The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-01-19

tion is only training, and all shouli
be tr;lined along lines for which they
are best suited Educate whites and
negroes alike. and Whit will YOU do
with the negro? Will you put him
in your business houses, or MAKE.
him your social equal? OF rours'.
not. But by thus eduratiny him YOU
unfit him for his station, put desires
in his head that he can never obtain
and render him unhappy and discon-
tented. Not getting what he wants.
and that which hp thinks his edu.1,-
tion calls for. and now unwilling t.
fill the position fOrwhich he is suited
he too often becomes Il vagabom
and criminal.
The grave responsibility OF this
dependent race and earring for it,
people is on us. We should help AMI
protect their poor, their blind, their
deaf and dumb and insane. This
people should le given proper school
education suitable for their present,
needs and changed in accordance
with their future advancement;
taught how to work and provided
with places suitable for their work.
They should be taught gratitude.
truth, virtue and honesty, and by
such teachings induced not to live
only s''r the hour. spending all of
their earnings i,r Is; oit, aud v:e..-
but they should be induced to save
III accumulate, to go into business.
,rcome splf-supporting and able t."
ear their just proportion OF taxes
,-e.led for the support Of the State.
'ut let it be understood by all, for
IL virtue and high sense of justi,r
i our people demand it, that in the
mttle OF life the negro shall be IT.
prcted in his every right under the
1lW.
distribution of School Fund.
Answering the oft asked question.
What proportion of taxes should b,
,llowed the negro for his education.
[ desire to say that l dissent most
.mphatically from the views OF those
who demand that the school fund
should be distributed per capita be-
tween the white children and Negro,
children; neither do l agree with
those who would "shut the door Oi
hope" in the face of the negro by
giving him only the taxes accruin.
from his own property; but, with a
due regard for what each race pays,
and knowing that more funds are r.,
uuirpd for white teachers and white
schools, taxes for schools should b+
divided lin that manner which j,
equitable aud just" giving to th'
schools OF each race distribution o
the funds in accord with their JUS
needs and demands.
| This equitable division is alread,
made in many counties, but shOul,
be alike in all. No constitutions
amendment is required to effect tlIi
arrangement. 1t can be done unde
the administration of the Stat
Superintendent of Publi. INSTRUCTION
or by laws esta blishrd by the wisdom
Of the General Assembly.
! Reads.
At present a great interest through
out the State il being taken in ou
highways, and today many cOuntir
have good roads, while others ar
: beginning to agitate this much de
.;-->.i-- ;., mr. lu.uma,itI The Genera
every effort that is being made t
improve our defe.tive road system
and provide all needed laws to aid i
the construction of good roads. A
up-to-date road law should be el
acted, and every county or townshi
that desires it should b+. given
|. chance toimprove their highways b
bolEi isSne or other mode of taxation
1t is said that next to illit-ri,ry, mu
lrvies the highest tax on II Safe
, This is true, for with good roads t
! our tnarkets thu value of our land
and farm products would te great
enln,mesl, and the tax-s paid for Il,
. construction of gO.nl roads NOR
than restore to the citizen the take
he pays by the increased facilities i
hauling heavy loads. time kaved i
going and coming and by thu. pre-
tecting of our live stu.k and vphirIe
from the wear and wreck of mud an
: stones.
Morals.
In morals there has been a marke
7 improvement throughout the Stats
: and our people were never xO sObe
: or Industrious as they are to-day.
i. While temperance s-annOt be force
upon d man. still. the fact that Inns
: nrss concerns NO longer knOwinyl
r employ drunkartls, and k.gislati0
, has rendered it more difficult to ge
: strong drink, has certsiinly eonducp
3 to peace and order and bs-en OF inca
!, culable fseurfit to the manners an
= morals of our Young men.