The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-12-22
WOODBURY.
HAZEL PLAIN AND FLANDERS.--JUS-
TICE WAKES ELOQUENT.

HAZEL PLAIN AND FLANDERS.--JUS-
TICE WAKES ELOQUENT.
have been very much interested in
the discussion between H. and F. and
especially in the articles that have
been published from H. Iconsider
the H. as given the common sense side
Of the question, while l consider the
argument from F. nothing but non
sense, for about all they have said is
an important question for the highest
and greatest future good of the towu
OF Woodbury. or any other town, state,
or nation. 1t does seem to me that
person that has got any common
sense can tell without any argument
which is the most important reading
and writing, or in other words the ru-
dimentS' of an edvcatiOn, the stepping
stones to an education, the studies
person uses in an ordinary every dae
life, OrsStudieS person can diSpenSy
with and the majority will never make
any practical use Of.
A person can vote if he cannot pro-
mulgate an apple or lay out city
walk in little country town; or if he
cannot draw plan for some magniti-
cent building; or if he cannot sing ora
tOrical music, which was never de-
signed for school children, but adults
and accomplished musicians in musi-
Cal conventions and large choruses.
Dr. Soule Mason, George F. Root, Will
| liam B. Bradbury, S. .. Emerson and
Scion Wilder we're all graduates from
| the Boston conservatory and were con-
sidered the leading musicians of the
10Th century. They not only taught
| music, vocal and instrumental, but
were composers of music and conduc-
tors of musical conventions, and they
all never let child sing beyond the
compass Of their voice and never let
child sing oratorical music until their
voices we're changed. Even Jennie
Lind, the most accomplished and
sweetest singer of the world, had to
she strained her voice. Now it looks
to me perfectly ridiculous to hire a
special teacher.
l am very fond of good music where
there is harmony and melody and a
persons voice is adapted to the part
they are singing. But l do not like
to hear a lot of lutte pigs I>queal or a
flock of wild geese, for there is no har-
mony or melody. Now if the town
committee or any other person likes
and enjoys that kind of music let
them put their hands in their own
pockets and pay for it. But for
|
those that do not enjoy that kind of
music don't grind the poor taxpayer
and close up the district schools. For
if person cannot raise and fall the
eight notes he can vote, but according
to the Revised Statute of the state OF
Connecticut no person of either sex
can express their sentiment by drop
ping piece of paper in ballot box, if
they cannot read and write. And
right here in the town of Woodbury.
are people who can neither read nor
are being brought up in the same way
because the town committee have
sold their God-given rights and privi-
leges to another town. In my opin-
ion the town of Woodbury. made just
about as much out of it as Judas did
when he came back and said he had
betrayed innocent blood and then
went and hung himself. don't think
it is necessary to study theology or
law to decide whether it is right to rob
Peter to pay Paul for the judged All
the Earth says it is wrong. Now is
there any justice or common sense in
trying to argue against the inspired
Word of God, and how can a rational,
intelligent person living in an en-
lightened, civilized, and what we call
Christian land, in the presence of an
omniscient and omnipresent Being,
take public money and show partial
ity with it, especially in an unjust, I'M
righteous and ungodly manner by Civ
ing part of the children the very
best instructions and leaving other
children without any Instructions,
without any teacher and even so dis
honest and mean as not only to close
the school but sell the building which
| before God theV have no more right
to than Ahab and Jezebel had to Ma
both's vineyard. And according to
the inspired Word of God the dogs
took her body and the devil took her
soul, and 1 believe the same holy,
righteous and just God rules and gov
ems this world to-day as when the
dogs licked the blood that ran out of
Ahabs chariot and old Queen Jesebel
was thrown out Of the window under
Johns horse and chariot and nothing
was left of her but her skull and the
palms of her hands.
wen geapce is mine; will repay"
saith the Lord Justice.