Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-04

va write the laxs 0f the Lard Ia.
-~h -p~@S ot tAe xuV~ruu~ut s,ifs-
Ing II cntidrrn I wi-h h wr,i-r-
81 s ss. AL s,rl & a. % ns, mean . = the suts
~ 1nd Eiri a technical e.Iacation ~
~str@- A. c"iieg~. That - rraetiraf-
imp.--tbi.- We have college,. snI
4hlNsrstti~@ which the STATE rarss r,.f,r
tain. and maintain properly. buf a..
ar.t. the paramount dutv 81 the <sef..
= % provide m~aus for xlVinx fu~fru.--
s Al beast In the rustim-ntary
craneh@-. 70 thos- children .ho.. ~
eniiar envfrnnm~nt aad irur~,-tni,..,.
srnditian render ~ impossible fsr then
- ~ " any other way " the STATE
- -. pisr~ AZ the door of al - her chill
aF~n an opportunity 60 obtain even =
common school .iucatian. stsh a. =
-LSen - the best graded public schools.
ne VIII have done w-ff I want -
\, ~ & tnis truth a. ! So it. mat
ne chtid on the ruad 10 an e.fBcatIsr-
% iay the foundation tn a weIf-.iir~rfa.i
seuafnon schnoi-than it - 10 nai~h II
- seN~rn n-nt-support~i university
~ eousxe- If the foundation b. prop
eriy laid. and there - anv merit IN ~.
mia " VII coutpi@t~ the ~up~r~f rue
.1re wth9nt governmental afd T.
-neHid oe th~ policy % the state 10 a.
~ tn- ctttn~u only that which th4
ettiE~u cannot do for hinns-if The h~ar
.Np~ % usn - the SIT -si~v~isp~sl man
/. IN f~~pty Interested IN .he b-xinn frsl,
~ the PASSING or-~E= Il tails tuss sh-
diSt below. and Whii~ u contains wffN-
n IL htti~ sh~ii the germ OF IL. xrsas
- - ! r-niains an srorn stili. until ths
r.in iait< and usoist~ns the Earth. the
t~- giving rays % the sun pierre tfs
mold. ant bursting open the sisl.sr lr is
prtson cell. th- stimulating air fanx its
folded leaves 20 Hf~ ~ rear~ is Infant
head to the Iixht and sends forth -
rauaifNtnG roots - gather material vita
Wnlcn % build the giant % the forest
tsT years % cultivation and direction
and u VIII care for itself - u 4.
with the sturdy boys and girls sf tn
rural districts % Mi~Si<Sfppt Th.sv
need only the sunlight % an oppartu-
ntty 70 awaken the sleeping genius
one dr1ught from the Pfsrian spring
will create thirst for knowt~fx~ thaf
viii remove mountain. % obstacles to
<rattfy t. But without that appsr-
unity. without the vnesred thirst for
knowi~si<~. the glorious possibilities %
that mind would never b developed
How many a rustic Milton has pa-ses,
ssisinS shs 'peeehIess IousiaES Of his
n unr~mfttin< drua<~ry and care.
ho~ many vulgar Cato has compelled
HIS energies. no lou<er tannsl--- then.
