedom OF discussion among themselves by
opportunity 81 earning and spending wages
by ownership OF properly, we should have u
different state Of affairs. That 10 apparent
Is II notg There was different state OF
affairs when In slavery they wsre prevented
from receiving education. Hence liberty and
education are the cause OF the present I'M
happy condition Of large parts OF the South
and the real reason OF the frequent resort 10
mob law a candidate for the office OF gov
ernor OF Mississippi declares that all insti-
buttons for the education NJ negroes should
be closed. a citizen Of Maryland wrtea to
The Springfield Republican saying that negro
education ~ the orine cause OF the troubles
Of the South, But for that. tho Southern
white men could control tho colored populs-
ton wthoG, difficulty Tho trouble with
tho educated person everywhere ia Shnt bo
gets the idea that he Is a man. and an equal
OF other men entitled TO edunl opportunities
and equal Justice under the law This IL an
upsetting doctrine Hence II must be held
that education (except Of the few who are
born 70 tho privileged is crnel curse
II we did not know the Boston love
Tor the negro we would not SO hastily
conclude that this was merely an exhibit
ton of somebody's delicate sarcasm. for
there has long been an idea prevalent IN
that locality that an exclusive claim TO
wisdom rested there. All beyond was
the vulgar and uneducated herd. The
hooks OF steel. however, With which the
Bostonese have bound the black brother
TO their bosom lead inevitably to the con-
clusion that these few remarks concern
Inc the education Of the blacks are the
pleasantly put emanations OF Bostonese
gall and 10 spite OF their pharisaica,
Claims Of Bostonese ignorance. reinforced
oy prejudice springiug from narrow
stupidity and sectional hate.
There Is no sentiment In the South
against the education OF the negro. The
iaci That the white people OF the South
VINO own ninety-nlne one -hundreatbs n,
me property, are supporting a cool sys.
tenn OF negro free schools, taught by neer,
Vcschers, and In many cases managed b,
legro trustees, and that these schools ar
hnely attended aud are encouraged n
every possible way by the whites doe
NOT appear 10 have reeurred TO tho Bos
ton Herald. II II ever knew the fact
IN proportion TO the population tn
negro in the South is getting as much a
tho white man for the education q, nj
children although the white man pay
both bills The systems OF public school
IN all the Southern States are annual
being Improved and enlarged and the poo
child whether white or black. does M
want for full opportunities 10 get m
idea that he Is man, the equal OF othe
men and entitled TO equal opportunities
ana equal Justice before the law" i
TACT, down here he gets the idea thai h
is much more OF man than the coward,
ana sneskiug bypocrite of the Boston sor
who indulge IN systematic utilization q
oFher sections Of the country.
with the full endorsement and encour
agement Of pubic sentiment the white
have generously eduraied and are con
tlneing TO educate. In increasing number,
negroes In the South who IN all the ele
meats Of manhood would dwarf thes
seurvy Northern critics OF our treatrner
OF the negro i they wore placed side b
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