The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-08-28

a child through instruction and training
does Gods own work. The child is ready
then for tho church to teach him it's
truth and nothing that he has learned at
school plovcnts it. The public school is
at once an ally Of tho homo and the
church, as we'll as business, social and
political Institutions, but it is such by
doing its own work with "Charity for
all and with malice towards none."
4. Is it bost for Stale that part Of its
population should be Ignorant
This is the fallacy Of the domagoguo,
seeking votes. This gives rise to schemes
for unequal division Of educational funds
80 that part Of the people may have
much, and another part, little. Intclli
gent citizenship has for 80 long been
recognized as the safeguard OF free
State, that no sane man questions it.
And yet, to give TO tho most ignorant
class Of citizens The smallest possible
part Of the fund provided by the State to
insure the intelligence Of it's citizens, is
urged by some statesmen (?) aud accept.
cd by somo citizens. Truly, those have
small faith IN the viltue Of Auglo Saxon
blood who say that tho only way the
Apglo Saxon can hold his own with the
Ethiopian is to keep the latter bound in
bonds Of jgrorancc-chained to the soil.
s. Certain classes should have certain
kinds Of Education.
That is to say that a certain part Of
tho people arc born to work and another
to sbirk and each must be fitted by edu-
cation to fulfill it's destiny. There is an
clement Of the population which appar-
emily is considered to be absolvcd from
manual labor; another on which all hard
menial labor comes as an iuhcrit ance.
Wealth, education and culture mark tho
former poverty, ignorance and degrade.
ton the latter, and each must be trained
for its sphere. Men who violently object
to class legislation, adv SO what is really
class education. Can Tho ono G yist with
out bringing the othor? Democracy is
opposed to claBs;sm OF all kinds Tho
true democratic ideal is to give every
man his chance to do what he can do
best, and to aid him to do that. There
needs to be a revival Of Interest in hon
orablo toll. The dignity Of labor, the
nobility Of the man who docs honest
work with his hands, tho necessity to
humanity Of the hand to hand struggle
with naturo-of living Dear to nature
should be insisted upon. That education
is fatally defective which docs not build
upon this, whether for rich or poor. The
human race is like Antaeus Of old who
wrestled with Hercules. AS often as he
was thrown to the ground, the Earth,
his mother, renewed his strength and
it was only whom Hercules held him
away from the earth that he was crush cd
and conquered.
6. Compulsory Ignorance is better than
Compulsory Intelligence.
Whenever Legislation looking to the
latter is proposed, there is howl about
liberty, and the Invasion Of individual
and private rights. We have legislation
which permits the former, already.
Whose rights are invaded by that
Whoever is opposed to compulsory odu-
cation is virtually in favor Of compulsory
ignorancs-for that is upon US now.
Have the children no rightsp The State
says practically Teach one has right to
intelligence. 1t should say 80 literally.
What right has any individual in State
which Is not glvon and guaranteed to
him by tho State None. He looks to
the State for all his rights, public and
private. Take away the authority of
tho State and what right has the individ
ual? Only so much as he can maintain
against all comors by the might OF his
single arm. He comes into existence,
ho Is reared, owns property, marrles,
rears children, grows old, dies and is laid
to rest under Che protection and by tho
sanction of tho State. Has tho State no
right to educate his children ? The
State claims proprletorship In his child.
ron. II the>Stato wants them for war,
or violation Of law, or for public service
1t comes and gets them. Whom they
reach certain age tho State says they
are FREQ when thoy wish to leave him
and got married the State says they may
and thoy do, and all this whether he is
willing or not. Shall 1t thon not educate
thom for thoir good, for his benefit, and