The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-19

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rich ana poor, white ana BLACK, native
and foreign M, may tSnshs
may not, Under Il itist and free govern
a1e 'syleS the roperty Of ,he
Tho rihio STATE has no rightato take the prop.
,irft a pesp psSps a oa
lHn if1issoi,fes tfn sitiie ar evei, ihe titifoi.
tuhntn 11 t,oor Tho rea son wiz WHY taxes are
sSss pGn t9 nSr rsh ae
lpri,nnrily to benefit tho children, But to
bcihefitsihe State by oducating the chil-
sa ar,, to OMAHA mako Weaity brosperous and
tpowerflil Stnte. 4 This bcinr the theory
upon which such taxes aro levied. an 6,
5f tI The Tie State to saw: we have provided
schools and teachers for the children, now
+ please 11lf va Ire taxed because 1t ID
Essential ia Tho Fyvei re- aud prosperity OF
THE State that tie hildren be educated,
to demand ana we do demand, that The
Tho IL iaw s does not permit is to exercise
sci sci i lax 1t t. esompes us TO TO bay il II
fwH5do not Luy IL the sheriff comes and
CELLS our Gov $ anu lioi ses and furniture.
5,nonweaith requires that all tho chiluren
shall go to school. Not so much the
fchidrcn of tho rich. They would 10 to
e s WY n1e We sne are conpeed
p phidren s 81 thc poor may Be- oducated
.sss When we who are providing tnonrylfoc
their schooling, demand that they be
Ses II f He the State to reply We leave
They shall go to school or stay Mt home
and a. work7 ,,,, {, { / Z. 4, & ~
<f, f,f
property is that the great bulk of the
ooa sts til own children MS def
Ing in excess Of what is necessary to
educate their own children. The excess
goes e paying Tor the childre,a Of ,' the
t DO not go t to- School 10 ~ ssi @
only s tse ss Ye,e
N ssa y twice d q in many stay 1t home
90 to school. It Is notorious that. poor
parents; keep thcswhite children ut home.
tho precise children whom we arc taxed
( to educate. s n. q aS l "a. ,85s. 81
Wien tie State dopts,d md put ,n;,,dn
taxes taxes on on property is support ii was
stantumount to q, declaration on the part
of the State that It was essential to the
poor should go 10 school, not ~ few Of
them, hut all who arc Of school ,sagc =
It he State allows 6J per cen t. OF the WHITE
beng nearly 10 per cent. Of those FOR
whose benefit the tax Is levied, then there
! is not sufficient stificationt for the tax.
Such n state of things Is 10 fraud alike
upon the taxpayer and the children gof
tho poor. s5 "a IN Az Ia
Why, then. does not the State enforce the
1sHcy pu %s %hea seRp
poor people \ to send their children to
school? Tie only reason assigned rs Is, q
la, n NJ
sbo2 acknowledgements on the personal rights
and liberties OF the pa rents. But parents
4 Tile d ~ latter is unlimited, s@S while
the y limited he r sgh,
life liberty and happiness, rs we'll as
the parent The child !s The Z, unit8of
4 make 1t q good unit or CT izcn, Is para Y
ilnount4to all#the4 rights OF q the parent.
The State infringe upon our right Of
I BY ~ the same paramount Sovereign
right, which has Ito take
sof5the whole communicate may und oubt-s
z eddy Withdraw It's children during school
hours from the control Of tle. parent.
tic t p parents V tSemselves drag lien from from
dhe inc Camp sho e
parents do.
fprive him Of his liberty and even Of his
life. for The public good, should we cavail
about the right to take tho child. and
Ssubjcc.. him to disCt pline few hours
each day, in order 7 nat le may be train
eu up to DO a. GOOD U.s. una va iullole
y, then, the Legisiature. WI, not pass
DC xG
taxes our .pTOpertyNtOkSu !lc!u, ,AIe