The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

tnaI taoEt BNuoot@ nte tp%%<@@ " - of agricultural interests. and they e high schools, outside of the question ck scientific training, meet the dcmxno9 of the poor boys and poor girls of tnis State who are not able to boar the ex~ pense of going to Tuscaloosa and fo Auburn, They furnish an DpporkHnl<T to the poorer classes that they may reach these high schools. and. tha<e equip themselves not only for farmers --and I will meet the argument on that line iater-ibut that they may equip themselves for any vocaticn in He boy that goes to the Poiytechnic Inr stitute at Auburn shall devote himself to a certain specific employment. nor do you limit 1t to that of farming. ! say that boys and girls of this state, many of them are unable to bear tthe expense of going to distant schools and pay their board in the larger cities, and 1t is in behalf of this class that make this appeal, that these schools shall not be removed. because the ef- feet of the adoption of this amend ment will abolish every one Of them the very day that the Constitution here made is ratified by the people. Let us look at these schools and see if they are merely local in their influeuces as stated upon this floor. quote from the report of the State Superintendent for the year ending 1e00. dnd ef- rolled in these schools that year z,z58 pupils. taught by .fifty-three teachers. and representing Afty-three counties in Alabama. Look upon the rolls of the University and the A. and M. College. and show me where fifty-three counties are represented in these institutions. Tell me that they are local in tneir effect! The statistics deny the asser- ton! Now then they say that they gre not devoted to agricultural purposes. Maybe they are not. Where Is the gem tIernan that will contend that you eau make an expert of a man as physi- clan without giving him first Q common school education, where Is the man tnas will contend that you can make rep- utabie lawyer and an expert lawyer or a man without first giving him rldi- mentary training? On the line of argu- ment adopted by some of the farmefs In this Convention that q farmer !. made to, work in cotton Geld. wohia refer you to every negro m AiaDsn1 engaged in agricultural pursuits as An exnert and scientific farmer. because they have more experience in farm work than any other class. Gentie- men YOU must airst furnish common school education in order to get foun- dation for scientific training m a9Ei-
 c,,It,,re The distinguished gentleman from washington by his able and in~ teIiixent arguments upon this Hno showed that he had foundation tV build upon both in education ana eA. perieace before he became an exps.s farmer and agriculturist- fne aaues- tion of good faith has been ssu. ,..
 hn faETTfAEN tN@ 0Ukt orss that have any rights to this texI Are thev? Let me explain to you tnet each of these agricultural schools nas heer located at some community Wneav that community has made an smvss eaA S- large outlay of money to o0hain thsza achools. I read from the report oc the state Superintendent tnat nortion of these schools have turned ln inc valuation ot their property, &au ns uring 1t out upon the estimates oL su.-s who have reported. .-and Witn olS other. the value of whose psopsrIy rIn .@ knov-there is invested In tnis StA1s ,I 1AS ."o,, one of these schools $1b,Oo0. ana thst Investment has been made py lns where the schoots ars l2 cstad ask you gentlemen, nave knssS
 ,s.,Snrscs Jackson in the E1rHt DlaA1tess es TS.,~rgreen in the Second Distrscts oos AhheyiIle in the Third Distr1cI' 2. Sh e..,a ..,,sa in the Fourth District ox ST W stumpka in the Fifth Distrlcs
 Hamilton in the Sixth District. oh hartville in the Seventh DisIrcs' 1 1e Athens in the Eighth Oastrcs. .s - RIountsville in the Ninth Glsslasa. 1., Y. tt;. .,oor3 HOW is that property nelas
 Each cornniunity that Is given the pssl-
 s,,I .,,m of S2,600 a year has sone yS
 sora tbe Goyernor and Board ok AlA- t's ne and secured that location py TUT
 otshing a school building, furnishAns 1and for agricultural experiments anu 4ho~a communities have gwen tno Sasds of all that property to the Ssate oS xlahama to be held in trust so hns .. fine state shall provide Tor thas nroparty to be held for eousss.Sn@s nurtoses Do we owe anything to tnsss Communities, and we hyeak faith With them. and thus abruptly take away from them this appropriation eho iss tha state lose this property which in round numbers will amount 10 SlsosvVv todav that the State holds in trust Tor educational purposes. No. gentiernens if YOU do this you violate every rignl and every obligation of contracs made in good faith between the people Inf the nine communities enumerated hv me and the great State of Alabama TAt me illustrate a point. SyllGcaueas in thA Fourth District. has the most Valuable property that Is used for tnis
 purpose. am personally acquatntea xeith that property--and 1 am not one af those that made an appeal here tnat these schoola be not abolished because [ have one in my town. I have not. 4y heart and my soul are as much witn tht people of Jackson in Clarke, ana with the people of Athens in Limestone as they are with my own fellow citl- zens at Sylacauga. Let me illustrate. The citizens of Sylaeauga when they secured the location of this school there laid down a check for $b.0O0 pefore tne Governor of Alabama. They put in deeds for 200 acres of land, they put m a deed for Q school building ana tne lot on which 1t wac erected the Dulid- ing costing &a0, ,0O0-Enaktng a totaa az the very least estimate of $4O,0oO, that the citizens of Sylacauga gave In oroef to get an annual appropriation rom th. state of Alabama of S2,500. and the interest on the donation from Sylaeau- ga at per cent. amounts to more in one year than the State of Alabama gives back to the people of that conn
 MT. Pearce-wm you permit me to ask you a question?
 .TbA President--will the gentleman consent to be interrupted7
 MT, Graham-Certafnly.
 MT. Pearce-Was that deed made to the farmers or to the State of Aiaha- mar
 AEr. KGraham-It was made to tns State of Alabama-there was no otheE nlace for if to be made-it IS an agrl-