The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-12-12

auo says: "llave all the good negroes
gono down Sou III 10 Booker Washing
tons school7 What has bcco nc of al
that faithful, dog-likc service the
Southcrncrs tell us about? | have
trlcd a whole procession of them, -
they have worn out my patience. I
last one engaged came next morning
at 10 O'Clock wearing white tulle hat
and pink satin bodice -
But we still find them willing and
useful at my house, and patl iarcbs like
my wife and myself who have TO keep
open house for our numerous offspring
and kindred and fliends can hardly
get along without them. | can still
black my shoes and 90 20 market and
the posiol)icc and work in tho garden,
and | don't mind making one fire in
The morning, if fec well enough TO
get up, but there arc numerous little
things | don't like TO have to do. Old
Uncle Tom is chopping wood for me
now, and my wife has just sent hlm a
cup Of coffee and some biscuit to help
out his dinucr. She has great regard
FOR these old, humble, good -naturcd
negroes. ! don't believe Uncle Tom
would steal, for he says it was whip
ped out Of him when he was b0y.
Pity it isn't The rule now TO whip them
and save them from the chainyang.
What den Ct negro burglars and
thieves there must be in Atlanta, iudy-
ing from The daily business OF thc re-
COrder's court. | reckon il is us had in
The other cities, but VIC dou't hear of IT.
EL'hop Gai!or tys the Tennessee pco-
pie have tried education long enough
and the people will no longer be over
rld,cn with horde oft ..Ning, i!litcratc
ana immoral negroes. Mississippi de-
clarcs that although the negroes out
number the Whites, they pay only 10
per cent Of the poll tax and get back
20 per cent for thc'r own education
and that il has got 60 be stopped. If
a negro won't pay dollar a year for
thc education Of his children. they
donh IL serve il, and the people have
| dclci nhncu to quit spending half a mil
lion a sc "upon 'hcm. GcOr"ia seems
determined to do The same lbiny and
people will all say amen. Let them
have the taxes they pay and no more.
Edu"a,ion is too cheap anyhow. Moth
lnG Is priced that costs nothing. Oid
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day and study by The light of tall0w
candle by night.
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