Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-15

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devoted heads Of the members Of the
state board of education within the
next few days. Even now the peda-
gogues who are supposed TO run the
educational department can feel their
ears burning which is sure and oer-
gain sign that somebody Is talking
about them saying things which
would not look ladylike In print
II all comes about over the adop-
ton Of Gordys history, There is
whore some shrewd salesman put one
over the state board. Because every
old Confederate soldier and son Of
Confederate soldier and every daugh
ter of Confederate soldier In the
state feels that this book is a stud
led and deliberate peryersion of the
facts Of history that 1t is bitterly and
extremely unfair TO the southern peo-
pie and that its effect will be TO Gre
ate in the minds Of the children a to-
tally wrong and false impression not
only of the causes which led 10 the
war between the states, but Of the
facts concerning the campaigns of
the war. For instance in one Of the
volumes there is n half page picture
of John Brown kissing negro baby
on the steps of the court house where
he was being tried for his life and the
students are advised TO read Uncle
Toms Cabin, Whittier's Children in
Chains" and such like literature. In
another volume is a picture Of Gen
eral sherman, while on the march to
the sea, taking off his hat to n negro
woman. But the pictures are only
tithe Of the Objectionable features of
the books There are hundreds of
sentences which contain ISLANDERS of
the southern people and the southern
cause. 1t advocates the reading of
Webster's reply to Hayne without
even so much as referring to the fact
that Haynes Grafton was ergarded
and is still regarded as the most pow
erful and logical presentation Of the
southern contention which was ever
uttered. The book alleges that "sla-
very was the most cherished institu
ton Of the. South" and further that
"the abolition movement was partly
the product of democratic spirit
but was mainly due to the gradual
recognition of the dignity and worth
of man as man, regardless Of race or
color" and further along: THE he
roic william Lloyd Garrison and his
Followers were right in their idea that
slavery was entirely wrong"
Referring to the annexation Of
Texas, the historian says: "A war
with Mexico might result in the ac-
QUESTION of more slave territory and
hence such war from their stand
point was not undesirable. We can
not but regret that our people, dis
tnguished for a keen sense Of justice
should have consented to wage this
war in the interests of slavery. But
the results of the war seemed decld
edly favorable to the Shareholders
who thought they had gained vast
area adapted to the use Of slave la
bor"
In speaking of the Fugitive slave
law and alleged violation of its pro-
Isisions the historian says: THE in
dignation of the north rose to fever
heat and soon the higher law of right
and justice was openly proclaimed.
Some people in the north were ready
to defy law which was cruel and
inhuman." And again: in the midst
of this stirring discussion about sla-
very Uncle Toms Cabin appeared.
During the first year after its publ
cation more than 100000 copies were
sold It was read in all parts Of the
United States and OF Europe. 1t not
only appealed to the Imagination but
it touched the heart and conscience,
1t caused people to fee that slavery
wjs more than a political question,
Through its influence hundreds of
thousands of men and women joined
the abolition movement believing that
tslavery was a great moral evil"
The book charges that people of
Missouri refused to let immigrants
bound for Kansas cross that state be
cause it was feared they would vote
against slavery in Kansas and thus
the immigrants had to go north
through Nebraska and Iowa. As to
the election in Kansas the book con,
tains this: "On election day the men
from Missouri who soon became
known as border ruffins' went over
to Kansas in large numbers and cast
fraudulent votes for slavery. By false
voting and false counting, the pro-
slavery party was for some time
ahead. But in spite Of all that could