The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-25
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recommend liberal a2p7opria-
tions !o- all our State Institutions %
learning for white boys and girls.
They. with our denomnational col
leSeS. are doing \ grand and sio:!-
Gus work Noce IS in The way: none
can be spared. l. there .s rivalry. !;
IS fr!enllv. and spurs ali on 20 q
greater work Blu; | do aot believe
in :he eXt-.vagaGce that the general
assembly has been engaging q along
this lire Tor several years past add
can not and will not give my sane
ton 70 Z during my term o, o@lc".
and therefore hope. IN orGe- 20
keep down any friction along this
line between the legislative ard =
ecut:ve deoa!twe,:s. that. yo:. gen
,lemen will reduce these ap2co2-!a-
tons.
am IN tavo. o: building up the
free school systen so that ever
white child in South Carolina nay ae
given = good common school cia,a-
ton in comfortable and convenient
school HOSES. and n paying teachers
suE'c!eat salaries 20 secure TIE ecsG.
and OF books. especially histories, :?
Southern authors for Southern chill
d-en. and hope ;ha; you Will ;ake
such action aad make such aDp:opr!-
a,ions as vii: bring about these re-
forms.
Opposed Compulsory Education.
am a5solute!. opposed to com
pulsocr ed"caiion. aa1 Save h:tle pa
.:ence with. and much contempt co-.
that nan or these men who go
around In the State or outside q tie
State and parade asures 10 show the
percentage Of tie ignorance OF ou'
people. And !, they aTe State officers
or hold positions under the State
government. they should he decen;
enough 20 resign and !. TIE: are not
then they saouid be kicked out. !:
what they sav IS ,rue. We should Al!
get toSethe- and :ry 10 remedy K.
and not ,. Ade /: and humiliate our
State by advertising It. /! some pee
pie are being paid for this kind o:
speeches. recommend that 20"
abolish their positions. for ;hey are
not helping. but ;nhiring Us. in
,av opinion. compulsory education IN
;ha hands OF the State means dis
ruptinc ,he home. for Il de;hrones
the authority o, th- parents End
! places tie PAID agents o. tho State
II control ii ,ae ca.lircn. and de-
.t-oys .amiiy government. Those
agents stand between the child and
the parent. They represent ne S;a.-.
They are not responsible 20 Ne par
ents. Troy impress u?on the min :.
OF the children the views OF tie
State. ard virtually cav: We asre
taken yor or: ot bondage and made
you .-ee: We are giving you what
your unnatural parents would 70,
give you. and no child on earth can
sc subject to such Influences and
teachings and escape .mb:b!ns Ne
spirit o. rebellion against pa-erta!
authority. saG consequent, d!s-es2eci
and ing-at:tude. Children are .oo
easily infected with the idea that
:heir parents eve them everything
while .hey owe them nothing in re-
turn. and WITH the design and law
Of God Sc; a; defiance. who can COM
pass. by the w:des: stretches OF 'h-
most gigantic mind. the condition
that will follow We desire 20 see
the standard Of education raised in
South Carolina: We wan: cverr boy
and girl in the State 10 have every
possible opportunity 20 gain 70!
themselves the very hest and highest
degree OF equipment. for life: ant VIC
do not wan; Il at the cos: OF pa
rental authority and the peace OF the
home. Family government and pa
rental responsibility antedate al oth-
ers. and It is possible for wild. ex-
:ravasaa;. and 2iaGly enthusiastic
men. who see theory and theory only.
70 DESTROY family government. alien
ate children from their parents and
force the home into scene ot strife.
rebellion and w:etchedness.' TIE
Bible SAYS g-ea: deal a5ou; ohed!-
ence 10 parents and reverence .or
parents. and believing n that book
and It's teachings as strongly IS ! co,
and 70. n. sake D: our children. OF.
country and for the future. ] believe
in letting the parents keep w;:a!n
their own control the rearing and
education o; ,he!. sh;l;-ea.
Negro Education.
am opposed 20 white people
.aIes icing usad 10 e'rca;e negroes.
Il an friend ~ ;Ae negro race.
This IS proved by the regard in which
the negroes OF NY home county hold
me. The white people ot the South
are the best friends 10 TIE negro
race. IN my opin.un. when he peo-
n;e OF this Country began 20 Try TO
educate tie negro they made se-:-
o-s and grave mistake. s2G fear
the worst result IS yet to come. So
why continue? ! took this same po-
Si:;on in my first 2oi:t!ca! race twen-
ty years ago. and each yea- has
proved more clearly thai VAS :!c22,
then. and the future viii emphasize
that am .iSh, now. believe that
YOU members 0. the legislature can
pass an act which viii nee; ali the
requirements o: both tire fedora! and
State constitutions. which MI! rem
eiy this. and recommend that yoG
y ~ ~