The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-27

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md to protect the poor white boz
from being dlsfranehlsed b. Offering
free textbooks for the paoaie
sShoolz
The Republican, State platform
contains this plank:
Better Public schoois-Frcc Text
Books-Morc Liberal Generai Id
ucafSou.
We repeat our declaration n Ia
vor OF the most liberal policy con-
corning education that the State Q
resources will permit Oar children
must all have the opportunity TO Oh
tain a good public school education
Our institutions OF the higher
learning must all be maintained. and
We favor giving them such support
that they may put within reach Of
our young men of talent and indus-
try the highest attainable training.
both general and technical. = great
State can make no better Investment
of it's means than for the training Of
its youth OF both sexes and OF all
classes. There Is no right place for
ignorance In modern civilization.
Eve favor the policy OF the State
furnishing. free OF charge and under
proper regulations, to every child In
the public schools, al necessary text
books"
There is no such plank in the
Democratic State Platform.
The Republican Progressive and Ef-
ficient Policy.
In every State In the Union where
the Republican party shapes the pol
icy of the State, high schools and
public schools, as well as colleges
and universities, are numerous and
generously supported and enceurag-
ed. In many of the Republican
States in the Union the children are
supplied with free school books and
are conveyed at public expense TO
and from the schooI-houses, so that
the little girls and boys in bad wealth
er will have no excuse for failing to
attend school every day. The school
term in these States extend from
seven to nine months.
The Democratic Policy of Incompe-
teney and Extravaganza.
The Democratic party in North
Carolina did very little for public
education after the war. The State
Constitution, framed by Republicans,
declared for a four months school
in every school district in North Car
DINA, but this Constitutional re-
quirement was ignored. When the
Republicans and Populist gained con-
troll of the State in 1895, the public
schools of this State were in a uilapi-
dated condition. They had, from
1887 to 1895, less than ten years,
increased the rate of taxation from
123 cents On each $1o0 valuation OF
property to Is cents, an increase OF
about SO per cent in taxation for
school purposes; yet, under Demo
cratic management, operating under
an ANTICIPATED and abominable
school law, the school term in the
State had not increased SO per cent
to- keep pace with the increase in
taxes. In. fact, the school term had
not increased 1 per cent, for the
school term over the State was two
days shorter when the, Republicans
changed the scheel law in 1897 than
it. was ten years, prior thereto in
rs1.-g.sI5z25a ...sss-T So: i ~
Il Startling Disclosure.
When. Hon. George f Butler
made this. starting disclosure to the
educators of the State i'm a public
address, befora the Teaches Assem-
bly,. in 1891; there were few tha
were prepared to comprehend it, We
the school statistics of that period
proved it.
WAY the Democratic party, which
has proclaimed itself tho champion
of pablo eduction,. should have mad,
such a dismal failure with the PEG
pies taxes, was subject of mucl
uniayorahle comment. -..,z-
Ono. VitaR Defeat in the Democrats
System
The chief cause was the old dis
trict system, by which the negros
! aad charge of the negro schools an
receiyadi an equal Far capita share
the school money with the whit
children. These negro committee
men hired their ewn negro teachers
and fixed their salaries. and in, dis
tricas where the negro children wer
numerous they received q create
share of the school money, and b
requiring a lower salary for the
teachers than the white school. the
thereby got longer school teri
than the white. There was ais
much extravaganza and carruptie
! in fiyinO tho colorv re kher> nar,