The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-24

soeech of Hon. A. A. Wiley, of Ala ann irs the House of Representatives. Tdvocating Federal aid to the common schools of the country. x the n whole House on the state Of the Union. and having under eonsideraueoh e the bill HI. R. 14,7ssl making aypfo- priations to supply urgent denclencies in the apprcpriations for the nscai @ ssr yesr ending June 90. 1908, and TOT otnsr
 Mir. Wiley said:
 Mr. Chairman: On the first day or the present session of the sixtiesn S9h s, STo aid in the temporary support o1
 To explain briefly; this measure has neen drafted carefully, with view " pssi1 psain, @ of politics, out of the reach of dr~ieninr men who might desire 10 r,aniuulats ff for selfish ends. and with < sincere purpose to avoid the silgna. s,. ststes tn tneir sovereign capacity. In sSarf.. ffs utilize simply the wondrous rSaoure4s of thfs republic, uneQualeu in fhe nfstory of the human race. whicn God fn HIS goodness has given us, tn o orSsr ta rolf back the dark cloud of illiteracy, which hangs like aeaeiy " pail over many sections of tnis fair land. i. r,,,1 usd- Sfates Of the country. It appropriates sf oD0 .O00 the first year. ten milaons tha second year. fifteen millions Lns third year. thirteen millions sne es,,,ssa L.usss se i've millions in the eighth year--sn sif s77 .o00 .00O. The money ts to pc H3etributed to the States in the pLo- portion that the whole numper oa pe sons of 10 years of age and over in ea rh state who can not write pears to fise whole population Of the ynitso states. provided that no State is aHewsa to receive greater sum tnah .,s naus iss freaeury for the maintepance oL Ae common schools. not including cerssn ar,aounts spent in the erection or scnoo. n .. buildings. No money shall pc Dhl1s S VI any a ,s s.a's 2 l awstem m of free common sshools for all it's children oE schoo. \ se. hut separate schools for white ana c6iorad children are permitted or re-- quired. It Is further proxlceSS S. ,ans ns,onns ns arportioned to State may pc appHsu 16 inc support of normal schools Ior fne training of teachers. Failure to comply with the conellaons ornv S 'D anpor. or. fioned to the State shali forfeit ai1 stsIn1 10 later apportionments, until cofnufiance is assured and money ms appiied is paid back. or replaced Dy tne
 There are many other provisions in < ,he hill. an designed to carry into ef- fact its declared purposes of aiding the common schools and aI.a at the seme Treassrs sams awainst neglect or fraud in the appai- cstiass of the money appropriated.
 C.nnrrees is not even allowed to say how the money shall be applied. Wniis all control of studies IS ieht Io 'a'
 The The general government can not as. surssa any control whatever over ol Interfere with the nnana&smcnt or tns .,seddiA in any wise with the domestic economy of the people themselves eei ti1eir fight of control or regulation F their rfeft of control or reguiartion v
 simpIy sslsgsss sE sdaTaI siolns sssss oar e0t [. Improve thereby what ia sverywheF' recognized to Do insufficient and stru9 gifng systems. U ...
 AgslonMst those rights with which oui e,reatcr has endowed us and defined Il ths Declaration of Independence as Nun aiienable'. are fife. hbertys and the pur suIt of fappiness; to secure whfcl thsir ssd tnstlISssS 3nst po~sfs Ss Iron fi9 consent of the goyerned. Tn trua aim ana end gg civilized govern neut are not only to secure the eitizsl in the sniozz'nens z 0s a's ana % to nrotss him Al home and abroad, but also t uphold his character and henort to pre- serve his health ana sakeB uaFa HIS IsAsE aIa To effectuate these beneficen purp5aes in this grand American Un Ilfoli we must build up and maintatl thfoughout the country q splendtd an' adeauate system of common schools.
 may bs pardonsd for lndulging ln th frite saying that the weii-being of com munitfes depends In a large degree uR on the establishment cf a thoroug eystem of efficient public see ools f0 ffte edncatfon of the youth ol~ tpa Ian --of those who are to come after u' who are to take our places when W have gona away. and who are, there fore. the prop and support. the sta and hope, for the preservation of tha civil liberty which was won by th valor Of our Anglo-Saxon forefathers-
 Under our theory of government. th people are the rulers. They are tn soiirce of all legislative, judicial an executive power. From them all pc litical authority eYlsanates. For thu rAaaon in the enactment of lave v seeE to protect the rights of the indl yfduai in his sovereign capacity. concerns the general welfare of tf