The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12

The newly discovered, rather the recent revived authority of civil government, which takes from the home to give to the tate the duty of education, carries With | fungus Authors and publishers, his ory'' and trade ally themselves together or effect upon the political bias which in- rudes upon the state machinery, set up select and pay for school text books. At last, the pupils wronged in their con dence, go forth to the world to spread he perversion of historical facts and his- orical forces that has Its intricate but ure springs in the combination of poll ics and the book trade. So we have 1t in his day that
 Knowledge is proved that she knows so
 much,
 Wisdom is humble that she knows no
 more"
 bf the motive. the constituent parts and he Philosophical structure of the political phenomenon, the American Republic Of Republics.
 A text book prescribed by statute for he use of public schools in Alabama. Chambers History of the United States. age 436, teaches, ''the fourteenth amend nent gave the negroes the right to vote. " The number of negroes who would have he right to vote, by the book text, is 1S1,- n. That is the number of the race of oting age. The number who, ipse facto, nay vote, is S742 That is the number ualified by the constitution of the state. 'he state constitution expresses the ad- ustment of the electorate to the normal, Intellectual and moral condition arising rom the intimate and ancient co-de- endence of two races. If the fourteenth rticle of amendment convulses that ad- ustment, it is not in fact or of right Il amendment" but a revolution.
 A text book used in the University of Alabama, and in other similar schools throughout the world, teaches: Prom a urely scientific point of view the Con titution of the United States never eached it's logical conclusion until after he adoption of the fourteenth amend hent.'' (Hannis Taylors Origin and Growth of the English Constitution)
 This climax of American adventure in he domain of statecraft if the youth of he land must accept the mind of the earned author is composed of five sec Ions. Sections 1 and may be held to be orrelated to each other and the last, Sec on 5. may be applied to either or both, s it is solely of an executive character. ections and are not correlated to each ther or to the first or second sections.
 It is to be inferred that the learned au- nor intended to be understood to mean hat Section I of the article, which treats f federal citizenship and of the suffrage, nd the enjoyment of it by southern ne roes, make up the sublimated text he has fted to the blind eyes of his neighbors
 It so happens that in the years closely pnnected with the appearance of this University text book there was a hearing the courts of the slaughter House. hses.
 The Federal Supreme Court of nine di- ided. to 4 on appeal. The two Demo- rats on the bench, Chief Justice Fuller nd Justice Field, were of the four dis entients Justice Swayne, in dissent. aid:
 "These amendments G3, IA, 15) are a new departure. They are in this re- beet at the opposite pole of the first H. Fairly considered, these amendments may z said to rise to the dignity of a new iagna Charta." Q6 Wallace, 12)
 Since the decree of the court in these