The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19

the result declared, because they are
serving unexpired terms, and the in
crease for them will then begin. The
increaee for Chief Justice Simmons
and Associate Justice Fish will begin
January l, 1905, but all Of these must
wait for the money until after the next
legislature has appropriated it. 1t
is the same with the judges of the
superior courts, whose new terms
practically all begin on January ! next
that is for all those who are elected
at the corning election.
Strangely enough, however, the bill
operates TO the decided disadvantage
of Associate Justices Andrew ]. Cobb
and John S. Gambler Justice Cobb will
not get the advantage of the increased
salary until January /, 1909, when
his new term will begin, If he is
elected in 1908. Notwithstanding the
fact that they must wait for three
and five years to get the increased
salaries, they must, in common with
all other judges, give up any free
railroad passes and franks, which
courtesies may have been extended
to them.
Educational Conference Resolutions
The Georgia Educational Conference
at its session at the summer schoo.
in Athens passed some important res
olutions, q condensed report Of which
we give below:
Education is the right Of every
child born into a civilized common
wealth, a right that is Independent Of
circumstances of life or conditions OF
fortune To guarantee and secure to
the children of the state the oppoJ-
tunity for such development is the
prime duty of organized society.
We rejoice in the fact that Georgia
was the earliest in the Union to rec
ognize these fundamental truths ny
providing in its constitution for the
first system of public schools; was the
first to grant a charter comforting
upon a woman's college the right tc
bestOw academic degrees; the frs
to recognize agricultural education in
the gift of Dr. William Terrell for
chair of agricultural chemistry; AMI
the first bequest for strictly normal ed.
ucation in the will of Governor Gil,
mer.
We note with unbounded gratif1ca
ton the evidences of cordial and prac-
ticaIly unanimous support given ip
all the counties of the state to the
pending constitutional amendment
permitting local taxation for public
schools.
We deplore the agitation for tax
ing away from the negro schools the
support they have for thirty years pas
had in Georgia, and limiting their
support to negro taxes alone. It wouii
be an unspeakable calamity to strike
down this policy which has been our
proud boast and the complete cindi
cation. of our justice and kindness
to the negro. AS soon let us say tina;
the poor counties of the state SHOULD
receive for education only the taxes
paid in by them; or that in any com
munity the monies derived from the
wealthy be expended upon the wealthy
and only those of the poor upon the
poor Such a measure against negro
schools would be a violation of that
high obligation which the superior
race by virtue of its power owes 10
the weak and disadvantage race. Thl
existing educational policy has been
confined in its administration to the
whites alone, enabling boards of edu
cation in each county to adjust the T.
lation of the funds for the separa 2
! schools as is eO1itqble and nrOner 10