70 mold a ptn or fabricats a uaHs
How many a Newton to whose passive
ken
ThOs~ mighty spheres that gem tnanitv
Were only sp~eks Of tinssI nxed in
To Hight me midnight Of hi. native
town"
all because of the want OF ocr.rt,.nit,-
the necessary climate 20 xerminare
the seeds Of genius which had fallen In
the sterile dust of adversely Ne-. my
fellow eitiE~ns. the rrss duty % the
state - 70 provide schools. Improved
facilities for the instruction % the
masses IN the rudiments OF an e,iuca-
uon- especially those % her citizens
who live in the country districts. The
city schools are good enough Until
tnat can be done. until the children liv-
ing away from tn. towns ard cities in
th~ hackwOods arr given the same op-
portuntry to acquire a common school
education that il eniave.t nv the rhiI-
dr~u resident In the city. let us not
t1bti-h any more Institutions for high
er education than those we already
have Thus far what I have said on
the subject % education has been with
reference solely TO the white children
What shall Ne do with the u@xro- Ger
tAlnly the education suited TO the white
child does not suit the Negro This has
been demons gated by forty years %
experience and the expenditure In the
southern states OF nearly three hundred
rtlitons OF dollars IL was natural and
quite reasonable. Immediately after the
civil war. especially by those who had
made but a superficial study Of the ne
xr0. 10 expect that freedom. equal eslu-
NAAAaHAA atlI tHs example Af1
pre-ept ot the white ul~r. would have
/ tn. effect Of improving hts morals and
make y better man Of him generally
,sur Il has not am sorry to say As
Z race he u detertorattnx morally every
day Time has demonstrated that he Is
more criminal as a free man than as
slave. that he Is Increasing in crtnii-
nality with fearful rapidity. being one
third more criminal in 1880 than he
was IN iSs8 The startling facts re-
Vealed by the census show that those
who can read and write are more crtmi-
nal than the tiIiterate. which il true Of
no other element Of our population
am advised that the minimum OF iflite-
r1cy among the negroes is found In
New England. where IL IL III per cent.
the maximum Is found in the black
belt-Louisiana. Mississippi and South
Caroffna-there IL Is s5.s per cent And
vet the negro in New England Is four
and 0n@-haif times more criminal hun
dred for hundred. than he Is in the
black belt In the South. Mississippi
particularly. know he Is growing
worse every year. You can scarcely
pick up newspaper whose pages are
not blackened with an account OF an
uncomfortable crime committed by a
negro brute. and this crime I want to
impress upon YOU. Is but the manifest1-
equality. encouraged largely bv the
character Of free education in vogue.
which the State Is levyinx tribute upon
the white people to maintain The
sible for this terrible condition. or for
the criminal tendency Of their race
Nor DO 7 wish to be understood as cen
surinE them for 1t, am not csnssring
anybody. nor am 7 inspired bv ili-wfli
for the negro. but ana simply calling
attention to a most unfortunate and
unendurabls condition Of Affairs
Taxnssoa-
There Is no question in which the
people are so universally Interested as
he saIe-rlan of taylflor IT Il the
thing which affects every class Of the
people Placing the burdens Of gov
eminent upon all men and forms OF
property alike In the proportion that
they are able to bear II. IL is the great
desiderstum In government Money.
notes and similar forms OF property
should be taxed and made TO bear its
part Of the expense Of maintaining the
government Railroads. the great
nsanufacruring enterprises. telephone
and telegraph lines and similar forms
Of property. should be taxed upon their
real values and worth in the market.
just as the farmers home j. taxed
I commend for your consideration the
enactment OF laws bringing about that
result
PuSsse Health a.A 0sar.sais<.
The invasion Of the State by yellow
fever last summer AID the probable re-
currence of the disease next summer
renders IL necessary for tn protection
of the people from this dread malady
changes in existing laws and ample
provision for the possible emergency.
1 submit for your consideration the fol-
lowing suggestions.
F'frst-Invest the State Board OF
Health. or some similar organization.
with pIenary power to regulate and
control by rules promulgated. all in
fected localities
Second-Empower the Governor. act
ing in conjunction with the health au-
thoritfes. TO use the State militia Is
quarantine guards
Third-Let the State bear all *
penses of maintaining the quarantine
Fourtk-As il requires active Coop
Grafton of all practicing physicians In.
the infected localities TO fight success
fully the yellow fever. the State Board
Of Health should be vested with au-
thorfty TO revoke the license Of any
practicinx physician who refuses to
obey and carry out the rules promul-
gated by the said Board OF Health In
Infected localities.
Fffth-Therc should he created an Of
ice TO be ilIed by an honest aud cap
able man. learned in the science Of
medicine TO be known as field officer
Of the Board OF Health. who should be
paid n salary sufficient to command the
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